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Nokia N900: Major Firmware Update Out Wednesday Worldwide
May 25th
Today Nokia has announced the release of firmware PR 1.2 for the N900. This awaited update has a ton of bug fixes with a few new features, listed below. This major release is avaliable Wednesday 26th May worldwide with a UK release today (Tuesday) though as of yet I have not seen any indiction on my phone of an avaliable update. I’ll just have to wait. If you want to check if your able to download the update get yourself over to the App Manager then Update. There is also some bad news as well. It was rumored that the More >
[Site News] Theme Update
May 19th
Hey readers,
Just a quick heads up to say that there has been some CSS, code tweaks and refinements to the site’s theme. If you encounter any strange things such as a messed up layout, I did, make sure you do a complete refresh by pressing Ctrl+F5. All should be fine after that!
~Sean
[Firmware Update] Samsung YP-P3 Firmware V2.22
May 19th
Since the 6-month hiatus of Samsung’s YP-P3 firmware release of version 2.20 and the new SDK editor on Adobe Flash CS4 used to create custom P3 UCIs with Widget enabled, everyone believed that the YP-P3′s reign already reached its end of popularity and moving into extinction.
The Good News: Samsung has recently released YP-P3′s firmware version 2.22 to patch up most of the lags, glitches, bugs, and other problems found in the 2.20 firmware.
The Bad News: Unfortuantely, there is no more new features to this new firmware. Only fixes bugs and other problems found in V2.20. When this firmware was released, the 2.20 firmware was pulled More >
[News] Android Is Being Ported To The iPod Touch!
May 17th
Android is being ported to the iPod touch. It has already been ported to the iphone but is yet to be released. I would like to see how this turns out. There are also so many questions I would like to ask about this XD.
Read the full story here: Redmondpie
-Nicky.
iPad Jailbroken With Blackra1n
Apr 10th
George Hotz, also known as GeoHot has jailbroken his ipad using a newer version of Blackra1n.
Photo:
As you can see from the photo, there is a Blackra1n icon as well as Cydia being installed onto the device.
We are yet to see a jailbreak tool for the iDevices with the newer bootroms. GeoHot is most likely to release this when Iphone OS4 is released or until the 3G version of the iPad is released. Lets hope it will be released soon.
Apple unveils iPhone OS4
Apr 8th
Today, Apple unveiled its 4th generation of its iPhone OS, due to be out this summer for the iPhone and iPod touch, and this fall for the iPad.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs said that OS 4 would include 7 new features, which includes the long awaited addition of multitasking.
Users can now double tap the home button, which brings up a “dock” along the bottom that shows the user the currently running applications.
multitasking dockAdditional improvements are folders, which lets the user organize their application icons on the home screen, an enhanced mail application, iBooks for iPhone, a new Game center, and others.
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[REVIVED] Unboxing [Pics]: Samsung YP-P3
Apr 8th
I know this is quite old, yeah, already uploaded these pictures on facebook and the now-defunct “Samsung Zone” last year.
For anyone without background knowledge of this gadget: I bought the Samsung YP-P3 PMP last year March (2009). Location of purchase was in Best Buy (Dundas St. & Yonge St. / Right beside Eaton Center) in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Why? I wanted to “immediately” replace my dying Samsung YP-Z5. I can tell you Samsung had good customer service for the YP-P3 until their last firmware (version 2.20) on July 2009.
Since the pics are sorta “dinosaur-age” quality right now, so I apologize in More >
PS3 – Other OS Supported on GeoHotz 3.21OO
Apr 7th
Geohotz has released a YouTube video today of his custom firmware for the PS3 that re-enables the Other OS option in firmware 3.21. He hasn’t released the firmware yet, soon though, but assures us that it will be very easy to install.
Mobile Site Now Running!
Apr 6th
The site us now up and running. You can read all of the news, reviews, how-tos etc all from your mobile. Just view the site on your mobile phone and point it out onto this site. You will also have the choice to view the regular website instead of the mobile site.
-Nick
Nokia E71 and E66 owners finally get their free Ovi Maps Navigation
Apr 6th
A few months back Nokia announced they stopped charging for their Ovi Maps GPS navigation software and are going to offer it for free on most phones. Today they have finally released an update for their E71 and E66 business phones which updates the software to provide turn by turn navigation for free. You can grab the new update through the Nokia Ovi or PC Suite or using the link here.
