Ok, I’d hate to blog any bad news about the iPhone, especially just after having written a post celebrating the iPhone’s unlock. But this is actually quite serious, as you may already know, the iPhone is not like any other cell phone / mobile phone… the batteries do not pop out when it falls on the floor, the casing does not fall apart everywhere like you would expect with a normal cell phone (like the picture to the left), at least not usually.
This is what makes it so unique, however, in return there is a price to pay. Because the iPhone’s battery cannot be taken out and replaced by a new one, its quite obvious that your iPhone’s unique power source will die someday and along with it goes your iPhone…
To ‘help’ you prepare for this holy day, PCMAG has created an iPhone Death Watch. Given that your iPhone’s every functionality depends heavily on its battery, it was actually quite simple to setup a formula to calculate when exactly in terms of ‘after how many charges’ your iPhone will hit the bin.
Read on after the jump…
Have a look at the pic below, T-Mobile??? Yes, that’s right, Apple’s iPhone has been unlocked! No more AT&T exclusivity!
[image via Engadget]
iPhoneSimFree.com claims that they have made a tiny piece of software which fits into the iPhone, when installed it will allow your phone to become “sim free”. Here are some of the main benefits as mentioned on their web:
- Chose the provider you want, use any SIM card from any network provider in any country
- No more outrageous roaming charges. When traveling simply pick the local provider of your choice and change your sim card
- Poor network coverage no longer an issue, use the network provider best suited to your region
Until two days ago, the above information has just been what iPhoneSimFree.com‘s claims… However, from Engadget’s latest featured post, they can now prove that the team at iPhoneSimFree.com are the first to crack open Apple iPhone’s sim lock system, since its launch date. According to the post from Engadget, “Again: we can confirm with 100% certainty that iPhoneSIMfree.com’s software solution completely SIM unlocks the iPhone, is restore-resistant, and should make the iPhone fully functional for users outside of the US.”
Also, here’s some main features on the software installation:
- Only requires a short period of time, a matter of only minutes
- Once you put your new, non AT&T SIM in the device, you have to go through the usual activation process
- The menu system now has a couple more options, the root menu has carrier settings where you can select your preferred network if you don’t want to roam
- General -> Network menu now has an EDGE network settings area where you can input your carrier’s APN and username / password
- For usual features like visual voicemail that you would expect to see when using an AT&T sim card, you will of course not have them when a sim card from another carrier is now inserted
This really isn’t a hoax! To prove this, Engadget has also tested it to be restore / upgrade resistant! A test was performed by doing a full restore (v1.0.2) on their iPhone and successfully activating it using an inactive AT&T sim card.
Have a look at Engadget’s “iPhone Unlocked” gallery, there’s also a video to show that all this is a hoax!
[via Engadget]
So you’ve got an iPhone, its become your latest, most cherished piece of everyday equipment, you carry it with you everywhere, it may even have replaced the very spot where your teddy’s been placed since you were little. But in case you’re wondering what would happen if you accidentally dropped (or purposefully threw) your precious iPhone onto the carpet floor at home or even the cement off your parking lot, here’s a stress test video to stop you wondering!
Back in June, when we wrote a post about a few of Sony Ericsson’s latest upcoming phones, I recently found out we had entirely forgotten to write about the Sony Ericsson W910i!
You may consider the W910i to be a rather “lite” version of the upcoming W960i, however the W960i’s UK launch date is still uncertain. As for the W910i, it is expected to arrive soon, so I hope this quick post isn’t too late.
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So what does the W910i offer?
For a start, the W910i will be a brilliant handy, thin slider, only 12.5mm thick (compared to K850i 17mm thick, Nokia N95 21mm, Samsung G600 and E950 14.9mm thick) and will come in “Hearty Red” and “Noble Black” have a look at some of its major specs listed below:
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G, EDGE, GPRS, HSDPA (3.6Mbps), A2DP
- 86g in weight
- TFT, 256K colors
- 240 x 320 pixels, 2.4-inch screen
- Memory Stick Micro (M2) card slot
- 40MB internal memory
- Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
- USB 2.0
- 2 MP camera
- Standby time: up to 400 hours
- Talk time: up to 9 hours
- Other features:
- RSS reader
- Walkman player 3.0
- TrackID music recognition
The W910i will not have a touch screen like some might have expected. However improvements to the walkman series phones such as higher camera resolution and better quality videos plus the ability to play windows media files and real player files will certainly make it a stronger competitor amongst the current new line of multimedia phones.
Ok, enough reading! Check out some actual hands-on videos after the jump:
Its finally been announced that O2 will be the single, exclusive carrier for the iPhone in the UK. We’ve all been waiting for a few months to confirm this news, with the choice of European service providers that are available, understandably this deal certainly wasn’t an easy one to close! It was said that the European carriers who have managed to close a deal for the iPhone had to even campaign for it via personal talks with Steve Jobs himself!
It is very clear that Apple has the intention to limit the iPhone’s sales and distribution to other countries as much as possible, O2 will be the exclusive carrier for the iPhone in the UK, while Orange will be the same in France, while T-Mobile for Germany. All three providers have agreed to share 10% of calls and data charges with Apple, while none of them will be able to subsidize these handsets to customers signing for the telephony contract.
As for now, it will not be until next year, before the Apple iPhone will be released in other European countries and Asia.
[via GSMArena]
I came across this USB gadget while I was searching for a birthday present for my friend. This is called “stealth switch”, which claims to be “the worlds first desktop cloaking device”. I think this is perfect for those like my friend who sits next to his boss’s office.
Features:
This device can be hidden and controlled under your desk! With its 6″ USB cable, its foot tap button can be placed “hiddenly” under your foot. Once the foot tap is stepped, the following functions can be activated according to your preset options:
- To switch or hide your current window/ all windows instantly.
- You can preset to bring up a preferred window at all times.
- Password to protect your computer.
- Mute sound,etc…
[image via Techno Freak]
One of the most attractive function is that it can hide all applications you are running, ie Office documents, download windows, browsers, video and audio players and instant messengers as well. You don’t have to turn off the monitor or do mouse clicks anxiously when your boss walks past.
It sounds like an interesting invention, get it now at Play.com delivered, for only £9.99!
[via Play.com]
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A flat panel tv is all the rage these days. It has replaced conventional TVs like the laptop computers replacing the desktop. There are cell phones with in built digital camera and mp 3 players that is replacing the car audio system as well.
Ok, so the phone from the video below looks almost just as cool as the real Apple iPhone. According to the description, it does have 4 Gb of internal memory and it does have a slot for MicroSD too! Base on the video, this “tPhone” (you will see what I mean once you watch the video) is being manufactured by the brand “CECT”, I wonder how much it costed!!??
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