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android-ians

2009-10-31T14:55:00.004+08:00

-image from the front lawn of Google HQ

behold the latest addition into the android family,previously was the first update cupcake (1.5) and then to donut (1.6) and now the eclair (2.0) eiditon of the android operating system now taking the world by storm. u can see all sorts of devices running android ranging from notebooks, netbooks, mids, mobile phones, smartphones, navigation devices, i'm sure one day u'll b able to see android running inside ur car!

there are lots of new user features added into this major update for android, would love to be seeing one running in a mobile phone soon :)

for more information on the updates, check out this website here or check out this guy who ported 2.0 into his G1 here or check out the latest android handsets which already ships with android 2.0 such as motorola droid here

sony ps3 and sony psp go launching

2009-10-27T21:35:00.004+08:00

here comes the official sony ps3 launching alongside psp go in malaysia

invitation to attend the launching with special prizes and gifts to be given away on that particular day~ go check it out! details as follow :-

iPhone theme

2009-10-27T16:21:00.001+08:00

my current theme : blackberry

looks like storm? :)

htc you

2009-10-26T14:24:00.004+08:00

given all the latest addition in the android troops, ~~here's the latest addition of android powered phone from htc~~, my bad, not a phone but it's actually a series of multi million dollar ad-campaign.

the htc you - don't get a phone you use, use a phone that gets you

droids taking over the world
major brands such as samsung, motorola n htc, even sony ericsson is shifting over their Windows Mobile smartphones to Android OS. hopefully we can have much better applications from the android market.

ultraman 7

2009-10-26T02:30:00.001+08:00

courtesy of wai heng :)

ultraman promoting windows 7

burger king?

2009-10-25T03:50:00.005+08:00

another marketing feat from microsoft :)

burger king in conjunction with windows 7 comes up with windows 7 whopper, yes u are right, 7 layers of beef paties (5 inch thick!) on a standard whopper set, and it will cost exactly 777 jap yen for the first 30customers(approx RM22.50), the rest will be getting it for 1450 yen (which is double priced!) and for 7 days onli!

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win 7 ads

2009-10-25T03:46:00.001+08:00

wat do u think??

apple or pc ? lolz~! wat is UR idea?

Welcome Windows 7

2009-10-25T03:38:00.003+08:00

there's all the hype and marketing funds being thrown around like nobody's business around the world now regarding the launch of microsoft's brand new windows 7 ... and here's how apple has to reply : the good ol' advertisements :)

lolz, they really know how to compete :)

bed frames

2009-10-18T01:23:00.004+08:00

went for some furniture window shopping today (in other words became "char siew") around desa petaling in d evening and saw some pretty nice bed frames. which of these do u think would look nice in my room?? hehe, or at least fit me ...

1)available in beige and dark brown (wood)

2)only dark brown (leather)

3)available in 6 different colors (leather)

i do like the first one and also the last one while d middle one looks common

AMD ATI 5800 series launching

2009-10-05T00:41:00.000+08:00

had d opportunity to visit this launch event where ati launched it's
latest series of graphics card with great new technologies.

snow leopard finally working on my P35-DS3!

2009-10-02T10:32:00.003+08:00

finally~!! after several days of surfing browsing reading trying testing and kernel panics, i finally got my pc to run snow leopard~! fully functional with graphics drivers, sound and 64bit!

will be posting the programs and kexts i used to enable all these functions and features.

at the moment, leaving off to work now...weeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

snow leopard on a pc

2009-09-28T03:24:00.004+08:00

i finally managed to get a working Snow Leopard Mac OSX 10.6 running on my PC after so much reading, researching and working...hackintoshing a PC is so different and now i know why MacBooks and iMacs doesn't come in so many different flavors (compared to a clone PC, COZ IT'S SO DAM HARD TO BUILD 1 WORKING OS!!!)

well, i can't say i hv a fully functional OSX running right now but i am happy to say, based on my current PC specifications, most of the things are working right now except for 1 thing which really bothers me a lot up till now. SOUND! i've got NO SOUND! thanks to intel's HDA which i need to find the suitable kext(driver) for it to run "properly"

my current cpu specs:-
Intel Core2Duo E8600
Gigabyte P35-DS3 (Rev 1.0)
Kingston 1GB 800Mhz DDR2 RAM x 2
ASUS EN8800GT OC 512MB DDR2 Graphics Card
LG 22X Sata DVD-RW
W/D 160GB Sata2 HDD
W/D 500GB Sata2 HDD
W/D 1TB Sata2 HDD

first u need to hv a few things to make ur pc work on a Mac OS, the basic kexts (kernel extensions) to run it which is
AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext = fix for power on
fakesmc.kext = faster bootup time
IOAHCIBlockStorageInjector.kext = ahci storage driver
NullCPUPowerManagement.kext = fix for power off
OpenHaltRestart.kext = fix for restart
PlatformUUID.kext = fix for bootup
SleepEnabler.kext = fix for sleep

after preparing the specific files, u need to have a bootloader to prepare ur pc in order to let it choose which drive to boot from, and for this instance, the Mac drive. i used Chameleon bootloader RC1 which is found to be more compatible with my motherboard.

next is the troubling part, every mac has to have a dsdt.aml file in order to boot into Mac OS properly and each dsdt.aml is very specific so you'll have to build 1 on your own to match your cpu configurations.(there's also a known cmos reset bug which makes the cmos crash everytime you reboot so you'll have to add in a row of command into the dsdt.aml as well to fix it) it took me 2 weeks to do research and finally knew how to build a working dsdt file.

there are also several plist files which has to be edited in order to allow the bootloader know where to boot from and which drive to load the kext from.
- com.apple.bootlist (contains the information of your hardware)
- smbios (contains the information of your cpu which u can personalize)

it may look simple up till know but when u start doing it u will be facing a lot of restarts, or what we call kernel panics (for those familiar with windows, it's the mac version of BSOD) where the screen is white.

i myself had trouble with the dsdt file and i literally removed my cmos battery to stop the cmos reset bug while i was restarting and testing out the dsdt.

most of the devices are working right now :-
- Graphics Card detected and loaded running at 1920x1080 32bit 60hz
- RTL Ethernet detected and loaded with Internet enabled
- USB Keyboard Mouse detected and loaded
- DVD-RW Drive detected and loaded
- ALL USB Ports detected and loaded
- ALL Sata Ports detected and loaded

up till now i still can't figure out how to make my sound device work because the little speaker icon on the upper right is greyed out showing that it can't detect any device.

i hope that someone is able to assist me from where i'm stuck at the moment...

mobility

2009-09-26T19:54:00.009+08:00

have u ever wondered bout the future of human transport? human mobility? automobile makers and many different companies have tried various ways to revolutionize how people move around a compound or work area easily by different means such as buggies, trolleys, trams, or even roller blades.

a few years back, a company named segway successfully rolled out it's wonderful 2-wheel autobalancing electric vehicle to the public and received tons of orders, awards and wonderful feedbacks. they've also opened a brand new market for different businessmen to venture into.

u can see it in many places and here are a few good examples :-

1) mall

2) mexico

3) yale university

4) us

4) china

5) japan

6) jacky chan!

7) malaysia

8) tel-aviv

here's how it all looks when taken apart, cool isn't it?

don't u think it's cool to own 1 unit so u can bring it out for a ride while walking the dog? then u are really walking the dog coz onli the dog's walking :)

imagine urself goin to a mega shopping center and have one of this thingy to assist ur shopping, hold ur bags and belongings?

here are some other manufacturers working on similiar projects relating to human mobility :-
1)toyota i-real

2) puma (collaboration of segway with GM)

3) honda u3 x (the coolest and latest among all)

since technological advancements are making life much easier and better for humans like us, do u think that one day we will become like this ??

until that day, we're still relying on our feet to travel around :) since the birth of human ...

LOL

PS3 Slim FF13 (Japan Version)

2009-09-25T11:57:00.003+08:00

after their launch of the 120gb slim version, sony entertainment has already sold 1Million units of PS3 slim within 3weeks (why do u think so? becoz it's only USD$300!) and u can actually get some imported sets here locally from "distributors" for as low as RM1200 without any games bundled. surely u can either grab one unit right now or wait for the malaysia version to be launched locally for a much lower price :)

anyway, sony japan juz announced their 250gb limited edition final fantasy 13 version due to be launched on the 12th of December 2009 at about $150 higher. isn't it nice to have a pretty cool image stuck on ur ps3 slim? :)

it's still a nice console to play blu-ray videos, surf the net and enjoy awesome high-def games...get it while it's hot!

asus moko!

2009-09-14T18:58:00.004+08:00

this is a collaboration photoshoot of asus latest eee pc seashell netbook 1008ha with moko (a modelling agency)

guess the tagline for this product? :)

thin~~~~~~

htc click

2009-09-08T16:10:00.006+08:00

remember the previously posted htc click? and the htc hero interface? together with sense UI? imagine it all coming together as 1 ... and it's for a lower price, tat's wat everybody is looking for, or shud i say the mass market :)

called HTC TATTOO

specs u would say ? here's it :-
a) 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7225 processor
b) 512MB/256MB ROM/RAM
c) 106 x 55.2 x 14-mm / 113 grams
d) 2.8-inch touchscreen LCD pushing 240x320 QVGA pixels
e) 900/2100MHz HSPA/UMTS and quad-band GSM/EDGE
f) internal GPS
g) 802.11b/g WiFi
h) digital compass
i) accelerometer
j) Bluetooth 2.0
k) 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera
l) 3.5-mm headset jack
m) microSD expansion slot
n) Android OS

looking for anything else in a mobile phone?? lolz~

hard at work? lol

2009-09-04T15:53:00.001+08:00

lunch

2009-09-01T12:52:00.001+08:00

GeoTagged, [N3.11722, W101.67586]

halfway through d training, lunch at new Ipoh chicken rice 1977 at midvalley. Quite nice renovation in here n it's full during lunch time, feel so bad taking up a 4 seater alone. hehe

win7 opk tech training 2009

2009-09-01T12:42:00.001+08:00

a training provided by Microsoft to learn how to pre-install an oem version of windows7 as an oem system builder so that u can customize and prepare the pc for end users.

usually this process is not done by owl builders in lowyat but it is usually done by big system builders such as hp, Dell or acer.

a very easy to use graphics user interface type of setup made by Microsoft.

it's fun to play about but the preparation of 1 configuration set takes at least 30minutes even by copy n paste.

that is why this format is not applicable in lowyat as a normal store doesn't churn out mass units of a single configuration pc. it's not time effecient in other words :)

anyway, it's good to hv these sort of trainings once in a while...

*damn my pc is on d projector! Hehe

bookarc

2009-08-29T02:41:00.002+08:00

in case ur using a macbook with external display, or u plan to do 1, u might wanna get one of these little arc stands for bout $50 (USD) from a mac store and make it look like an ultra slim desktop~~ cool

*designed to accomodate from a macbook air to a 17" mac book pro

nokia n900

2009-08-28T19:35:00.003+08:00

nokia juz announced it's latest high-tech gadget which we shouldn't call it a mobile phone, it's actually a mobile PC or MID named the N900.

judging by it's outlook, it's great looking, compact sized (referring to a class on it's own), great OS, and marvelous insides too ...

The specs include a 3.5-inch 800x480 pixel (resistive) touchscreen, sliding QWERTY, 32GB of on-board storage expandable to 48GB via microSD, GPS/A-GPS, FM transmitter, TV-out, Bluetooth 2.1, WiFi, 1320mAh battery, and 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and dual-LED flash. Better yet, this monster MID brings the power of the ARM Cortex-A8, up to 1GB of application memory, and OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics acceleration to make quick work of polygons and what Nokia promises will be a "PC-like experience on a handset-sized device.

tat's a mouthful, haha...1 word "geng"

wat interests me would be the performance of the new OS named Maemo, which comes with a adobe flash-enabled mozilla firefox. looks like this little thing would be running in the EU for €500 (pre tax and pre carrier subsidy) which is set to be launched in October 2009...look out for it!

wep, wpa, wpa2, wat next?

2009-08-28T18:51:00.003+08:00

what are all these funny words ? it's actually pretty common and most probably ur using one right now. all those mentioned above are commonly used wireless (wifi) security settings no matter in a home, office or corporate environment.

u know when u turn on ur wireless enabled desktop/notebook/netbook, u would want to search for a nearby wireless location so that u can be connected to the internet? and when u click on the wireless spot, it will ask u for a password?

the most basic and widely used wireless security at the moment would be the WEP (wired equivalent privacy) format which consists of an algorithm (whether it's 64bit or 128bit or 256bit HEX key) to secure ur wireless connection preventing unauthorized users from accessing it, which it claims to be until a few years back in 2001, some guyz were able to crack a WEP key using eavesdropping method and some simple programming software from a few hours which later on reduced to just a couple of minutes!

imagine that your wireless security being hacked by someone in the car parked in the alley behind ur house and then accessing ur computer information in juz a few minutes...scary eh?

there are several ways of enhancing ur internet security :-
1) upgrade it to WPA2 (a different method of wifi security but doesn't support old systems)
2) use encrypted tunneling method (such as IPSec to create a secured line between networks)

a higher grade of wireless security algorithm, WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) which supports more characters other than HEXADECIMAL (0-9 and A-F) and also claims to be much difficult to decipher, was also cracked a few months ago using 15minutes, but to-date, a group of students in Kobe University managed to do it in juz 60seconds!

this however, only applies to those WPA protected systems using TKIP addressing and u are still being protected IF ur wireless system is running on the still safe AES encryption or WPA2. so if u find that u are using TKIP system, please change it to AES or WPA2 as soon as possible or one day u might find ur personal information, files, pictures, projects, ideas or even ur recorded video being posted online!

everything is flawed in the cyberworld i could say, it's just the matter of time when a human mind can find the loophole or a backdoor leading to u.

it's always better to be safe than sorry, so change the wifi encryption at home / office before the wifi changes u ...

*u can google/wiki for more information if u dun trust me :)

15 malaysia

2009-08-23T03:35:00.002+08:00

have u heard of this ?

it's a website being quite popular recently, which shows 15 short films made my malaysians about all sorts of stories, activities, socio-politics, and the best thing is, it's farneeeeeee...

go ahead and drop by this site to see what i mean :)

ps3 slim

2009-08-20T03:19:00.004+08:00

here comes the new baby from sony :-

the PS3 Slim and here r d new features!

1- new paint job (matte finish)
2- new physical dimension (slimmer n smaller)
3- new buttons (push buttons n not the previous touch ones)
4- slightly quieter
5- energy saver!
6- officially swappable hard disk drive
7- cheaper than previous model!

will be available in US and Europe September 1st and Japan September 3rd
(when will it arrive malaysia then?)

wait till u hear the retail price ... $300 onli! which means it will be about RM1000...wat a sweet price for a bluray player and high def gaming console!

some pics of it too!

jailbreak

2009-08-05T12:16:00.004+08:00

yesterday, i jailbroke 4 iphone 3gs and 1 iphone 3g running OS 3.0.1 in 1hr using redsn0w :D

it was quite fun and interesting too, plus i took some flu meds so i was kinda drowsy...didn't take any pictures during tat process...hehe

netbook os x chart

2009-07-26T19:00:00.003+08:00

a roundup of netbooks supporting os x

notice dell mini 9 being on top of the list? :D

can't wait to get my hands on the 16gb SSD for me to install os x into my dell mini 9!

staples city

2009-07-26T15:42:00.002+08:00

2006 work of art : by peter root

low-rise

Low-Rise is a precarious assemblage of thousands of free-standing stacks of staples densely tessellated to create a city-like mosaic. Like a city, the staples are subject to the elements, on a micro scale. The slightest breath or vibration and the domino effect kicks in.

wonder how long and how many times did he take to build this.

HD format

2009-07-26T12:36:00.003+08:00

i guess u've all heard of several HD format discs available everywhere, such as Blu-Ray Discs (Sony+Pioneer) or HD-DVD (Toshiba) but i guess u've never heard of something called CBHD(Optical Memory National Engineering Research Center [OMNERC] of Tsinghua University)?

don't want to elaborate too much on the details of how all these work :)

CBHD (china blue high definition/中国蓝光高清光盘) is a new type of disc format available in china, apparently its features are quite similar to HD-DVD (which ceded in 2008 after the movie industry voted to support Blu-Ray) except in certain terms of compression and copy protection. this CBHD is available in china in early 2009 but has already dominates the HD market share in china, leading 3% ahead of blu-ray discs, eventhough blu-ray discs were launched back in february 2008.

this new format has also received recognition and support by Warner Bros. where they have launched several titles such as Harry Potter series and blockbuster movie Blood Diamond in CBHD format back in March 2009.

wonder wat's the price for this CBHD format? it's stated to be sold at 50 - 70 yuan (25 - 35 ringgit malaysia) per discs which i think is a killer to blu-ray discs! do hope that this product would be made available worldwide as it will definitely manage to fully battle out piracy and everybody can really enjoy what is really called High-Definition!!

until then, we can only drool to what we see playing in front of sony centers, or video stores on their full HD screens in Blu-ray formats which costs a bomb. i wonder if those awesome chinese can make a "playstation 3" running CBHD format. that would be a PS3 killer! haha

lisa

2009-07-25T13:58:00.004+08:00

picture of a thousand words ...

a mac advert i saw depicting the personal computer approximately 25yrs back. the introduction of apple's project called lisa(local integrated software architecture), trying to re-invent the usage of a personal computer with graphical user interface (compared to line to line command interface).

yes, it's been sold at $9,995 USD at that time (a bloody premium to pay for a personal computer) which is equivalent to $21,000 2008 dollars converted (plus minus the inflation and blablabla). although considered a commercial failure at time due to cheaper and popular IBM PC, it was still a technology from the dreams of steve jobs (apple's boss), which he managed to achieve successfully.

doesn't mean much but there's always success n failures in someone's life, so don't fall apart becoz of 1 failure given it's small or big but learn from it and work to improve on it. someday, somehow, u will make it :)

and people complain that their pc is slow when they don't know they're paying RM900 for a 2000Mhz dual core processor with 4000MB worth of RAM...lolz! humans juz won't be satisfied...

*lisa is the name of the first daughter of steve jobs.

the orb

2009-07-24T20:12:00.003+08:00

came through this very nice looking ring-like gadget with an OLED screen...

can u guess what it is ??

well, this futuristic looking thing is called the orb and it is actually a working unit of bluetooth headset deemed to be selling in shelves in 2010. juz twist the ring around and u can flaunt it, and use it in style...

talk about designers ;)
they really do shape our future...

htc click

2009-07-24T20:08:00.003+08:00

another version of android phone coming out from htc ... namely the htc click

details on the model are quite scarce but heard it would be carry around the $250 - $300 price tag. i guess it would be a tonned down version of htc hero and htc magic
given the price and also the design.

there's also a report stating that htc would be marketing the next 80% of their phones running android os ~~~~~~ the rise of androids???

uh oh microsoft...

android

2009-07-21T02:39:00.002+08:00

some1 told me my android picture is not moving in my msn so it's not interesting

so i'm posting something interesting here now

IT'S MOVING ANDROIDS!

阿辉生日快乐 2009!

2009-07-21T02:09:00.001+08:00

and here it is! the 2009 version of fai's birthday present :)

this year in HD!

thanks to chin for editing and uploading the video~

conceptual router

2009-07-18T12:15:00.004+08:00

a bunch of designers came up with conceptual designs of common household gadgets and one of it that caught my attention would be these specially integrated wireless network routers for your future home. looks cool and fun even by looking at it...

1. 8-port jellyfish wireless router

2. coffee table wireless router

3. key holder wireless router

4. wall clock wireless router

what sort of shape would u want ur wireless router to look like?

i wonder how would a future home look like in 10years time :)

happy birthday~!

2009-07-16T02:06:00.002+08:00

happy birthday to u, happy birthday to u,

happy birthday to chow chun fei,

happy birthday to u ...

对不起我来不到...

hope u had fun opening ur present :D

wish u a happy 22nd birthday!

a clip from last year's birthday...

hopefully there's a newer clip this year ... hehe

online stores

2009-07-15T02:20:00.005+08:00

as we seen mobile devices becoming a norm in the everyday society, so are the applications used in these mobile devices...

let's see, how many types of smart mobile platforms do u know about?

1. microsoft windows mobile 6.x
2. apple iphone os
3. nokia symbian
4. palm pre
5. google android
6. rim blackberry

these are the popular ones that i know of (not to mention others)

first off, what is the purpose of the platform? it's basically a software inside the mobile device which is capable of performing what you want it to do when you turn on the mobile device.

as you all might have known or may not know, all these mentioned mobile platforms are moving towards online stores in terms of gaining more potential customers and also attracting more developers in their own different platforms.

for instance :-
1. microsoft windows mobile 6.x - launching windows marketplace
2. apple iphone os - apple app store
3. nokia symbian - nokia ovi store
4. palm pre - palm app catalog
5. google android - android app market
6. rim blackberry - blackberry app world

each and every one of the stores provides free downloads and also paid downloads for users of each mobile platforms ease of access jus by tapping the store icon located on the mobile device.

Apple App Store

apple has juz announced that they've reached the 1.5BILLIONTH mark of app store downloads where they've just mentioned they've reached the 1st billion 3mths ago. that's a substantial amount to be added in jus a short timeframe of 3mths. they've a database of more than 65,000 different applications plus more than 100,000 developers under the developers program which makes it difficult for others to catch up. kudos to them~! USD$99 would get them the friendly and easy to use SDK (software developers kit) and also place to publish their own applications given they are approved by apple!

Google Android AppMarket

another platform i would be looking up to is the google android platform, which is currently the runner up in the mobile device applications race. more and more people are getting used to android and working to make it even better. even with giant manufacturers such as HTC and Sony Ericsson have come up with their personalized edition of android platform. no price for google developers now but heard that it's very lowprice and user friendly developers kit and also there's a 24hours no-questions-asked return policy for users who bought apps which they don't like!

Windows Mobile Marketplace

windows mobile, a longtime veteran in mobile platform is just starting to kickoff their online marketplace after seeing such success in bitter-rivals apple and newcomer android. we'll see how they fare-off in this "emerging online market" i would call it. listing price in windows mobile marketplace would be USD$99 for 5 apps a year and might be supporting credit card or carrier charging.

Nokia Ovi Store

nokia ovi store has just been launched about a mth ago and it's starting to pickup the pace due to the launch of new touch screen phones such as the xpress music 5800 and the newly launced n97 smartphone. this ovi store also caters to symbian s40 and s60 users which covers many many previous nokia smartphone users as well thus the rapid growth in this new store. the ovi store not only covers applications but they also provides ringtones, wallpapers, themes and basically everything you'll find suited for a symbian phone. at the moment, developing symbian apps is free and you can publish anything anywhere anytime unlimited!

Blackberry App World

blackberry's app world is also a newcomer into this online market and currently showing up in the app world are basically common software such as facebook, twitter, messenger and tons of other stuffs but heard that blackberry hasn't come up with a very good plan for developers to list their apps. a hefty price of USD$200 would be charged to list 10apps and this doesn't even include the SDK(software developer's kit) for users.

Palm Pre App Catalog

finally the palm pre store, which is still quite mysterious, i don't really know much about palm pre but it would be a device definitely worthy of looking up to.

what do you think?

jargons

2009-07-10T15:26:00.003+08:00

so many technical jargons being used worldwide in different industries and different environments, for me, i work with IT jargons ... would be quite familiar with all these funny funny names or codenames they might call it, such as, Nehalem, Snapdragon, Lynnfield, Spider, SenseUI, TouchFlo and so on and so forth ...

Recently the latest one which is being talked about the most would be snapdragon, the 1Ghz mobile processor offered by qualcomm for mobile devices. the snapdragon uses an application processor core codenamed scorpion, which is similiar to the previous ARM architecture cortex-8 core.

how could ppl possibly remember all these jargons and able to understand each and everyone of it? haha, indeed there are lots of ppl who could do that and they don't even notice it.

the first snapdragon device will be toshiba's TG01 smartphone, snapdragon also has been seen in an asus eee pc running android in COMPUTEX.

the upcoming sony ericsson model that everyone is looking forward to would be the sony ericsson's Rachael. it will be featuring snapdragon, 7.2mbps HSDPA, 8mp autofocus cam, 3d graphics capabilities and the most interesting feature of all would be the OS, and yes it'll be running a customized version of android! something similiar to senseUI by HTC.

probably something like this?

www

2009-07-06T00:40:00.002+08:00

it's very common nowadays...for everyone to own a computer whether it's a desktop or a notebook. other than that, another service which i find quite accessible for ppl in malaysia would be the internet (which i assume most ppl don't notice it due to the accessibility) because compared to d few countries i've been to, most of it requires subscription or to pay to use the wireless internet service available.

so, when u turn on ur computer ... u'll definitely have a few things up and running. let's see, a messenger service (whether it's MSN / Yahoo / Skype / AIM / QQ), an internet browser with lots of windows or tabs opened (Internet Explorer / Firefox / Safari / Opera), alongside with whatever u wan to do (Windows Media Player / iTunes / Microsoft Office), juz to name a few.

i was jus wondering ... where do u usually browse to when u click on the internet address bar?

http://www.google.com
http://www.facebook.com
http://www.hotmail.com
http://www.gmail.com
http://www.yahoomail.com
http://www.twitter.com
http://www.friendster.com
http://www.youtube.com

where else would u visit?

actually i'm quite curious ... do drop me some comments and share with me :)

hero

2009-07-01T13:43:00.003+08:00

from the previous post about htc hero (the android phone launched in uk) a week ago, guyz from xda-developers have already managed to cook a rom to be used for htc dream or magic now...given that there are still some glitches, wifi and camera couldn't be used at the moment but i believe they will manage to right it back and flaunt the full features of htc hero's rosie SenseUI rom in a htc dream G1 or htc magic G2 soon!

until then ... looking forward to get a hand on 1 of it :D

gOogle vOice

2009-06-27T01:13:00.004+08:00

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

2009-06-27T01:06:00.002+08:00

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

2009-06-26T15:39:00.004+08:00

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

2009-06-26T15:22:00.002+08:00

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

2009-06-26T11:57:00.004+08:00

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

2009-06-25T16:17:00.001+08:00

what if all ur wallplugs look like this?

isn't that cool ? :)

htc hero

2009-06-25T12:02:00.006+08:00

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?

2009-06-23T19:27:00.002+08:00

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

2009-06-21T04:22:00.002+08:00

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

2009-06-20T17:32:00.002+08:00

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

2009-06-20T17:14:00.005+08:00

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

2009-06-20T17:00:00.003+08:00

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

2009-06-19T12:14:00.003+08:00

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

2009-06-18T03:39:00.007+08:00

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

2009-06-18T03:14:00.002+08:00

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

2009-06-18T00:36:00.003+08:00

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

2009-06-14T12:35:00.002+08:00

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

2009-06-09T11:58:00.005+08:00

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

2009-06-09T11:48:00.002+08:00

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

2009-06-09T03:14:00.005+08:00

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!!

UEFA Champions League

2009-05-28T21:29:00.005+08:00

VS

- the match watched by millions or billions of people around the world
- the showdown of 2 great teams
- the battle of 2 great players
- the power of 2 great managers
- the winner takes away 1 great cup
- the location was set in magnificent rome
- the finale was ended yesterday night
- it was all so beautiful

on the 27th of May 2009, the UEFA Champions League Finals was held in Rome where the battle of Barcelona and Manchester United took place. the winner of this league will call themselves the champions of europe which is a great achievement.

a brief explanation of the Champions League here. each and every country in europe plays football and has a league on their own. with many clubs competing in the league, they divide in into several different leagues ranking from the top to bottom. mostly, 1 country would hv 2 or mayb 3 leagues. each league consists of 20 clubs or more.

for instance, in Italy, the top league would be called Serie-A, 2nd division would be called Serie-B. in England, the top league would be called the Premier League (where most ppl would watch), 2nd division would be called the League Championships and so on.

how do u make it into the Champions League? the Champions League has 32 clubs in the competition. so it is fairly simple, juz be the top 3 teams of the league in ur country and u are qualified to enter the Champions League. and why is called the European Champions League? because only clubs from England, France, Spain, Italy, Holland, Russia, Denmark, Sweden are qualified to enter the Champions League which makes it 24 out of 32 teams. what about the remaining place? the 4th team of the league have to play a qualifying round with the other 4th members of other leagues to fight for the last spot in the Champions League which fills up all the 32spots in the Champions League.

clear so far? hehe, anyhow...it's a battle between all the top teams in their country in 1 big league. that's why it is so good to watch compared to other matches.

andres iniesta - he's one of the best midfielder

i watched the final between Barcelona and Manchester United despite it all being telecast live at 2.45am +8GMT. the opening ceremony was very grand with the stage being set so beautifully. the 90minutes throughout the game was quite entertaining as well eventhough it was late at nite. Barcelona indeed played very well but Manchester did have some tricks up their sleeves. all in all, it was good to watch.

Click HERE if you would like to read on the report that night.

lionel messi - most probably the world player of the year 2009

f.c barcelona - won all 3 cups in 1 season
(spanish league, champions league, kings cup)

hope those who read this can know a bit more bout football :) and yes, football plays for 90minutes with 45minutes at each half and a 10minutes rest in between.

Source : ESPN Soccernet

android fever

2009-05-24T16:02:00.001+08:00

htc magic

2009-05-24T15:12:00.005+08:00

i've posted htc dream G1 b4 utilizing the android os and this is the 2nd installation of htc's range of android phones, finally announced ... this is the htc magic or u can call it the G2...

several upgrades compared to the previous model and it's all wonderful. first off would be a slimmer n thinner design due to losing the slide-out keyboard. second would be a larger built in ROM and RAM making it faster compared to the G1. equipped with a new version of android, version 1.5 or they would like to call it cupcake, it's a lot smoother n has a better interface as well. similiar to appstore, android comes with its own version called the android market where u can download many sorts of third-party applications either free or paid.

hands itching for 1, u know how much i love to play around with new open source stuffs hehe ... heard it'll be released in HK, Germany, Russia n Singapore nxt mth. hehe, why no Malaysia? nxt year again!? might be retailing for RM2.3k or somewhere around there ... will definitely get it if it's about rm1.5k!

the next iPhone 3G?

2009-05-23T15:26:00.002+08:00

said to be released on the 17th July with the following specs :-

* 32GB and 16GB storage (up from the current 16GB and 8GB models)
* $199 and $299 price points to be maintained
* 3.2-megapixel camera (up from the current 2-megapixel camera)
* Video-recording and editing capabilities
* Ability to send a picture & video via MMS
* Discontinuation of the metal band surrounding the edge of the device
* OLED screen
* 1.5 times the battery life of the current models
* Double the RAM and processing power
* Built-in FM transmitter
* Apple logo on back will glow
* Rubber-tread backing
* Sleeker design
* Built-in compass
* The camera, GPS, compass and Google map combined will identify photo and inform about photo locations
* Turn-by-turn directions

will it be true? how will it look it? will u want one? well, among all these purportedly true specs...i would be interested in the OLED screen since it will increase the battery life n will also add in clarity to the already clear screen but the fact is OLED screens are costlier than the current LCD screen. with the same price, i'm not sure whether they'll make it or not.

hopefully they'll bag in the OS3.0 alongside as well coz it's a serious upgrade for all current iPhone users! androids juz reached v1.5 and are marching onwards to v2.0 but i still hvn't get a chance to play around with it...hopefully soon :)

until then ... let's juz wait n see...

another dam cool app for iPhone

2009-05-20T02:07:00.000+08:00

bEbOt

2009-05-20T01:49:00.001+08:00

this is a damn cute app for ur iphone :D

led tv

2009-05-19T23:51:00.002+08:00

today i've been to d ikano power center and i finally got a glimpse of an led tv...the model i came about was samsung's led tv in 46" and 32" which was spectacular i would say.

first and foremost was d design of tat particular model, it was SLIM and i mean ultra-slim :)

other formidable features from n led tv would be energy saving, ultra high dynamic contrast and ultra fast response time of 2ms with 100hz anti flicker pictures. it was playing a demo clip and the video quality was sharp, clear and beautiful. it's nothing compared to others which was on display...

they had philips and sony hd lcds on display but once i saw the led tv, it stunned me. they have 2 series for the LED TVs, 6 series and 7 series both with distinctive features of their own. 6 series would be a conventional lcd tv with 4 HDMi ports and USB port for easy sharing, the 7 series comes with built in internet tv function(which is not yet popular in our country) which means it has built in wireless connection to download and stream contents from the internet or see on screen widgets which updates from time to time, and play games n more ... talking bout innovation for tv :D

would hv taken some pictures if i had a camera but then wait till u see the price...u shud go hv a look at it urself :)

the 40" model was priced @ RM5999 and the 46" model was RM14999! =D
anyhow, it's something i would wan in my house nxt time...

for more information u can visit:-

this site(flash)...
or
6 series site(html) and 7 series site(html) ...

rain

2009-05-14T03:16:00.003+08:00

finally it starts to rain again, after so many weeks of hot n humid days ... it's juz so refreshing and comfortable to be raining but of course it's difficult to go anywhere when it's raining.

it's 3 now, but then it starts to rain again. this always happens, everytime i wash d car it will rain ... i wonder why, it rains heavier today becoz i waxed n polished the car 2! haha, sad ... seeing all ur effort goin down d drain after all d hard work n u hvn't savour enough of it yet ... i guess tat's juz meant to b :)

my 100th post

2009-05-11T01:50:00.002+08:00

hehe, saw this on one of my fren's msn display name n would like to put it here :)

"90ppl had swine flu n everyone is wearing surgical masks, 20million hv aids but nobody wants to wear a condom"

HTC TyTN II (Kaiser)

2009-05-10T16:11:00.003+08:00

been using this phone for the past week now, the OS that came along with it was sluggish and totally under utilized the processing power of this little thing. it's a HSDPA phone that has a full-sized qwerty keyboard when u slide it open. about a year n half ago, this was the ultimate pda phone retailing for rm3.5k ... but now it's totally different.

anyhow, i've given it a fresh new operating system n it's now running on a lighter, faster but cooler interface. it wasn't easy, took a lot of reading and research before being able to confidentally give it a try because any mistakes in between might render the phone bricked / in other words USELESS :D anyhow it's working fine n very nice now thanks to guyz over in the xda developer forums and also the mastermind of this incredible rom. there are many different roms which they play around with but i seem to like this so i gave it a try. indeed, the results were superb :)

here are some pictures of the phone before and after ...

DSLR

2009-04-25T03:51:00.004+08:00

it's getting pretty common nowadays since almost wherever i go i do see ppl carrying a good load of cameras around with pretty good gears i should say, well ... i like to take pictures and loves seeing nice things so i would like to keep it in my memory and also in some form which i could review in let's say a few decades down d road? that's why i spent money buying a camera. why dslr? as i've said, i love to see nice things n i like to play with cameras. when u see a nice picture, u'll drool over it but when i see it i would b curious on how ppl manage to take that shot n i would like to do something similar as well.

anyway, what i would like to say is ... in case u would like to get a dslr camera, get a new 1 n there are plenty new models surfacing which has plenty new features for u to try as well. here's one i would recommend

Nikon D5000 (released in 14th April 2009)
- 12.3mp DX-format sensor
- 2.7" articulating display
- 3200 ISO
- 4 frames per second
- one touch live view button
- 720p HD video recording (new features for DSLR now)
- 11-pts AF system with 3D focus tracking
- 19 different scene selection
- with all the previous Nikon camera feats

and the projected price would be under RM3k with kit lens!!

if you wan to read the full review, feel free to head on to this website
dpreview

and the lucky draw prize is ...

2009-04-25T03:40:00.002+08:00

that was my 3rd pendrive draw in a row for 3 consecutive years!
starting from 1gb, 2gb and 4gb :D

am i lucky or what?

hopefully it'll b better in any lucky draw i go !

Thank You!

2009-04-25T03:25:00.003+08:00

i would like to thank mr. chan for the delightful box of gift specially delivered from Australia which contained such special gift for me which i just received today

:)

there were 3 egg-shaped Kinder chocolate and when u break it in half, out comes these 3 little toys for u...the chocolate from Kinder is called Kinder-Surprise. it's quite cute and the chocolate is quite tasty eventhough d toys are toys.

THANK U CHAN!

21.04.2009

2009-04-21T03:03:00.005+08:00

我想把握这个机会来充分的感谢我的好同事，好朋友。为什么呢？今天是我的生日，4月21号，星期二。我每星期一都是和我同事朋友们一块打羽毛球。10点-12点半夜，打完过后他们就在大礼堂里唱了首生日歌给我然后送了我一份礼物.一份对我来说都是很有意思和不便宜的一份礼物。一定经过不少的麻烦来取得这份礼物，所以我真的要特别感谢 chin 经过这么多的麻烦。当然不少的是其他同事朋友们有份一起送我这份礼物...谢谢 ashley 小姐特地负责去包这份礼物，里面还有特别的“惊喜”　:)

第二份我收到的礼物是一个特地去ＫＬＣＣ　Sony Style 买的 Sony Alpha 相机 bag.谢谢你用了一天的时间特地去找这份礼物给我。也是要感谢 chin 因为有他的帮助才能找到这个 bag.

我会好好的去使用我所收到的礼物和祝福，希望我的愿望可以很快实现吧！
所以说，生日不一定要过的特别但是就是和那些人一起度过。最重要的是快乐！

minutes after ...

2009-04-11T01:12:00.002+08:00

makes me so wanna do this ...

haha, juz jk laa :)

nbtd

2009-04-11T01:09:00.000+08:00

it was drizzling, so juz sat there n snap...haha :p

redang island

2009-04-10T03:00:00.008+08:00

hi there,

juz back from a short trip to redang ... hehe, finally got to go there. was quite tiring from all the travelling though, we took a bus to d airport, then a flight there, then a bus to d jetty, then a boat to redang and back d same way. wasted quite some time in travelling becoz one of the jetty closer to redang was closed for maintenance so we had to go to the other jetty which is 15mins closer to d airport compared to the other jetty but i wonder why d boat trip was 1 hour more than the other jetty :p

anyhow, we had quite some fun there ... snorkelling, swimming, chilling, laughing, singing, and sleeping :D here are some pictures i snapped during d trip, still learning how to take good pics ... many of them failed though, haha. dun laugh at me~!

so now i'm back to work again ... pc fair this week 10 - 12th april ... get buzy~!

and not to forget

2009-03-30T03:18:00.001+08:00

happy birthday 天龙哥！

fun night @ redbox :)

some other pictures

2009-03-30T03:02:00.004+08:00

happy birthday

2009-03-30T02:30:00.006+08:00

we wish u a happy birthday,
we wish u a happy birthday,
we wish u a happy birthday,
and a happy birthday!

happy **rd birthday jeff loh!

hope u had a nice 1~

we had dinner up at lookout point, newly opened steamboat from gasoline :)

brought my camera (sony alpha 300) n tripod up with wai heng (nikon d80) and ah hou (ashley's bf with canon 1000d) to snap some pictures ... hehe, my first time for night landscape shots ... still learning, most of it failed though :p

here's one i managed to savour~

nxt time try again! hehe

support earth hour

2009-03-28T17:42:00.000+08:00

Earth Hour 2009

2009-03-25T01:21:00.001+08:00

here's a youtube video of the previous earth hour events in other places :)

60 earth hour

2009-03-25T01:03:00.002+08:00

heard of this? it's actually n event held by WWF (world wildlife fund) n u are to turn off ur electricity or electronic devices for an hour on the 28th of March 2009, precisely at 8.30pm. apparently many ppl are joining this event n it's getting quite big here in malaysia right now. i've seen many places holding events and planning for lots of stuffs on that particular day as well to support this event or in order to draw a larger crowd to that location :)

from a glimpse, here are a few spots pledging to that event :-
» Landmark : Putrajaya
» Landmark : Historic Dataran Merdeka
» Landmark : KLCC
» Landmark : Sunway Intergrated Resort
» Landmark : KL Sentral
» Landmark : KL Tower
» Landmark : Penang Bridge
» Landmark : 1Utama
» Landmark : Cineleisure Damansara
» Landmark : Cititel Midvalley

and lots more more more more ... so are u up for it?

e-book reader

2009-03-22T18:58:00.002+08:00

Remember i posted about e-books or readers like the kindle or similar stuffs?

apparently fujitsu released it's first colored e-book for consumer use not only in japan but worldwide, but as usual there will be some special features for the japanese version featuring a full version of windows ce 5.0.

it's called flepia and the specifications for the fujitsu model is as followed :-
- 8" xga color touch screen with 260k colors
- bluetooth & wifi connection
- 4gb storage via SD card
- less than half an inch thick
- 40hrs of continuous use battery life (e-book usage)

and it's selling for approx. USD$1010 (~RM3700)

smartphone

2009-03-22T18:37:00.003+08:00

wanna get a smartphone but don't know which to choose from?

don't fret as there's a pretty well rounded review of all the types of OS available now in the market all in 1 page. u can read tables of comparisons, or the detailed reviewed comparisons word to word from this page here :)

Click HERE to read on ...

hdr photos

2009-03-21T04:12:00.003+08:00

my first few experiments of high dynamic range photos (a combination of 3 different exposure pictures into 1 single picture)...still learning how to shoot awesome hdr photos :)

i've got a few more but hvn't process yet ... some day shots n some night ones ... let's see how it turn out to b (when i hv d time to play with it) haha

on my off day

2009-03-20T00:46:00.005+08:00

woke up @ 7 in d morning, sending my sister to work then sent the pajero for service. almost ran into big trouble with d car, unable to start on my way back home. luckily it managed to work after allowing it to rest for about an hour. finally managed to get it up n running, ran some chores then took some time to do some of my own stuffs after that :)

went to tasik permaisuri n snapped some pictures, here are a few noob shots :)

always open for comments ~

cloud computing

2009-03-18T20:43:00.002+08:00

here's something new i suppose, but it's something growing quite rapidly it seems throughout d previous 6 mths plus.

cloud computing, what is it? it's actually a very interesting concept with lots of advantages and is getting picked up quite fast recently due to the economic crisis or should i say recession? it's d same anyway, ok. so with every company large and small trying to cut their budgets but would also like growth, they would venture into this new little concept. up till now, do u hv any idea of what this cloud computing means? neither do i beforehand but i've seen it popping up everywhere from magazines, to newspaper, to advertisements and basically everywhere.

it's 2009 now, and most of the companies nowadays would result to computerizing their office and system. it's certainly faster, simpler n easier to use but 1 thing is not good ... it's expensive.

for instance :- data is very important to every company, so they would need a storage space to store all these important data but purchasing for a data server would cost a lot for soho(small office home office) to implement. cloud computing could help them in this way, for internet being so common nowadays, these data can be stored in certain data centers hosting these types of service for a monthly fee of course and will keep the information private and confidential to the client.

another instance of cloud computing :- software licensing for commercial use also cost a lot, therefore resulting into opensource development of these software and now it is made online. online applications such as google apps, yahoo and amazon host these kinds of solution which helps clients solve the expenditure problems.

users can avoid capital expenditure on hardware, software and maintainence upfront rather than just pay the rental service by monthly basis. users can generally terminate the contract anytime in between just like stopping a newspaper subscription. tat's lots of savings compared to 1 shot implementation of computerization in a small company.

well, jus something i would like to share with everyone :)
hope tat i didn't make any mistakes here ... hehe

iPhone OS 3.0

2009-03-18T15:13:00.003+08:00

Apple just debuted its upcoming iPhone OS 3.0. Much of the news seemed developer-centric, but there are certainly plenty of consumer implications down the road, along with long-awaited functions like copy and paste, A2DP, MMS and universal Spotlight search. Improvements include:

App and developer functionality (more here)

* Peer-to-peer connectivity over Bluetooth for gaming and other info-swapping.
* Paid apps will have the potential to be subscription fee-based, and can include optional paid content that can be bought from right inside the app.
* Developers can now build apps that call out to Google Maps, and can also finally bring Apple-blessed turn-by-turn to the phone.
* Devs can also connect with hardware accessories over in their apps now, such as a blood pressure monitor -- or perhaps a keyboard? Connectivity works through the dock connector or over Bluetooth.
* Long-promised push functionality will at last be included, but apps won't run in the background.
* Developers can add streaming video and audio to their apps, along with in-game voice use.

General functionality

* Cut, copy and paste. At last! You can shake the phone to undo and redo the action, and it works with both text and photos, allowing Mail to send multiple photos at a time. (more here)
* MMS, along with forward and delete for multiple messages. (more here)
* A2DP stereo Bluetooth.
* Unlocked Bluetooth functionality on 2G iPod touch. (more here)
* Spotlight has been added to a new home screen page to the left of existing pages, allowing for universal search on the phone. (more here)
* Tethering is built into 3.0, and Apple will work with carriers on that -- who will have the last say on its implementation, most likely.
* App Store will be available in 77 countries.
* Parental controls for TV shows, movies and App Store apps.
* Auto-login for WiFi hotspots.

Apple apps
* A new app called Voice Memos which lets you record notes and reminders.
* A revised Stocks app, with news stories and a landscape view.
* Landscape view available for Mail, Text and Notes.
* CalDAV support has been added to Calendar, along with subscriptions support in the .ics format.
* Apple's major apps have all been expanded with search functionality.
* Note syncing to Mac and PC.
* YouTube account support.
* Form auto-fill.
* Phishing protection.
* Shake the shuffle iPod playback.

A developer beta of OS 3.0 is available today, and the 3.0 update will be coming to consumers this summer as a free update to all iPhone 3G customers. It'll also work for 1st gen iPhone owners, though they won't receive A2DP or MMS due to hardware limitations. iPod touch owners will be able to update for $9.95, just like last time. There you go, the Apple's way of launching a new product. Do you want an iPhone / iPod Touch now? :) That's a MAJOR upgrade I'm looking forward to have soon...

source: Engadget

First Few Shots

2009-03-14T01:50:00.005+08:00

here are the first few shots from ɑ300

- ɑlpha lens cap

- yeou @ work

- fried fish skin

- roasted duck mee

- jeff in a conversation (i won't delete it :p)

- low yat plaza

- low yat concourse (3:2 ratio)

- low yat concourse (16:9 ratio)

- closeup of Sony Ericsson

- japanese lucky charm

- diamond ring on ɑlpha lens cap

- ashley (put on a face coz i took her ring)

- trying out zooming in shot

- nothing to do in d car

- candid shot of fai

feel free to comment on d noob shots :)

sony ɑ300 unboxing

2009-03-12T21:06:00.006+08:00

yayyyy, went n bought it today :)

added in a 2yr extended warranty too ...

here are d unboxing pics :-

lady cop & papa crook

2009-03-12T03:27:00.003+08:00

juz finished watching this movie, yeah i know it's 3.30 in the morning but i jus finished it :p during the course of the movie, there were quite some interference though ... first was a buggy mosquito flying around disturbing me, when i got rid of it(u know how) ... my com restarted coz it finished downloading some "critical" updates halfway through the movie! grrr ... but in the end i finised watching it. was quite a funny movie to start off with, the cast was pretty cute in terms of pairing but in the end it was a movie worth watching.

there were few morals embedded in this movie itself though:-

1. bad deeds will end up with bad mishaps (eason as the "group leader" ends up being caught)
2. good people can make lots of friends (chapman to making friends & jokes :p)

and finally

3. love is strong (sammi cheng going back to her bf eventhough she found out that he cheated on her lots n lots of time)

well, u might find it boring for me to dish out moral n stuffs but tat's quite some summary of the movie itself. sammi was quite cool on set (she's v v fair), eason doesn't really look like a "group leader", and a special guest appearance by tam yiu man (he was really really cool eventhough he onli came out for about 2mins?), jus to name a few. anyhow, why don't u tell me how u feel bout this movie?

coach wrist watch

2009-03-10T16:33:00.003+08:00

here's d 2k watch i saw last time but it was in white with a silver metallic strap and pearl based ... couldn't find d white one anywhere on the internet :p

it's selling for USD398 on Coach's Official Site

# Swiss Quartz
# Mineral crystal
# Water resistant to 99 feet
# Stainless steel case with rubber strap

HTC Dream (Android G1)

2009-03-10T10:54:00.003+08:00

some nice pics of htc dream, using android os. something i like about it is becoz it's open source, this means the software is open for developers to come up with lots n lots of new n innovative applications to go along with it. something similiar to d iphone.

Poll

2009-03-09T20:12:00.003+08:00

i've put up a voting poll, thinking of what to get first ... could u give me a hand?

hehe, drop by n juz give me a vote

*you might make a difference ;)
http://jeffreybligblog.blogspot.com

ASUS

2009-03-06T03:57:00.003+08:00

asus seems to b coming on strong for this CeBIT exhibition ...

here are some stuffs which i couldn't resist but post :D

1. asus marine cool concept motherboard features

2. asus marine cool concept motherboard

3. asus marine cool concept motherboard - 2

4. asus lamborghini vx-5 high-end notebook

5. asus dual screen concept notebook
(which u can flip it horizontally / vertically)

and i'm hungry right now!!! hehe, sleeeping time! g'nitez!

CeBIT

2009-03-06T03:31:00.004+08:00

seems like CeBIT is on it's way in Germany right now for this week. it's one of the largest annual trade show for the information and telecommunications technology (ICT) business showcasing so many new stuffs (gadgets mainly, and innovations) which attracts traders from all around the world. quite a lot of things which caught my attention though :p

there are:-
- pocket projectors
- flying robots
- household robots
- slimmer, faster, cooler, smaller notebooks
- higher capacity drives
- networking media center enhanced

let's hv the pictures to do all the talking :)

1. W/D 2TB Hard Disk (which i'm having 1TB now :D)

2. Acer EasyStore Network Storage

3. Justin (household robot to take out ur trash)

4. Qnap NMP 1000 (small network media player)

5. Android G1 in BLACK (by HTC)

6. ASUS slim UX series notebook

7. ASUS slim series Eee PC 1008HA (which looks sexy!)

8. ASUS CeBIT 2009 booth (with new taglines)

9. Acer Pocket Projector K10

tat's all currently, for more information do visit here!

time to checkout n go to bed :)

windows vista

2009-03-06T03:10:00.002+08:00

hey guyz!

i've got a good news for u if ur using windows vista :)

do u guyz know that there's a sidebar everytime u start ur windows vista? there's a new gadget introduced by colleague fren (jeffloh) which i find quite nice. it's small and comes in handy when u use it which i think i could recommend.

it's the windows live gadget tool which shows ur msn messenger's contact buddies status and also informs u of any new mails coming in. u can always try it out for free if ur interested. don't worry...it's virus free since ur downloading from microsoft windows live server. if u don't trust the website, u can always request the file from me and add it to ur side bar :)

click here to download

HD Wallpapers

2009-03-03T23:30:00.004+08:00

since so many ppl hv been buying HD LCDs around ... i might wanna recommend u guyz to come over n visit this little website i found :)

what does it contain? quite a lot of HD wallpapers which i find quite nice ...
here are a few quick ones i've seen ... there are lots more!

click here to visit the site!

Access Point feature

2009-02-28T14:30:00.002+08:00

oh ya, i left out a fairly important feature for the Asus P835 PDA phone which caught my eye ... it comes with a built in access point feature which allows you to share the high speed internet connection with 10 different devices. this feature usually requires 3rd party software but it's now included by asus to easily share ur internet connection with ur laptop to enable internet on the go! very useful feature and it automatically reconnects dropped connections too ... hehe

ASUS Smart Phone/ PDA Phone P835

2009-02-28T13:33:00.004+08:00

here's something new from asus, a brand more renowned in notebooks and computer peripherals ... just released the specifications for this new P835 with stunning specs and new innovations. see if u like it or not ;)

so what can u see here? a fast processor (528Mhz Qualcomm Processor), a crystal clear high resolution touchscreen (3.5" WVGA 800x480), a very new and innovative ASUS Glide software (similiar to the TouchFlo from HTC), 7.2mbps HSUPA high speed connectivity (7.2mb Download/ 2mb Upload), sufficient amount of RAM n ROM to run more applications faster (288MB RAM & 256MB ROM). it also comes with aGPS (assisted GPS for navigation) and Push E-Mail. to top things off, asus added in a responsive trackball to optimize ur web browsing experience with great software such as Opera Mobile, MSN, YouTube, Flickr.

with something as good as this, don't expect it to come in a small package though ... hehe, the dimensions = 115mm x 59mm x 13.8mm ... let's see if u can guess which is height, length and width :D

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Thank You!

21.04.2009

minutes after ...

nbtd

redang island

and not to forget

some other pictures

happy birthday

阿辉生日快乐 2009!