Black Friday 2009: significant reductions in future
This year's Black Friday (this is the Friday after Thanksgiving when Apple offers discounts on its products, a way to launch the Christmas sales) Apple looks tempting. Indeed boygeniusreport.com announced significant reductions on the iPod (30%), Mac (25%) and accessories (15%) of online store and normally physical Apple Store. These discounts are to be confirmed because they seem to really matter compared to previous years:
It so happens November 27. Day not miss to do business.
Motorola Droid: A Flop?
As you know, these days began with the United States market under the new Motorola Android 2.0. And the first statistics on the 1st Weekend have not made wait
Sale of various smartphones at their 1st weekend of launch:
The comparison is clear, Android certainly ahead of the Meadow, but is unable to match if only the old EDGE iPhone. As for 3G iPhones and 3GS, a gap is widening ...
This does not mean that sales of new Motorola will stop here ... But analysts say the success of a product is seen and done during the first weekend of sales.
Many believe that the price of this smartphone is much too high (same as that of the iPhone) and prefer in this case, the firm's apple ....
In your opinion, this flop is associated with a new 2.0 Android not good enough, the phone itself which does not correspond to the needs of users or a market that was already equipped iPhone ...?
The worm that attacks the iPhone jailbrakes
The latter, fortunately harmless, merely by the effect of changing the wallpaper of the iPhone to replace infected by the photo of a ... crooner of the 80s (well known Rick Astley!).
The flaw that allows it to spread and reach some iPhone is tied to installing the ssh protocol (sorry, it's a bit harsh, I know ) On the machine jailbreakée, while retaining the password alpine default (again sorry).
The verse could have had more serious consequences for users (sending data, SMS, address book etc.) ... Changing the password is the best answer to this risk.
We had already seen a disturbing case of manipulation of the iPhone is even remotely via SSH, then after this warning free, remind him if necessary: the jailbreak (and other non-standard manipulation) is not trivial is not supported by Apple and even simple interfaces exist, all this must be done knowingly and not simply 'to see'!
Geohot outpace Does Apple?
This morning, via Twitter, geohot left a message where he asks sarcastically if Apple will give a sort of reward in exchange for a fix to the problem with WiFi that invades the Apple official forum for a month now.
A problem for which Apple engineers have not yet found a solution! But geohot will tackle .....
A problem that occurs regularly in several subscribers since the passage 3.1.x Indeed, loss of WiFi connections or difficulties to connect have been denounced from Apple is always looking how to solve it ....
A virus on iPhone Jailbreak
Australians who have jailbroken their iPhone are currently infected by a virus (such as worms that spreads by itself) that changes the screen by an image of Rick Astley (bogoss see below). Although in this case the virus is not harmful, it suffices to recall that its jailbroken iPhone is also (sometimes?) Make its iPhone vulnerable.
To avoid being affected by this virus sooner or later (for now only the Australians are affected) must in fact change the password by default the phone (Alpine). To get in cydia download the application MobileTerminal and use the passwd command to change the password.
Admob bought by Google
In short, AdMob is a leading if not the leader in mobile advertising. And as Google announced they would take the groceries, they also have a solution for mobile advertising, but it deserved a bit of a boost, so they simply bought AdMob for the modest sum of 750 million dollars .
Omar, the founder (happy) to AdMob says in the note he had already founded two companies in the mobile, they had never met with success as others. The motive was the future, and everyone wondered if he did not remain forever the future. Omar explains that the turning point (it had felt good!) Came with the iPhone and its Internet-related crimes permaent data he has popularized.
AdMob will continue to operate, but will benefit from the power of Google.
Bravo to the next ;-).
An N64 emulator soon on iPhone / iPod Touch?
ZodTTD believes that the current generation iPhone (3GS) and iPod touch (3G) has the power needed to run the games.
I can not promise to launch first-class games, he is still too early to tell. But with a plug-accelerated 3D graphics, there is hope
His biggest challenge may then be installing the control on the touchscreen.
The emulators are not accepted on the AppStore, it will unfortunately 3GS/iPod an iPhone Touch 3G jailbroken to access it ...
The iPhone in China: a flop?
Arrived in China yesterday, the iPhone is already talk of him .... negative! A further and important feature is actually absent from the iPhone 3GS
This function is other than WiFi and this could seriously affect its sales, reported a national newspaper
China Unicom, the exclusive operator in China has started selling its iPhone last night at its 2,000 stores to the country. He hopes to have an advantage against China Mobile, the world's biggest mobile phone ....
Unfortunately, the crowds jostle do not ....
It will quickly realize that the iPhone is available from us is much more expensive than in California, said Duncan Clark, chairman of BDA China Ltd., a Beijing-based company, specializing in technology research . We have seen that Chinese consumers do not like being treated like second class citizens. "
A range of prices from 4999 yuan (500 €) for a 16GB to 6999 yuan (700 €) for a 32GB. This is well above the price of € 560 for a 32GB iPhone 3GS found on the black market and includes over Wi-Fi
But why the iPhone does 3GS does not have WiFi?
The WiFi was banned by the city of Beijing was trying to push their own network WAPI. The ban was lifted last May but the manufacture of the iPhone 3GS had already begun ... The future iPhones will therefore have the Fi ..
A spokesman for Unicom, Yi Difei, confirmed: "We are in discussions with Apple and expect the problem to be solved by the end of this year."
The iPhone in China, a story that has lasted a long time ...
Geohot again and again it ....
Geohot, a few days ago, began his personal challenge to unlock the new baseband 05.11.07 FW 3.1.2
Today we learn via his blog, it looks more than positive ... It has already published the first results that can be defined as almost acquired!
Through a code written directly by him, Geohot managed to take control of the baseband and then comes to communicate smoothly with Desimlock part of the iPhone!
It will however still a little time before seeing land named its new software for the occasion: BlackSn0w!
Geohot addresses so now the GUI of this new tool so that users have a solution readily usable.
He also said on his blog to be very tired, often working day and night. It will then rest a little before finalizing it all!
An intriguing question: How a young man of 20 years happens to him alone to find such a feat, so Team full (DevTeam) do not?
For those who know it, the DevTeam has never found itself ... it has always appealed to Geohot, and it was he who exploits for them ... whether in FW 1. xx or 2.xx and that continuous FW 3.xx
But this time, not sure Geohot gives its information to the DevTeam
Opening of the Apple Store in the Carrousel du Louvre: 07 November?
The information was circulated as what the French first Apple Store located at the Carrousel du Louvre will open its doors on October 25.
Since no information flow. Until late yesterday afternoon when the AFP announced through a telegram that "The first Apple store opens in France November 7 in Paris"
Google Maps Navigation: GPS with google
Google Maps navigation is the name of the new software gps made in Google. Rather than a long speech, here is a demonstration:
This is the moment of application solely for Android, but it is quite possible to find on the iPhone soon. At least we hope so.
Apple increases iPhone production 3GS 20%
Sales of the iPhone 3GS are looking good, and even exceed all expectations ....
Indeed, Apple has sold as many as 7.4 million devices in a single quarter, and it's not over ..... According to OmniVision, the production will be further increased by 20%.
Production more active during the coming weeks but will return to normal by December ....
3GS The iPhone is really a great success, contrary to what one could imagine during the keynote presentation.
An increase in production, probably to meet the high demand holiday season year end ....
The RipDev Install stops and Icy
Those who have experienced the very first jailbreak for the iPhone Installer know that was the "cydia" of the time ... not the RipDev announced it would stop development and support facilities and by the same opportunity here. " So to finish this team without knowing exactly why: "There are many reasons for this, most of which we probably will never divulguer (unless we are forced to) .."
The last word read on the website RipDev. Thank you to them.
The free in free applications authorized
Is this the end of the demo applications "lite"? Indeed it is legitimate to ask, since Apple has allowed a few days ago the "in-app purshasing" ie the ability to sell upgrades or levels of play in the iPhone applications initially free. It is therefore likely to see the disappearance of applications "lite" in favor of free applications where only the first level will be included. In addition, other applications can be financed through the sale of improvement.
This is a good thing for developers who can make their application more easily available to the general public. Only problem there is that Apple will have signage to indicate the version "lite" vs. one where it will actually pay for a full version, right?
Repair Unlocking: 05.11 The baseband does not allow
Geohot announced via his twitter the last baseband (modem software =) stamped 05/11 contained in the latest firmware 3.1 and 3.2.1 seems for the moment has not unlock.
In other words, if you have an iPhone simlock in firmware 3.1 or 3.2.1 you can not unlock (well for now, I doubt that the teams remain in the ...).
Meanwhile blackra1n can jailbreak your iPhone in 1 click.
2 billion downloads on the appstore!
Apple has announced that the bar 2 billion downloads had been exceeded on the appstore! 85 000 applications are currently available to 50 million users of iPhone and iPod Touch.
Finally it is not less than 150 000 developers who "fulfill" the appstore each day.
Flash CS5 generates iPhone applications
Adobe announced that Flash CS5 which will soon be available to generate applications iPhone valid. Ipa, ready to be submitted on the appstore. He "enough" so to know the flash and action script 3 for developing iPhone applications.
Besides the applications already available on the appstore have done this without anybody noticing. It's That Roach Game (free), Chroma Circuit (0.79 €) Trading Stuff (free) Just Letters (0,79 €), South Park Avatar Creator (0.79 €) Fickleblox (0 , 79 €) and Red Hood (free).
iGeneration noted that some of these games, however, were relatively slow compared to their complexity. But for now the application and this feature is not completed, it will then retest the tool once fully developed.
In Brief : New firmware 3.1.2
A little news to inform you as the emergence of a new iTunes 3.1.2 firmware. Officially it fixes the known bugs sour 3.1.
If you jailbreak an iPhone (or want to do it soon) do not update.
