Article Archive for February 2008

Sony opens new in-game PS3 advertising platform
Posted from TECH.BLORGE on February 27, 2008

Sony opens new in-game PS3 advertising platformSony’s starting a new advertising platform designed to make in-game ads easy and open on the PS3. The move will likely catalyze the in-game ad market, which is becoming increasingly complicated for ad-serving companies.

iPod Touch now $249 refurbished
Posted from iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE on February 27, 2008

iPod Touch now $249 refurbishedIt looks like Apple’s taken back enough broken iPod Touch units that it’s finally reselling them – in perfect working condition and for less, of course.

iPhone SDK delayed by "two to three weeks"
Posted from iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE on February 27, 2008

iPhone SDK delayed by "two to three weeks" Those wishing for an official developer kit for the iPhone by the end of this month are going to be disappointed.  Word on the street is that the developer kit will be delayed by at least two weeks, perhaps longer.

Turn your iPhone or iPod Touch into a wireless touchpad for your PC or Mac
Posted from iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE on February 27, 2008

Turn your iPhone or iPod Touch into a wireless touchpad for your PC or Mac The iPhone and iPod Touch are like fine wines, they just keep getting better with time.  More uses are found for them every day and here’s something that I didn’t even think of.  It’s now possible to use them as a wireless touchpad for your PC or Mac.

Application offers one-click Jailbreak of 1.1.3 iPhones
Posted from iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE on February 27, 2008

Untitled-1 Up until now if you wanted to be free of AT&T there were a few methods of jailbreaking your iPhone.  None of them were as easy as just connecting your iPhone and clicking a button.  At least, it used to be it wasn’t that easy, it is now thanks to a new application.

Will Adobe Flash and iPhone pair up? It looks that way.
Posted from iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE on February 27, 2008

Flash.jpgAdobe Flash has been one of the most requested features for the iPhone, and it looks like it is finally making its way to the iPhone. 

Gear Live has stirred up excited iPhone users by reporting that we should be seeing this featuring very soon.

Apple may introduce iPhone 2 with 3G capabilities
Posted from iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE on February 27, 2008

Apple may introduce iPhone 2 with 3G capabilities All those early iPhone adopters got a little angry last year when Apple dropped the price of the device by $200 just two months after introducing it.  Adopters of the iPhone this year may get just as angry.  Apple may be introducing the iPhone 2 later this year.  It will have enhanced features and perhaps a design revision as well.

Version 1.1.3 iPhones unlockable fresh from the factory
Posted from iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE on February 27, 2008

Version 1.1.3 iPhones unlockable fresh from the factory It seems the near impossible has been done, again.  Any brand new Apple iPhone should be software unlockable as long as it has the 1.1.3 firmware and bootloader 4.6.

Jailbreak iPhone and iPod Touch 1.1.3 without a computer: iJailbreak Mobile
Posted from iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE on February 27, 2008

Remember the days when we didn’t need computers to jailbreak our mobile, Apple devices? Well, we’re back to those days (after going back to the old ways for a short while).

Updated: iJailbreak: easy 1.1.3 jailbreak for iPhone and iPod Touch on Mac
Posted from iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE on February 27, 2008

iJailbreak: easy 1.1.3 jailbreak for iPhone and iPod Touch on MacRemember the good ol’ days when jailbreaking your mobile Apple device didn’t require a computer? Nowadays we have to resort to such old-school methods, but at least people like AriX and Ben are making it easy… for Mac users. The duo is "pleased to announce" iJailbreak for 1.1.3.

iPhone and iPod Touch: SNES emulator now available
Posted from iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE on February 27, 2008

iPhone and iPod Touch: SNES emulator now availableIt’s been a long time comin’, but it’s finally here. Expected to hit the mobile Apple platform eventually, an SNES emulator is finally available.

Comcast hires stooges to fill seats at FCC hearings
Posted from TECH.BLORGE on February 26, 2008

Comcast hires stooges to fill seats at FCC hearingsEveryone is familiar with the household name Comcast — though everyone associates it with cable in some way, many associate it with underhanded business practices. That is exactly what the FCC is trying to determine at a series of hearings currently being held at Harvard; the FCC will potentially force service providers to provide steady and consistent service, something that Comcast is notorious for not doing.

Facebook introduces clutter-reducing tabs to user profiles
Posted from TECH.BLORGE on February 26, 2008

Facebook introduces clutter-reducing tabs to user profilesOk — everyone and their grandmas have a Facebook account nowadays, and many of those accounts have become cluttered with applications, bumper stickers and the like. Dare I say that Facebook was approaching dangerous MySpace-like waters? The good folks at Facebook might have realized the error in their approach, because Facebook will be adding tabs to user profiles to relieve all the clutter and nonsense.

Gene technology comes to Apple
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on February 26, 2008

Gene technology come to Apple thanks to GenecoIf you’re a science junkie and a Mac user, you’ve watched enviously as your friends and colleagues used biotechnology software on their PCs. Now you don’t have to look from afar anymore, as companies like GeneGo are bringing gene technology and bio applications to the Mac (and to Linux users as well).

Apple announces the updated MacBook and the MacBook Pro. The multi-touch trackpad is now featured on the MacBook Pro.
Posted from MAC.BLORGE on February 26, 2008

MacBook-Pro.pngWell it’s about time! Apple has finally updated the MacBook Pro. The MacBook has also received an update. The cases, for both models, have remained the same. The MacBook and the MacBook Pro feature the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors, larger hard drives (up to 300GB) and 2GB of memory standard in most models.