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

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 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

Sign of Iphone 3G in Malaysia Apple Store

Is this a sign of Iphone3G in Malaysia, Malaysia Apple Store now have a link label 'Shop Iphone', what could that mean? After clicking inside, the link is not complete or redirecting to Asia general site at this moment

Is long awaited going to be landed in Malaysia soon? Currently Apple Iphone is not on the list of upcoming country, could that be a next year Q1 release?

Many questions has yet being answered, such as which telco carried the phone? un-lock or lock version? pricing structure? contract, prepaid or outright purchase is allowed?..etc

*****Updated: "Shop Iphone" link has been taken down from the Malaysia Apple Store site*****

How to Jailbreak Your 2.2 3G iPhone Using QuickPwn (Windows)

Recently found a good guide for jailbreak the Iphone 3G.

Snapshot of the guide,

Source: Please visit, http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=1881 (Iphone 3G) or http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=1880 (Iphone 2G) for complete instruction

Download:-

QuickPwn 2.2 - Dev Team

Link 1 Link 2

Firmware 2.2 Downloads

3G iPhone Firmware Firmware 2.2

2G iPhone Firmware Firmware 2.2

Bootloader Images 3.9BL, 4.6BL (For 2G iPhone Only)

Iphone 3G in Malaysia, when?

Is being sometime since i update the site.

Today, i'm gonna look into something that Malaysians wanted it to be on our shore for so long, but yet our hope is yet to be materialize.

Guess what, our neighbouring country Singapore and Thailand (coming soon), has got/getting it.

If you read mind title earlier, you probably have know what products i'm talking about.

Yeah, Iphone 3G... much awaited official phone has yet got any news towards the end of the year. Probably would have to wait till next year.

This site shows the countries that available or soon to be available, http://www.apple.com/iphone/countries/

List of wireless carrier that support activation,

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1937

iPhone 3G hits US market today - Maxis Malaysia offer at competitve price below RM1000?

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 ─ Apple today begins selling the iPhone 3G to replace earlier and slower models.
Touted as twice the speed, half the price, the 3G model has the same 8GB capacity as the EDGE iPhone but comes with new features such as enterprise applications and GPS.
The phone was Apple's entry into the crowded and competitive mobile phone sector dominated by Finnish giant Nokia and several Korean and Taiwanese makers.
But the iPhone integrated Apple's successful and iconic Ipod MP3 player with touch screen features and the company's famed industrial design to gain market share and appeal to a younger set.
The iPhone 3G will be available in a few Asian nations soon, most of whom have already cracked earlier sets which were tied to US provider AT&T.
Its understood that Maxis will offer the iPhone 3G in Malaysia at a competitive price below RM1,000.

[source] http://themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/headlines/42-lead-stories/1640-iphone-3g-hits-us-market-today