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August 1st, 2010, 20:16 Posted By: wraggster
In 2009, Chris Paget showed the world the vulnerabilities of RFID by downloading the contents of US passports from the safety of his automobile. This year, he's doing the same for mobile phones. Demonstrating at DefCon 2010, the white hat hacker fooled 17 nearby GSM phones into believing his $1,500 kit (including a laptop and two RF antennas) was a legitimate cell phone base station, and proceeded to intercept and record audience calls. "As far as your cell phones are concerned, I'm now indistinguishable from AT&T," he told the crowd. The purpose of the demonstration was highlight a major flaw in the 2G GSM system, which directs phones to connect to the tower with the strongest signal regardless of origin -- in this case, Paget's phony tower.
The hacker did caveat that his system could only intercept outbound calls, and that caller ID could tip off the owner of a handset to what's what, but he says professional IMSI catchers used by law enforcement don't suffer from such flaws and amateur parity would only be a matter of time. "GSM is broken," Paget said, "The primary solution is to turn it off altogether." That's a tall order for a world still very dependent on the technology for mobile connectivity, but we suppose AT&T and T-Mobile could show the way. Then again, we imagine much of that same world is still using WEP and WPA1 to "secure" their WiFi.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/h...-imsi-catcher/
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August 2nd, 2010, 16:40 Posted By: wraggster
Tilt to Live is an accelerometer-based, hi-score driven shooter for the iPhone & iTouch. Its long-fabled Frostbite update was completed, approved, and unleashed for free on July 31, 2010.
A trailer with footage of the new Frostbite gametype and Burnicade pickup in action can be found here: http://www.onemanleft.com/2010/07/30...update-is-out/
In Frostbite mode, a blizzard of frozen enemies falls from the top of the play area toward a steaming hot spring below. The player is tasked with shattering through waves of these frozen dots before they can reach the hot spring and be reanimated. As you shatter enemies, earning score multipliers for killing the larger formations, the meter at the bottom of your screen steadily fills. A full meter is a happy meter, which spawns a Burnicade pickup to reward your hard work. You are given but one bubble shield to increase your shattering efficiency, so defend it well!
This update also features seven new award challenges to put your shattering skills to the test. As always, our awards and leaderboards are provided by the AGON Social Platform for iPhone games.
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August 2nd, 2010, 16:50 Posted By: wraggster
For those players now counting down the launch to Worms Reloaded on PC (Available via Steam to pre-order and launching on August 26th) and are desperate to hone their skills, we have introduced a very special price reduction for Worms in the AppStore for iPhone, iPod Touch and the recently released iPad edition.
The mobile game, which is a classic action-strategy title, provides almost limitless mayhem with stacks of entertainment for single-players and multi-players.
Worms was the 3rd best selling game app in the UK 2009 (7th App overall) and was No.1 in a host of territories. It is the first time the game has been discounted since its launch in July 2009.
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August 2nd, 2010, 16:52 Posted By: wraggster
Puff Puff, the first iPhone game released by independent developer 6th Mega, is now available for $0.99 on the Apple App Store. Players use the awesome superpower of diodon holocanthus, the spiny puffer, to navigate a deadly coral reef and escape the jaws of tiger sharks, requiring skill and precision to master the art of buoyancy control and stay alive! 10% of proceeds will go towards ecosystem restoration and remixes of the game are encouraged, with the hope that other developers will follow in the footsteps of 6th Mega and incorporate a social mission with their releases.
Proceeds from Puff Puff will help support organizations that protect coral reefs. “Coral reefs provide important ecosystem services that support human life, and they are disappearing right before our eyes,” says 6th Mega. “If the present rate of destruction continues, 70% of the world's coral reefs will be destroyed by the year 2050. Puff Puff offers gamers a chance to experience fun and innovative gameplay while also helping support organizations working to protecting our planet’s marine habitats and species. Imagine what the world would look like if every action we took had a positive and restorative reaction – that’s our vision.”
The official trailer is now available at: , and offers viewers a look at gameplay footage and unique multi-touch and accelerometer control.
Puff Puff features:
Unique pinch and stretch multi-touch control
Challenging physics-based gameplay
Addictive sudden death game mode
Speed and invincibility power-ups
3D animation, detailed underwater landscape
Synthy 8-bit sound effects and music
Sunken ships and pirate treasure
Arcade style online worldwide leaderboards via OpenFeint, the largest social gaming network on the iPhone!
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August 2nd, 2010, 22:00 Posted By: wraggster
The most expected MMORPG World of Dragons GOLD version has been launched by CorsairBand, multiplatform social online videogames developer and publisher.
Users play the role of a hero inside the devastated world of Iglion, where the Black Dragon´s return announces the end of the world. World of Dragons follows the big classics of MMORPG, where, besides playing in a huge virtual world, the player can find lots of options: races, classes, items, monsters, spells, etc.The community of the game is increasing, and at the moment there are more than 100.000 players who have started their adventures with the BETA version. The great difference between World of Dragons and its competitors is that it is presented as a multiplatform game, which has both, web and mobile versions that allow the player to access the game anywhere and anytime, just using an Internet device.
Now World of Dragons is available in more than 600 mobile devices, and Android and iPhone versions are under development, and both will be launched during the next months.
Players can find World of Dragons for free in the main mobile distribution channels, or in its official website www.worldofdragons.com
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August 2nd, 2010, 22:03 Posted By: wraggster
Bulkypix, award winning iPhone and iPad games publisher today announced that following the successful launch of Snake Galaxy on the iPhone, the game has been ported to iPad and will be available on August the 4th, on the App Store.
Snake Galaxy is a three dimensional version of the classic Snake game, that has players slithering around beautifully rendered 3D planets. Your goal is simple—consume as many jewels as possible before you crash and burn. You direct the snake with your finger, guiding it toward the goodies while avoiding obstacles like giant letters, like on the gorgeous newspaper planet. With each jewel you consume, your “snake” grows a little longer, making it harder for you to avoid obstacles—and your tail.
There are point thresholds you must reach to unlock the next planet. In order to reach those point thresholds, you must eat the goodies in your path as fast as you can. There is a multiplier bar at the bottom of the screen that refills every time you feed your snake. But you must be careful not to let the bar zeroes out. If it does, you will have to start the multiplier chain all over from scratch. There are large diamonds that appear from time to time that are worth big points. Grabbing these before they vanish is critical for making it to the next stage.
The iPad makes the movement in the game feel natural and the controls make the game play beautifully accurate; you will salivate at the 3D environment of this game in motion. Snake Galaxy also features a great soundtrack, but you can listen to your own music while playing.
“The Guinness World Records 2010 Gamer's Edition has just declared that the mobile version of Snake is the most played game on the planet,” said Vincent Dondaine, COO of Bulkypix. “Snake Galaxy for the iPad is beautiful. The design of the 3D worlds is stunning. Different planets all have different types of fun obstacles to pass by, keeping you wondering what's next. You’ll enjoy yourself for hours.”
The game will be available on the iPad for 3.99€/ $4.99.
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August 2nd, 2010, 22:04 Posted By: wraggster
Jet Set GamesTM today announced that HighbornTM, the critically and commercially successful turn-based strategy game, is now available with high-resolution artwork as Highborn HD on the iPad for an introductory price of $2.99.
Highborn HD, now live on the iTunes App Store at http://itunes.com/app/HighbornHD features re-designed maps with enhanced, high-resolution graphics.
“Highborn HD on the iPad really showcases the hand-drawn maps and the higher-resolution artwork we’ve been working hard on over the past few months,” said Rade Stojsavljevic, president of Jet Set Games. “It’s gorgeous, and well worth the price, even if you’ve already purchased the iPhone version. Especially now that the OpenFeint integration allows for multiplayer gaming against all iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch Highborn gamers.”
In Highborn, players are treated to two strategy games that combine to offer an intelligent, tactical experience without the frenetic play of a traditional RTS. Players move forces around an overhead map to secure spells and combat support, then dive into 3D combat to deploy those advantages against an unsuspecting enemy. All the fun and fighting is set against an irreverent tale, filled with wacky heroes, witty dialogue and wild assumptions.
Features:
A Light Touch – Highborn is a casual mobile strategy game that offers a satisfying experience for players, no matter if they spend minutes or hours in the game.
Time for a New Strategy – Highborn features a unique blend of strategic movement and 3D combat that caters to a variety of gameplay styles and offers a great deal of replayability.
Multiplay at Your Pace – Turn-based gaming enables players to think, then act, in round-based play via OpenFeint’s 30-million-person community. Players can have multiple games going at once, and can trash-talk their opponents in player-to-player chat.
Many Styles of Play – Players unlock hero characters as they progress through the game, giving them access to different abilities and play styles, along with different strategies to use against their opponents.
Achieve Greatness – More than 20 single- and multiplayer achievements to unlock, including judicious use of turns, using units as bait, and making it through an entire mission without capturing support structures.
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August 2nd, 2010, 22:06 Posted By: wraggster
Global shipments of Android smartphones grew by 886 per cent last quarter, analysts have found.
Researchers attribute the unprecedented year-on-year rise in Q2 to new product launches from the likes of HTC, Motorola, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and LG.
Android devices represented a 34 per cent share of the US market in the quarter, making Google’s platform the country’s most popular.
“Our detailed and complete country-level smart phone shipment data for Q2 2010 clearly reveals the impressive momentum Android is gaining in markets around the world,” said Canalys VP and principal analyst Chris Jones. “These products have been well received by the market, with consumers eager to download and engage with mobile applications and services, such as Internet browsing, social networking, games and navigation.”
In terms of vendors, Nokia retained its substantial lead in the global smartphone market, with a 38 per cent share. The Finland-based firm shipped a record 23.8 million units during the quarter.
RIM was once again the second placed vendor, with BlackBerry shipments rising 41 per cent, thanks to the popularity of devices such as the Curve 8520. The firm had an 18 per cent market share in Q2.
Despite the iPhone 4 antenna debacle, Apple held a 13 per cent share of the market, representing 61 per cent growth.
http://www.pcr-online.biz/news/34122...-up-almost-900
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August 2nd, 2010, 22:22 Posted By: wraggster
Apple Insider is reporting on a browser-based 'jailbreak' for iPhone 4. Hackers on Sunday released the first 'jailbreak' for the iPhone 4, a browser-based exploit that allows users to run unauthorized code. Unlike previous jailbreaks, which required users to run software on their Mac or PC and tether their iPhone to their computer, the latest hack is done entirely within the Safari browser. Users simply visit the URL to begin the process, which modifies the iOS mobile operating system found on the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Some users have reported that the modification results in broken MMS and FaceTime functionality. This jailbreak does not work on iPads running iOS 3.2.1.
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/0...one-4-Released
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles..._iphone_4.html
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August 3rd, 2010, 00:11 Posted By: wraggster
We'd actually already hacked up a 3G FaceTime video call using an iPhone 4 and a MiFi, but now that Apple's latest handset has been jailbroken, you can toss the extra hardware -- you just need a little Cydia app called My3G, which lets you run WiFi apps over 3G. FaceTime video quality appears to be unaffected, but from what we've seen the framerates suffer depending on your connection -- pretty much what you'd expect to get when running a video stream optimized for high-bandwidth connections on a smaller pipe. Still, it's instantly the best reason to jailbreak your phone -- check a video after the break.
P.S.- If you're averse to jailbreaking, remember that Fring lets you make video calls over 3G without any shenanigans -- and unlike FaceTime, you can also video call non-iPhone users. Just sayin'!
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/i...lling-over-3g/
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August 3rd, 2010, 18:43 Posted By: wraggster
NaturalMotion, the game technology company behind the euphoria engine, today announced it has released a brand new free edition of Backbreaker Lite in collaboration with KFC and 4INFO’s Butter Solutions, the mobile media engagement experts. The new free update contains more content and additional functionality compared to the previous Lite version of the game.
For one month only, iPhone gamers will have access to 10 specially selected waves and a range of community tools which were previously only available in the paid-for version of Backbreaker Football. These include Facebook integration, an email bragging system and dedicated leaderboards.
A special KFC-themed touchdown celebration, animated by the team at NaturalMotion Games, has been added to the game. Successful waves will result in the player bursting into a signature chicken dance and strutting around the end zone in triumph.
The company is delighted to report that in the first few days since launch, the KFC-sponsored apps have already been downloaded over half a million times, with tens of thousands of new downloads every day.
“We are glad to be able to provide users with additional free content and functionality, thanks to our sponsorship relationship with 4INFO’s Butter Solutions and KFC”, said Torsten Reil, CEO of NaturalMotion. “Brand sponsorships of successful iPhone apps offer incredible reach, creating new opportunities for content providers, brands, and audiences alike.”
This free, special edition of Backbreaker Lite is available for download from the App Storesm now. The complete Backbreaker Football is available for 99c / 59p on the App Store. Backbreaker Football is also available on the AndroidTM Marketplace.
Link to Backbreaker Lite (App Store):
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/backb...341539900?mt=8
Link to Backbreaker Football (App Store):
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/backb...330281895?mt=8
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August 3rd, 2010, 18:43 Posted By: wraggster
Bolt Creative today announced the official release of Pocket God issue #1, a comic book based on the best-selling iPhone app. The comic is immediately available for download for $0.99 with future issues also available for $0.99 through in-app purchases. The first issue of the four part, full color mini-series is currently available on the iTunes App Store and through iVerse Media, a digital distribution partner of Ape Entertainment.
Pocket God #1 showcases the mishaps of a tribe of Pygmies who have been gifted with immortality and are constantly marked for death by the Gods. Issue #1 starts off as a typical day on the island, with the Pygmies pranking each other to death, literally, until a twist turns their tropical life topsy-turvy. Follow the adventures of Ooga, Klik, and the rest of gang as they experience death by falling objects, sudden lightning strikes, sharks with laser beams, and more comical scenarios based off the popular app. Alien probing may or may not also be present.
“Pocket God has been a huge success on the iOS platform and we’re excited to bring the hilarity and fun to a whole new medium,” said Dave Castelnuovo, CEO of Bolt Creative. “We’re certain fans of the game will get a kick out of this new comic series and, vice versa, we can’t wait to show the comic world our universe full of death inducing satire.”
For more information about Pocket God, please visit www.boltcreative.com.
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August 3rd, 2010, 18:48 Posted By: wraggster
The update 1.3 for Babel Rising is now available for free on the AppStore. It provides a lot more content such as 2 new spells and a number of great abilities that will make you feel even more like a god.
iTunes link: http://bit.ly/BABEL_RISING_iPhone
Gameplay video: http://bit.ly/bsFhcl
The red lightning and the burning bush
DIVINE mode allows the player to trigger NEW POWERS on the heretics:
- The red infernal lightning replaces the finger of God. Electrify heretics instead of smash them? Yes, it’s even funnier 
- This is summer, and to celebrate this, the Tower of Babel is becoming a great Barbecue. Thanks to the burning bush, you are now able to burn workers and watch them grilling…
New special abilities
Get amazing bonuses that will give the player even more power:
- Control time to stop the workers’ progress!
- Multiply your bonus score by 10 and get a better score than your friends!
- Completely reload a power in one go and release your divine punishment on the humans.
A propos de BABEL RISING
In BABEL RISING, you are God! And from the heights of sky, you see that men are agitating themselves… and building a tower. A tower? To climb up to your heights? How arrogant and impudent they are… Time has come to teach your creatures how small they are and how great you are! You will have to use of all your divine spells, and to prevent them from building the tower.
The game offers a new challenge: slowing down as much as possible the building of the Tower of Babel. Humans are flooding the bottom of the screen and bringing stones. Step by step, they build the stairs and go higher and higher. You have at your disposal six different spells. With the “finger of God” (actually yours), always available, you can crush one human at once. But this spell is not powerful enough to contain the flow of humans. You must then implement more powerful spells, but the loading time is also becoming longer and longer: lightning, tornado, fire from heaven, Tsunami and finally earthquake will have to be used in good coordination and wisely. How long could you hold for humans?
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Gameplay Video: http://bit.ly/bsFhcl
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August 3rd, 2010, 19:46 Posted By: wraggster
The Magic Labyrinth, the board game chosen as children’s game of the year for 2009 in Germany, will be available for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad beginning in mid-August. As in the Nintendo DS version, the little wizard’s apprentices must collect magic symbols – but the playing field hides invisible walls that can only be avoided with a good memory. Fans of the popular game will be pleased – and thanks to the mobile version, the entire family will now be entertained on longer holiday trips while also training their little grey cells.
The iPhone adaptation of the successful game has two game modes with a variety of difficulty levels, which can be further varied with barriers. In ‘Look out!’, as many magic symbols as possible must be found, while players are only allowed to bump into one of the invisible walls ten times. In the second mode, ‘Hurry Up!’, speed is called for.As many magic symbols as possible have to be collected while the clock runs.
In addition to your own best times in the various modes, you can also compare yourself to your friends via the highscores.
The Magic Labyrinth is scheduled for release in mid-August 2010 at an introductory price of € 2.39//Ł 1.79/$ 2.99 for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the App Store.
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August 3rd, 2010, 19:47 Posted By: wraggster
Jester's Shoes, an exciting developer of casual games, today announced the immediate availability of AtomBlast HD, an addictive strategy-puzzle game for the Apple iPad. Conceived and designed by Colin Sleigh, senior game designer at Jester's Shoes Glasgow Studio, AtomBlast HD offers a unique alternative to the usual 'match-3' puzzle games, testing a player's skill and cunning to dominate the game board with their coloured atoms. Players take turns to place their atoms on the board, setting up chain reactions to capture their opponent's atoms and win the round.
Featuring 3 levels of difficulty and sophisticated AI opponents, players of all ages can find a level of challenge that is right for them. Each level poses unique challenges and requires different strategies from the player in order to complete the level while maximising their score.
AtomBlast HD is the ideal game for gathering round the iPad for some multi-player action, offering unique game-play that combines fun, brain-tingling challenge and delightful frustration into one entertaining package. Revel in the look of horror on your friend's face as they realise their last move could have cost them the game.
The key to success in AtomBlast is to never give up. When all seems lost, a well placed move can turn the tide of battle. There's nothing quite as satisfying as setting off a chain reaction that sweeps across the game board, destroying your opponent's atoms.
Features of AtomBlast HD include:
Single player mode pitting the player against historic physicists Newton, Watt and Galilei
Multi-player mode for up to four players
20 unique levels with limitless re-playability
Special items that help (and hinder) success
Atmospheric music, or play tracks from your own music library
Tweet top scores - post your top score to Twitter and challenge your followers
iPad EXCLUSIVE FEATURES
Exclusive levels. 5 levels tailored to the iPad's larger screen
High Definition Graphics
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August 3rd, 2010, 22:01 Posted By: wraggster
"In this 7-minute video we explore the mysteries of Apple device charging. Usually, device makers need to sign a confidentially agreement with Apple if they want to say their charger 'works with iPhone / iPod,' and they're not allowed to talk about how the insides work. If you don't put these secret resistors on the data lines too, you get the dreaded Charging is not supported with this accessory. We demonstrate how anyone can make their own chargers that work with iPhone 4, 3Gs, etc.
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/0...harger-Secrets
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August 3rd, 2010, 22:02 Posted By: wraggster
Despite all the hype about Apple's latest iPhone, Android has sold more in the last 6 months (27% of all smartphone sales) than Apple (23%). The gains for Android are coming at the expense of RIM (still #1 at 33%, down from 45% a year ago), Windows Mobile (11%, down from 20%) and the iPhone (down from 34% at it's peak 6 months ago). If the current trend continues, Android is expected to be #1 within the year.
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/10/...-Last-6-Months
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August 3rd, 2010, 22:09 Posted By: wraggster
As with any jailbreak or rooting of a handset, "hacking" a phone OS is usually exactly that: exploiting a weakness to get unsigned code onto a device. That means that any other hacker, be they sufficiently nefarious, could use that same exploit to mess with your phone in the bad, not-installing-emulators-off-of-Cydia sense. Early iPhone jailbreaks (back when installing your own ringtones was a wild idea) took advantage of a TIFF exploit, the recent EVO 4G root found a hole in Flash Lite, and the JailbreakMe exploit is stuffing its code in a PDF font. Until Apple patches this exploit (when asked, Apple told us it was "aware of the reports and looking into them") we'd be extra careful about which PDFs we open -- there aren't any reports of malicious use so far, but with Safari's seamless handling of PDFs, it wouldn't be hard for some hacker to hide a potentially phone-invading PDF behind some harmless looking hyperlink. The iPhone devteam points out that this isn't the only known exploit for Safari on iOS, so there's no need to start hyperventilating about this particular one... unless it's a slow day at your mainstream media publication and you're looking for something to hyperventilate about.
Oh, and are you looking for a surefire way to steer clear of PDFs? Cydia has a PDF loading warner that lets you skip PDFs your browser is trying to load on a case by case basis. Of course, you'll need to jailbreak your phone to use it. Ironic, right?
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/j...-so-could-the/
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August 3rd, 2010, 22:11 Posted By: wraggster
Look, we don't doubt for a second that Apple's working on an iPad with a front-facing camera to support FaceTime. That's the obvious next step in Apple's relentless, iterative product-refresh cycle that keeps the money rolling in. But a story loose on the interwebs claiming "evidence" of Apple's intent is likely bunk, having more to do with a copy and paste error made by a low-level tech writer than Apple inadvertently revealing plans for the next generation iPad. As the story goes, Apple tipped its hand by adding a bullet to its "iPad in Business" deployment overview document describing the ability to restrict the iPad's non-existent camera via Exchange policy or configuration profiles. Thing is, the text is a word-for-word copy of the existing "iPhone in Business" document as shown in the image above. Move along folks, nothing to see here... literally, Apple already removed the camera bullet from the iPad
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/d...icy-is-likely/
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August 4th, 2010, 01:06 Posted By: wraggster
Member of the illustrious iPhone Developer Program? Well, aren't you special? So special, in fact, that you're once again being granted access to a highly-coveted iOS build that the unwashed commoners can't get: yet another beta of iOS 4.1. This time around, it's beta 3, suggesting that Apple might be getting close to having this thing ready for the mass market; after all, it's been just a week since beta 2, and Apple tends to accelerate the pace when a release is drawing near. Now, what about that iPad version?
Update: Looks like there's some bad news for legacy users in this update... namely the fact that Game Center compatibility for second gen iPod touches and the iPhone 3G has been dropped. Thanks for nothing, Apple!
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/i...-breaks-loose/
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August 4th, 2010, 01:24 Posted By: wraggster
New from Chinavision
The Mighty is a multimedia cellphone with a 3 inch touchscreen and groundbreaking cool LED projector attachment. This China Cell Phone is unlocked to work on any GSM network, has powerful digital media playback (movies, music, photos, ebook, games), and includes a projector attachment so you can share the fun with friends and colleagues.
The Mighty multimedia touchscreen cellphone is designed to allow its features to be used for either business or social use. With its smooth touch screen, keypad and simple menu structure that lets you access all the features with ease, this makes for a great everyday use mobile phone that also happens to have a nice add-on projection feature for when you want to share your media collection. With the included free 2GB micro SD card you will have plenty of storage space for all your favorite vids and pics. But wait, there is still more, a bonus gift, mini USB to AV cable which allows you to view your mobile phones' display on your TV via standard a standard RCA Video connection. For sharing media, no phone can beat The Mighty!
You must be thinking, sounds great, but do I really need a Projector Phone? Sure you do! With the included LED Projector attachment you can project a bright 30 inch wide display, allowing you to easily share media or data with others. The Mighty has native support for MP3, AAC and MP3 for music playback, AVI and 3GP for movie and video viewing, and GIF, JPEG, BMP image support so you can share personal and company pictures in big screen style.
To add to the fun, the Mighty also has support for both Nintendo NES and SNES games with its own built in Nintendo emulator. When you are stuck on a long train ride or have nothing to do in between classes, pull out your phone and you can enjoy some classic Mario and Zelda games.
The Mighty is in stock in our warehouse right now. Just click "Add to Cart" and we'll express ship one to you today! Brought to you by the leaders in cheap and unique China Mobiles, Chinavasion!
At a Glance...
Multimedia Cellphone
Idea for both business and social use
Dual Band
3 Inch touchscreen
Projector attachment
Bonus 2GB SD card included
Cable set with video connection to a TV or monitor
Supports multiple music, video, picture, and text file formats
Can play NES & SNES games on your cell phone
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August 4th, 2010, 16:23 Posted By: wraggster
Apple is investigating reports that its iOS, which powers the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, is vulnerable to hackers.
According to Reuters, IT security firms Symantec, Lookout and Vupen have warned that a bug in the software could enable hackers to 'enslave' target devices.
The security loophole could allow the iPhone/iPad's Safari browser to automatically download a PDF containing malicious code (disguised as a font), which can then take control of the device.
The bug is also capable of sending itself to other devices as well as installing hidden tracking software and making calls to the emergency services. Nice.
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/38052...-hacking-fears
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August 4th, 2010, 16:28 Posted By: wraggster
Say what you will about Nokia's strategy (or lack thereof), but there's no denying that the N900 is one capable gaming machine. Thus, it makes perfect sense for the blokes at Game Gripper to mold a controller specifically for that very handset, no? We've already spent a fair amount far too much time with our made-for-Droid edition, and if you're looking to boost your enjoyment level when playing NES ROMs, you can toss your pre-order in this very second. The company's offering the complete Game Gripper N900 for €14.95 ($20), or the button set alone for €3.95 ($5), with initial shipments expected in around a fortnight. Head on past the break for a taste of that aforementioned Mario action.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/g...as-n900-video/
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August 4th, 2010, 16:30 Posted By: wraggster
News via http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/9018...grow-ultrasn0w
We’re happy to tell you that our ultrasn0w carrier unlock now supports the iPhone4!
Version 1.0-1 of ultrasn0w works for:
iPhone4 baseband 01.59
3G/3GS basebands 04.26.08, 05.11.07, 05.12.01 and 05.13.04
(If ultrasn0w doesn’t show when you search Cydia, add the repo: repo666.ultrasn0w.com)
Here is a nice howto video from @TechTechManTV that shows the process on the iPhone 4.
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August 4th, 2010, 21:30 Posted By: wraggster
Symbian has come out fighting in the smartphone war, proudly announcing that more than 27 million Symbian devices shipped in the second quarter of the year.
As the Symbian Foundation points out, that's nearly 300,000 a day (298,080 a day to be specific, given Symbian's claim of 207 handsets a minute).
"These figures make for very positive news for the Symbian community," says Symbian executive director Lee Williams (pictured).
"The smartphone market place has become more crowded than ever. So the fact we continue to outsell our competitors by such large margins, combined with all the feature commitments and developments published on our roadmaps, make us highly confident in our outlook and we will continue to embrace the challenges ahead."
Google recently announced that it was activating 160,000 Android handsets a day, by comparison. Meanwhile, Apple sold nearly 8.4 million iPhones during Q2 - around 93,000 a day.
The caveat for app developers is where those handsets are being sold, and how actively their buyers are using applications.
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/38067...ship-every-day
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August 4th, 2010, 21:34 Posted By: wraggster
Tired of waiting around for Apple's "review process" to complete? So was PlayOn. Rather than sticking it out and dealing with the App Store's near-limitless amount of red tape, the content streaming startup has kicked out an HTML5 web app that enables Hulu (for now, at least) and Netflix streaming to iPod touch and iPhone devices. It's still hard at work perfecting things for the iPad, but given that it's completely free to surf over to its mobile web site (linked below), it's tough to complain with what we're being given right now. Early testers have praised the app's speed, and while you'll still need a Windows PC (yeah, PlayOn still doesn't have a Mac client) and a PlayOn subscription before indulging on your mobile, at least you've got an option that you once didn't. So, anyone digging the new avenue?
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/p...-touch-iphone/
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August 4th, 2010, 21:36 Posted By: wraggster
Step aside, BlackBerrys and iPhones, the American consumer has voted with his wallet and picked Android as his favorite flavor in the quarter just gone. NPD's number crunchers have just announced their findings for Q2 2010, concluding that 33 percent of phones sold during the period had Android on board. This marks the first time in eons (Q4 2007, to be more precise) that RIM has not held the crown of most purchased smartphone OS on US soil, with its BlackBerrys accounting for 28% of the market and Apple's iPhone occupying third spot with 22%. Motorola and HTC are the key suspects fingered for Android's continuing ascent, with the "large screen allure" of their handsets playing well with the buying public. Skip after the break for a more detailed breakdown.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/n...n-smartphones/
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August 5th, 2010, 01:33 Posted By: wraggster
Well, would you look at that? The v1.2 update to MobileMe iDisk that Apple pushed out last month has a secret -- er, did have a secret. One of the concealed new features of the app is background streaming, or as Apple puts it, the ability to "play audio from your iDisk while using another app." For starters, it's pretty fantastic just to have this functionality in-hand for your own garage jams, but what's more is that any licensed music on your iDisk still streams perfectly fine. Only time will tell if any record labels (or that mean, mean RIAA) step forward with a grievance, but this could very well be the beginning of iTunes in the cloud. Or a reason for buying Lala. Or a mysterious combination of the two.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/a...ming-in-ios-4/
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August 5th, 2010, 11:47 Posted By: wraggster
Most cell phone manufacturers have charging standards these days, even if they can't always agree on which version of USB to use, but as the hair-tearing message above shows, third-party renditions of Apple's proprietary dock connector haven't always been universal solutions for iPods and iPhones. Now we know another important reason why -- secret resistors placed on the data lines in connectors for each iDevice. Minty Boost creator ladyada recently reverse-engineered the chargers for a variety of Apple gadgets, and discovered that iPhones in particular don't draw electricity until they detect 2.8V and 2V signals when they attempt to charge. At that voltage, the handsets suck down about one amp, leading to a rapid filling of your device's Li-ion belly, but by adding additional resistance to drop the voltage further, the iPhone can be coerced into accepting 500mA instead -- perfect for the set of AAA batteries you stashed away in that Altoids tin. Video after the break, full explanation at our source link.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/h...hone-chargers/
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August 5th, 2010, 11:48 Posted By: wraggster
JailbreakMe brought root to the iPhone 4-wielding masses, but also unearthed a nasty exploit in a PDF font. Thankfully for the rooted and those who never intended to root, Cupertino claims it has already patched the hole. "We're aware of the reported issue, we have already developed a fix and it will be available to customers in an upcoming software update," an Apple spokeswoman told CNET. We're not sure exactly when it will arrive, but we'd lay odds on soon -- in the meantime, don't open any PDFs you don't trust, don't do anything illegal or immoral, and hit up Comex's hack ASAP if your heart's still set on that shiny new unlock.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/a...y-ready-to-go/
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August 5th, 2010, 22:07 Posted By: wraggster
6.4 million Brits will have an iPhone By the end of this year, according to new forecasts from research firm MobileSquared.
That's up 195 per cent from the 2.17 million at the end of 2009, according to the company's number-crunching.
It claims that by the end of this year, iPhone will account for 7.9 per cent of all active mobile devices in the UK, rising to around ten per cent by the end of 2012.
"The iPhone is still providing a lot of excitement for UK consumers to the extent that one mobile device in every ten used in the UK will be an iPhone at the end of 2012," says MobileSquared's Gavin Patterson.
http://www.pcr-online.biz/news/34165...he-end-of-2010
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August 6th, 2010, 15:06 Posted By: wraggster
Smartphone users will download nearly six billion apps this year, according to a new report published by ABI Research.
That's up from an estimated 2.4 billion in 2009, fuelled by increasing sales of smartphones and the launch of new app stores.
ABI thinks Apple's iOS will account for more than 3.3 billion downloads this year, while Android will generate 800 million downloads.
"The iPhone will continue to be the leading app platform, with a database of over 125,000 applications offering niche and localised content," says analyst Bhavya Khanna.
"Other platforms are still playing catch-up, with Android being the fastest gainer among them."
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/38086...s-ABI-Research
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August 6th, 2010, 15:09 Posted By: wraggster
Apple has started filing a bunch of patents on mobile applications. That might not be so interesting in and of itself, but if you look closely at the figures in one of the patents, you can see that it's a copy of the third-party Where To? application, which has been on the App Store since at least 2008. There's also a side-by-side comparison which should make it clear that the diagram was copied directly from their app. Even though it's true that the figures are just illustrations of a possible UI and not a part of the claimed invention, it's hard to see how they didn't get some of their ideas from Where To? It might also be the case that Apple isn't looking through the App Store submissions in order to patent other people's ideas, but it's difficult to explain some of these patents if they're not. And with the other patents listed, it's hard to see how old ideas where 'on the internet' has been replaced with the phrase 'on a mobile device' can promote the progress of science and useful arts. This seems like a good time to use Peer to Patent.
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/0...r-Patent-Ideas
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August 6th, 2010, 15:11 Posted By: wraggster
We had an eerie feeling it'd come to this, and come it has. Nearly two full years to the day after the government of Japan began a thorough investigation into the spontaneous combusting of iPod nano devices, that same entity is now mandating that Apple publish an "easy to understand" statement on the web that explains how customers can "receive replacement batteries and obtain advice." So far, these volatile Li-ion cells have been blamed for four cases of minor burns in the Land of the Rising Sun, and while Apple has been replacing first-generation iPod nano batteries since 2008 for those that complained, it seems that Japan wants the company to make the option readily apparent to consumers. Be sure to keep an eye on Apple's Japanese site for more, but as of now, we're not seeing any such PSA posted.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/06/a...lacement-ipod/
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August 6th, 2010, 15:12 Posted By: wraggster
We suppose the good news is that Cablevision COO Tom Rutledge mentioned the intent is to bring all of its services -- broadcast TV, video on-demand -- to networked devices capable of displaying video, specifically mentioning the iPad, and that it is also working on program guide software for Android and PCs. Unfortunately, unlike the TV Everywhere websites from others like Comcast, or Dish's Sling-powered placeshifting Cablevision only plans to allow access within the residence. According to Light Reading, the comments came during the company's second quarter earnings call, when he also noted that the PC to TV Media Relay for bringing web video to the cable box was still undergoing testing ahead of a fourth quarter launch, while the long awaited network DVR is in its second phase of testing will also begin rolling out later this year. We're not sure if Cablevision's reluctance to extend video beyond our four walls is a technical issue, greed, or if it's simply tired of fighting Hollywood over content rights after the network DVR legal battle, but we're still hoping for a change of plans down the line.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/06/c...her-networked/
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August 6th, 2010, 15:13 Posted By: wraggster
So we all had a big laugh when people started jailbreaking iPhones inside Apple's stores this week, but inevitably that fun's been ended by the retail spots wising up and banning jailbreakme.com from their WiFi networks. Well, not so fast. A tipster of ours, identifying himself as IT Geek, has gone and busted a demo iPad wide open by using his Nexus One's mobile hotspot capabilities. Yes, jailbreaking has become that easy.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/06/a...-jailbreaking/
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August 6th, 2010, 15:14 Posted By: wraggster
No one expressly said that the Apple Peel 520 would change your life, but if you play your cards right, that's not entirely out of the question. The mysterious doodad -- which wraps around your iPod touch and holds an extended battery and SIM card -- has caused quite the stir since being revealed late last month, and now it has undergone a full review overseas. Put simply, the device does work as advertised, turning one's iPod touch into a device fully capable of making / receiving calls as well as texts. 'Course, you'll need to jailbreak your device first, and you'll have to deal with a static (read: impossible to adjust) call volume, quirky SMS delivery and blanked messages for missed calls, but hey -- a small price to pay for the upgrade, right? Hit the source link for the full skinny and a video to boot.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/05/a...-into-an-ipho/
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August 8th, 2010, 15:21 Posted By: wraggster
Got yourself a QNAP NAS, do you? If you're also in legal possession of an Android or iOS-based device, you could soon be streaming your dusty Boyz II Men and / or Our Lady Peace jams straight from your network. Over the past month, the outfit has released QMobile apps for both Android and iOS, enabling everything from Google's Nexus One to Apple's iPod touch, iPad and iPhone to remotely stream images, tunes and videos so long as their NAS is online (and connected to a halfway decent broadband line). The app is said to work just fine over 3G or WiFi, and there's even a My Jukebox feature that essentially acts as a shuffle system for those who aren't too picky about what comes through. Both apps are available now in the Android Market and App Store for no charge, but you'll probably want to tap those source links and update your NAS management software to v3.3.0 before trying any fancy business. Video promo is past the break, if you need some encouragement.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/08/q...-to-android-a/
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August 8th, 2010, 15:50 Posted By: wraggster
Fool us once, shame on us. Fool us twice? Fuhgetaboutit. Apple has a thing for introducing new iPods each fall, and given that the existing touch is being given away gratis with a new student computer (not to mention how long in the tooth it is), we're guessing the tradition will continue in 2010. We'd heard earlier on in the year that Apple may toss FaceTime over to the iPod line whenever it finally gained a front-facing camera, and now the evidence is nearly too strong to ignore. In the latest iOS 4.1 beta (numero three, if you're keeping count), there's an option to connect to a contact via FaceTime by ringing their digits or by pinging their email address. We're guessing that the latter is there mostly for iPod touch users (the ones without Apple Peel 520s, anyway), and it's the most glaring sign yet that the next generation touch will flippin' finally boast a camera (or just a way around that SMS-based activation?). Still, we wouldn't get our hopes up too high -- falling ain't no fun, you know?
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/07/e...os-4-1-beta-3/
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August 9th, 2010, 00:34 Posted By: wraggster
Cydia is a great place to hang out, and we're sure unlocking is pretty swell, but it's quite possible you and your freshly-rooted iPhone 4 have already run out of fun things to do. In that case, might we suggest giving Frash a try? That's right, Comex's Strong Bad-inspired port of Adobe Flash 10.1 has been compiled once again, and though it's still an alpha build there's nothing keeping you from experiencing the joys of animated advertising on your iOS 4 device. Instructions are exactly the same as in our Flash how-to for iPad -- jailbreak, download the .deb, upload it to Cydia\AutoInstall on your phone via SSH, restart and you're done -- but if that sounds like too much work or you're worried about your phone asploding prematurely, you can watch from a safe distance as Homestar Runner struts his stuff. You'll find that and more in a video after the break, and a pre-compiled alpha build is available at our source link.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/08/f...ownload-video/
http://github.com/comex/frash
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August 9th, 2010, 22:57 Posted By: wraggster
pickens writes in with word that Kmart put an Android tablet on sale for $149 — and quickly sold out.
"A Kmart circular came out last week with an uber-geeky product that perked up a few ears in the gadget community. Augen's 7-inch Gen-78 Android tablet which runs Android 2.1 is on sale for $150 (normally $170). The tablet is as bare bones as it gets, but it does work and has some features which may interest those who can't reconcile the $500+ price of Apple's iPad. Features include Android 2.1 (no skinning), 7" 800x480 Display, WiFi 802.11G, 2GB of storage +SD card slot (up to 32GB), 256MB of RAM (same as iPad), HDMI out for 720P viewing on an external display, an eBook reader, YouTube app, and Maps. ... 'I'll be honest,' writes Seth Weintraub. 'I don't trust my toddler with an iPad but this thing will be great for watching Gumby (don't ask) at home and Sesame Street in the car.'"
It seems that Kmart offered rainchecks to those who found the item sold out at their local store — up until July 31. It is not clear whether after the retailer restocks the pipeline, they will stop at fulfilling the rainchecks, or will offer the Augen tablet again to new buyers. An update to the article notes that Augen does not have a license for Android from Google, and therefore the Android Store is not supported on it.
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/10/...Android-Tablet
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August 9th, 2010, 23:25 Posted By: wraggster
We may never know the truth about the ousting of Mark Papermaster, Apple's VP in charge of the iPhone and a direct report to Steve Jobs. However, a report in the Wall Street Journal co-authored by Yukari Iwatani Kane -- widely considered to be Apple's favorite go-to source when it wants to control a story in the press -- is as close as we're likely ever going to get, from Apple's perspective anyway. Citing several anonymous sources familiar with Papermaster's downfall, the WSJ says the following:
Mr. Papermaster had lost the confidence of Mr. Jobs months ago and hasn't been part of the decision-making process for some time, these people said. They added that Mr. Papermaster didn't appear to have the type of creative thinking expected at Apple and wasn't used to Apple's corporate culture, where even senior executives are expected to keep on top of the smallest details of their areas of responsibility and often have to handle many tasks directly, as opposed to delegating them.
In other words, it wasn't just about the iPhone 4's antenna. In fact, the WSJ claims that Jobs knew about the risks of the antenna design as much as a year ago and it was his decision, not Papermaster's, to move forward with its development. Whatever the real story is, we're sure that Steve, visibly agitated at having to host an antennagate press conference, wasn't too pleased at having stood in front of the media promising an "end of July" ship date for the already delayed white iPhone 4 only to delay it again just a few days later. Straw, meet camel.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/w...ago-jobs-acce/
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August 13th, 2010, 00:47 Posted By: Shrygue
via Gamepron
Everybody knows that there’s a certain risk one takes when playing addictive, engrossing games when you’re meant to be doing something else. The prevalence of awesome games on the iPhone hasn’t helped that risk – as a Philippines police officer has learned.
Five inmates recently escaped from a police precinct in Cagayan de Oro City, snatching up the officer’s keys where he’d left them while playing a quick few levels of Plants vs. Zombies. Apparently, the convicts had no trouble getting the keys and gaining their freedom – although four of the five were recaptured shortly after.
It is not known whether the police officer suffered any sort of disciplinary action – but I’m guessing he’ll be getting his next gaming fix some time when he’s not on the clock.
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August 13th, 2010, 00:52 Posted By: Shrygue
via IGN
John Carmack took the stage at his annual QuakeCon keynote address to show off a little pet project of his. And what would that be? Rage running on the iPhone. What he showed is simply a tech demo that he created. It runs on an iPhone 4 -- and it looks fantastic.
The demo revealed a first-person view, with the player exploring an indoor environment typical of what you'd expect in Rage. The textures look great, though naturally the polygon count and animations have been reduced. Still, "Rage is going to be 100s of MBs," as a download according to Carmack. And he claims the tech is scalable, so that "it runs great on a regular 2G iPhone."
Now, what was shown wasn't actually a game, and it didn't appear to have a very interactive environment. "This is just my tech demo. We're in the process of bringing it into the game framework."
Carmack wants this to be a glamorous game that people show their friends as way of proving their iPhone or iPad is the best, and the plan is to make it affordable enough for everyone to do that. "We're going to do it as a smaller, cheaper title."
"This will be the first Rage title to come out, it should be out this year," said Carmack. Another Rage game for iPhone/iPad is said to be coming out around the time that the console and PC version of Rage launches in 2011.
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August 19th, 2010, 19:47 Posted By: wraggster
News via http://www.summeli.fi/?p=1840
I just took the psx4all stuff from S60 3rd edition port and put that running on my N97 with my Qt stuff, which I have previously used for AntSnes and gpsp4Symbian.
It’s really slow as I expected, but I think that it was worth of couple of hours work. Now I have pretty nice benchmarking SW for the N8 ;-)
Here’s the psx4all running Final Fantasy VII on my old N97. The video runs in 4x speed after I click the new game button. Notice how well the 320×240 original psx resolution scales up to the N97′s 640×360.
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August 21st, 2010, 12:43 Posted By: wraggster
[Nicholas Petty] has posted a guide to setting up your iPhone as a penetration tester. You already carry it around with you and, although not too beefy, it does have the hardware you need to get the job done. So if you’re not interested in building a drone or carrying around a boxy access point try this out. The first step is to jailbreak your device and setup OpenSSH so that you can tunnel in for the rest of the setup. From there the rest of the setup is just acquiring build tools and compiling pentesting programs like Aircrack-ng, Ettercap, Nikto2, and the Social Engineering Toolkit. You’ll be up to no good testing your wireless security in no time.
http://hackaday.com/2010/08/18/make-...-testing-tool/
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August 21st, 2010, 12:44 Posted By: wraggster
[Ewan Hemingway] tipped us off about his new Android app, Androidome. This is the first one he’s turned out after going through our Android development tutorials. It combines an app running on his Android 2.1 device with a computer running Max/MSP 5. The two don’t needed to be tethered, they just need to be on the same wireless network. This won’t be the best solution if you’re doing live performances, as the buttons on the screen end up being quite small. But as you can see after the break, it’s a great way to get into working with the Monome interface and decide if you want to build a dedicated physical version of the tool.
http://hackaday.com/2010/08/16/andro...e-for-android/
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August 21st, 2010, 23:05 Posted By: wraggster
Mobile developer Aurora Feint have announced a new viral game distribution system for its social game network OpenFeint, which will eventually allow players to send SMS and email game invites across both iPhone and Android formats.
Aurora Feint announced support for Android last month, although OpenFeint 2.6 launched today only on iOS. A specific launch date for Android and cross-platform support has not been announced, although it is expected later this year.
OpenFeint claims to be the largest mobile social gaming community on iOS devices, with over 35 million registered users and a presence in over 2600 games.
"With Game Center just around the corner and thousands more games coming on the market every year, effective and unique promotion is more important than ever," said Jason Citron, CEO of Aurora Feint.
"By creating this out-of-network invite system, we'll help players give more organic game endorsements shedding light on the best games out there and resulting in more game downloads," he added.
Other new features in OpenFeint 2.6 include a new time-based leaderboard with geo-location services. Safeguards are also promised to prevent spamming. The update comes as a result of a second round of funding from Chinese investor, online publisher The9.
"One glaring problem with today's mobile gaming community is how fractured it is across platforms, OpenFeint is bridging the gap between gamers," said Peter Relan, executive chairman of Aurora Feint.
"As we expand cross platform this summer, we're going to roll out services that will help friends that use different device platforms play against each other," he added.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...-android-games
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August 21st, 2010, 23:08 Posted By: wraggster
Microsoft has unveiled the launch line-up of games for Windows Phone 7, including first party titles such as Halo and Crackdown - as well as major third party franchises including Assassin's Creed, Splinter Cell, Castlevania and Guitar Hero.
First announced in February of this year, the Xbox Live service on Windows Phone 7 will include many of the most popular features of the home console service, including support for Achievements, Avatars, demos, leaderboards, and turn-based multi-player.
Revealed for the first time this week are new companion titles for titles such as Halo: Waypoint (not a videogame, but a "media hub") and Crackdown 2. Microsoft Game Studios has also announced a number of other titles, including a line of board and card games and original titles ilomilo and The Harvest.
The first wave of games also includes support from prominent third party publishers including Gameloft (Assassin's Creed), Konami (Castlevania), Namco Bandai (Puzzle Quest 2), PopCap (Bejeweled LIVE) and THQ (de Blob).
"Windows Phone 7 is the launch of a major gaming platform for Microsoft," said Matt Booty, general manager of mobile gaming for Microsoft Game Studios (MGS).
"Just like we've done with Xbox 360, our charter is to push the envelope and deliver definitive games that maximise the platform. We will have an incredible line-up of MGS titles, and that's just the beginning."
The full list of "first wave" titles is as follows:
3D Brick Breaker Revolution (Digital Chocolate)
Age of Zombies (Halfbrick)
Armor Valley (Protégé Games)
Asphalt 5 (Gameloft)
Assassin's Creed (Gameloft)
Bejeweled LIVE (PopCap)
Bloons TD (Digital Goldfish)
Brain Challenge (Gameloft)
Bubble Town 2 (i-Play)
Butterfly (Press Start Studio)
CarneyVale Showtime (MGS)
Castlevania (Konami)
Crackdown 2: Project Sunburst (MGS)
de Blob Revolution (THQ)
Deal or No Deal 2010 (i-Play)
Earthworm Jim (Gameloft)
Fast & Furious 7 (i-Play)
Fight Game Rivals (Rough Cookie)
Finger Physics (Mobliss Inc.)
Flight Control (Namco Bandai)
Flowerz (Carbonated Games)
Frogger (Konami)
Fruit Ninja (Halfbrick)
Game Chest-Board (MGS)
Game Chest-Card (MGS)
Game Chest-Logic (MGS)
Game Chest-Solitaire (MGS)
GeoDefense (Critical Thought)
Ghostscape (Psionic)
Glow Artisan (Powerhead Games)
Glyder 2 (Glu Mobile)
Guitar Hero 5 (Glu Mobile)
Halo Waypoint (MGS)
Hexic Rush (Carbonated Games)
Dig It (InMotion)
iBlast Moki (Godzilab)
ilomilo (MGS)
Implode XL (IUGO)
Iquarium (Infinite Dreams)
Jet Car Stunts (True Axis)
Let's Golf 2 (Gameloft)
Little Wheel (One click dog)
Loondon (Flip N Tale)
Max and the Magic Marker (PressPlay)
Mini Squadron (Supermono Limited)
More Brain Exercise (Namco Bandai)
O.M.G. (Arkedo)
Puzzle Quest 2 (Namco Bandai)
Real Soccer 2 (Gameloft)
The Revenants (Chaotic Moon)
Rise of Glory (Revo Solutions)
Rocket Riot (Codeglue)
Splinter Cell: Conviction (Gameloft)
Star Wars: Battle for Hoth (THQ)
Star Wars: Cantina (THQ)
The Harvest (MGS)
The Oregon Trail (Gameloft)
Tower Bloxx NY (Digital Chocolate)
Twin Blades (Press Start Studio)
UNO (Gameloft)
Women's Murder Club: Death in Scarlet (i-Play)
Zombie Attack! (IUGO)
Zombies!!!! (Babaroga)
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...hone-7-line-up
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August 21st, 2010, 23:10 Posted By: wraggster
Having raised concerns about 'the classification of games playable on mobile telephones,' the Australian government has now 'put the wheels in motion to address this.' Under current Australian legislation, video games sold in the country must pay between $470 and $2040 to have the game classified, and due to the lack of an 18+ rating in Australia, if it is not found to be suitable for a 15-year-old, it is banned outright. This is the fate met by several recent titles, such as Left 4 Dead 2 and Fallout 3. Over 200,000 applications are available for the iPhone, many of them games, and developers have raised concerns about the prohibitive costs involved, with many announcing an intention to drop the Australian market altogether if the plan proceeds.
http://games.slashdot.org/story/10/0...App-Censorship
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August 21st, 2010, 23:14 Posted By: wraggster
Apple yesterday applied for a patent to allow remotely disabling electronic devices when 'unauthorized usage' is detected. The patent application covers using the camera to take pictures of the unauthorized user and using GPS to determine location, and it involves ascertaining whether the phone has been hacked or jailbroken, using those as criteria for detecting 'suspicious behavior.' The patent would allow the carrier or any other 'authorized' party to disable or restrict the functionality of the device. Is this Apple's latest tool to thwart jailbreaking?
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/0...lbroken-Phones
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August 21st, 2010, 23:21 Posted By: wraggster
If you examined the fairly impressive roster of Windows Phone 7 Xbox Live launch titles that Microsoft waved proudly in our face the other day, you might've noticed that EA is particularly absent from that glorious list. Well, the folks at Mobile Entertainment bothered to ask EA Mobile about that absence, and EA had this terse reply: "We are constantly evaluating new platforms and opportunities, but have nothing to announce right now." Pretty eye opening, right? In absence of facts, there are all sorts of avenues for conjecture. EA could be holding out for a better carrot from Microsoft, checking to see how successful the platform will actually be, or just playing its titles close to its chest. Or maybe they're just resting after a long round of Madden testing and binge potato chip eating. We're not going to get all worked up about it right now: it's not like we're short on platforms right now suited to shepherding the hapless lives of our Sims.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/19/e...ne-7-doesnt-h/
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August 21st, 2010, 23:22 Posted By: wraggster
What's a boy to do when he desperately needs a portfolio full of galactic imagery of his own doing? In most cases, we'd suggest he grab up a telescope (or one of these), the biggest DSLR he can find and a planetary expert who knows a thing or two about exposure. But thanks to a mod that's becoming more and more common these days, it seems that you can replace the latter recommendations with an iPhone 4. Yep -- Apple's latest smartphone, when paired up with a miniature tripod mount and a telescope, can apparently take lovely shots of our dear moon, and if you're struggling to actually spot it, we hear that Planisphere app is pretty handy. Hit the source links if you're scouting some inspiration.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/19/i...sive-moon-clo/
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August 22nd, 2010, 11:19 Posted By: yoyofr
Hi,
Let me introduce you to Modizer, my latest project for iphone/ipad/ipod. It's a multiformat mod/chiptune player.
Check here : http://yoyofr.blogspot.com
Basically it features:
- Amiga/PC mods playback : libmodplug + AMIGA emulation (UADE)
- Snes, genesis/megadrive, nes, gameboy, pcengine, ... music playback using libGME
- playstation 1(on 3GS and more) & 2(ipad required)
- Commodore 64 (SID)
- Atari ST (STSOUND)
- Adlib music (Adplug)
- and more...
You'll have also :
- editable playlists & song rating support
- ftp server (Wifi)
- web browsing + download (FTP, HTTP) and support of RAR, ZIP, GZ and LHA/ZH compression
- Modland database + FTP download
- Search functions
- Multiple visualisers, ...
Preview videos are available on my blog. I hope to have it ready in 1 or 2 weeks (currently under beta testing).
Feedback/specific features wishes are welcomed :-)
(perhaps you remember me, I'm the one behind little john on palmos/zodiac and snes9xtyl on psp ;-) )
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August 23rd, 2010, 18:30 Posted By: wraggster
This video is a blatant example of having too many high-end toys but we love it anyway. [Robert Stephenson] is controlling a rather awesome-looking hexapod via a Bluetooth connection to his HTC Hero. The app allows on-screen selections to decide which portion of the robot will move as a result of accelerometer data from the handheld. The only thing we saw that was missing is a camera feed to the phone.
But this hack doesn’t stop there. The Hero can be used to host a WiFi network while still connected to the hexapod. The second half of the video shows an iPod Touch connecting via WiFi and controlling the bot. Now head on over to the laser cutter to start that hexapod build, and finish up by getting elbow-deep into some Android development.
http://hackaday.com/2010/08/23/hexap...id-and-iphone/
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August 23rd, 2010, 18:47 Posted By: wraggster
EngCalc is an engineering Calculator. 500+ formulae catering to Mechanical Eng., Hydraulic Eng., Structural Eng., Machine Design, Electrical Eng., Fluid Mechanics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Thermodynamics, Pulp and Paper, HVAC, Heat Exchanger, Pipe Flow & Automotive. A must have for Engineers. Empower yourself with instant references and solutions of frequently encountered calculation at your finger tips. Just few taps, and all the calculations that consumed lots of efforts and time will vanish, there by increasing efficiency.
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August 23rd, 2010, 18:48 Posted By: wraggster
Mortgage Calculator Pro is a quick and easy to use calculator for brokers, realtors, and home buyers. It supports dollar, euro, pound, yen, US mortgages, Canadian mortgages and other international mortgages.
When shopping for a house, comparing mortgage brokers, comparing properties, and looking over the numbers with your significant other, the most important thing to know is how much it is going to cost you. By knowing this information, it can help you to make important decisions while you are on the go.
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August 23rd, 2010, 19:13 Posted By: wraggster
With BDay Mate from Aims Migital Technovations you will never again forget about birthdays and anniversaries of your loved ones. Set the date, write the wishes, choose the template (out of over 30 available) and from now on the program will always remember to automatically send the best wishes. Simple, useful and cheap!
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August 23rd, 2010, 19:15 Posted By: wraggster
With Call Control for S60 from Melon Mobile parental control becomes really easy and efficient. Call Control blocks all incoming and outgoing voice and video calls, SMS and MMS from and to numbers not on the phone's contact list, plus all incoming WAP push messages. The application also prevents any changes in the contact list and keeps a record of all call and messaging activity, for you to review later.
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August 23rd, 2010, 19:17 Posted By: wraggster
Explorer's Tracker is designed to support explorers and travelers during a journey and to keep logs with the option to include notes. Logs can be later processed by a family of Windows applications and your journey can be easily presented on a DVD (including photos, notes and routes shown on maps). E.T. supports built-in and external GPS and offers many additional features such as an anchor alarm, post-editing of notes and power saving.
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August 24th, 2010, 20:40 Posted By: wraggster
ITunes accounts linked to Paypal have been targeted in a scam with a number of users complaining that they have been cleaned out.
Apple and Paypal refused to discuss the details of the incident.
Experts told the BBC that victims had most likely fallen for an e-mail scam, rather than being targeted via a flaw in iTunes or Apple servers.
"I just got hacked for $1,000 worth of software, videos and music," tweeted one victim.
Another told the technology blog TechCrunch: "My account was charged over $4,700. I called security at Paypal and was told a large number of iTunes stores accounts were compromised."
"My iTunes account just got hacked and someone made about $700 worth of purchases. I contacted Paypal and they said Apple has gotten so many attacks since June, they can barely keep up with reporting them all."
Apple would not comment but said that they had recently implemented new security measures.
In a statement to BBC News, Apple said: "iTunes is always working to prevent fraud and enhance the password security of all of our users.
"But if your credit card or iTunes password is stolen and used on iTunes we recommend that you contact your financial institution and inquire about cancelling the card and/or issuing a chargeback for any unauthorised transactions.
"We also recommend that you change your iTunes account password immediately."
Counter measures
Paypal and Apple would talk about the scale of the problem or how many people or accounts had been targeted.
Paypal said that any unauthorised charges will be reimbursed.
Victims of the hack turned to social media to find answers and vent
However, those in the security industry said they were not surprised by the incident.
"We have been hearing about attacks on iTunes for a while and it seems it is possible to game iTunes and make money," said Dan Kaminsky, chief scientist at security firm Recursion.
"I am sure Apple are getting a rapid education in what it means to be a mechanism that fraudsters can use to steal funds, but I don't expect this to be a long-term problem or a product-threatening one.
"Apple is going to have to adjust and make investments in fraud prevention technologies but this is not a big deal."
Security experts said that most of the victims had likely fallen prey to a phishing scam.
Phishing involves using fake websites to lure people into revealing details such as bank accounts or login names.
Often the fake websites are difficult to spot because they do a good job of reproducing the website of the company they are impersonating.
Security experts warn people not to hand over their details if they have any reason to be suspicious of a website. They also point out that legitimate companies will not send e-mails asking for personal account information.
Analyst Mike McGuire of Gartner said that Apple needs to ensure it stays on top of the situation.
"If they don't aggressively sort this out, it can undo a lot of brand building and trust as they become this transaction hub for 150 million people's credit cards at last count."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11065301
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August 24th, 2010, 21:38 Posted By: wraggster
PhoneTorch turns your smartphone into a flashlight which supports both the screen's backlight and the camera's LED flashlight. PhoneTorch can run in the background, can start automatically, the light can be turned on and off via the camera key, and screen color can be changed. For emergency situations or just for fun there exists a Morse function for sending SOS and other Morse codes. This version is optimized for Symbian S60 5th Edition phones made by Sony Ericsson, including the Satio, Vivaz and Vivaz Pro.
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August 24th, 2010, 23:49 Posted By: wraggster
Well, that was snappy. Just 24 hours after Android Police published a piece describing how easy it was to circumvent Google's new Android licensing server, the Big G is hitting back with a brief response that it promises to elaborate on in the future. In order to address any doubts that developers may have, Google has noted that its new service is still "very young," and "the first release shipped with the simplest, most transparent imaginable sample implementation, which was written to be easy to understand and modify, rather than security-focused." Interestingly, the outfit doesn't hesitate to pass some of the blame, saying that some devs "are using the sample as-is, which makes their applications easier to attack." For those who'd like to better obfuscate their code, Google will be publishing detailed instructions on how to do so in the near future. We also appreciate the honesty in this quote in particular: "100 percent piracy protection is never possible in any system that runs third-party code." As stated, the bullet points listed in the source link should be fleshed out in due time, but at least you hard working developers can rest easy knowing that Google isn't standing by and letting pirates run amok.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/24/g...-to-on-obfusc/
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August 25th, 2010, 21:52 Posted By: wraggster
Apple has refused to allow the iPhone to be included in the UK's first environmental rating system for mobile phones.
The scheme was launched today by O2, in conjuction with environmental oganisation Forum for the Future.
Nokia, Sony Ericsson, HTC, LG, Samsung and Palm all signed up to take part, but Apple is noticeably absent. According to The Guardian, an Apple spokeswoman would not comment on why the firm was not involved in the scheme, which gives handsets a score of five according to how green they are.
Factors considered in the rankings include the raw materials used, the environmental impact of the manufacturing process, packaging, longevity, energy efficiency and how easy devices are to reuse or recycle.
Sony Ericsson’s Elm handset came top of the list of 65 mobile phones, achieving a score of 4.3 out of 5.
Peter Madden, chief executive of Forum for the Future, said: “Billions of people worldwide are using mobile phones to organise their lives. We want to reward manufacturers who make efforts to reduce their environmental impacts and think creatively about how their devices can contribute to a better world.”
http://www.pcr-online.biz/news/34363...m-eco-rankings
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August 25th, 2010, 22:23 Posted By: wraggster
It's been promised for years and was said to have gone into production before, but it looks like this time it's for real -- that's the very first iControlPad fresh off the production line pictured above. No orders are being taken just yet, but that's promised to be announced soon on Craig Rothwell's Twitter feed (linked below), and the first run is said to be limited to 3,000 units, which are expected to sell out fast. It looks like that's just the beginning for the peripheral, though -- Rothwell is also promising to support additional phones in the future, which can be accommodated simply by swapping out the two side pieces. Need to get up to speed on the whole saga?
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/25/i...r-phones-prom/
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August 26th, 2010, 19:43 Posted By: wraggster
id Software co-owner Tim Willits has revealed that the Quake studio's iPhone strategy is in part driven by John Carmack alone, but that the company does intend to use it bulk out the Rage franchise.
"A lot of it's John driving it," Willits told GamesIndustry.biz. "Which is one of the great things about him – only John Carmack could whip out a game in his spare time." Carmack reportedly took just a fortnight to create the 60FPS iPhone demo of Rage demonstrated at QuakeCon earlier this month.
However, while iPhone is not id's core strategy, it does have a full team working on mobile titles.
"We have a digital group at id which we've created - we have dedicated artists, dedicated designers. And what our strategy for Rage and the digital platforms is to not be you can play the iPhone version or Rage, but they can both be additive to the experience. Because the Rage universe is more robust and more fleshed out than any other game that we've created in the past.
"So we can use other platforms to do prequels, or you can play other characters or you may have a whole game that revolves around racing, or a whole game that revolves around Mutant Bash TV. Because the world is so rich, it's like Star Wars. We can imagine a million different Star Wars iPad games – that's what we're trying to do with Rage."
Willits also revealed that the developer's new multi-team structure in the wake of last year's acquisition by Zenimax was easing development on the upcoming (but as yet unseen) Doom 4.
"The reason that the Zenimax/Bethesda/id family thing works is now that we have fully staffed up our Doom 4 group, those guys are working on id Tech 5, they're learned from our mistakes, they're using our methods and because as you develop a new technology in a game, the first the half of what you do always gets tossed out. Because technology changes and you don't know what you're doing at first, so in the past when we were 30 guys it would be ok to spend four or five years making a game.
"But as team sizes have changed and expectations have changed, we could not have followed that paradigm forever. We had to do something. So now that we have the multiple teams, the new technology, we'll get a faster turnaround for id Software."
Despite the new structure, the adoption of iPhone development and a decision to no longer license engines to other studios, Willits felt the venerable developer's goals were unchanged.
"The focus of id is make great games that sell a lot. Licensing was always nice, but nothing ever compares to making a game that sells 10 million copies. That's where our bread and butter is."
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...to-core-titles
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August 26th, 2010, 20:02 Posted By: wraggster
Wednesday next week Apple is hosting an international press event, taking place across the globe and linked by satellite. That likely means big news is immanent. Develop will of course be there.
Speculation is rife, and there's a strong chance it could be that Apple's answer to Xbox Live – the long awaited Game Centre – will make its debut along with the unveiling of iPhone OS 4.1.
John Gruber at Daring Fireball has alluded to the fact that an iPod of similar power to the iPhone 4 may also be annouced, and suggests that we may even see iTunes TV rentals, an Apple TV built on iOS, and perhaps an App Store for Apple TV.
The event kicks off on Wednesday. September 1st at 6pm GMT. Keep an eye on Devedop for more.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/3...e-set-to-debut
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August 26th, 2010, 20:29 Posted By: wraggster
We knew this was coming and here it is: the Netflix application, heretofore reserved only for iPad users, has trickled down to iPhone and iPod touch devices. Version 1.1.0 makes the TV show and movie streaming app universal -- so long as your universe is known as iOS -- and looks to massively expand the available audience for Netflix's mobile effort. What are you waiting for, go get it already.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/26/n...-latest-app-v/
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August 26th, 2010, 22:43 Posted By: wraggster
Stop us if you've heard this one before -- an Apple event is looming, and suddenly some cases turn up online that seem to nicely line up with the devices rumored to be announced. These latest examples come courtesy of Chinese case retailer X-Doria, and include a case for what appears to be a 4th-gen iPod touch with a camera, and one that's described as a case for a "nano 6G," but could seemingly also be for a new iPod shuffle with a touchscreen. Of particular note, the apparent iPod touch case seems to reveal a curved back more similar to the current model than the iPhone 4, while the nano / shuffle case looks to be a near perfect match for that 1.7-inch Apple touchscreen that mysteriously turned up in Taiwan last month. What does it all mean? There's less than a week until we know for sure.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/26/s...surface-onlin/
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August 26th, 2010, 22:51 Posted By: wraggster
MobiGuard by Mindscraper Mobile helps you in retrieving all data from a lost or stolen phone without using any online service, and also helps in tracking the location of your phone. It runs hidden in the background so no one will see it and sends an SMS to the pre-defined control phone in case of SIM change. You can remotely retrieve or delete your call log, contacts, remove all messages, format the memory card and get the location of the remote phone.
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August 26th, 2010, 22:52 Posted By: wraggster
Nanonavi for S60 5th Edition by Nanomatic Limited offers users a breakthrough personal tracking and monitoring functionality to care remotely for family members, friends and possessions anywhere in the world. With this application users can:
* create their safety zone (Geo-fence) for persons and assets,
* create criteria for sending emergency alert on violation,
* locate and track persons and assets,
* plan route to any destination from current location,
* manage location records and search,
* authorize your friend or family members to temporarily taking over the monitoring responsibility from you.
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August 27th, 2010, 19:54 Posted By: wraggster
The iPhone has fallen far short of its sales targets in China, despite an expensive marketing campaign run by its Chinese distributor.
According to the Inquirer, Apple hurt its chances to dominate the Chinese market when it failed negotiate a distribution deal with China Mobile, which went on to grow its profits by 6.8 per cent through sales of Android-based phones.
In addition to this, the only company that did take on the iPhone – China Unicom – spent a large amount of money on marketing, only to see around 40 per cent of iPhone sales go through the grey market, where the devices are cheaper and unlocked.
As a result, China Unicom reported a profit fall of 54 per cent for the second quarter, with gross revenue of just $205 million.
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August 27th, 2010, 21:04 Posted By: wraggster
The NITDroid project has been slogging along this year in an effort to get Android fully ported to Nokia's N900, and the progress has been promising so far -- but wouldn't it be nice if you could, you know, make calls? Looks like these guys are making some solid progress there with a new video showing both incoming and outgoing calls doing... well, something or another on the N900 side. Cellular data's coming along nicely, too, as you can see on the video after the break -- so here's the million-dollar question: when this is rock-solid and ready for prime time, are you jumping ship or sticking with Maemo?
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/27/f...-beat-n9-to-m/
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August 27th, 2010, 21:23 Posted By: wraggster
There was a time when a drummer would grab some sticks and lay out a groove using the items around him as instruments. [Lsa Wilson] would rather not work quite that hard and has chosen to do the same thing by tapping on an iPhone screen. As you can see in the clip after the break, many of the items in the room around him have been fitted with solenoids. Each is connected to an Arduino which is then controlled by Open Sound Control and interfaced with the iPhone via TouchOSC. We love the sounds being created and can’t help being reminded of the Multixylophoniomnibus.
http://hackaday.com/2010/08/27/iphon...t-synthesized/
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August 27th, 2010, 23:47 Posted By: wraggster
News via http://www.summeli.fi/?p=1850
the gpSP is a gameboy advance emulator originally written by Exophase. And now it’s ported to the Symbian OS!
This version adds an experimental audio into the gpsp. The audio is pretty much behind from the action, but it still can create quite nice mood for RPG-games.
How to get good audio:
At least with some games it seems that the emulator can not buffer enough when the audio is set “ON” when loading a ROM. If the audio is clicking badly you should set the audio OFF and click continue. Now the emulator will have some time to buffer some audio  After a while you can switch the audio back into ON position again.
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August 28th, 2010, 16:02 Posted By: wraggster
We know, half of you aren't even going to read past the headline before you start angrily banging away about Apple's admitted antenna gaff and the still-not-totally-fixed proximity sensor, but we're urging you to look deeper. Think harder. Critique your criticisms. In all seriousness, Apple's iPhone 4 garnered more attention (negative or otherwise) than any other phone released this calendar year, and for good reason -- in fact, Apple itself had to hold an emergency press event just to announce what could've been announced in a PR blast: everyone's getting a free case. That said, Cupertino has still managed to move millions of units in just a few months, and that demand doesn't seem to be dropping off at any significant rate. If you're one of the lucky (or unlucky) ones that have managed to procure Apple's latest iPhone, we're overly anxious to hear your thoughts on changing it. How would you have addressed the antenna issue? Would you have preferred a less drastic departure from the 3GS form factor? Would you have offered more colors than white and black? Thrown in Bluetooth 3.0 for kicks? Go ahead, the floor's yours -- just don't abuse it, cool?
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/27/h...ples-iphone-4/
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August 28th, 2010, 16:03 Posted By: wraggster
Sure, there are any number of phones with dual SIM card slots, most of them built for Asian markets, but the iPhone 4 is about the furthest thing from dual SIM: in fact, it doesn't even have one Big Person SIM to call its own. Luckily, USBFever has a hacktastic solution to this problem (a followup to their iPhone 3G version), with a new $30 case that can host dual full size SIM cards on the back of an iPhone 4 (entombed in some classy clear plastic, naturally), while running an adapter to the iPhone 4's micro SIM slot. You can then switch between the two SIMs from the iPhone's own settings menu, though unfortunately you can't rock both SIMs simultaneously. Looking for a more DIY approach?
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/27/d...lity-disorder/
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August 30th, 2010, 16:11 Posted By: wraggster
The guys over at the Volumique blog have a different idea as to how to tackle apps for Apple's devices. They aren't just thinking about a digital activity on such devices, they are experimenting with using physical objects through Apple's multi-touch screens. Imagine being able to buy the playing pieces for a board game, but then loading up an app on your iPad for the actual board. The pieces would be recognized when placed on the iPad's screen, it would even recognize which direction they were facing. This may sound like an impossible feat unless you use a much more expensive device like Microsoft Surface, but Bertrand Duplat and Etienne Mineur at Volumique already have it working.
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/0...gnition-System
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August 30th, 2010, 16:15 Posted By: wraggster
We're but a few days away from Apple's music-related "special event," and naturally the bloody rumors are being tossed into the water, frothing up into quite a feeding frenzy. Last week came talk of new iPod touch and nano models, and now we have even more cases and accessories that seem to back up the belief that there's a fourth-generation touch and a sixth-generation nano coming. The nano is rumored to have a 3 x 3cm touchscreen (presumably this one) and room on the bottom for a proper dock connector, ensuring compatibility with the millions of iPod cradles and whatnot out there. The new cases we're seeing certainly back up that idea, with a dock-sized cut-out along with room for what's said to be a headphone jack, volume controls, a hold button, and a clip 'round the back. At the moment we know rather less about the new touch, but we can hazard a guess as to what it'll look like.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/30/m...on-ipod-touch/
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August 30th, 2010, 19:43 Posted By: wraggster
Smart Guard Plus is a program to protect and hide all kinds of confidential data on your phone: SMS, contacts, images, video, audio, whole folders, and also information like credit card numbers, PINs, passwords, etc.
http://my-symbian.com/s60v3/software...uto=844&faq=15
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August 30th, 2010, 20:01 Posted By: wraggster
Loco Reminder reminds you to do things when you reach a specific location or area. Never forget what you wanted to do when you arrive at home, office, mall etc. No need to set the reminder or create lists on paper, and forget to take or check them. Completely location based application which will alert you to do things at the right time and in the right place.
http://my-symbian.com/s60v3/software...Auto=866&faq=1
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August 31st, 2010, 21:58 Posted By: wraggster
Palm fans, get your party hats on. Today the company is announcing the beta release of its SDK for webOS 2.0, which means we're getting dangerously close to a proper 2.0 release for devices. And who knows... maybe the phone-maker will decide to throw a new device our way to go along with the OS. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. Starting tomorrow, a select (though rather wide, says Palm) group of developers will be able to start toying around with the latest and greatest SDK for the company's mobile operating system, and it looks like the new software brings some tasty morsels to the table that you're definitely going to want to chow down on. We got the scoop directly from Palm on just exactly what kind of changes you'll be seeing in the first version of 2.0, and we've rounded them up in a neatly digestible form below, so read on after the break and get the full story.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/31/p...tarting-today/
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