Not to give Psystar won, the company that produces the notorious Mac clones with brand Open Computer, and meets the case brought by Apple for direct violation of the EULA Mac OS X. The licenses, he says, are genuine.

As you will recall, first Apple had remained curiously silent, then it is simply exploded, reaching even to request the withdrawal of all existing machines and already distributed by the company producing clones. It ‘obvious that the question becomes vital, especially considering that such a request, if accepted, would lead to virtually bankrupt Psystar.

Hence the answer. Not only will fight in court, but have availed themselves of Carr & Ferrell LLP, the law firm that has already beaten Apple during the dispute with Burst.com, risoltosi in an agreement by well extrajudicial 10 million dollars. After all, they say to Psystar, Apple earns for every Open Computers sold, as each licence Leopard is purchased from the Apple Store at full price sales.

Hard to say if a thesis of this kind can stand up in court, but it goes without saying that it is in full right of Apple defend its intellectual property especially now that between Mac do-it-yourself and assembled homemade, clones into circulation starting to be a little ‘too many.

According to reports Gear Live, Apple has sent to developers the first beta firmware 2.1 dedicated to iPhone and 3G i Phone. As we learn, this new version contains initially debut the new notification system, announced at WOODCUT, which allows developers to equip their applications a sophisticated instrument of notification of updates and changes when they are not active.

Secondly, this firmware 2.1 contains a new framework for the GPS location: the new form of Core Location would open the door to navigation turn-by-turn, can collect information about direction and speed (absent in the current form, which simply take up the position moments later).

The firmware 2.1 is expected in September (according to the promises of Steve Jobs availability of the notification system), but should be preceded by a minor update (2.0.1) dedicated to solving the problems of youth firmware 2.0.

After the release of the so-called Pwnage Tool 2.0, one day, some things jump to the eye. The software is not mature as hoped el’approccio of Dev Team has become the subject of some fierce criticism would not be a real release, but rather a custom firmware. And while the holders of the first generation dell’iPhone ask themselves if they agree or not to update.

Certainly, after following the procedures pwning on its iPhone, too many users complain of similar problems. Mail crashes, for example, and Edge is irretrievably compromised. As might be expected, are also emerging the first solutions to these problems of youth, and there will be a lot because implemented directly in the software. Many sconsigliano to restore the backup made automatically from iTunes and set a new iPhone. This is another complication, because it involves the loss of the SMS, learn words and so on. Not to mention that many - for scarce technical skills or ineffectiveness of Pwnage Tool, goes’ you know - have transformed their iPod or iPhone Touch in a futile iBrick.

The Italian group Dark Apples, which we have already spoken on other occasions, does not use uncertain terms and share the technique used by Dev Team to that of Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In particular, it supports:

After the release of version 1.1 of official TapYourFriends, in these days was presented to desktop version also available directly to this page. The version for desktop PCs, in addition to all the functions already present on iPhone / iPod Touch, offers the opportunity to upload photos directly from your computer. On further development of this project made in Italy, Andrea tells us (a developer):

We are already working on a native application to be distributed later on iTunes where you upload photos directly from iPhone and new functions, the date scheduled for release in autumn. I remember that the application TapYourFriends is also available on Apple, in the category WebApps.

The famous Dev Team has announced he is the author of the first jailbreak in the world of 3G iPhone.

As you know, merit would be the so-called Pwnage Tool, which are available images and videos on their blogs. In addition all’iPhone of the first generation, in fact, and all ‘iPod Touch, in the screenshot proposed would head the latest arrival in the family, the model 3G.

In their last post, explaining that much of the technology in use was already ready before the official mobile phone and that they were sure of success. Unfortunately, the need to test further the software is for the Dev Team imperative than the date of release. And so, at least for some time yet, ask users to have a little ‘patience, and meanwhile they stuzzicano typing:

Despite the rampant iPhone mania, the interest towards the full touchscreen rival of RIM, the BlackBerry Thunder, continues to be high, by virtue of its interesting technical specifications together to design and cutting-edge services.

The latest update on this phone he proposes crackberry, showing a photo live this interesting smartphones. From the photos, in addition to design and materials, you can see the keyboard software, available as a QWERTY mode landscape and how Sure Type a 20 keys candybar mode.

In addition to these specifications, confirmed the tactile response of the keys while typing software (the user will have a microvibrazione as feedback) and the screen glass multi-touch, able to exploit a browser based on the same engine that dell’iPhone .

Although Italy is a country often marginalized when it comes to product launches technology preview, this time with the Samsung i900 Omnia, the Country Fair will be the first to market smart phone touchscreen both commented in recent days.

Scheduled for the European debut on 22 July, the Omnia will be available in reservation preview thanks to Mediaworld that from July 14 to accept the first orders. If you think that a reservation is not attractive enough, however, know that the surprises do not end anymore.

By reserving your smart phone, in fact, in homage receive an Xbox 360 Arcade, excellent incentive for the purchase of a mobile phone. The Omnia Samsung i900 will be available in 8GB version at a price of 499 €.

To even 4 hours from sale of 3G iPhone in New Zealand, understood that the new smartphones Apple has already been done at candidly pieces iFixit.

The popular site that offers guides for the dismantling of the products Apple has sent an envoy to the country of the boot down for being the first in the world to buy 3G iPhone: unfortunately once arrived has found only one quarter, but you can consular with the certainty of be the first in the world to have taken apart piece by piece iPhone.

After the “leap” complete the tunnel, recommended to the most impressionable…

The new f irmware 2.0 of iPhone is finally available. Well, almost. A reader MacRumors, seeking between files. XML is able to find the following file on a server Apple:

iPhone1, 2_2.0_5A347_Restore.ipsw (here the direct link to download)

A little ’strange that the build of this firmware seems to have missed a step, given the earlier version 5A345, and the other difference with the previous firmware version is the one that sees 1.2 instead of 1 , 1 as a suffix that follows the word iPhone in the file name.

Because Apple has not announced officially that the availability and, consequently, is not yet available to update the firmware using iTunes, you must manually install the new firmware 2.0. Apple should release officially iPhone 2.0 in the next few hours, through the software update directly through iTunes.

Even if the children of the Engadget are testing at this minute and say that everything worked perfectly, I remember that was not issued any confirmation from Apple.

After having organized the contest LG’s next phone design putting at stake $ 10,000 and technological awards, the Korean company has declared its winner. This is a cellphone to wear on the arm and that succeeds in making unless screen for a projector. The use of this element, at least in the version of the concept, plan to use the back of your hand to see the information of the device, but perhaps you might even improve it to exploit the surfaces of the walls.

In reality on the bracelet could add or remove accessories. Who knows if, after having paid $ 10,000 premium LG is truly interested in developing this project.

It seems that Steve Jobs, who had declared that the idea of an iPhone keyboard would not ever passed for the mind, did backtrack on its ideas, leaving open the door to a future iPhone with QWERTY keyboard.

The news is still a rumor, probably the result of a simple hearing by Apple, but the fact is that according to The Register, some mobile operators have been consulted about a possible iPhone keyboard, to see how accoglierebbero the idea.

What Apple should follow the philosophy long been adopted by HTC, with the Diamond Touch and Touch Pro or with the Touch and Tytn II? For posterity the arduous judgement…

Of the mini-projectors in phones we talk long time. Samsung plans to launch by the end of 2008 and many other competitors are moving towards what will be a great innovation in the mobile world, especially the mobile e-business.

The prototype of Texas Instruments and RIM Blackberry is a form outside, but not too often too wide, almost as if the phone had not swallowed and digested forms of the projector. The signals for mobile projectors are starting to become more and more, although perhaps for something smaller, must wait until 2009.

Let never imagined it would be a Razr 2 with the GPS? Frankly we not, but AT & T will propose in its product line this phone, renamed Razr 2 V9x and equipped as well as the GPS receiver, software satellite navigation owner of AT & T, already seen on the Z9.

After several ups and problems, it seems that Motorola is ready to climb the china, the strong mix of satellite navigation, increasingly popular, and a cellphone very successful worldwide. If all this there seems enough, we remind you that the Navigator can also be used to phone closed, through the display outside improved and revisited for the occasion. If we do not believe go to check the photo after the jump.

According to reports Digitimes, known tested Asian always well informed on these issues, Apple is preparing to conclude the transition of its range of portable towards the backlight LED.
As you will recall, Apple has begun to replace traditional halogen lamps with the new generation of screens some time ago (the MacBook Pro 15 “was the first), with a twofold purpose: first technology LED allows for considerable savings energy, increasing autonomy; other hand these new screens have an environmental impact significantly lower, being free of hazardous materials and pollutants such as mercury.

Read the rest of this entry »

Breakaway is a small application for Mac OS X that pauses iTunes when togliamo headphones, and resumed playing just the reinseriamo.

When disinseriamo earphones from ‘iPod and the’ iPhone, the audio is paused by default, a Mac, however, reproduction goes directly to the coffers integrated. If you find this behavior was impractical and prefer away from the computer without losing even a precious second of music (and maybe do not want to Solicit others) Breakaway is the ideal solution for you.

Read the rest of this entry »

Sources unknown, but that revolve around the launch of new 3G iPhone, damages for his official presentation during the keynote of June 9, during the WWDC’08. iPhone will be available shortly after the launch, especially in those countries which have marketed the current version, as in many of the countries for which an agreement was signed, including probably Italy.

Read the rest of this entry »