Samsung refutes talk of Galaxy S II delays, promises April launch in at least some places

So yesterday we learned that Samsung's planning to speed up the dual-core Exynos processor inside its Galaxy S II to 1.2GHz, but there was also word that the handset may suffer a setback in terms of release date. Today, the company has tweeted out a two-part notice assuring us that that will not be the case and things are proceeding "as planned.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

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Sony CEO casually mentions he's supplying cameras to Apple

We were tempted to call it an April Fools' joke, but it seems the story's true: Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer reportedly let slip that his company is producing cameras for the next batch of iPhones and iPads during a public interview with the Wall Street Journal. Traditionally, Apple's sourced its sensors from OmniVision, including the delightfully backside-illuminated 5 megapixel CMOS unit you'll find in the iPhone 4, but since Sony too has BSI tech and OmniVision has reportedly encountered delays, your next portable Apple product might house a Sony Exmor R sensor like the one we admired on the Xperia Arc.

 

Apple said to be testing three iPhone 5 models, including one with a slide-out keyboard

A new rumor from Taiwanese Apple enthusiast blog Apple.pro suggests that Apple is currently testing three different prototypes of what will eventually become the iPhone 5.

One such prototype, the report claims, features a slide-out physical keyboard similar to the one seem above (which is a hardware accessory for the currently iPhone 4).

 

Verizon's FiOS DVR Manager for iPhone gets a facelift and some new features

Just like Boxee, Verizon's rolled out a February 14th update to users with the FiOS DVR Manager for iPhone, who might actually be on Verizon for their phones now too.

It adds support for controlling multiple DVRs, a refreshed UI to match the latest version 1.9 on set-top boxes, access for non-DVR users, and a "What's Hot" feature showing what others in your area are watching.

 

Is Apple no longer the BMW of tech?

Apple, so the story used to go, will never be cheap. The company will do everything possible to ensure that its products are more expensive and more exclusive.
And yet rumors persist that there will soon be smaller, cheaper iPhones.

 

Apple securing $7.8 billion worth of Samsung displays, memory?

When Apple announced earnings last month, the company's CFO mysteriously dropped a bit of info about a big contract the company signed worth $3.9 billion. He declined to elaborate further except to say that it was for product components that Apple feels will be central to its future products.

 

Samsung, Motorola set stage for iPad 2 showdown

Samsung's announcement today of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 shows that, like Motorola, it is throwing in its lot with Nvidia, presenting an impressive challenge to Apple's upcoming iPad 2.

Samsung and Nvidia announced in Barcelona today at the Mobile World Congress that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet will run Google's Android 3.0 ("Honeycomb") software on top of the dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, the same software and chip being used by Motorola in its Xoom tablet.

 

How Enterprise Architects Can Gain Influence With the CIO

The relationship between the CIO and the architects that work for them often lacks a clear line of communication, which can result in a major gap between what the CIO really wants in a well-architected environment and what the architecture team ultimately delivers. Why?

 

Apple overhauling iPhone notification system?

To cap off a week chock-full of Apple-related rumors, we now have this: is Apple about to acquire a company in the process of giving its iOS notifications system a major makeover?

Apple blog Cult of Mac says it's hearing exactly that from a source, who is not named. The company Apple is allegedly buying isn't confirmed in the report, but is said to be "small" and currently has an application available for sale in the iOS App Store.

 

Internet Explorer 9 RC now available to download, tracking protection in tow

The Internet Explorer 9 beta pleasantly surprised us with Microsoft's renewed competitiveness in the web browser wars, and the pinnable, hardware-accelerated experience is getting even better today -- you can download the IE9 release candidate right now, which streamlines and beautifies the tabbed browsing layout considerably, adds those previously promised, fully customizable tracking protection lists for privacy and freely toggled ActiveX filters, as well as an updated Javascript engine, geolocation support via HTML5, the ability to pin web apps to the taskbar, and a host of assorted speed and functionality improvements.

 

HP TouchPad: 5 Features the iPad Lacks

HP's TouchPad looks pretty similar to Apple's iPad on the outside but the inside is a different story.

We know what the iPad brings to the table: a huge selection of tablet-optimized apps; access to the most popular digital music and video store in the world; and the ability to buy the tablet right now.

But when HP launches the TouchPad this summer, it'll have some software features of its own that the iPad doesn't. Here are five of the best:

 

Get Internet Access When Your Government Shuts It Down

Does your government have an Internet kill-switch? Read our guide to Guerrilla Networking and be prepared for when the lines get cut.

These days, no popular movement goes without an Internet presence of some kind, whether it's organizing on Facebook or spreading the word through Twitter. And as we've seen in Egypt, that means that your Internet connection can be the first to go. Whether you're trying to check in with your family, contact your friends, or simply spread the word, here are a few ways to build some basic network connectivity when you can't rely on your cellular or landline Internet connections.

 

Sony Mistakes PlayStation 3 Unlock Code as 'Battleship' Reference; Hilarity Ensues

Oh, Sony. Hot off the heels of Sony's lawsuit against a band of PlayStation 3 jailbreakers, a Sony-operated Twitter account retweeted the PS3 unlock code. Um, oops.

 

iPad Gets Early FaceTime Support via SSH Hack [Video] !!

Activate Facetime Video-calling on iPad (jailbroken) – Have a jailbroken iPad? That’s good ! Why?
Because you can enable FaceTime video calling. Yeah, you heard that true. But how to activate/enable Facetime on iPad while it has no front camera? Apple iPad that is currently available in the market, has no front camera while the upcoming iPad 2 will have. The iPad 2 is rumored will be equipped with front camera which of course Facetime supported.

 

First Verizon iPhone 4 delivered, hits Texas (video)

It looks like some customers have been receiving their Verizon iPhone 4 a lot earlier than it should, as expected. After the shortlived pre-order window for the Verizon iPhone 4 ended on February 3rd, some customers were notified within hours that their orders have already been shipped. Now the first Verizon iPhone 4 hits Texas as the customer reports.

 

Here's How to Fix GreenPois0n RC5 Issues & Bugs

Chronic Dev Team has released GreenPois0n RC5 just yesterday for Mac OS X and they are about to release the Windows version. Most of our readers has successfully jailbroken their devices but few of them are still facing some problems. So here's a quick instructions to beyond this issues & bugs.

 

Unlock iPhone 4 on iOS 4.2.1 / 1.59.00 Baseband after Jailbreak with Greenpois0n RC5 [How to Guide]

Now you can update your iPhone 4 to iOS 4.2.1 with preserving 1.59.00 baseband, which means that you will be able to unlock your iPhone 4 with ultrasn0w 1.2. Let's check out the full step by step guide after the jump

 

Ultrasn0w 1.2 Unlocks iPhone 3GS, 3G on iOS 4.2.1 [How to Guide]

The iPhone Dev Team has just released ultrasn0w 1.2 which brings carrier unlock for iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G on iOS 4.2.1 or iOS 4.1.

From the iPhone Dev Team Blog:

 

GreenPois0n RC5 Released ! Here's How to Untether iOS 4.2.1 Jailbreak !

Members of Chronic Dev Team has finally announced the release of the long awaited GreenPois0n RC5. This tool brings untethered iOS 4.2.1 jailbreak for all iOS devices. Besides you do not need to have '4.2b3' SHSH blobs saved in Cydia, unlike the Redsn0w 0.9.7. Keep in mind, the software is only available for Mac OS X. A Windows version will be coming very soon.

 

AT&T fires back at Verizon's ads with an ‘Answer’ (video)

Earlier today, we showed the latest Verizon commercial ad which takes on AT&T's network problems but it looks like AT&T refused to remain silent on this latest ad and today posted one of its own.

The commercial ends by Only AT&T’s network lets your iPhone talk and surf at the same time, Rethink Possible.

 

Verizon posts another commercial ad (video)

So Verizon iPhone 4 is about to hit the doors and we've already saw the first commercial ad few weeks ago. Now Verizon's posted another commercial ad. It beings, right?

Besides, we already knew that Verizon iPhone 4 orders are shipping earlier than expected. Now let it being!

 

Forget the white iPhone 4; say hello to the (mostly) white Nexus S

Despite the fact that Apple’s white iPhone 4 is creeping ever closer to becoming a reality, some people have long since given up on the gadget. We don’t blame them either, what with a new iPhone set to be unveiled this summer.

 

Crosshairs: App Measuring the Dimensions of Anything on your Mac screen

Crosshairs is a lightweight app for getting the dimensions of anything on your screen. You can drag a transparent overlay overtop of any app and adjust the box as much as you need. No more taking a screenshot just to get the size of something.

 

Nikkei: PSP2 will have 3G cellular data, OLED touchscreen

We're only four days away from a supposed January 27th unveiling, but apparently there are still more juicy PSP2 rumors left to dole out --
Japan's often-reliable Nikkei newspaper reports that the handheld machine will sport a crisp OLED touchscreen and 3G data from NTT DoCoMo when it arrives later this year, with the latter enabling multiplayer action and even full video and game downloads over the Japanese cellular network.

 

New Apple iPhone ad brings AT&T and Verizon together

Love, peace, and harmony. That's what Apple seems to be pushing in the latest iPhone advertisement to hit the airwaves.

The ad, titled "Two is Better than One," shows a pair iPhones performing side-by-side synchronized app usage. The action is backed by that beautiful piece of waltz music used to good effect by ice skaters and Stanley Kubrick, Johann Strauss's "On the Beautiful Blue Danube."

 

Download video from YouTube: Simply the fastest And easiest way

Have you ever been browsing YouTube and seen something that you absolutely had to have? Not that we’re condoning the theft of intellectual property, but if this has ever happened to you, then we have your solution. What does it take? All you have to do is remove a few letters from the URL and add two others in their place.

 

BlackBerry program may help RIM defend its turf

"We just wanted to create an innovative solution that allows enterprises to manage the corporate data side while at the same time give their employees the freedom to use Facebook and browse the Web and get their Internet email at the same time," McDowell said in an interview late on Friday.

He said carriers were now testing Balance and it should be available in North America within two months.

 

Theme It brings theme store to iOS! Here's How to do it

Cydia added a new feature yesterday to bring Theme Center which includes all popular themes for your iPhone but Today Theme It is available as a Cydia package for jailbroken iOS device. Theme It comes with a clean, easy-to-use interface and quite few themes. Let's see how to install it.

 

Beware Goo.gl: Fake Antivirus Worm on Twitter

A malicious worm attacks Twitter and Twitter. HOW?
The worm sends out tweets with a goo.gl shortened URL link directed to a rogue antivirus application. The attack demonstrates once again how URL shortening can be a Pandora's box as users click on links with no clue where they might lead.
A post on Naked Security by Sophos' Graham Cluley describes the threat.

 

How to Organize Your Android Home Screen for Optimal Productivity

It’s nice to have plenty of applications in our Android phone, until we realize that these applications clutter up our phone by consuming our limited screen space. These are some tips to organize your screen for optimal productivity.

 

White iPhone 4 Appeared in Vodafone Germany's Inventory System

According to Engadget, the white iPhone 4 has appeared today in Vodafone Germany's inventory system for both 16 and 32GB. Of course, this doesn't mean that Vodafone has any idea when the white iPhones will be available, but this means that something is being done behind doors.

 

Quick! Download AirView Now, It Turns Your iOS Device Into An AirPlay Receiver

AirView is a universal application available for free in the App Store that does something iOS users have been asking since the original release of AirPlay: it turns any iPhone, iPad or iPod touch into AirPlay receivers capable of playing videos streamed from another device. With AirView, in fact, video can be streamed from iOS device to iOS device (iPhone to iPad, iPhone to iPhone) or from iTunes, something that Apple only does with the Apple TV 2nd generation.

 

How To Turn Your iPhone and iPad Into AirPlay Speakers

One of the biggest limitations of the current version of AirPlay shipping with iOS 4.2.1 (well, video streaming to Apple TV aside) is the fact that you can’t use an iOS device as an AirPlay speaker. In fact, a speaker can be an Apple TV, an audio system connected to an AirPort Express station or an AirPlay-enabled audio system. But, you can’t send audio from an iOS device to another iOS device or from iTunes on your Mac/PC to an iPhone/iPad.

 

iPod Touch 4G Jailbroken on iOS 4.3 beta 1 using PwnageTool bundles

Besides demonstrating a working iOS 4.3 jailbreak for iPad [beta] and releasing the required bundle, @jcf_dev also released custom PwnageTool Bundle to jailbreak iPod Touch 4G on iOS 4.3 beta 1. Like the previous PwnageTool bundle, you will need to create ramdisk at your own and patching Cydia as well.

 

iPad on iOS 4.3 Beta 1 jailbroken using custom PwnageTool bundles (How's)

iPad 4.3 firmware brings a lot of exciting features. Multi gestures and choice to change functionality of hardware button are some introduced in iPad 4.3 update. Earlier today, @jcf_dev demonstrated a working iOS 4.3 beta jailbreak for iPad in video. He has just released a PwnageTool bundle to jailbreak iPad on iOS 4.3 beta 1.

 

13 Japanese companies join to further fuel cell adoption, also plan to ride bikes together

What's going to spin the tires in your car of the future? Will it even have tires?
Right now it looks like either hydrogen fuel cells or pure EVs will be dominating the streets in a few decades, and thankfully they share enough technology for us to think they can peacefully co-exist.