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...
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Posted by noreply@blogger.com (Zibri) on under george hotz, team tool, impressive team, unsigned code, breakthru, th time, pwns, menti, peoe, elite, blog |
I wonder why I am the one accused of stealing
and then NOBODY gives me the credit for what I have done.
The only 2 things I did in the iPhone scene
were to DUMP THE 837 KEY and booting from an unsigned ramdisk.
(nobody even understood what it was when
I posted it on my blog).
Now the so called "dev team" released their tool
and I see no mention of that.
George Hotz wrote a code based on dev team tool
to "execute unsigned code at dfu level"...
Look at the start of the code:
const unsigned char key837[]={0x18,0x84,0x58,0xA6,0xD1,0x50,0x34,0xDF,0xE3,0x86,0xF2,0x3B,0x61,0xD4,0x37,0x74};
That is the key I dumped.
Without it NO TOOL could ever be possible.
That's why I called it a "major breakthru" at that time.
That key also made it possible to decrypt the ramdisk and
create a custom one.
Now if you remember I have always credited people
(george hotz for his unlock based on gray's work and
many members of iphone-elite that now are calling
themselves "dev team").
Now I won't say anyone stole anything.
But these are the FACTS.
Dev team did an impressive team work this time
and even if I don't personally like the tool I see
no other way to do things on 2.0.
(If I'll see one I'll tell you) :)
The same people accusing me
of "stealing" didn't EVER credit me for what
I've done.
And I repeat for who wasn't
reading at that time:
no ZiPhone (iLiberty/iPlus) could
ever be existed without the ramdisk
exploit I found and
no "pwns" without the 837 key.
Zibri.
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Posted by Chris on under gps features, open source developers, software development kit, veriz, party developers, google, phe, t mobile, menti, iphe, last november, subsidy, obstacles, apps, sprint, flexibility, third party, ing, phes, subscriber |
When Google last year unveiled Android, its open-source mobile phone platform, I published an article titled, Android vs. iPhone: Will the Google Phone Be an iPhone Killer?
At the time, before iPhone 2.0, it looked like Android had a good shot at taking down the iPhone, for several reasons:
- Android phones were set to be priced around $200, while the iPhone at the time was priced at a minimum of $400 (for the 4GB model).
- Because Android is open-source, developers can freely create applications for the phones. When I wrote my article last November, Apple had not yet released a software development kit for the iPhone, so any third-party applications on iPhone were unauthorized.
- Apple signed a contract with AT&T binding the iPhone in the United States to the wireless company for five years, while Google’s Android phones will be built by various manufacturers and supported by many carriers.
Add to that the fact that when I wrote the article, there was still no mention of 3G data speeds or GPS being on the iPhone.
iPhone 2.0: A lot’s changed in half a year
Apple is not oblivious to Android’s potential, so it looks like they’ve stepped up their game to take on Google with iPhone 2.0.
The 2nd-generation iPhone will cost $200-$300 — discounted by an AT&T iPhone subsidy that will lose the wireless company money.
The App Store on iPhone 2.0 will let third-party developers distribute their own apps. Plus the new iPhone will have 3G and GPS features.
Still some obstacles remain:
1. iPhone is bound to AT&T for another four years
What was Apple thinking signing a five-year contract in such a fast-moving industry? While Google dominates the subscriber bases of T-Mobile, Verizon and Sprint, iPhone will be stuck in a cage with AT&T.
2. iPhone is not open source
Open-source means greater flexibility. A 100% open-source handset powered by Android will have large communities behind it, working to improve every aspect of the phone.
iPhone, on the other hand, will have only Apple behind it. Of course, there will be the upcoming App Store, which gives developers some freedom to distribute their applications. But such a setup is far from open source. That’s why I think that to compete with Google, Apple will have to work to make the future of iPhone as open as possible.
3. iPhone has only one look
It may come a time when the iPhone will become so trendy that people won’t want to buy one and fit into the crowd. Would you feel funny if you were sitting at a dinner table, and all six people in your party had iPhones?
The handset hardware that will carry the Android platform will be built by several companies in Google’s Open Handset Alliance. So people will be able to have their own unique phones, but all powered by Android software.
On the other hand, it might work out in Apple’s favor for the iPhone to maintain a consistent design. That could give it a more memorable brand identity than Google’s Android, which will not have one iconic look like that of the iPhone.
Android vs. iPhone: Which is the better phone?
Hai of Mobile Madness points out a few things Android developers can do to dominate the iPhone:
- Make software distribution decentralized, but organized so that application distribution can become viral.
- Improve and encourage consistency of design among Android applications.
- Target third-world countries.
— Hai on What Android needs to do to compete with iPhone
All of these are good strategies that either company could follow, and they show the expanse of opportunities that have arisen in this now-revolutionized mobile phone industry.
I think at this point, considering Google’s history of successful products, it’s anyone’s game.
But iPhone 2.0 is without-a-doubt much better equipped to handle Android than the old iPhone was.
iPhone or Android? What do you think?
Which is the better phone? I would love to hear your opinion in the comments.
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Posted by on under counterfeit recordings, slashdot, grokster, hearts and minds, copyright infringement, menti, riaa, subtlety, copyright law, piracy, vocabulary, pirate, bias, damages, ing, curriculum, insights, math |
selven writes "In a blatant campaign devoid of any subtlety, the RIAA is fighting for the hearts and minds of our children with its Music Rules, a collection of education materials on how to respect copyright. The curriculum includes vocabulary such as 'counterfeit recordings, DMCA notice, "Grokster" ruling, legal downloading, online piracy, peer-to-peer file sharing, pirate recordings, songlifting, and US copyright law.' There is no mention whatsoever of fair use. Compounding the bias, it includes insights such as that taking music without paying for it is 'songlifting,' and that making copies for personal use and then playing them while your friends come over is illegal. On the bright side, it includes math showing that the total damages from copyright infringement by children in the US amount to a measly $7.8 million."
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Posted by on under engadget, humanity awards, cold engines, fri, innovative devices, smart award, axentra, red carpet, home server, menti, droid, android, phe, wares, nbsp, stora, seagate, trophies, operating system, screens |
Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology.
As we move into 2010, Switched On is proud to present the Saluting Wares Improving Technology's Contribution to Humanity awards, also known as
The Switchies, where innovative devices are sorted into categories and presented trophies by their secretly seething jealous contemporaries. This year marks the fourth annual Switchies, which are decided based on a rigorous examination of the opinion of me, and does not reflect the opinion of Engadget or its editors. For that honor, nominees will need to win an Engadget Award. Let's roll out the red carpet then.
The "Sharing is Caring" and the Product of the Year Award goes to the
Seagate DockStar, which uses
PogoPlug technology from Cold engines. Like the original and recently upgraded PogoPlug device, the DockStar attacks what has been the thorny NAS market with an inexpensive device that allows easy sharing of photos and other files, eliminating tedious uploading. Honorable Mention goes to the Axentra HipServ-powered Netgear Stora, which offers many of the features of Windows Home Server at a fraction of the price of many products using that operating system.
The "Phone So Good It's Smart" Award for Best New Smartphone goes to the
Palm Pre, which debuted the well-conceived and elegant webOS. The hardware still needs to match the software with larger screens and a faster processor, but in many ways webOS feels like what the iPhone OS wants to be when it grows up. Honorable Mention goes to the
Motorola Droid, which saw a revamped Android paired with a disappointing keyboard, but showed that Motorola is climbing back into the game.
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Switched On: The 2009 Switchies originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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