Android Market officially passes the 100K apps Mark (tech, news, update, report, review, Auckland, "Abby Technology Limited")

The Android market has just joined the App Store in the prestigious 100K apps club. The news was confirmed by the Android Dev Team through their Twitter account this today so it's official this time.
 

Naturally you can't access all those apps on a single device due to carious restrictions concerning screen resolution, Android version and regional availability, but there will always be enough for you to choose from. And the numbers will only be going up from now on.
 

It took only three months for Android to go from 70 000 to 100 000 apps so that means that an average of 10 000 apps hit the shelves each month. And the share of the free ones among those is still hovering above the 60 percent mark, which is downright impressive. Even games like Angry Birds that come for a fee on other platforms (iOS and webOS) choose the free, add-supported way for their Android versions.

Still some would rightfully point that the Android Market has quite some way ahead to reach the Apple App store and its 300 000+ apps standard but at this point the differences gradually start to lose significance. We can't possibly imagine anyone being able to browse through 100 000 apps, let alone try each one of them.
 

As long as all the important stuff is there, most users won't care if there are 100K or a million apps. And the Google OS official repository has most things perfectly covered. Being a little light on 3D games is probably the only thing that renders it second best at this point.
 

Meanwhile, the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace hit 1000 apps. This might be 100 times less than what the Android Market could offer you but let's not forget that the first WP7-powered smartphones have just started shipping. So, thumbs up! Text-ads on your Blog with BidVertiser.

Nokia unleashes its short movie, shot exclusively on the Nokia N8 (tech, news, report, update, leaked, Auckland)

Nokia presents The Commuter, a funny short film, starring "Slumdog Millionaire" Dev Patel with a cameo by Pam Anderson. Beside the stellar cast, the other thing that's intriguing about the flick is the fact it's shot exclusively on the Nokia N8.

The Commuter is yet another proof of the Nokia N8 camcorder skills. Well, contrast could have been better in some scenes but still, you can hardly tell that the 720p HD movie was shot with a mobile phone.

Now, get the pop corn and dim the lights, will you?
ust don't expect you can grab a Nokia N8 and go shoot something like that. The team behind the movie has used some expensive pro-level accessories. We bet they've used at least a tripod with a fluid video head, a steadicam-type stabilizer adapted for cameraphone use and some specialized video lighting.

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Two solutions to Unlock iPhone 3G/3Gs/3.1.3 from the most popular hackers (tech, news, help, tips, info, Auckland, "iPhone Repair")

WARNING: The following information is for research purpose only, do not attempt to hack your iPhone or unlock it. You are soley responsible for your owne account. The author of this blog will not be liable for any damages or permanent faults as a result of reading this post. You are welcome to email or text me at +64211172222, about mobile phone repair, iPhone unlock at commercial level--nothing is free in this world ;-)
Unlock iPhone 3G/3Gs/3.1.3 topic has always been discussed everyday online. The reason everyone wants to unlock iPhone 3G/3Gs/3.1.3 is that iPhone can be even useful if you can install any applications you want. Also, if you unlock iPhone 3G/3Gs/3.1.3 you will be able to upgrade your device each time, without losing the previous unlock or jailbreak.
The first one to unlock iPhone 3G/3Gs with firmware 3.1.3 was George Hotz, the same who had made the same operations on the iPhone in 2007, which preceded the now legendary Dev Team.

Bellow we will offer you to safe solutions to unlock iPhone 3G/3Gs/3.1.3, one from Geohot and one from Dev Team. All the necessary software’s can be found on our website.

Let go first step by step, with Geohot procedure proposed, which consists of only 7 stages:

Step 1: Download purplera1n for Windows, and make sure you have installed iTunes 8.2.

Step 2: Run the purplera1n if you’re on Vista, make sure you run it with “Windows XP Compatibility” turned on, from “Properties” tab.

Step 3: Make sure that iTunes 8.2 is running.

Step 4: Click “make ra1n”

Step 5: Let the application do its job, waiting for the automatic restart apparatus;

Step 6: You should now have “Freeze” in the list of applications. Run “Freeze”, Cydia and download the applications.

Step 7: Reboot your iPhone 3G. Voila! You should now be fully unlocked and correctly executed jailbreak’s iPhone 3G, to use applications not available in the App Store, bypassing the distribution mechanism of Apple.

The DevTeam is very brisk and this is the note that accompanies the new ultrasn0w for the release of iPhone 3.1.3 3G:

1. Ensure You Have upgraded to iPhone OS 3.1.3
2. Jailbreak your iPhone 3G using redsn0w or PwnageTool (Also this will install Cydia / Icy)
3. Run Cydia or Icy
4. Please add the repo to cydia or icy repo666.ultrasn0w.com
5. Search for ‘ultrasn0w’ in icy or cydia and install ultrasn0w
6. Reboot your iPhone 3G
7. T-Mobile USA 3G users should disable before using ultrasn0w
8. Enjoy

Summary everything in a nutshell, after applying the jailbreak with the new redsn0w ultrasn0w you can install from Cydia repo indicated. A quick reboot and a “3G iPhone External 3.1.3 will be able to work with any sim card.

I remember that all this procedure is intended for holders of “old” iPhone 3G and the latest 3G iPhone. Having just come out, I invite interested parties to ultrasn0w to wait another few days to read the feedback from early adopters. http://alturl.com/hhga

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Apple Releases iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 3 To Developers; Then Pulls It (tech, report, latest, Auckland, iPhone)

Apple had seeded developers of its iPhone Developer Program with the third beta version of iPhone OS 4 but seems to have pulled it after two hours.
The second beta version of iPhone OS 4.0 was released two weeks back.

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iPhone OS 4.0 Includes Screen Orientation Lock And Quicker Access To iPod Controls

Apple had released iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 3 to developers of its iPhone Developer Program and had pulled it due to an issue with the installation of the revised SDK tools. http://alturl.com/msm7

However, folks at 9to5Mac have managed to get their hands on the new beta version and have discovered several new features as part of the multitasking feature.

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New Apple iPod with buil-in video camera, sound recording and speaker (tech, news, report, leaked, picture)

A new Apple iPod nano is shown after an Apple event in San Francisco, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. The new iPod features a built-in video camera, sound recording and speaker.

5 Things You Didn't Know: The Department Of Defense

The United States Department of Defense is an agency of superlatives: the DOD is the country’s largest government agency and its oldest, and it is the primary occupant of the Pentagon, the biggest office building in the world. Yet for all that, its official statement on what it does is remarkably blunt: “We are war-fighters first and as such, have no peers.” In general, the DOD handles issues related to national security and military affairs, making it the primary target for groups who resent U.S. military involvement overseas. Love it or hate it, we present 5 things you didn’t know about the United States Department of Defense.

1- The DOD's budget equals Exxon and Wal-Mart combined

Just what kind of monstrosity is the DOD? It employs over three million people, 1.3 million of them on active duty in the military, qualifying it as America’s largest employer. It operates on a gargantuan annual budget of $419 billion, a 2006 total that falls just shy of matching the annual budgets of retail behemoth Wal-Mart ($227 billion) and ExxonMobil ($200 billion) combined. Furthermore, the DOD’s three million total employees is more than double that of those two companies put together, a figure that falls shy of 1.5 million.

2- The DOD no longer investigates UFOs

Another thing you didn’t know about the DOD is that it long ago gave up on finding Martians in the skies over the U.S. In 1948, the U.S. Air Force launched Project Sign to look into the rash of reported UFO sightings. Over the next 21 years (and through two name changes -- first Project Grudge, then Project Blue Book), they investigated over 12,618 reports of UFOs and found explanations for 11,917 of them. The remaining 701 went unexplained. In 1969, Blue Book was shut down, having concluded that none of the investigated UFOs presented any threat to national security, none displayed technology any more advanced than what was known at the time and none suggested they might be occupied by little green men.

3- The DOD only commands the Coast Guard in wartime

The U.S. Coast Guard, long the whipping-boy of the military’s five branches, is the one branch that does not ordinarily fall under the authority of the DOD. Rather, during peace time it falls under the authority of Homeland Security (as of 2003). Prior to that, it was part of the Department of Transportation from 1967. As law enforcement officers, the members of the Coast Guard also have the same legal authority as U.S. Customs officers. During war-time, the Coast Guard becomes an agency of the U.S. Navy, although this may only apply to combat units within the Guard. Historically, despite their role to “serve and protect America’s coastlines and waterways”, units of the Guard have seen action in almost every major military conflict in U.S. history over the past 100 years.

4- The DOD's Secretary of Defense does not sign autographs

You might think the mailbox of the head of a military force despised by much of the world would be overrun by death threats, but apparently the problem is autograph requests. Robert Gates, in an evident break from his predecessors, “has decided not to provide what have come to be considered customary autographs for collectors.” The DOD will, on request, send you his photo, but they’re so tight about the whole thing that they inform you of your motives beforehand: “Your request implies respect and support.” In other words, no using Sharpies to give Gates a prison tear tattoo. The Secretary of Defense is a Cabinet post and is likely to change with the new administration, signaling good news for the Cabinet-level autograph-seeking multitudes.

5- The DOD licenses insignia to retailers

The last thing you didn’t know about the DOD is that they’ve got your back. In an effort to boost its image and even land a few new recruits, the DOD -- specifically, the U.S. Army -- is a client of big-time brand licensing firm the Beanstalk Group, whose diverse client list includes Ford Motor Company, Universal Studios, Paris Hilton, and Mary-Kate and Ashley, to name just a few. Beanstalk’s recommendations to the U.S. Army were to establish a “line of Army-inspired clothing… using insignia from the First Infantry Division” since “strong brand identification through retail sales of products potentially can enhance the Army’s recruiting efforts and the public’s general goodwill towards the Army and its activities.”