Apr 1, 2008

Here is a really quick and rough tutorial for enabling the Japanese keyboard on your iPhone, which allows you to type in hiragana, katakana, and kanji. For some reason, even though there is rumor that the iPhone will be making its way sometime not too far from now to Japan, the Japanese language keyboard is not enabled on the device, though its functionality is clearly working and arguably ready to go.
(Thanks to the info http://web.mac.com/mac_scott/ and …
Apr 1, 2008

iLibertyX is the OS X version of iLiberty, an incredible app built to jailbreak, activate, and unlock your iPhone. It works with 1.0.2 and up, and is extremely easy to use!
All right, lets get started. Download iLibertyX. You must connect your iPhone to iTunes before opening the app. Don’t worry if iTunes says its an unsupported iPhone, etc, just let it see the iPhone.
All right, double-click iLibertyX to open it. It will automatically shut down iTunes …
Mar 14, 2008

As part of its monthly “Patch Tuesday” schedule Microsoft has issued a number of bulletins about 12 security vulnerabilities in its software. Seven of the vulnerabilities affect Microsoft Excel, and could allow a hacker to gain remote control over a user’s computer by a maliciously crafted spreadsheet. Alarmingly, the vulnerability is not just found in the Windows version of Microsoft Excel, but also for Mac Office 2004 and the recently released Office 2008 for Macintosh.
Experts note that …
Mar 14, 2008

The explosive growth of the iPhone market signals a shift from home and office based communication to communication on the go. With the recent release of their latest service VPN Mobile, Secure-Tunnel.com offers this segment of wireless users the highest level of identity protection available for mobile devices.
To ensure the highest level of identity protection for mobile devices, global leader in privacy and identity protection technology Secure-Tunnel.com recently released a new service called VPN Mobile for mobile …
Feb 29, 2008

PayPal warns: Steer clear of Apple’s Safari browser. Safari doesn’t make PayPal’s list of recommended browsers because it doesn’t have two important anti-phishing security features. If you’re using Apple’s Safari browser, PayPal has some advice for you: Drop it, at least if you want to avoid online fraud.
Safari doesn’t make PayPal’s list of recommended browsers because it doesn’t have two important anti-phishing security features, according to Michael Barrett, PayPal’s chief information security officer.
“Apple, unfortunately, is lagging …
Feb 24, 2008

StyleTap, the company that develops a Palm OS environment for Windows Mobile devices, has posted a video of an experimental version of StyleTap running on a iPod Touch. According to the company, the video is more of a proof of concept and not an actual product at this time. StyleTap is also not saying definitively whether or not they will release a official version.
In the video the Touch is shown running a variety of native Palm OS …
Feb 19, 2008

Apple today introduced Xsan® 2, the first major upgrade to its easy to use, high performance, enterprise class Storage Area Network (SAN) file system for Mac OS® X. Combining enhanced performance with Apple’s legendary ease of use, Xsan 2 makes it easier for first time users to set up and quickly deploy a SAN; introduces MultiSAN, allowing users on a single workstation to access multiple SANs at the same time; is fully integrated with Mac OS X …
Feb 12, 2008

Apple today introduced Aperture™ 2, the next major release of its groundbreaking photo editing and management software with over 100 new features that make it faster, easier to use and more powerful. With a streamlined user interface and entirely new image processing engine, Aperture 2 also introduces new imaging tools for highlight recovery, color vibrancy, local contrast definition, soft-edged retouching, vignetting and RAW fine-tuning, and lets users directly post their portfolios on the .Mac Web Gallery* for …
Feb 6, 2008

Even after being on the market for less than half a year, more iPhones sold in the fourth quarter than Windows Mobile phones in the U.S., according to research from Canalys.
Canalys researchers estimate that the iPhone had 28 percent of the U.S. converged-device market in the fourth quarter of 2007. Research In Motion, with 41 percent, had the largest share of the market. Windows Mobile phones had 21 percent share of devices sold in the quarter, falling …
Feb 1, 2008

MyNetDiary provides a special version of MyNetDiary.com optimized for iPhone and iPod Touch.
Your food log is always available on your iPhone – enter foods you just ate in a restaurant, or exercises you did in a gym. No more evening sessions trying to remember what you ate today!
And you can keep using the regular MyNetDiary.com with your favorite web browser from the ultimate comfort of your laptop or desktop.
MyNetDiary for iPhone is much more than a calorie …
Jan 16, 2008

VAIO® TZ Series Notebook
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor U7700 (1.33GHz, 2MB L2 Cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Business
Price: US$3,699.99
Website: Sony Style
Series Features: 11.1″ LCD XBRITE-HiColor™, Sprint® Mobile Broadband Wireless WAN, 1.3M camera, Bluetooth®, fingerprint sensor
Upgrade Features: Hybrid 64GB Solid State Drive, 250GB hard drive, external DVD±R/RW DL optical drive
Maximum mobile performance
Cutting-edge mobile performance with an Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor14 U7700 that provides the power of a larger PC in an ultra-portable form factor.
Pre-installed with …
Jan 16, 2008

Apple® today announced a free software update for its revolutionary iPhone™ that allows users to automatically find their location using the redesigned Maps application*; text message multiple people in one message; create Web Clips for their favorite websites; customize their home screen; and watch movies rented from the new iTunes® Movie Rentals right on their iPhone. With its revolutionary multi-touch user interface and pioneering software, users can easily add significant new features to their iPhone through software …
Nov 19, 2007

While Sony’s Electronic books have been out for a while, the Amazon Kindle looks like the real winner in the E-Book arena, it is backed by Amazon, which one of its business is sell books, so there is nobody else as ready to provide this kind of experience as Amazon, they provide the ideal environment for this kind of device and in not matter of time they will turn the market upside down. Sony strategy with …
Nov 2, 2007

We all know the innovator in Apple, they can transform pure simplicity into marvel, why not apply this expertise to the TV. The Television as we know it hasn’t changed in years, we have HDTV, LC TV, Plasma TV, but the concept it is the same, UP/DOWN, 1234567890, picture in picture and none of them have given a brain to the TV. The TV was the center of your home and lose its crown to the …
Oct 31, 2007

Leopard has been a hit, extraordinary the man-hour put in this release, Apple really deserves all the credits for a polished, shiny and excellent Operating System. A lot of people recognize how good is this system compared to Vista and other OS around, it has been a long journey, now the beast is among us and we are crazy about the installation, the Finder interface, the Spaces, Time Machine and so on…, but once again I have …