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iTunes App Store Statistics

TechCrunch today published an article based around an iPhone developer’s experience monetizing his applications in the App Store. As part of that article, some statistics were cited that didn’t entirely make sense to me. For example, the author states that there are only 36,000 apps in the store, which seemed surprisingly low. Long story short, [...]

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iPhone 1.1.2 and 1.1.3 OTB Jailbreak/Unlock

For those that have iPhones that came with firmware version 1.1.2 or 1.1.3 out of the box, your pleas for a jailbreaking and unlocking solution have been answered. Thanks to the work of Zibri and the folks from Unlock.no, it is now dead simple to jailbreak and unlock these devices – even simpler than it [...]

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Simple iPhone 1.1.3 Upgrade Instructions (with Unlock)

After the resounding success of my firmware 1.1.2 guide, I have decided to put together a guide to upgrading an iPhone to firmware 1.1.3, both jailbroken and unlocked for use on any network. This guide involves a lot of steps, but it will ensure that you have the best possible result by the safest means. [...]

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Office 2008: First Thoughts

I have in no way given Office 2008 a thorough working over so do not take this post as a final conclusion, but after installing the new Mac version of Microsoft’s beast and having a little poke around, I have a few first thoughts. Microsoft Office 2008 is a prime example of Microsoft taking the [...]

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Simple iPhone 1.1.2 Upgrade Instructions (with Unlock)

Comments for this post are now closed and the guide is made available for reference only. I have published my guide to jailbreaking and unlocking firmware 1.1.3, please refer to that to upgrade to the newer firmware version. I have been messing around for a day or so trying to get this to work, but [...]

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Cautious Android Excitement

Like many, I have been watching the news related to Google, among other’s, announcement of the Android mobile platform and the Open Handset Alliance. Until today’s release of several videos demonstrating the UI and parts of the system itself, there was not a lot of meat to get excited about. Now, I am filled with [...]

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An Apple a Day

After a few weeks of talking about it, I took the plundge and bought a new MacBook Pro. This isn’t my first Mac, but I have been using Windows machines only for a while. This means that the house is totally Mac now, with my better half a dedicated Mac user (iMac 20″ currently). It [...]

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The iPhone UI Revolution

I have held off from blogging about the iPhone here much thus far, but I am going to chuck some opinion out there. This is not just about the iPhone though, it is more about how the industry needs to react because of it. Let me say this right off the bad: the iPhone is [...]

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Apple Adopting Microsoft Practices

Well… Maybe not really, but here is a video on YouTube of stuff-ups from Apple keynotes throughout the years. Great viewing. [Watch] – via YouTube

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The New iMac

While I do like the idea of the new iMac and Front Row software, I wish it was a little more robust. Can anyone tell me if I can watch TV on it? I would love to have this as a full PVR media center, but I doubt that is ever going to happen.

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