If the Macbook had a Core i5 Proc, it would have made it hard.

Best Ends the Life of the current Macbook which could mean newer ones coming out very soon, with the i5 Proc.

Check this news out at Gizmodo.

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NOTE: this tutorial is aimed ONLY to iPhone 3Gs users that have saved their ECID file through Cydia. If you are not sure about saving your ECID file throught Cydia, than load Cydia and on the homepage check if you see this message: This iPhone 3Gs has an ECID SHSH on file.
How To Downgrade iPhone 3Gs from Firmware 3.1.3 to 3.1.2

1. find a file called “hosts” that manages connections to the servers:

* Windows: go to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\ and use a text editor to open the file “hosts”
* Mac: open a terminal an type sudo /Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/TextEdit /etc/hosts

2. At this point we connect the server address to the IP address that corresponds to Saurik’s server instead of Apple. This way we can trick iTunes anxious to check the firmware saved through Cydia. To do this just copy this string and add it to the end of the file “hosts” that we have just opened: 74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com

2.1 Save the file. Do NOT do a “Save As”. Close the file.

2.3 In a new terminal window, paste in: sudo dscacheutil -flushcache .Hit return and type in your admin password.

3. Now you can step into the real downgrade process of your iPhone 3Gs, but it will not be as easy as the previous times. First of all you need to put the iPhone in DFU then: Plug it into your computer and simultaneously press the Home key and the Power button for 10 seconds exactly, after issuing only the power button and continue to click on Home until iTunes will not recognized a new device in recovery mode.

4. Your iPhone should have a full black screen and NOT the screen with iTunes icon and the cable. Many people confuse it with the DFU recovery mode but they are two very different processes, so before you continue, make sure you have the screen all black.

5. Now click on the ALT key (MAC) / SHIFT (Windows) of the keyboard and the button “Restore” in iTunes, select the firmware 3.1.2 and wait.
NOTE1: During recovery you may experience various errors.

NOTE2: If you get ” unknown error (3002) ” error, you ddidn’t save your ECID on Saurik’s server and pretty much the downgrade cant take place. Luckily it was found an exploit in iPhone FW 3.1 and with a little bit of patience you might be able to perform the jailbreak directly on iPhone Firmware 3.1

NOTE3: If you will get this error: ” The iPhone “iPhone” could not be restored. An unknown error occured (1015) ” , accept it, and re-do the entire process. ( put the iPhone into DFU mode, select iPhone FW 3.0 and wait ). The process will fail again and iTunes will return the same message as before “The iPhone” iPhone “could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (1015).Do not panic because it’s completely normal.
To resolve this situation can proceed in two ways: The first relates to Mac users and is using iRecovery ( Mac and Windows ) to reboot the device, it will re-ignite in normal mode, the second title is “universal” because it works on both Windows and Mac and is ignoring the ‘error, continuing to work normally. Therefore, there can only start and run a regular Redsn0w Jailbreak Firmware 3.0
You’re done. Now you are back on iPhone OS 3.1.2 and can jailbreak your iPhone. Of course, those of you that depend on unlocking the iPhone, you are screwed anyway, because by updating to 3.1.3 in the first place, you updated your baseband.

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First off I would like to thank Mr. Jun Osmena for this case. He gave it me. I love it and Needed it badly since I broke my Tunewear holster. I live putting my phone on the belt especially during office hours. In fact the only time I don’t put it on my belt is when I got to parties or clubs with the gang. I don’t think you would want it there when you get drunk, it’d be safer in your pocket. This is one of the thing’s that makes a case like this unique. It gives you a case to do just so, put it in your pocket and protecting it there and the option to Holster it on your belt.

The Belt holster which is the reason I wanted to Get Seidio in the first place. I think Seidio has the best Holster In the market. The only one with a protective lock on the top to make sure your Iphone doesn’t slip out accidentally like what happened to me on my tunewear.

This holster shifts from landscape and portait mode easily and because of the lock, you are safe whichever way you choose to have it.

As you notice there is a big sign in the middle which says “Device Face In Design” This ensures your screen is protected at all times while your Iphone is attached. And believe me, no matter how careful you are there are will be lots of accidental hammer like bumps while you have your Iphone on your belt.

One thing I miss though on my tunewear is the ability to put your phone facing out, and then converting your holster into a table stand which allows you to watch videos on the desk. This function would have been a must have and would have made this case one of the best out there. THE GOOD NEWS is that I tried fitting my Iphone+tunewear case on the holster and it FITS!!! So on certain occasions that I really plan to watch movies on the phone, I can put on the Tunewear case and bring my busted tunewear holster (coz it still works as stand) with me.

The Case is two piece case. This allows for an easier on and off action on the Iphone. Also, you can remove the bottom part to make it fit Apples Iphone Docking station. Seidio also sells their own docking station which will fit the Iphone with the Innocase on. Unfortunately we don’t have that right now to test with.

As you can clearly see from the above pictures. Like my Tunewear case, it has a hole to show off the Apple Logo. I don’t think this was necessary, but the good thing though is they placed a protective layer of film on it. As you can see from my pic below, there is a reflection of my window blinds on the film.

Since the only way to but this iphone with the Seidio Innocase on the Seidio Belt Ciip is inwards (to protect the screen) People will clearly see you have an Apple Iphone on you! Bragging rights?

The inner part of the case sports a protected layer that prevents the Iphone from getting scratched while you put it on or take it off the case. The problem though is because of this, Most, if not all, screen protectors tend to bubble at the edges when you put this case on. It is just a micro MM too tight! I ruined my screen protector while putting this on. Later, I will have to go and get me a new screen protector and trim at least 1mm off the edges all around it and make sure that when I put it on the screen, I place it inwards creating about a 1mm boarder of unprotected iphone screen. This will prevent the case from squeezing the screen protector which causes it to bubble.

The case is very protective, unlike my light and thin tunewear which Stongly Clings to the iphone which is what make it thin and light, there is just less of it.

It has provision openings for all the ports you need.

Camera, Volume, Power & Headphones at the top, docking port at the bottom and as I mentioned earlier, the Iphone Logo at the back.

All in all, I love this case. It could do with some additions like the Converting into a stand for video playback, and making it more Screen Protector Friendly.

Seidio Innocase = 8/10 Techisland Coconuts.

Seidio Holster = 10/10 Techisland Cocunits.

Now you know, now you TECH KNOW.

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First off I would like to thank Mr. Jun Osmena for this case. He gave it me. I love it and Needed it badly since I broke my Tunewear holster. I live putting my phone on the belt especially during office hours. In fact the only time I don’t put it on my belt is when I got to parties or clubs with the gang. I don’t think you would want it there when you get drunk, it’d be safer in your pocket. This is one of the thing’s that makes a case like this unique. It gives you a case to do just so, put it in your pocket and protecting it there and the option to Holster it on your belt.

The Belt holster which is the reason I wanted to Get Seidio in the first place. I think Seidio has the best Holster In the market. The only one with a protective lock on the top to make sure your Iphone doesn’t slip out accidentally like what happened to me on my tunewear.

This holster shifts from landscape and portait mode easily and because of the lock, you are safe whichever way you choose to have it.

As you notice there is a big sign in the middle which says “Device Face In Design” This ensures your screen is protected at all times while your Iphone is attached. And believe me, no matter how careful you are there are will be lots of accidental hammer like bumps while you have your Iphone on your belt.

One thing I miss though on my tunewear is the ability to put your phone facing out, and then converting your holster into a table stand which allows you to watch videos on the desk. This function would have been a must have and would have made this case one of the best out there. THE GOOD NEWS is that I tried fitting my Iphone+tunewear case on the holster and it FITS!!! So on certain occasions that I really plan to watch movies on the phone, I can put on the Tunewear case and bring my busted tunewear holster (coz it still works as stand) with me.

The Case is two piece case. This allows for an easier on and off action on the Iphone. Also, you can remove the bottom part to make it fit Apples Iphone Docking station. Seidio also sells their own docking station which will fit the Iphone with the Innocase on. Unfortunately we don’t have that right now to test with.

As you can clearly see from the above pictures. Like my Tunewear case, it has a hole to show off the Apple Logo. I don’t think this was necessary, but the good thing though is they placed a protective layer of film on it. As you can see from my pic below, there is a reflection of my window blinds on the film.

Since the only way to but this iphone with the Seidio Innocase on the Seidio Belt Ciip is inwards (to protect the screen) People will clearly see you have an Apple Iphone on you! Bragging rights?

The inner part of the case sports a protected layer that prevents the Iphone from getting scratched while you put it on or take it off the case. The problem though is because of this, Most, if not all, screen protectors tend to bubble at the edges when you put this case on. It is just a micro MM too tight! I ruined my screen protector while putting this on. Later, I will have to go and get me a new screen protector and trim at least 1mm off the edges all around it and make sure that when I put it on the screen, I place it inwards creating about a 1mm boarder of unprotected iphone screen. This will prevent the case from squeezing the screen protector which causes it to bubble.

The case is very protective, unlike my light and thin tunewear which Stongly Clings to the iphone which is what make it thin and light, there is just less of it.

It has provision openings for all the ports you need.

Camera, Volume, Power & Headphones at the top, docking port at the bottom and as I mentioned earlier, the Iphone Logo at the back.

All in all, I love this case. It could do with some additions like the Converting into a stand for video playback, and making it more Screen Protector Friendly.

Seidio Innocase = 8/10 Techisland Coconuts.

Seidio Holster = 10/10 Techisland Cocunits.

Now you know, now you TECH KNOW.

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And so the hacking begins: Apple IPAD with Windows 7. I am sure other wonderful things are going to happend to the IPAD and Apple won’t be complaining about it because it will boost the sales of their Flagship Tablet.

I don’t think I would have ever gotten the Iphone if couldn’t be Jailbroken.

technically, basically its a virtual Windows 7 running on the Ipad BUT still, anything can happen

More info Here

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I had the case in Portait mode on my waste because if I rotate it in landscape, the iphone could easily be pushed out with just a slight accidental nudge from the butt. I guess the lanscape mode was really more for just laying it on the table and converting the whole clip system into a stand to watch your favorite movies or photos.

I loved this case/belt clip combo though. Damn.

I can still use the belt clip system as permanent table stand at the office though.

My Only hope is my Seidio Case, which I know has one of the most solid belt clips out there, tried and tested with my Seido+Innocase system for my HTC Touch Pro.

Here is a photo of the Seidio Case + Innocase Beltclip.

Seidio Website

What I am hoping for is that the tunewear case will fit on the seidio Belt clip as I prefer it over the clip so when I get to the office I can easily witch from the Seidio innocase and my cripple Tunewear deskstand.

Still: It is a sad day for me. First my Icooly Case/stand/Belt Clip, after I broke the clip the case was useless, now this, 2 WEEKS OLD!! The Only thing I bought it Singapore for me.

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As a My Tech Island reviewer, this cooler would provide relief in the constant removal and re-installation due to the products that come in for review and by December, the Asus Maximus Formula III was handed to me for testing via Fine Upgrades. Unfortunately, the first revision of the cooler only had motherboard brackets for sockets LGA775, LGA 1366 and AM3 so the Asus MFIII uses the new socket LGA1156 for the P55 chipset wouldn’t be compatible. I tried checking out Corsair’s website and they had an advisory that LGA1156 brackets which will be provided for early-adopters for free but end users would have to pay the shipping for $5. This was really a bad news for me since everyone knows here that items being shipped from the U.S. would really cost a fortune here in the Philippines.

It took me a while to have the courage (December 2009) to contact Corsair via their website to request for the bracket and asked how much it would cost for the item to be shipped here in our country and this is the response I received from Kelvin of Corsair;

It was unexpected and truth be told, if the bracket would cost me somewhere around 2,000 pesos in shipping fees, I would’ve forgotten about it since I can get used coolers for that price available locally but Kelvin’s response was overwhelming and it didn’t took long for Corsair to respond (1 day because of time difference). We’ve have email exchanges regarding the shipment information but sadly, the bracket didn’t made it in time for the Asus Maximus Formula III review because UPS was having problems locating the address I specified. Ironically, the bracket arrived the day I returned the motherboard to Asus. Still, I was very happy when it came in and this is what I received:

On behalf of My Tech Island, thank you Corsair for an excellent customer service! Rest assured this will be used on upcoming reviews.

P.S.

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TITLE: Cebuano Buying an “IPOD” or an “IPAD” (we weren’t really sure)

CEBUANO BUYER: “Sir can I ples buy an I-fad”,

APPLE SALESMAN: “Ipod or Ipad”

CEBUANO BUYER” “IFAD- SIR, how many kinds do you hab arawn her?

APPLE SALESMAN:”Well we have the Ipod classics and the latest one, the
IPAD”

CEBUANO BUYER:” What?!? You hab di IFAD CLASSICS and the IFAD?? Boang maning mga ta…whana, palit nalang kog EM-FI-TRI Flayer sa lain uy KA LITSI BAH!!”

Hitlers Take:

Steve Jobs Take:

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Before I comment, first take a look at the latest Apple Sexy Thing yourself:

WEBSITE:
http://www.apple.com/ipad/features/

Technical Specs

Display

* 9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
* 1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi)
* Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
* Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Wireless and Cellular
Wi-Fi model

* Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n)
* Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology

Wi-Fi + 3G model

* UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
* GSM/EDGE (850, 900,1800, 1900 MHz)
* Data only2
* Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n)
* Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology

Location

* Wi-Fi
* Digital compass
* Assisted GPS (Wi-Fi + 3G model)
* Cellular (Wi-Fi + 3G model)

In the Box

* iPad
* Dock connector to USB cable
* 10W Power Adapter
* Documentation

Environmental Status Report

iPad embodies Apple’s continuing environmental progress. It is designed with the following features to reduce environmental impact:

* Arsenic-free display glass
* BFR-free
* Mercury-free LCD display
* PVC-free
* Recyclable aluminum and glass enclosure

Capacity3

* 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB flash drive

Processor

* 1GHz Apple A4 custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip

Sensors

* Accelerometer
* Ambient light sensor

Audio Playback

* Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
* Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
* User-configurable maximum volume limit

TV and Video

* Support for 1024 x 768 with Dock Connector to VGA adapter; 576p and 480p with Apple Composite A/V Cable, 576i and 480i with Apple Composite A/V Cable
* H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

Mail attachment support

* Viewable document types: .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel)

Languages

* Language support for English, French, German, Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Russian
* Keyboard support for English (US) English (UK), French (France, Canada), German, Japanese (QWERTY), Dutch, Flemish, Spanish, Italian, Simplified Chinese (Handwriting and Pinyin), Russian
* Dictionary support for English (US), English (UK), French, French (Canadian), French (Swiss), German, Japanese, Dutch, Flemish, Spanish, Italian, Simplified Chinese (Handwriting, Pinyin), Russian

Accessibility

* Support for playback of closed-captioned content
* VoiceOver screen reader
* Full-screen zoom magnification
* White on black
* Mono audio

Battery and Power4

* Built-in 25Whr rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
* Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music
* Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system

Input and Output

* Dock connector
* 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack
* Built-in speakers
* Microphone
* SIM card tray (Wi-Fi + 3G model only)

External buttons and controls

* On/Off, Sleep/wake
* Mute
* Volume up/down
* Home

Mac system requirements

* Mac computer with USB 2.0 port
* Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later
* iTunes 9.0 or later (free download from www.itunes.com/download)
* iTunes Store account
* Internet access

Windows system requirements

* PC with USB 2.0 port
* Windows 7, Windows Vista; Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 3 or later
* iTunes 9.0 or later (free download from www.itunes.com/download)
* iTunes Store account
* Internet access

Environmental requirements

* Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
* Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C)
* Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
* Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)

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Now for my Honest Opinion.

Well, you know why the NETBOOK Market flew? Because the netbook is a trimmed down version of Laptop the will allow you to do EVERYTHING ON IT on it. Now on the IPAD, it seems you can’t. It’s just a “GO BIGGY” size version of the itouch/Iphone minus the Camera. It can do everything my iphone can do on a bigger screen. The good thing about it though is you get to buy accessories for it that will make it more useful. A USB port to allow you to connect your digital camera directly to it to transfer photos. An SD adapter to allow you to transfer Photos (hopefully data as well) to you I-PAD. A keyboard and mouse because I don’t really know how you can use the touch screen keyboard on that huge thing unless I was as big as Shaquil O Neil.

Looking at everyone’s usual daily gadget arsenal, where will this device fit in? If you have your iphone or itouch with you + you regular Laptop or Netbook, where will this baby fit in? It will be extra baggage. You mite bring it around for awhile for bragging rights but eventually, it will get stuck at home or at the office.

1 GHZ?? Cmon, netboooks are already going Dual Core Atoms @ 1.6GHZ. The new HTC HD2 and Googles Nexus One, which are mobile phones which already have the 1GHZ snapdragon processor.

No Multi tasking? No Camera, No Optical Drive Slot, … Hmmmmm.

NO MICROPHONE
- Wow, adding voice call or doing internet calls would have been a very welcome addition too and mite even increase sales for this device. What were they thinking?

Well, it’s not all that bad, it might still work for specific tasked jobs. Before it was release, I heard Apple was meeting with medical execs to have the IPAD as a tool for hospitals, replacing patient charts. It think this device would be perfect for that. High battery life, thin and light. Clear Pictures and Videos for the doctors to review, with the right customized medical software, This will be perfect for the JOB.

Imagine DHL having you sign your delivery document with this.

For the HOME, I think this would also work best as an EBOOK reader that can do more than just read EBOOKs. But in the end, that is where it will stay at, at Home.

I already have my iphone and an Itouch for portability and it can do everything the I-PAD can do. I just hope it will allow me to sync between my Iphone and my Ipad without the need of a PC.

Putting 128Gig of hard space would have increase the purchase value of this device, right now you can already buy an itouch with 64gig.

Who will buy it?
- Well I think Mac Junkies will definitely line up for this as they do with every MAC release. People who don’t have a netbook will surely try this out. But For those people who already have a desktop at home, a laptop for work, and an Iphone, I doubt they will be there for the first Generation IPAD.

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No Optical drive
No USB Port
No Microphone
No Camera
No Flash
No Multi Tasking
No Free Keyboard Dock
No Data Expansion Slot

I think this device deserves a Singapore-Type “NO” T-shirt Design

Still, it is super sexy.
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Well overall, it is a sexy device. Right now I just do not know YET how it will fit in my life. I may not buy one but I wouldn’t mind having one if someone gave it to me *HINT*

That’s about it for now!

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