Here we go :)

Posted by noreply@blogger.com (Zibri) on under italian magazine, frt, last moment, panorama, capabilities, shape, presence |

At least!Now who will be the fastestto send me one to start testing ?It appears that firmware 2.0 won'tbe available today. Fortunately.It also appears I got rightalmost all my predictions:colours, no front cam.
I wasn't sure (as anyone else) about the GPS presencetill the last moment, but in the articleI wrote for the italian magazine PanoramaI also got the shape and 3G hsdpacapabilities.I am ready to start working on it assoon as someone will provide me one. As usual, I'll keep you posted here.Zibri
Tagi: italian magazine, frt, last moment, panorama, capabilities, shape, presence

iPhone 3G

Posted by George Hotz on under crappy camera, iphone, frt, menti, video recording, phe, battery life, capability, blackjack, gps, release date |

On the whole, I'm pretty disappointed with it. Hardware wise, it's finally caught up to the Blackjack II. Same crappy camera, and no added screen resolution. No mention of video recording capability either. At least they finally added a GPS. I would've liked to see a front facing camera and a sooner release date. And I'm not sure how much I believe the battery life claims.

To meet that price point around the world, surely the phone must be subsidized. That means theres an unlock to come.

So who can get me one before July 11? I'll make good use of it...
Tagi: crappy camera, iphone, frt, menti, video recording, phe, battery life, capability, blackjack, gps, release date

Tap Tap Revolution coming to the iPhone App Store as "Tap Tap Revenge"

Posted by on under tap tap, iphone, frt, low quality, new features, revenge |

I know I've been silent for a while on the Tap Tap front, but now I can break the news! Tap Tap Revolution has been bought by a new company called Tapulous, and they've hired me on as a developer to maintain TTR.

Suffice it to say, their push for more features definitely works out better for you guys. Here's a low-quality leaked video demonstrating the sweet new features and look:



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Tagi: tap tap, iphone, frt, low quality, new features, revenge

Techcrunch: Orkut Slows Hemorrhaging To Facebook By Making Friend Export Tool Nearly Useless

Posted by on under csv file, export tool, lger, singular goal, google, orkut, liberati, tool works, frt, flock, bil, email addresses, india |

Orkut continues to undermine Google’s Data Liberation Front, whose singular goal is to "make it easier for users to move their data in and out of Google products". Earlier this month the Orkut friend exporter, which makes it easy to export your friends' contact information to a standard CSV file, was mysteriously broken due to a bug. The timing of the bug was more than a little suspect — Orkut has been hemorrhaging users lately in India and Brazil as people flock to Facebook, which takes advantage of Orkut's friend export tool to help users make the switch. Now Julio Vasconcellos over at Armchairfounder has noticed how Orkut managed to fix their bug while still making it harder for members to switch to Facebook: the tool works, but it no longer includes your friends' Email addresses.
Tagi: csv file, export tool, lger, singular goal, google, orkut, liberati, tool works, frt, flock, bil, email addresses, india

Companies to Invade Your Retinas as Soon as Next Year?

Posted by on under wide image, retinas, retina, frt, centimeter, goggles, prototype, subtitles, nec, real time, brother |

Engadget is one of many reporting that Brother and NEC both seem to have retina display technology in the works for release next year. Brother, at least, seems to have a fully functional prototype, while so far NEC is mostly talk. "Naturally, there are a few considerable limitations compared to more traditional displays, but the company's as yet unnamed goggles do promise to beam an 800 x 600 image directly into your retina that'll appear as a 10-centimeter wide image floating about one meter in front of them -- which is certainly no small feat, even if it may not be the most practical one. Slightly less specific, but also working on a retina display of its own is NEC, which apparently hopes to incorporate a microphone into their display and use it as a real-time translation device that would quite literally display subtitles as you talk to someone."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Tagi: wide image, retinas, retina, frt, centimeter, goggles, prototype, subtitles, nec, real time, brother