Merry Christmas 2009

Would like to take this opportunity to wish all mobiletalk readers,

!!MERRY CHRISTMAS 2009!!

Iphone Configuration - U Mobile MMS & Internet Configuration

For those who own a Iphone & which is riding on U Mobile service, you would need to configure your phone for the data & MMS service to run properly

Assumptions:- Iphone 3G is unclock (e.g manage to use voice and SMS without problem)

Step 1: Go to "Settings" > "General" > "Network" > "Cellular Data"

Step 2: In the top section enter the "APN = my3G"

Step 3: In the MMS section, enther the following details

APN: my3g

Username:

Password:

MMSC: http://10.30.3.11/servlets/mms

MMS Proxy: 10.30.5.11:8080

Note:For MMS configuration, you would need to reboot the OS for it to functioning correctly.

For Data configuration, you can configure on the fly

Note: If you did not subscribe "unlimited" data configuration, remember to remove the APN data section after use or day expired to avoid any un-necessary high usage by the end of your bill cycle.

U Mobile - U Broadband

It has been awhile since this blog is updated.

With the recent launch of U Broadband, it has introduce a affordable alternative for most Malaysians to enjoy budget mobile Internet on the go...

The most attractive data plan of RM40 with 2GB allowance is sufficient for most people to Facebook, Twitt, Surfing, IM, Emailing... and even occasionally doing some mobile upload(picture)...video will be too big possibility of exhausting the allowance very quickly.

If you are within KV, Selangor area, you are in luck to utilize this service as their coverage kind of limited yet... [Check your coverage]

Visit U Mobile official web page at, click here

WWDC 2009 Round Up

The World Wide Developer Conference 2009 kick off at San Francisco morning (08 June 2009), Steve Jobs did no make any appareance in the keynote speech as many rumours ever since he went into medical level.

You can catch the keynote speech at http://bit.ly/5XqgC if you miss it. In short, numerous products has been introduce in this keynote speech:-

1. New Macbook Air & Pro - (highlight -13 inch Macbook Pro), better specs than the predecessor but price have been come down. Firewire port has been added in the range except for Macbook Air, SD card slot in MacBook Pro


2. OS X Snow Leopard - upgrade only USD29, rather than USD129 as before


3. Iphone 3G S(June 19 -US, July 2009 - Malaysia) - USD199 for 16GB, USD299 for 32GB for new customerd, some features like video recording and voice control are limited to the iPhone 3G S. Original Iphone3G 8GB on sale for USD99


4. OS 3.0 (June 17 - Worldwide) - Available free for existing iphone user(1st & 2nd generation), USD 9.95 for ipod touch user

All bout iPhone 3.0 rumours...

N97 preview.....

Nokia N97 was first introduced at Nokia World Conference at Barcelona Spain. It is a part of N-series of Nokia family.

Nokia E66....Firmware 210.21.007 (27-02-2009)

Testing out Black E66 that just bought, RM1250 + RM20(silicon screen protector).
First impression:- Slick, Solid, metal build compare to Nokia N95.

-Updated it to the latest firmware, 210.21.007 (27-02-2009)

Dimension of Nokia E66:
Length: 107 mm
Breadth: 49 mm
Width: 13mm
Volume: 62.6 cc (121 g)

Features of Nokia E66:
-The NokiaE66 is a S60 operating system, with Feature Pack 1.
-The NokiaE66 is a slider phone.
-The NokiaE66 has an “orientation sensor” that automatically optimizes itself for full screen viewing. It also silences the ringer when the phone is turned over.
-The NokiaE66 can switch between portrait and landscape mode.
-The NokiaE66 has 2.4 inch QVGA screen.
-The NokiaE66 has dedicated button for retrieving email,calendar & contacts.
-The NokiaE66 has built in support 802.11b/g Wi-Fi
-The NokiaE66 has 3.2 megapixel cameras with autofocus and flash
-The NokiaE66 has support for A-GPS

iPhone 3rd generation specs leaked? iPhone 3.0

Is this the spec that we are looking on the upcoming iPhone 3rd Generation phone lauching this summer?

Here are the spec:-[Those in bold are hardware differences from the current generation]

• 32GB and 16GB to replace current capacities
  $199 and $299 price-points to be maintained
• 3.2 Megapixel camera
  Video recording & editing capabilities
• Ability to send a picture & video via MMS
• Discontinuation of the metal band surrounding the edge of the device
• OLED screen
• 1.5X The battery life
• Double the RAM and processing power
• Built-in FM transmitter
• Apple logo on the back to light up
• Rubber-tread backing
• Sleeker design
• Built-in compass
• Revolutionary combination of the camera, GPS, compass, and Google maps to identify photo and inform about photo locations.
• Turn by turn directions

Released: July 17th, 2009

[Source: 9to5Mac]

iPhone Killer? 5800 Xpress Music?

Just to share a site that i came across,






http://www.tube5800.com/
Naming it as iPhone killer.

Iphone 3G, disable carrier settings

Long time havent update / review about gadget encounter or provide some view on the latest gadget on the street.

Recently, with the much awaiting Iphone 3G launching in Malaysia has finally launched by Maxis. However, some industry watcher has been thinking other operator might follow suite as is not an exclusive deal in Malaysia. Well, i guess we shall wait and see, especially Maxis package has been NOT so ATTRACTIVE for the low usage customer. (Well, Iphone has been label as an high end phone, probably if every tom, dick & harry owning on, it will not be so "high end" anymore.)

I wish to share some tips & tricks for those Iphone 3G user (especially on Maxis or carrier supported country) where their APN settings has been hidden from changing thus hamper the trick to disable data connection (of course, Jailbreak can solve this problem). This tips are for those who prefer to stick to original firmware.

1. Download the Iphone Enterprise Configuration tools, from Apple official site. Link:- MAC, PC
2. Create a new “Configuration Profile” and click on the “Advanced Setting” to set the APN information for EDGE/3G (an invalid APN will render the data connection failed to connect.
3. After you have done that export the profile, send it as email to your iphone and install it as instructed on the screen.
4. Reboot the phone (Home + Power Button simultaneously)
5. Test by connecting to the internet with certain apps (eg. Maps, Stocks, Weather , etc)

Palm Pre - The next iphone contender

CES 2009 has highlighted numerous consumer gadget that attractive to the consumer.  One of the gadget that i wish to highlight here is Palm Pre truely close contender with iphone. Will post up more details when i'm free to blog about it. 

In the mean time please takes some time to read this review from Newsweek about Palm Pre line up.

yellowsn0w! - Software unlock for lock iphone user

Happy New Year 2009!!!!

I guess one of the most anticapated stuff in 2009 for lock iphone 3G user will be yellowsn0w!! Dev-team has been succesfully create JB (jailbreak) for iphone 3G. From the latest blog release, it has been known that the latest FW 2.2 baseband 02.28 has been supported for JB. Contary the the previous statement that user should stick will the old baseband to future JB unlocking. ( I guess is a good news for ppl that accidentally / not knowingly about this upgraded to the latest FW 2.2 from itunes.)

Here is the content from the dev team blog:-

Don't eat yellowsn0w! 

Hello all,

We wish you a very happy, healthy, and hopeful 2009!

We’re about to release the yellowsn0w 3G unlock application, and we have some information that you may find useful:

BASICS

• The unlock about to be released works exclusively with baseband 02.28.00. This baseband is provided by the latest firmware update (2.2) from Apple.  You’ll need to upgrade to this release using iTunes and then use QuickPwn to activate etc. There are plenty of tutorials about this on iclarified, bigboss, and other established tutorial sites.  Because it works on 02.28.00, it is available to everyone on the planet.  This means we don’t need to unnecessarily expose holes in earlier basebands, which is an important concern.
• The application is a small daemon that is launched on boot.  It injects the payload at boot and also whenever there is a baseband reset.  You won’t notice anything about it other than that your third-party sim now works.  It’s a small program and unobtrusive.  There is no GUI (this is by design).
• You can add the application using the sources outlined below (coming soon). There are Cydia and Installer sources available, so use whichever you are comfortable using.
• yellowsn0w is completely removable through Cydia, the command line, and iTunes.

DETAILS

• There is a known issue with SIM cards that have STK (SIM Toolkit) application menus.  These menus are usually items such as “top up” “get credit” “lotto numbers” etc. These menu items confuse the application sometimes.  Removing and reinserting the SIM once after reboot (give it about 10 secs after you see the slide to unlock widget) fixes this issue.  We’re working on a better fix.
• For those of you using SIM cards without STK menus, the application has some optional arguments that will make the unlock much faster for you.  So either experiment on your own (use “yellowsn0w -h” for usage) or wait for a customization writeup.
• After you install yellowsn0w via Cydia, you should return to the Cydia main menu then reboot your iPhone with the 3rd party SIM installed.  Wait for the slide to unlock screen, then wait 10 or 15 secs more.   If you don’t see your carrier name pop up, then remove your SIM, reinsert it, and wait 10 secs more.  This is the step we’ll be working on eliminating next.

RANDOM

• The application is version 0.9.  This is considered beta software, you use it at your own risk. You know the score.
• The application is released on a non-commerical basis.  Please do not accept pirates and scummy ripoffs of this software. We license this software for single use and in a non-commerical environment (meaning you can’t charge for it). The techniques and methods used are not to be used by third party companies. We are watching you Jody…we won’t be so forgiving this time.
• Direct linking to the repository URLs is prohibited, please only link to this post. We will be checking referers.
• Happy 2009 and enjoy!

The iPhone 3G is used all over the world with all sorts of SIM cards, and we almost certainly will see untested and unexpected situations.  If the soft unlock doesn’t work for you on day 1 (literally day 1, of 2009!) then please don’t panic or be impatient.  This is new territory for everyone, so enjoy the ride as much as you can :)

Source: Dev-team Blog

How to Guide: iClarified How to Unlock iphone 3G