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Telmap taps NAVTEQ for iPhone GPS solution, understands the inevitable {Engadget Mobile}
Oct 30th 2009 10:33AM Yes we are.
GPS solutions that require a constant data connection to download maps are completely useless for those of us that travel internationally and don't want to come home to a $500 roaming charge on our bill. We need maps loaded locally on our device and a GPS that can work with the cell phone radio turned off.
It is also useless for rural navigation in the US where cell phone coverage is bad, or for hiking in a national park where no connection exists. Etc.
Web based GPS only is reliable in metro US cities. Not a good solution for the rest of us.
Hackers scoffing at iPhone 3GS' hardware encryption {Engadget Mobile}
Jul 24th 2009 3:35AM Oh, and by the way...
At the Pwn2own hackers contest in March, none of the 5 smartphones were successfully hacked, including the older iPhone 3G. This contest was limited to using only stock apps and hardware, not customized apps. When 3rd party apps were allowed, all fell eventually.
This again demonstrates that the iPhone is no more vulnerable than the blackberry or any other smartphone.
Hackers scoffing at iPhone 3GS' hardware encryption {Engadget Mobile}
Jul 24th 2009 3:16AM Chris, you're being a little naive here believing everything the Jonathan guy says.
First of all consider the source... This is th same guy that applied for a job at Apple and was denied. He has had a axe to grind against Apple for years now. He does not pursue any other platform in trying to poke holes the way he does with the iPhone. Bottom line, he's biased and not a objective source of information.
Two, if you honestly believe the blackberry is super secure, you do not know the facts. Blackberries are hacked regularly, as our IT dept has had nothing but trouble with the remote wipe system you seem to applaud here.
Also, why did you not include the facts from last year's hacker symposium in Las Vegas where they held a contest for who could hack each platform the fastest? Every platform was successfully hacked. And the iPhone 3G with no hardware encryption was the device tested last year, yet the blackberry was hacked faster than the iPhone was at that contest.
So what does that tell you? Anyone that wants to hack a device can if given the time, and the blackberry s no better than the iPhone in that area. Jonathan spends WAY more time trying to hack iPhones than any other devices. So it took him almost a month to figure out how to do it on a 3GS, good for him. If he tried as hard on a BB Bold or Tour, it would probably take less than a week. The hackers at the symposium last year did it in 2 days!
Video: Palm Pre caught playing with GSM SIM in Vietnam {Engadget}
Jul 1st 2009 5:00PM clevin @ Jun 30th 2009 7:45AM
says envy iPhone fanboy whose phone can't do multitasking?
come back attack pre when you can listen to Pandora, checking internet, calendar, web and IMing altogether on your inferior phone, lol
Where did you find Pandora in the Pre app store? I haven't been able to find it, and Pandora's website says coming soon. So how exactly are you multitasking with Pandora?
GSM Pre to launch on O2 in UK {Engadget Mobile}
Jul 1st 2009 4:55PM I doubt this will mean much for US users.
I'm guessing the Pre GSM variant will only have 2100mhz 3G, which means even if someone unlocks this and imports it to the US, the fastest speed you will see on any US carrier is Edge. So unless you are happy with slow data, or are always near a WiFi spot, this is useless to us. We're still stuck with a crappy CDMA only phone that won't roam when we are on vacation out of the country. What was Palm thinking signing up with Sprint, or at least not making it a combo CDMA/GSM worldwide phone? Stupid.
For Europe and Asia, party down!
The hundred gadget giveaway, grand prize round: unlocked iPhone (4GB) {Engadget Mobile}
Sep 14th 2007 9:26PM I'll wash your car for a year if you pick me!
iPhone software unlock is legit, and we have proof {Engadget Mobile}
Aug 25th 2007 5:26AM When you put the TMobile SIM in, did it pick up their data network setups auomatically? The iphone does not have a control screen for the internet settings like on a WM phone, so if it doesn't change over automatically how would you get it to work on their Edge system? Also, does anyone know if TMobile's MyFaves and their new @home service would work on a unlocked Iphone? I currently have a iphone on ATT, but would love to switch to the cheaper service on TMobile if I wouldn't lose those key features.
SIM hack frees iPhone from AT&T -- kind of {Engadget Mobile}
Aug 7th 2007 12:18AM This is easier:
http://www.dvdtoiphone.net/unlock-iphone.html
Video: HTC Touch's TouchFLO interface {Engadget Mobile}
Jun 7th 2007 1:54PM Paloooz. You are correct that the focus is fine, but not on the rest.
I record videos of phone, PDA, TVs, and laptop screens every week for training classes at work. In all cases I have the screen brightness all the way up, and my videos come out perfect.
The screen angle does matter based on the lighting in the room if you have a reflective screen, which most phones, PDAs and newer laptops do. This is furthur confirmed when I do a video if a older laptop that has the anti-glare screens. For those I can shoot at almost any angle and lighting and it comes out clear. But on devices with reflective screens the angle does matter. If the light is behind me, it reflects off the screen into the lens and I need to adjust the white balance and aperture accordingly. If the light is in front of me, no problem.
This is furthur evidenced by videos that are shot of backlit screens in a room with the lights off. The screens look great because the only light coming into the camera lens is from the screen. But if you set the camera for that setting, then turn the lights on in the room, the screen gets washed out until the camera settings are changed. So the screens brightness means nothing. It is the room's lights and camera settings that matter.
The reason the screen became visible when the backlight went off is because the lens on the camera and the angle were set up for those parameters. If the camera settings and angle of the device had been set up properly to begin with for the lighting you would have seen just the opposite. The device with the screen on would have looked great, but when it dimmed the screen would have been too dark.
You simply have to adjust the angle of the screen based on the ambient lighting in the room, and the lens's aperture and white balance. The screen brightness has nothing to do with it when you set up the camera correctly.
Nokia's E90 communicator launched! {Engadget}
Feb 18th 2007 4:29PM Not to be a kiljoy, because I love this phone and want one bad. But there is no 3G for US bands. The only 3G data band is 2100 according to the Nokia site. US uses 850/1900. Bummer. Almost the perfect phone.
