Monday, 3 May 2010

Apples iPad 3G Dropping Quality on Media Streams

Want an identical experience when using a "Wi-Fi-only" iPad versus Apple's just-released iPad 3G? Guess again.

Electronista is reporting that a number of common applications, including the iPad's YouTube viewer, Netflix, and ABC's TV viewer, are running at downsampled resolutions over the 3G connection.

Source:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2363330,00.asp?sms_ss=digg

Courier Tablet Sidelined Says Microsoft

In extremely sad news for those of us who wanted a super cool tablet with two screens, the Courier is no more. :(

Source:
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/34507/

iPad 3G Teardown

While the rest of the world awaits in awe for the unveiling of the iPad, we've got our hands on the newly released iPad 3G.

We'll be comparing the internals of this production unit to the preproduction FCC photos we exclusively unveiled a month ago. (Note: Teardowns provide a look inside a device and should not be used as disassembly instructions.)

Source:
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPad-3G-Teardown/2374/1

Hack iPad 3G Runs on TMobile Sends Texts [VIDEO]

The 3G version of Apples iPad hit store shelves on Friday, and its already been hacked to run on a U.S. carrier thats not AT&T: T-Mobile.

Better still, its possible to send SMS text messages from the iPad on T-Mobiles network.

Source:
http://mashable.com/2010/05/02/ipad-3g-t-mobile-sms-text/

Sunday, 2 May 2010

How to Backup Your SHSH Blobs Using Firmware Umbrella [Win]

Instructions on how to backup your SHSH blobs using Firmware Umbrella for Windows

Source:
http://www.iClarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=9194

The Shave Mobile For The Hairy MultiTasker

Convenience and timesaving are two features that are usually big sellers when it comes to the preferences of the modern consumer.

We dont however, usually connect those two dots when talking about cell phones and/or electric shavers.

Source:
http://www.weirdasianews.com/2010/04/28/shave-mobile-hairy-multitasker/

Helper Robots We Desperately Need the HRP2 Dishbot

Yes, we've lived in the era of the dishwasher for some time.

But for the toughest, greasiest pans, call in the Dishbot.

Source:
http://www.popsci.com/gadgets/article/2010-04/dishbot-cleans-house-learns-live-uncertainty