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iPod to phone hack

by Savan Thongvanh February 1, 2011

Well we’ve seen iPod to iPhone hacks before. Here’s a much more “refined” one posted up at lifehacker. This hilarious bug eyed looking case is strangely well designed. No not designed as in something you buy, designed as in something you make. That’s right. This iPod mod uses the iPods own packaging.

Check this out from lifehacker:

http://lifehacker.com/5748831/turn-your-ipod-touch-into-an-iphone-with-its-plastic-packaging

Maybe not an alternative to the ATT for VZW iPhone but cool none the less.

iPhone iOS4 Signal Strength Software Update

by Savan Thongvanh July 2, 2010

Today Apple announced that they’d be releasing an update for it’s operating system iOS4. The update is said to fix an incorrect equation used for calculating and showing signal strength. The fix is to be released in “a few weeks”. The update also contains a change to make the first few bars of the signal strength indicator taller and consequently easier to see..
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Apple iPhone 3gs iOS4 upgrade experience

by Savan Thongvanh June 21, 2010

I just wanted to do a quick hit on my upgrade experience for my iPhone 3gs.

I came home for lunch today so I could do my upgrade.  I hit up iTunes PRAYING that I wouldn’t get queued up for download like last time.  Also in my prayers was that after going through the trouble of downloading that I wouldn’t get the dreaded “cannot contact activation server” error.

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iPhone 4.0 Leaked: Lost and Found (by gizmodo)

by Savan Thongvanh April 19, 2010

Gizmodo may have the scoop of the year with their story today on the possible iPhone 4.0 prototype that was found in a bar. Where else would it be found?

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March 27th Apple App Store Roundup

by Savan Thongvanh March 27, 2010

This week’s app is called Chalkboard Stunts and it’s done by Manta Research. I’d sum this game up as excite bike on a chalk board with a truck. Except you can’t build your own courses. Aside from that it’s a fun little app from the company who’s also done other games like Cubes, Cubix, AppSniper, and Virus.

The objective of the game is to navigate your truck through various obstacles using the controls provided. Four onscreen buttons allow you to go forward or backward and also rotate your truck clockwise and counter clockwise in case you get flipped over.

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3/13 Apple App Store Roundup

by Savan Thongvanh March 13, 2010

This is the first installment of a weekly feature here in the interweb, our App Roundup. In this feature we’ll recap the top 10 free apps for the week in the iTunes App Store and review the top app or if we’ve already reviewed that we’ll cover the next one in the list.

Here we go!
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Could this be the iPad and iPhone’s long awaited camera?

by Savan Thongvanh February 15, 2010

I think we’ve all realized that the mobile device race is not about size anymore. Today’s race is about feature density and Toshiba has leapt past all of it competition in the mobile camera department.

Today Toshiba announced a TWELVE megapixel camera and chip for mobile. With most a US domestic cameras using cameras at or below 5 megapixels this is a chip that really pushes Moore’s law.
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Square, Inc’s new Square, credit card payment for the masses

by Savan Thongvanh February 11, 2010

Square Inc’s aptly named device, the Square allows anybody to take credit card payments. And I mean anybody. Twitter founder Jack Dorsey as come up with a solution great for everyplace from a individually owned boutique to the farmer’s market.
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Google buzz for iPhone, a screen by screen tour

by Savan Thongvanh February 9, 2010

Today Google announced buzz and the internet is abuzz.  The jury will be out on Google’s new all encompasing approach to social media but we’ll take you through screen by screen through a tour of  the buzz iPhone app.

Hit the jump and start the tour!
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iPhone: An easy way to keep up with John Terry and the upcoming World Cup

by Savan Thongvanh February 7, 2010

Are you a soccer (futbol) fan having a hard time keeping up with the John Terry’s story or you’re looking for a way to keep up with the upcoming World Cup? Well ESPN has the answer for you.

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