gOogle vOice

another new service that might benefit everyone after gOogle dOc, which is the new gOogle vOice! it's a service which u use it with ur mobile phone allowing it to do many different tasks.

things which u can do with google voice :-
1 number for all your calls and SMS
* Call screening - Announce and screen callers
* Listen in - Listen before taking a call
* Block calls - Keep unwanted callers at bay
* SMS - Send, receive, and store SMS
* Place calls - Call US numbers for free
* Taking calls - Answer on any of your phones
* Phone routing - Phones ring based on who calls
* Forwarding phones - Add phones and decide which ring

voicemail as easy as email, with transcripts

* Voicemail transcripts - Read what your voicemail says
* Listen to voicemail - Check online or from your phone
* Notifications - Receive voicemails via email or SMS
* Personalize greeting - Vary greetings by caller
* Share voicemail - Forward or download voicemails

More cool things you can do with Google Voice

* Conference calling - Join people into a single call
* Call record - Record calls and store them online
* Call switch - Switch phones during a call
* Mobile site - View your inbox from your mobile
* GOOG-411 - Check directory assistance
* Manage groups - Set preferences by group

currently available only for GrandCentral users by invitation only, and it is said to be released soon publicly as gOogle has already made reservations for 1million numbers with telco Level 3 purportedly said to be used for gOogle vOice...

can google do it? we'll see :)

iPhone 3GS sellthrough

read a news strip earlier and it wrote:-

" Apple Sells Over One Million iPhone 3GS Models

iPhone 3.0 Software Downloads Reach Six Million

CUPERTINO, Calif., June 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Apple® today announced that it has sold over one million iPhone™ 3GS models through Sunday, June 21, the third day after its launch. In addition, six million customers have downloaded the new iPhone 3.0 software in the first five days since its release.

"Customers are voting and the iPhone is winning," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "With over 50,000 applications available from Apple's revolutionary App Store, iPhone momentum is stronger than ever."

The new iPhone 3GS is the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet, packed with incredible new features including improved speed and performance — up to twice as fast as iPhone 3G — with longer battery life, a high-quality 3 megapixel autofocus camera, easy to use video recording and hands free voice control. iPhone 3GS includes the new iPhone OS 3.0, the world's most advanced mobile operating system with over 100 new features such as Cut, Copy and Paste, MMS*, Spotlight™ Search, landscape keyboard and more. iPhone 3GS customers get access to more than 50,000 applications from Apple's revolutionary App Store, the largest application store in the world where customers have already downloaded over one billion apps. iPhone 3GS offers twice the capacity for the same price with a 16GB model for just $199 and a new 32GB model for just $299.** And iPhone 3G is available at the breakthrough price of just $99 for the 8GB model — a huge milestone for the high end smartphone market."



and this graph basically showed what actually took place in the course of 3 days after the launch of iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS...shocking?! and it's still counting ...

orange tent

have u ever dreamed of camping outside? in a tent? with ur friends? with ur loved ones? with ur family? what if this tent is something that is affordable to everyone?



this tent provides the following
- solar panel
- reusable lighting
- lcd to monitor battery usage
- heating element on the ground sheet
- wireless charger "pouch" sitted beside the lcd
- WiFi connectivity

it looks very cool, it looks very spacious, it looks very modern

but it's still a concept :)
a very good concept...hoho

iPhone 3GS is Jailbreakable

dev-team guyz were able to identify that there's a loophole inside iPhone 3GS similiar to the iPod Touch 2G and they're able to use the same technique to jailbreak iPhone 3GS. it is also known to be unlockable using ultrasn0w, so until then...

we'll have to wait for the dev-team guyz to release their latest version of redsn0w which is able to support iPhone 3GS jailbreaking!

michael jackson

the legendary "king of pop", with his superb stage performance, captivating dance moves, and wonderful songs ... left us this morning (approx. 9am +8gmt) due to a heart attack, in his 50th year.

i remembered watching him on tv when i was young, waking up in d morning during weekends and put on his video tapes and watch him dance and sing. my dad bought me his cd (which was quite expensive that time) and i listened to it almost everyday. since then, i bought almost all his albums (in cassettes).





how he perform, how he sing, how he dance, and how he brings himself around made him who he was...

announcing his extraordinary comeback tour in o2 arena early this year, his departure this morning left the whole world in shock, and many many many many fans and citizens around the world will cherish what he gave everyone. i will definitely miss him ... and we hope that he will rest in peace...

uk wall plugs : new design

what if all ur wallplugs look like this?



isn't that cool ? :)

htc hero

juz launched in london & ny a day ago and here it is :-

htc's personalized version of the android phone, the htc hero. vetting out the latest OS plus some aesthetically enhanced outlook, htc hero tends to b a quick and easy to use smartphone running android together with a specially revolutionary beveled outlook to be held on hand comfortably.

the enhanced outlook, called "sense ui" definitely was adapted mostly from htc's popular touchflo models previously. with a full touchscreen in use, htc also fully redesigned the on-screen keyboard and it will work in portrait and landscape mode as well and comes in T9 predictive word recommendations. among the features included in this new htc phone would be new optics (5mp camera), haptic feedback touchscreen (vibrates when touched, which u can turn off), and also it would run shockwave flash files and websites as well.









it's small, it's light, it's fast and it's white...

most probably it will be available in UK n US in july.

malaysia? july 2010 mayb? hehe

Locked iPhone 3G?

do u wanna use it without any hypersim/turbosim?
do u wanna unlock ur iPhone 3G?
do u wanna utilize the latest iPhone OS 3.0?

u can now, by using ultrasn0w!

it's already out today, and whoever using a locked iPhone 3G is able to use ur phone now :)


Ultra's Now!


would like to upgrade mine too ... hehe

iPhone 3G S

things u would like to try when u get ur iPhone 3G S
(somethings which iPhone 3G can't do)

- tap to autofocus 3mp camera
- digital compass
- voice control
- googlemap which spins at the direction ur facing
- anti-smudge or "not-so-oily" screen protective coating



- a little tearing down perhaps??

common twitter usages

1. Awareness and branding (of ur product/s)
2. Promote your content (of ur blog)
3. Fast help & feedback (in case of any difficulties ur in)
4. New audience (for ur blog or anything ur up to)
5. Latest news (of urself, or anything around u)
6. Networking (getting to know more ppl)
7. Marketing tool (self explanatory)
8. Fast & Mobile (an astronaut jus twittered from space!)
9. Keep track of things (of urself or other ppl)
10. Providing inspiration (to other followers)
11. Cancerous (spreads so quickly around the world)
12. Fun!

twitter

do u blog?

do u facebook?

do u do both?

then ...

do u twit?

what is twitter?? it's actually a very fast growing social networking micro blogging website which allows user to update their status within 140words (or something similar to an SMS) or with pictures or videos. there's also some added elements where u can add friends or they call it "follow friends" which allows u to receive updates or twits of ur friends whenever u login to see what they've wrote or things like tat.

some ppl twit for fun
some ppl twit to use it as a promotion tool
some ppl twit to pitch contents or products effectively

and everything is done real-time ...

there are many applications available for u to start twittering with ur mobile phone with ease since wi-fi is so common nowadays among mobile phones. u can twit from ur iphone, twit from ur windows mobile, twit from ur symbian or even twit from ur conventional phone!


so if u have internet, u wanna promote something/someone/urself? login to twitter and start twittering, hv a good amount of followers and u can see how powerful it is :)

twit me @jefflai2

updates

1) the dev-team has released PwnageTool for Mac only (19th June 2009)

2) the dev-team has released redsn0w for Win / Mac (20th June 2009)


PwnageTool = a more advanced tool for advanced users to jailbreak iPod touch but NOT iPod touch 2g, iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G (fully unlocked) but NOT iPhone 3GS. u have to create a custom firmware to be able to use this tool to jailbreak after upgrading to 3.0.

redsn0w = easy-to-use, multi platform, multi device jailbreak tool designed for iPod touch, iPod touch 2g, iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G (fully unlocked) but NOT iPhone 3GS.

To use redsn0w simply upgrade the device in iTunes to firmware version 3.0 and run redsn0w to activate and jailbreak the device (and if you are using an original iPhone 2G, it will unlock it too!)

windows 7

enuf of iPhone for the moment d ... hehe

it's now about the latest windows that's been going on for the past couple of weeks now. microsoft has been giving out the RC(release candidate) version of the windows 7 for many people interested in testing out the latest version of windows 7. the RC is set to expire march next year and after that specific date, the windows will shutdown every 2hrs of usage and they will start shutting down all RC after June 2010.

according to microsoft, windows 7 will be officially launched and available for sale @ 22nd October 2009 this year.

Microsoft will release six editions of Windows 7 but concentrate marketing efforts on two of them. The following Windows 7 editions will be made available:

* Windows 7 OEM
* Windows 7 Starter
* Windows 7 Home Premium
* Windows 7 Professional
* Windows 7 Ultimate
* Windows 7 Enterprise

looks familiar right? :)

Each edition of Windows 7 will come with a distinct feature set. It is generally the case that the more expensive editions of Windows 7 will ship with additional features that the less expensive ones do not ship with. Here are some examples:

* Windows 7 Home Premium is considered one of the main editions. It will ship with the Aero interface, Windows Media Center, multi-touch, handwriting features, DVD playback and probably image based backups.

* Windows 7 Professional builds up on the Windows 7 Home Premium edition by adding features like joining Windows domains, group policy based management tools, Remote Desktop host capabilities, network-based backup features, and support for the Encrypting file system.

* Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise contain all the features of Windows 7 Professional plus upport for BitLocker whole-drive encryption (and the new BitLocker To Go feature, which adds high-grade encryption to removable media). This edition also includes all supported language packs (those cost extra for other editions) and the capability to boot from a VHD.

another question directed towards microsoft right now would be the downgrade rights becoz many ppl still want to use windows xp to run their software. they have announced that they would allow users to downgrade from windows 7 to windows xp within the first six months purchase of a set of system with windows 7. this basically meant that businesses and individuals would be able to downgrade to Windows XP Professional if they purchased a new computer system running Windows 7 Professional or Windows 7 Ultimate before May 2010. the only downgrade after that six month period would be to Windows Vista.

there's also a training on windows 7 on the 7th of July by microsoft for oem resellers here. not sure what they're gonnna talk about. we'll see...

iPhone OS 3.0 is live

right on schedule, apple released their latest update on d iPhones OS ... the iPhone OS 3.0 and it's available for download through iTunes 8.2. no news from iphone dev team yet on their side of software but we're really eager to b able to get it.


some of the highlighted features in iPhone OS 3.0
- Cut, Copy & Paste
- Landscape Keyboard
- MMS
- Spotlight (search function)
- Voice Memo
- Improved Calendar
- Buy Apps & Games from iTunes Store
- Enhanced Stock App
- Faster Safari (web browser)
- Internet Tethering (using internet with a computer)
- Stereo Bluetooth (A2DP)
- Auto Wi-Fi Login
- Sync Notes
- Parental Ctrls
- iTunes Store Account (multiple accounts)
- YouTube Login (to rate and bookmark pages)
- Shake to Shuffle (iPod mode)
- New Languages
- MobileMe Find My iPhone and Remote Wipe function

iPhone 3GS outlook

basically it's the same looking thing with upgraded specs

the box will come with a big S on it as well :)








Source: Engadget

ultrasn0w

a couple more hours, apple will launch it's latest iPhone OS 3.0 to the public and then launch the iPhone 3GS on Friday. the dev-team guyz (who has been consistently releasing iPhone unlocks and also jailbreaks) will be releasing their version of the latest QuickPwn which supports apple itunes 8.2.

remember the software unlock i posted for iPhone 3g called yellowsn0w about 6mths ago? it has been limited to the use of iPhone OS 2.2.0 only, but now the dev team will release the latest version of yellowsn0w which they will call it ultrasn0w! this is a software unlock for iPhone 3G using the latest firmware iPhone OS 3.0. it's actually available for download after jailbreak but it's only usable Friday onwards. so no matter which modem firmware u use, which bootloader u use, it will still be unlocked ...

if u do not know what i'm talking about ... i'll explain it in table format

iPhone 2G
- all can be unlocked

iPhone 3G
- 2 versions (locked and unlocked)
- locked (US/UK/AUS or others)
- unlocked (HK/SG/AUS/JPN or others)

iPhone 3GS
- unknown

*locked means u can only use it with the carrier tat u buy from
*unlocked means u can use it with any other carriers around d world

turboSIM/hyperSIM
-a piece of hardware which piggybacks ur SIM card to unlock
-deemed not so stable (out of coverage from time to time)

yellowsn0w
-a software to unlock the phone
-only for iPhone 3G running iPhone OS 2.2.0

quickpwn
-a software to jailbreak the phone

jailbreak
-an iphone which is enabled to run 3rd party software not from appstore

ultrasn0w
-the latest version of yellowsn0w
-only for iPhone 3G running iPhone OS 3.0

mayb after this you might be able to understand more about locked and unlocked iPhones. do let me know if i hv any mistakes or if i'm wrong about it :)

until then, let's wait for the latest firmware and latest quickpwn so that we can hv fun upgrading, unlocking and jailbreaking!

iPhone 3GS - Pre-Order

there's been a lot going on after apple announced their new model of iPhone 3G...the S model ... which they mean Speedier model.

prior to the launch on the 19th of June, apple's partner AT&T together with apple stores have started off several activities to encounter wat might be a big rush for people over the new iphone.

- preordering the new iphone
- apple stores to open as early as 8am
- those who preordered can come at 7am

and guess what? the pre-order has been sold out already!

apple also shown that since the launch of iPhone, Mac users have doubled! up till now, apple has sold an approximate 40,000,000 units of iPhone around the world. which means 40MILLION units! staggering amount for a product which was launched back at 29th of June 2007.

D.O.B (in U.S)
- iPhone (29th June 2007)
- iPhone 3g (11th July 2008)
- iPhone 3gs (19th June 2009)

how in the world can apple do that with a product?? amazing ...

iPhone 3GS - Gallery

some quick view of the new addition in iPhone 3GS in pictures

iPhone 3GS


new calendar features


new cut copy & paste feature


new tap to focus & autofocus 3mp camera with video


new spotlight search feature


new landscape mode stock application


new voice control feature


new voice memo feature

iPhone 3GS

a little error in the previous post ...

the iPhone 3GS still holds the same dimension as the iPhone 3G. it's basically just faster and better :) not smaller.

apologize for the wrong information ... hehe, don't get too excited.

WWDC 2009

juz finished reading the liveblog from bloggers who went to WWDC (world wide developer conference) of 2009 and most of it was about the iPhone OS 3.0 plus the new iPhone called iPhone 3G(S) which carries the S for the term Speed. They've also upgraded the 15" MacBook Pro and showed a bit of the Snow Leopard (OS for Mac) running in 64bit.

here's a brief rundown of what's new :-

iPhone 3GS
- 3mp Autofocus Camera with new application
- built-in Compass app
- records video
- added Find My iPhone feature (only if u hv MobileMe account)
- 2x faster than current iPhone (overclocked)
- supports TomTom Navigation (there's also an in-car kit)
- supports HSDPA (7.2mbps)
- supports tethering (PC-iPhone internet sharing)
- supports voice commands
- 23% smaller packaging (the box, not the phone)
- 15% increase in battery life
- available in black & white
- available in 16gb & 32gb
- available in US$199 and US$299

current 8gb iPhone 3G remains for US$99

15" MacBook Pro
- faster processor (C2D @ 2.66Ghz)
- 4gb DDR3 RAM
- 9400M graphics
- unibody design
- built in battery
- longer battery life
- lower price (US$1699)

the iPhone OS 3.0 will be available June 17th worldwide.
the iPhone 3GS will be available here in Malaysia July 7th.


correct me if i missed anything :)
time to sleep...g'nitez!!