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The New MacBook Specs

MacBook
13.3" widescreen
2.1 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
1GB DDR2 Memory
120 GB Hard Drive
Intel GMA X3100 Graphics


13.3" widescreen
2.0 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB DDR3 Memory
160GB Hard Drive
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M Graphics


13.3" widescreen
2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB DDR3 Memory
250GB Hard Drive
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M Graphics

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MacBook Pro
15.4" widescreen
2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB Memory
250 GB Hard Drive
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT with 256 MB


15.4" widescreen
2.53 Ghz
4GB Memory
320 GB Hard Drive
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT with 512 MB


17" widescreen
2.5 Ghz
4GB Memory
320 GB Hard Drive
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT with 512 MB

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MacBook Air
13.3" widescreen
1.6 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo with 1066 Mhz frontside bus
2GB Memory
120GB SATA Hard Drive
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M Graphics


1.86 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo with 1066 Mhz frontside bus
2GB Memory
128GB Solid State Drive
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M Graphics


Also Apple debuted a 24" LED Display with built in iSight camera, mic & speakers, designed specifically for the MacBooks.

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DiskAid is a tool for PC and Mac which enables to use your iPhone or iPod Touch as external Disk.

With DiskAid you can transfer files and folders between your iPhone or iPod Touch and your Computer.

- DiskAid is a Freeware, 100% free of charge
- PC Windows & Mac OSX compatibility
- Supports iPhone 1, 3G and all iPod Touch
- Auto detection feature, just plugin it in !
- Copy Files & Folders between your iPhone or iPod Touch and your Computer
- Files & Folders Browser
- Drag & Drop
- Features rich file organization including folder creation, renaming... etc.
- No jailbreak needed
- Supported firmware versions : 1.1.1 to 2.1




Download DiskAid

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With the new MacBooks released for over 24 hours some interesting secrets hiding within have been discovered.

APC mag has published an article called, "Top 10 things you didn't know about the new MacBook".

Here is a quick rundown:
1. Yeah, target disk mode… about that…
2. The system migration tool has been updated
3. The system chipset has changed, not just the GPU
4. Break the glass screen fascia; replace the whole screen
5. The MacBooks run a special build of OS X, not yet released to other Macs
6. The battery indicator is now on the left side of the notebook
7. The chicklet keyboard on the MacBook is very firmly supported
8. The speakers are surprisingly good
9. The viewing angle on the LCD is still lacking
10. Installing a hard drive is now even more superbly easy

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The iGPS360 module is a state-of-the-art GPS module that brings GPS capability to the iPhone and iPod Touch.



- The module is designed as a direct plug-in for your iPhone (both first generation and 3G) and iPod Touch (the module will not work on other iPod platforms or Apple devices). We also expect the module to work on the second generation iPod Touch once it has been jailbroken.

- The module has on-board battery back-up which will store the last acquired GPS satellite information on-board, enabling a fast GPS-lock re-acquisition time after the module has temporarily been switched off. For optimum on-board battery life and performance, it is advised that before first use of the module, you charge your iPhone/iPod Touch through the GPS module with the included USB cable for at least 16 hours. This will ensure that the battery inside of the GPS module is fully charged before first use. Overnight charging of your iPhone/iPod Touch through the GPS module should be done at least once a week in order to maintain last satellite data and user settings.

- The module is A-GPS enabled, meaning that satellite ephemeris/almanac data can optionally be uploaded to the module before you leave home. This A-GPS data enables the module to achieve an even faster cold-start GPS-lock (
- The module features a low current (
- The module ships with a 6ft micro-USB cable (USB-A to micro USB-B) which will allow you to charge and sync your iPhone/iPod Touch while the GPS module is plugged in (either at home or on the road).

- A smart keychain is currently in development that will extend the functionality of the iGPS360 module in such a way that the module can also be used on any laptop or desktop computer that has a USB port. The keychain will also allow for easy and safe storage of the iGPS360 module on your keychain when not in use. The keychain will be sold separately.

The module costs $75.00 and can be pre-ordered from Orange Gadgets at this link

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The iPhone Dev-Team has made some significant progress on a 3G unlock this week.

Here’s a screenshot of a 3G iPhone whose baseband has been modified. And even though it’s modified — and fails the integrity check — it’s still running.



Running modified baseband code is a very useful ability, but it’s still not possible to accurately estimate how close we are to the ultimate goal.

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We had seen not one but four iPhone apps released last week which made it possible to compose and reply to email messages in either portrait or landscape mode on the iPhone to address one of the limitations of iPhone's Mail app as it does not support landscape mode.

However, the price iPhone users had to pay for this feature ranged from $0.99 (for TouchType, Wide Email, Compose) to $1.99 (for Side Ways).

Conceited Software has recently released Firemail which brings the landscape mode to iPhone's Mail app for free.

Firemail allows iPhone users to compose and reply to email messages in landscape mode. It also allows you to save email messages within the app (mimicking the save as draft functionality).

When you launch Firemail from the home screen, you get the compose screen in the landscape mode where you can type the Subject and the body of the message.



To compose a new message; all you need to do is write the subject and body of your message and hit the button on the bottom left hand corner. Here you get options: "Send to MobileMail", "Save to Bookmarks" and "Cancel". If you select "Send to MobileMail", it opens and auto-populates iPhone's Mail app. If you select "Save to Bookmarks" it results in saving the text of the email message.



If you want to use the email message that you had saved as bookmark, you can click on the bookmark button at bottom center and select the message from the list of bookmarks. After you select the bookmarked message, you will get options to "Insert", "Delete" and "Cancel", selecting "Insert" will result in the text getting inserted in the compose screen. The "Save to Bookmarks" would have been neat feature but the current implementation is not scalable (as only last 4 bookmarks are visible on the screen).



To reply to an email, you need to open an email in iPhone's Mail app and hit reply. Then hit the home button and launch Firemail. Here you can type the body of the message and hit the button on the bottom left hand corner where you will be prompted to similar options to composing an email message, however this time selecting "Send to MobileMail", will result in turn would open and auto-pupulate the message that you wanted to reply.

As I have mentioned before, apps like Firemail are definitely not the ideal solution and I would expect Apple to add landscape mode to iPhone's mail app sometime in the future, till then Conceited Software's Firemail is a good alternative if prefer to type your email messages in landscape vs. portrait mode and its a no-brainer as it is available for free as compared to other iPhone apps on the App Store.

You can download Firemail from the App Store using this link.

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Cylay is the world’s first iPhone security product from iFoneTec that fights theft , tracks lost iPhone, protects data and information, and controls a lost iPhone remotely.

It is capable of identifying current user of an iPhone after its original owner loses it. In addition, it allows the original owner to delete and back up the information via SMS and internet.
Cylay uses a smart and intelligent algorithm to decide whether an iPhone is lost, and claims its loss , so that the iPhone can be recovered in some cases.

Cylay will arm your iPhone with the following of unique features:

- Report current user phone number when iPhone is lost;
- Backup iPhone data to Cylay Server or Google Server;
- Delete all of iPhone information when iPhone is lost;
- Find lost iPhone location (3G iPhone only);
- Report Call history and SMS log of lost iPhone;
- Remotely control lost iPhone: forward SMS, and restore data to iPhone;

How to get Started

Step 1 Register one account for Cylay at cylay.com.

Step 2 Activate, login account and edit your profile.

Step 3 Install Cylay to iPhone from Cydia or Installer

Cydia: http://app.ifonetec.com/cydia
Installer: Installer 4.0 Repository

Step 4 Setup Cylay in iPhone Settings

Step 5 Test Cylay

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Briefcase File Transfer Software for iPhone is said to be the first truly iPhone-centric file transfer software available.

Quickly download any type of file or directory to your iPhone. View your files or upload them to a friend's iPhone. Briefcase makes transferring files completely painless. It requires no cables, no client software, no switching back and forth between the iPhone and Mac, no network setup, and no typing in of an IP address every time you want to download or upload a file.

Features:
- Connect: Connect to and browse computers (and iPhones running Briefcase or Briefcase Lite) on a local network, as well as remote machines with their own internet address. In addition to Macs and iPhones you can connect to any machines supporting SSH.
- Download Files: Securely download any type of file or directory. (Note: for security reasons downloading of files from other iPhones is not supported)
- View Files: View your Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Word, Excel, MP3, M4V, and PDF files... and more
- Upload Files:Securely upload files stored in Briefcase to another Mac or iPhone. When transferring files to a Mac you can perform functions specific to the file type: set an image file as a desktop background or add it to iPhoto, for example.


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Apple's MMistake

Apple has shipped at least one new MacBook with two M keys and no N key, according to pictures posted on Engadget.

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Remember the iPhone scam from Russia?

Now there's a new one & its from India.
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The iPhone 3G is being sold as SIM-free in India; however, they actually have a built in wired Turbo SIM.

This information comes via a post on the Israeli iPhone Forum, www.ipsf.co.il.

Notice what has discovered in an iPhone 3G I bought after the seller told me that the iPhone is SIM-free.

I bought the iPhone during a vacation I went to in India and the seller even showed me the iPhone is working with a local SIM card without any TurboSIM or any device as such.

After the first restore to the device I wondered after I wasn't able to activate the device normally with iTunes and had to be activated using a 3rd company activator.

After opening the device I discovered what the problem was, and here it is:

1. Unknown wires soldered to the SIM holder plus another wire disconnected completely:


2. Where are these wires going?


3. Here's what was discovered

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Apple has seeded iPhone 2.2 Firmware Beta 2 and has fully enabled Google Street View, according to MacRumors.

The seed notes also indicate that Line-in audio accessories are now supported in the SDK.

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PwnPlayer Beta 5 and MewSeek (the new iSlsk for 2.x firmware) are now available on Cydia.

PwnPlayer reads any folder inside your iPhone/iPod file system and will play mp3s the same way MobileMusicPlayer does, with playlist, artwork and add/remove/tag edit support.

MewSeek is a native P2P Soulseek client that lets you search and download music (or any kind of file) for free, straight from your iPhone or iPod Touch, using either your EDGE, Wi-Fi or 3G connection.

The developer errrick has made a few comments about these releases on his blog...

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The iPhone Dev Team had told us last week that they had made significant progress in unlocking iPhone 3G.

They have just reported on their blog that they have managed to crack iPhone 3G’s baseband. You can checkout the significance of this breakthrough and what it means for unlocking iPhone 3G after the jump.The iPhone Dev Team had reported last week that they had made significant progress in unlocking iPhone 3G as they had modified the baseband of iPhone 3G and even though it failed the integrity check, it was still running.

Based on the latest update, it appears that the iPhone Dev Team are now even closer. They have managed to crack iPhone 3G’s baseband, this is big news because it means they have access to the core of the system required to unlock the iPhone.

It gives them the ability to manipulate the iPhone 3G hardware which will ultimately help them, unlock it so that SIMs from any carrier can be used.

The iPhone Dev team have posted a demo video of a custom application running on iPhone 3G’s baseband:


Here are some details from the dev team:

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Any news on a jailbreak for iPod Touch 2.1.1?

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AT&T has recently begun surveying some of its longer-term iPhone buyers asking what features they would most like to see added to the Apple handset.

The survey chiefly touches on post-purchase satisfaction with both Apple and AT&T and is described by AppleInsider readers as a follow-up to a similar survey from a few months ago, or shortly after the iPhone 3G launch.

It’s also said to be gauging reactions to iPhone firmware 2.1 and whether or not the update improved the phone’s features.

A single page of the survey, however, is committed just to judging which features customers would most likely to see added to the iPhone in the future. The questionnaire asks owners to pick the top five hardware or software add-ons they’d like to see and include many of the most prominent requests made in the community, including cutting and pasting text, built-in instant messaging, Flash/Java support and MMS messaging.

A handful of the items have already been partly or completely addressed. Users can already search contacts, for example, while it’s also possible to download ringtones from iTunes on a computer but not the iPhone itself.

Readers shouldn’t necessarily interpret this as a sign of Apple’s future direction with its multi-touch device; companies regularly poll their customers to determine the level of demand for particular features.



Apple has previously said, however, that it’s continually looking to add new features to the iPhone’s software and that it was a question of priority and that copy-and-paste, directional GPS, and other features have been put on the backburner in the past to address other components first or due to complications.
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iLocalis

Just released via the MMi Cydia source iLocalis the ultimate in iPhone tracking, remote control, and more.



●Never lose you iPhone. If it is missing just log onto the iLocalis site and you’ll know where it was located last. These things are expensive and losing them sucks. Problem solved.
●Retrieve a stolen iPhone. If your iPhone is stolen you can log into the site and check out where it’s at. Extra features built into iLocalis allow you to send text messages or make calls on your iPhone when you don’t even have it with you. If you iPhone is stolen log in and send yourself a text message. If the thief changed the sim card you’ll have their phone number!
●Allow your family and friends to know where you are. iLocalis will send a message to your friends when you are near by. You can also set it up to allow your friends to locate you. If your friend also has iLocalis you can send messages to each other for free. No txt messaging charges.
●Need family or someone else to know where you are? You can share a map of your location data with whomever you choose with a temporary URL that will expire when you set it to expire.
●iLocalis can also be used for a business that needs location services for their employees. Employees carrying iPhones with iLocalis can be tracked via the web site easily.

Unfortunately there is only a 10 day free trial, but you could pay $2.50USD for a year's subscription.
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Google Earth integrates with the iPhone’s GPS to provide you your current location, but you can also explore different areas on earth and use the built in accelerometer to tilt and view some locations in 3D. The application is a free download from the App Store.