Since the WWDC 2008, the only two words we’ve heard about Apple is "iPhone" and "3G". Aside from all that, I recently stumbled upon some interesting news from the blog r3fresh. From more RAM to improved overall specs, here are the more interesting from the bunch:
-Blu-ray drives will be available on every mac computer (including Mac Mini). Blu-ray drives with burning capabilities available only on Macbook Pro and Mac Pro (at first).
Really? The Mac Mini is getting Blu-ray capabilities? Can’t complain about that. I haven’t seen many low-end computers offer Blu-ray disc drives. In fact, I haven’t seen any. This proves that Blu-ray is way over priced.
-The Macbook Pro will lose the old style keyboard for the new chiclet style similar to current Macbook.
Sure, the new iPhone is coming out next week with 3G capabilities, an App store, and more, but you know what it can’t do? Play Gameboy games! Here’s a quick tutorial for all of you people dying to do make your iPhone useful.
Before I go into this, let me just say…
WARNING: THIS MIGHT ERASE ALL OF YOUR MUSIC. PROCEED WITH CAUTION. THIS WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY WITH APPLE. FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. NOT TO BE USED FOR ILLEGAL PURPOSES. I AM NOT LIABLE FOR ANYTHING ILLEGAL WHICH YOU MIGHT DO OR FOR ANYTHING WHICH CAN HAPPEN WITH YOUR APPLE IPOD TOUCH. PROCEED WITH CAUTON!
Yes, Mozilla has finally set a launch date for Firefox 3. Since my last post, Mozilla had no set date. Well, as of yesterday, June 17th seems to be the release of the much anticipated Firefox 3.
Remember to download it on Tuesday! (We get out at 9, so what’s stopping you?)
Stevie J. just introduced it at the WWDC in San Francisco. The lowdown:
Lighter, but bit fatter as well
Faster 3G internet
Built-in GPS
$199 for 8 gigs!
Open platform, App Store, Enterprise stuff, yadda yadda
Flush 3.5mm headphone jack (used to be lowered so regular headphones could not work with it)
Upgraded Speaker Quality
Works in more countries
So, the boys in Cupertino have pretty much fixed everything that was wrong with the iPhone at first.
Jobsy also introduced “MobileMe“, a rebranding of .Mac that promises to sync your computer (including through Outlook on PC’s) to your iPhone/iPod Touch - contacts, mail, etc. Apple’s really building an empire here, and wants to sync it all up.
The Hookup: Lifehacker has a nice roundup of Gizmodo articles of what happened at WWDC
Editor’s Note: Although they did fix a lot of things with the iPhone, many people were disappointed that there is still no MMS capabilities, 32 Gb upgrade (I think that will come within the next 6 months), Copy/Paste (which is a real bummer), an upgrade to the camera (currently 2 megapixels), and turn-by-turn GPS navigation. Not too big, but some people were disappointed by the facy that the GPS wasn’t turn-by-turn navigation, but a 3rd party application will probably change thisTOM-TOM says they have an app for the iPhone with turn-by-turn navigation. I’m pretty sure the lowered price trumps over all of these little tiny problems.
Yeah, you guessed it… I’m talking about the World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco tomorrow. Of course the main event will be Steve Jobs introducing the new iPhone, Mac OS X 10.6, and maybe some new performance upgrades for their line of notebooks and desktops.
Over the past couple of months, people (Engadget, Gizmodo, TUAW) have been speculating what the new iPhone will have. There will definitely be 3G connectivity (like broadband speeds over data networks) but it is also rumored that it will have a slimmer design along with a different paint job. Some other people think that it might have GPS capabilities, but once again, this is all speculation (I personally doubt there will be GPS connectivity on the new iPhone). Along with the new iPhone, the iPhone 2.0 software (really 1.2.0) is coming out at this conference, which also benefits iPod Touch users as it will be available for you as well (for a small price of course). There are so many rumors out there, it’s hard to know what’s true and what’s bogus.
The Max OS X 10.6 is a new rumor (people are calling it “Snow Leopard”) and many say that it’s only supposed to have performance and security updates (sounds like Apple is to proud to call it a service pack). Check out Gizmodo for some more info. As for the notebooks and desktops, Apple usually updates them every time Steve gives an exciting announcement.
That’s one thing Apple is able to do: nobody know what will really be on their yet-to-be announced products. This is probably why there announcements get a ton of attention. Anyway, Steve Jobs will be speaking at 1:00 P.M. ET and Gizmodo will be liveblogging the event (although I doubt that any of you will be watching it since we have that little place to go to during the day).
Just goes to show how huge Steve’s Reality Distortion Feild really is.
Well, I’m not gonna lie: the banner says it all. If you haven’t already pledged I encourage you to do so. As of the date this post was written (Sunday, June 8, 2006), they are really close to getting 1 million pledges. Some people are a bit hesitant to download Firefox 3 because of Add-on support which, I will admit using Firefox 3 does suck since it’s not able to use everything since it isn’t compatible with Firefox 3. Even so, the memory performance is UNBELIEVABLE! Compared to its predecessor(s), IE7, IE8, Safari, and Opera, it fairs extremely well memory wise:
Are you board of the same old Windows desktop with no animations whatsoever? Well if you are, then switch to Ubuntu. But if you’re stuck with Windows and you’re jealous of the animations on Vista, than this might be just the program for you.
It gives you some pretty cool animations for your desktop windows like fading, spinning out of the screen, collapsing inwards, and a bunch of other animations. You can also change how and where the window will start and end. Like lets say, you want all of your programs spinning clockwise from where your mouse is when you launch it, but when you close it you want it to fade out in the center of the screen when you exit. Well my friends, you can do this with Lebendig. You can also control how long each animation takes, which windows to animate (I don’t think you want warning messages to animate, that’s just annoying) and big you want the window border to be.
Although this program does what it is supposed to do, there are some flaws in the program. Let’s take a look at the configuration box:
After months and months of negotiating, XP will start running trail runs on it the XO laptop. It took over a year to develop the modified version of XP, but it’s finally here. Now why did it take over a year to develop? Basically, it was for driver support the built-in-camera, writing pad, and e-book mode. What might be a huge loss (this is not confirmed), Engadget thinks that there will be no mesh network support. It will have WiFi support, but it is a real shame since I thought this was a really creative idea which would appeal to governments in Africa where there probably isn’t any Starbucks around every street corner with free AT&T WiFi.
Due to the fact that the modified version of XP is still larger than the 1GB capacity on current models, all new XO PCs will include a 2GB SD card. With 3GBs of space, 1.5GB will be available after the OS is installed. The price will only go up about $3. Though it’s not getting any closer to reaching its $100 mark, it’s not that much more expensive.
Here’s a video with the XP goodness (or badness?):
What will become of Sugar? Walter Bender, the former president of software and content, has created Sugar Labs, a non-profit organization which will continue to develop and support Sugar. Here’s what Bender said concerning his new venture:
Well, the prophecy has finally come true. FiOS has just become available in my neighborhood. Not the cheap Verizon DSL, the whole fiber optics deal. Now, this might not be at all exciting for you guys, but my Dad and I have been waiting for this day for a long time.
As the chronicles of my computer continue, I think that I have finally found the problem to my video card. As some of you may know, ever since I got my computer back, the graphic card still fails. Now, it only fails when I am watching something on my computer (like a DVD or Youtube) and then it’ll just crash and give up. Well, as I was going through my BIOS, for some reason it wouldn’t boot up the new Ubuntu CD, I found an interesting little tidbit in their. Under one of the BIOS menus, there was a little section which was called “Video Memory.” Hmm…. that sounds related to my computer issues. I think that I might of had problems because it was set at 64 MB, the lowest setting. I turned it all the way up (which turns out to be Maxdvmt, no clue what that is). I figure that if it’s the highest it could go, then that should do it. The other option, 128 MB (3 in total: 64, 128, and Maxdvmt), could also work I suppose so their is a backup option if needed. So, do you think that this might have solved my problem?
Since the WWDC 2008, the only two words we’ve heard about Apple is "iPhone" and "3G". Aside from all that, I recently stumbled upon some interesting news from the blog r3fresh. From more RAM to improved overall specs, here are the more interesting from the bunch:
As the chronicles of my computer continue, I think that I have finally found the problem to my video card. As some of you may know, ever since I got my computer back, the graphic card still fails. Now, it only fails when I am watching something on my computer (like a DVD or Youtube) and then it’ll just crash and give up. Well, as I was going through my BIOS, for some reason it wouldn’t boot up the new Ubuntu CD, I found an interesting little tidbit in their. Under one of the BIOS menus, there was a little section which was called “Video Memory.” Hmm…. that sounds related to my computer issues. I think that I might of had problems because it was set at 64 MB, the lowest setting. I turned it all the way up (which turns out to be Maxdvmt, no clue what that is). I figure that if it’s the highest it could go, then that should do it. The other option, 128 MB (3 in total: 64, 128, and Maxdvmt), could also work I suppose so their is a backup option if needed. So, do you think that this might have solved my problem?
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