Donations...

A couple of people asked for a donate button of some sort. I hesitate because of the sudden complexity of things when money is involved. Here is what I think would be best:

• Donate your time and skills if you can rather than money.
• If you cannot do so, please consider sponsoring something we could directly use: Such as a USB serial cable (about $45 for parts from Sparkfun), or perhaps upgrading the Slicehost slice we're borrowing from pumpkin ($60 per month, though it would only be useful if we could get enough money for at least six months), used or broken devices for testing, etc. Or something like a pizza for one of our contributors on a late night hacking binge (we will distribute food donations on a round-robin basis =P)
• My paypal address is my gmail e-mail address (planetbeing). If you do make a donation, please specify exactly what it is for. A gigantic slush fund is something that I wish to avoid.
  

For the record, contrary to what was published by some media sources, the iphonelinux group is not associated with the group commonly known as the "iPhone Dev Team". I'm a member of the Dev Team, and other members sometimes lends assistance or advice, but this is an entirely separate project. The Dev Team does not accept any donations whereas this project tentatively will.

Android SDK 1.0

Android SDK has been improved to the latest version 1.0 r2. You know posts before this, any code, created and compiled with previous version of SDK. Maybe they will not run well, or some of them need to be change for the current SDK.

The Code, I place in this site and in learncodes.googlepages.com was created with the previous version. so it need to be changed. I plan to make the code as it is created for historical, but for the new code will be based on new SDK. So, You, The Reader will still can access previous codes and new codes.

I hope you will make a great benefit from reading this site and learncodes.googlepages.com for increase your ability to code in Android.

Happy Coding! :)

Updating and uninstalling openiboot

It's actually slightly problematic to use the "Update Firmware" feature of iTunes with openiboot installed, so I updated openiboot with an uninstall facility.

I uploaded the binaries and instructions necessary to update openiboot (and then uninstall it if you wish) to: http://www.iphone-dev.org/planetbeing/openiboot-uninstall.tar.gz

Sony PS3 Official Bluetooth Headset

Over the Thanksgiving weekend, I've lined up a group of friends to go online and play with Resistance 2; absolutely amazing game. However, with 4 to 5 friends at once, I had a hard time strategizing with them with just one or two mobile phones. So on Thursday night (night of Thanksgiving), I placed an order on Amazon for a SOCOM: Confrontation bundle which includes the official Sony PS3 headset (game itself is $39, Bundle package is $59, Headset itself would have been $49 alone). Overall, for $59, I got a game and a Sony official headset which has been receiving positive reviews.

Today, Saturday, less than 48 hours later, Amazon shipped out the package and I actually received it! Needless to say, I was stoked. The package in the game doesn't have any instructions to the headset. After researching online, I found an archive of the Sony Gaming Manuals here and the Bluetooth Headset instructions are here.

This thing is so easy to use, simply plug the actual mini-USB cable to the headset itself (top of headset, not the cradle) and it will auto pair with your PS3. When connected to Cradle, it works as a USB Mic (just by turning it on). I am asking friends to hookup their own bluetooth headsets now to take our gaming to a new level.

iPhone Flip? Say No to Knock Offs!

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Nokia Developing Home Control Center for Future Smart Home

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The 5800 XpressMusic from Nokia Is Coming

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The iPhone Now Offers TV-Out Performances

Only a couple of days ago, iPhone developer Erica Sadun managed to get the hang of these TV-out performances, and also made useful observations for all users interested. As you will come to realize from the following paragraphs, these TV exporting capabilities come with some, probably undesirable catches, and make the usage pretty complicated, at least for now.To get started, we must first point

Google acknowledges skirting App Store rules

It seems Google has confirmed the notion that Google Mobile uses APIs that are undocumented, opening up the ability to use the built-in proximity sensor in the iPhone for verbal searches. This goes against the iPhone SDK, which states developers can only use APIs that Apple published within the kit.Google was quick to dismiss more serious claims that they were linking to dynamic frameworks,

BlackBerry Storm Soon to Arrive in Canada

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Tell if someone is lying with Lie Detector

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Google voice search hits the iPhone allowing anyone to search

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Firefly Mobile for Kids Unveils New Rate Plans

Beginning Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, first-time Firefly subscribers can choose from two new rate plans: 25 minutes for $9.99 or 150 minutes for $19.99. No contracts or access fees are required and the new plans are available to any new subscriber, regardless of where they purchased their Firefly phone. Firefly is also offering limited edition glowPhone bundles, specially priced at $59.99. Bundles are

Lenovo Locks Out Thieves from ThinkPad Notebook PCs with SMS

Lenovo today announced plans to bring customers a new security defense against unauthorized data access on Lenovo ThinkPad notebooks. The Lenovo Constant Secure Remote Disable feature lets users send a simple text message command via a cell phone to render their PC useless to unauthorized users when the notebook is lost or stolen. Lenovo’s Remote Disable feature will be available on select

PayPal Introduces Mobile Access For The PayPal Security Key

PayPal today announced a new way for members to add even more security to their PayPal accounts using their mobile phones. Customers can now choose to receive a unique six-digit security code via text message to their mobile phones prior to logging in to their accounts.The PayPal SMS Security Key adds another layer of protection to PayPal accounts and uses the same security infrastructure as the

Apple Not Happy With Google iPhone App

We should all be familiar with Apple’s style by now; they want things done their way, and no other way. So when they don’t approve of using undocumented API calls with iPhone apps, they mean it and the fact that Google’s app uses them surely can’t sit well with Apple. There is a reason that they don’t support these undocumented features, as Apple can’t guarantee the firmware updates won’t break

Linux on the iPhone!

I'm pleased to announce that the Linux 2.6 kernel has been ported to Apple's iPhone platform, with support for the first and second generation iPhones as well as the first generation iPod touch. This is a rough first draft of the port, and many drivers are still missing, but it's enough that a real alternative operating system is running on the iPhone.



What we have:

- Framebuffer driver
- Serial driver
- Serial over USB driver
- Interrupts, MMU, clock, etc.

What we have in openiboot (but hasn't been ported yet):

- Read-only support for the NAND

What we don't have (yet!):

- Write support for the NAND
- Wireless networking
- Touchscreen
- Sound
- Accelerometer
- Baseband support

The current userland we're using, in the interest of expedience, is a Busybox installation created with buildroot, but glibc works fine as well, and we're going to build a more permanent userland solution.

A demonstration video can be seen here: http://www.vimeo.com/2373142

Instructions here: http://www.iphone-dev.org/planetbeing/LINUX-README.txt

Download here: http://91.186.26.18/iphone/files/iphonelinux-demo.tar.gz (look for mirrors in the comments)

EDIT: The instructions are missing the step that you have to select openiboot console from the menu before performing the "sudo ./oibc" step. Just be aware you have to do that if it seems like you're not getting a response from the oibc client.

Project lead: planetbeing

Contributors: CPICH, cmw, poorlad, ius, saurik

If you're experienced with hacking/porting Linux and especially if you're experienced with porting Android, I'd definitely like to hear from you. Come chill in the #iphonelinux channel on irc.osx86.hu. Thanks. :)

EDIT: I was asked a couple times by people who wanted to donate (financially) to the project. I made a post discussing this possibility, if you are interested.

Radio Tactics New Offices

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Black Friday 2008, my scores

Good morning my dear friends, it is that time of the year again... yup, Black Friday. So far I've gotten:

* Transformer BluRay DVD - $9.99 from Amazon
* (2) PS3 Dual Shock 3 Controllers - $29.99 from RadioShack instore

I tried getting PS3 Dead Space game for $30 from Target but it was sold out by the time I found out about it. Got to Target at 11:50AM

Thanksgiving/Black Friday is always exciting, a combination of gadgets, savings and rush of racing people to the deals (online and offline)... :)

Mobile Phones and Fringe Coverage

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CSA: From Ockham's (Occam's) Razor to Checking Masts

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Sony Ericsson Adds New Panels for the Xperia X1

Sony Ericsson has just launched the latest panels for the Xperia X1, including the Facebook panel and Microsoft Windows Live panel. The new Facebook application built for Sony Ericsson uses the unique interface of the Xperia X1 to deliver an intuitive version of the site, putting images of your friends onto your phone’s desktop (standby screen) and showing their latest status updates as you touch

Motorola Brings Motorola Hint QA30 to Alltel Wireless

Alltel Wireless and Motorola have introduced the Motorola Hint, a vertical slider phone that keeps users in touch. It will be available on November 28th in Alltel retail stores and at alltel.com. The slider design of the Motorola Hint includes a full QWERTY keyboard with dedicated keys for the 2 MP camera, MP3 player and Web access. The Motorola Hint puts the most frequently used features on the

Telmap brings Life to BlackBerry

Telmap, which has won the ‘Life on BlackBerry’ award at the EMEA Alliance Program Innovation Awards in Monaco, recognised as the most valuable consumer application in the Life on BlackBerry category.Telmap delivers an advanced mobile navigation experience and its technology in mobile for, among others, Vodafone, Orange FT Group, Carphone Warehouse, O2, AOL MapQuest, ATT and Sprint.Exclusive to

GoMobi! chooses TynTec’s global SMS platform

Okay, short message service (SMS) is still being a killer service around the world. GoMobi! has selected mobile messaging operator TynTec to provide international SMS sending capabilities. The company will use TynTec’s high-quality SMS to send ‘WAP push’ links to its new subscribers.GoMobi! will reqest users to simply submit their mobile phone number to receive a link to download the GoMobi!

Streamezzo announces support for Blackberry

Streamezzo announced that its Rich Media Client is now available for the BlackBerry smart-phones, enabling developers to build services for many RIM’s smartphones, including the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220.Following of today’s announcement, service providers and mobile operators can extend the deployment of their Rich Media Application portfolios to the BlackBerry platform.Streamezzo’s Rich Media

U.S. Cellular and LG Slide in to the Holidays With ‘Rhythm’

U.S. Cellular and LG announce the availability of the LG Rhythm to U.S. Cellular customers. The LG Rhythm was created with music enthusiasts in mind and is easy to use with its unique textured slide design. The stylish LG Rhythm offers a 1-inch circular touch screen and one of the most advanced music systems available in mobile phones today. The built-in music player includes Digital Signal

Samsung Promotes New BizBee Branding in Europe for Business Phones

Samsung today launches its new business smart phone brand ‘BizBee’, a new branding for its new range of designer business mobiles. The BizBee name is designed to drive awareness of Samsung’s new smart phone range in the business community and ensure consistency in marketing communications. The target market is business people looking for the ultimate solution for their busy, professional lives.

Verizon Wireless Adds Samsung Omnia to its Touch Screen Lineup

Verizon Wireless and Samsung today announced that it will start offering the Samsung Omnia beginning Nov. 26. It will be available through all sales channels including Verizon Wireless Communications Stores on Dec. 8.The Samsung Omnia is an all-in-one smartphone with state-of-the-art features, including Samsung’s innovative TouchWiz user interface which has specially designed widgets to customize

Spb Software Creates Finger-Friendly Interface for Major UK Carrier

Spb Software has announced that the company creates an Spb Mobile Shell-powered touch screen interface for O2 Xda Zest. Designed exclusively for O2’s latest Xda handset, the ‘O2 Menu’ helps to make the device ideal for those subscribers new to the Xda phones.The new O2 Xda Zest is expected to encourage the conventional handset users to switch over to the more powerful Xda smartphones. The Zest’s

Mobile Phone that fires bullets

Mobile Phone that fires bulletsFor those that read today's Daily Mail 26th November 2008 or went online to Mail Online, will probably have noticed the article titled "Dial M for murder: The Mafia gun disguised as a mobile phone" By Nick Pisa. The weblink to the article is below:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1089355/Dial-M-murder-The-Mafia-gun-disguised-mobile-phone.html

This mobile

The 4.2 version of the Opera Mini Software is now available

After releasing the beta version of Opera Mini 4.2 at the beginning of the month, Opera Software released the final version of its much-anticipated browser for mobile phones. Since the launch of the beta version of Opera Mini 4.2, speed trials have shown that this version gives more than 30% speed improvements for users in the US, due to the addition of a new Opera Mini server park in the United

Telmap brings Life to BlackBerry

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Motorola Brings Motorola Hint QA30 to Alltel Wireless

Alltel Wireless and Motorola have introduced the Motorola Hint, a vertical slider phone that keeps users in touch. It will be available on November 28th in Alltel retail stores and at alltel.com. The slider design of the Motorola Hint includes a full QWERTY keyboard with dedicated keys for the 2 MP camera, MP3 player and Web access. The Motorola Hint puts the most frequently used features on the

TiVo releasing an iPhone app

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Free VPN solution iPhone

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Opera Mini 4.2 for android

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PS3 Hookup to LCD Monitors

A friend of mine is getting a PS3 pretty soon. His problem, however, is that he has an older tube television which will be crappy to play his console with (at best 480 output). Until he decides to buy a new television, he asked if he can just hook it up to his 20" Dell LCD Monitors that accepts DVI input.

I did some research and believe this can be done. Here is what I proposed:

For the VIDEO Portion
1. Make sure your Dell Monitor is HDCP complaint (most late models are)
2. Buy an HDMI to DVI cable (this provides the video portion of the feed). Connect HDMI end to back of PS3 and DVI end to back of monitor. You'll have to play with PS3 output setting to figure out if it does 1080i or 1080p or whatever
Note: From my understanding, HDMI and DVI are similar in standard, HDMI offers the audio channel otherwise.
For the AUDIO Portion
3. Use the PS3 proprietary cables that come with the system w/ the Yellow-White-Red output and connect to back of PS3 where it belongs
4. Go to Radioshack and buy a cheap RCA to 1/8 Mini Stereo (must have 2 black rings for stereo) adaptor. Like this one.
5. Just plug the Red and White (audio feed) end of the PS3 proprietary RCA cable into the adaptor and plug this adaptor into any computer speakers and you should be set.

Verizon Wireless Start Selling HTC Touch Pro as XV6850

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Virgin Mobile Canada launches the BlackBerry Curve 8330

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Paragon releases Handy Weather for Java-based phones

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Nokia and IBM Announces Lotus Notes Support on S60 Platform

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Verizon Wireless Start Selling BlackBerry Storm

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Apple Releases iPhone Firmware 2.2, Adds Google Street View and other Improvements

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Nokia and IBM Announces Lotus Notes Support on S60 Platform

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PWNAGE 2.2.1 Out, Simple Mode Bug Fixed

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I downloaded the latest release and was successful in building a custom firmware. I am going to run it on my iPhone first generation because I noticed some bugs here and there where the Insomnia app gets turned off on its own.

DataViz Releases Documents To Go Version 11.0 for Palm OS Devices

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PWNAGE 2.2 Tool for iPhone Firmware 2.2 Available!

Yup, these guys are super awesome, within a day of iPhone's 2.2 firmware release, they have disclosed full instructions here. Pretty Amazing.

Update 1: I am trying to build a custom .ipsw firmware using Pwnage 2.2 but it is not working. I am prompted "I haz failed" shortly after entering my system password. The iPhone of choice is one of my first gen iPhone which has been pwn'd via firmware 2.1. According to the iPhone Dev team, the official instruction is to just restore to 2.2 via iTunes then run QuickPwn (which if you remember my previous story, it worked partially, I ended up option-restored a custom 2.1 .ipsw firmware back on the iPhone to work completely). So far, I can't figure out why along with many people commented on iPhone dev team's blog that PWNAGE 2.2 won't build a 1st gen firmware, I am guessing Pwnage 2.2 is developed for 2nd gen (3G iPhone) only. I am tempted to just restore up to 2.2 and run QuickPwn to find out. Will update shortly.

Update 2: Interesting... I used iTunes to upgrade my Pwn'd 2.1 iPhone to the latest 2.2. Once the phone has been setup, it automatically recognized everything via iTunes (hence restored my contacts, calendar, mail, music, etc...). It didn't get locked again. The 2.2 upgrade must have only been an update to the OS/Application side, not the baseband phone/internet portion as mentioned by iPhone Dev team. QuickPwn will still be required to go in and get Cydia and Installer back on for all 3rd party applications. Since the problem with iPhone won't wake up after deep sleep still exist, I have to get "Insomnia" back on again. (I only did this update for that reason, but since the baseband wasn't upgrade, problem is still there). Atleast I get Google StreetView now :) Will update after QuickPwn.

Update 3: I haz success! That is what I got after few DFU reboot (remember the DFU boot trick? this time, I released power button around 6 seconds on screen) and got QuickPwn to do its thing! iPhone dev team definitely put in more efforts in this build the animation on the iPhone screen during QuickPwn installation is pretty cool. I have installed Insomnia and the lovely "Bluetooth" and "Wifi" toggle apps (all are 3rd party) back on the iPhone, everything should be all good from here, will report future updates here. Update: apparently, somehow the 3rd party wifi toggle doesn't work anymore...

Update 4: The amazing iPhone Dev team has released a newer PWNAGE tool version 2.2.1 which now fixed the problem mentioned above. You can get the latest tool to custom build your .ipsw firmware for the iTunes Option-Restore it. I tried it and it works great.

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Nokia 5800 a real copycat of apple i-phone

if you have read my previous posts, i have posted many i-phone copycat phones. but most of them are samsung or LG phones. but now nokia is in this list because of this phone.
For the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is one of Nokia's most widely talked about (and leaked) phones of recent memory. There's no doubt that it is going to garner attention, coming in the wake of the recent spate of touch phones, including, of course, the Apple iPhone. While it's not Nokia's first touch phone (Nokia 7700/7110) or its first recent touch device (Nokia N810), it is the first S60 touch enabled phone and is a significant landmark in Nokia's mobile device story. However, it is worth noting from the start that it is not "Nokia's touch phone", instead it is the first in a portfolio of touch enabled phones from Nokia. This is an important distinction because, while the 5800 can tell us much about Nokia's touch platform generally, it can only be fairly assessed in the context of its own market positioning (music focused, cost of 279 Euro before taxes and subsidies).

all features

-HSDPA 900 / 2100
-TFT touchscreen, 16M colors
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Handwriting recognition
- 81 MB internal memory
- 128 MB SDRAM memory
- ARM 11 369 MHz CPU
-Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology
-3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, video(VGA@30fps), flash; secondary videocall camera
-- Built-in GPS receiver
- A-GPS support
- Nokia Maps 2.0 Touch
- Java MIDP 2.0
- MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player
- MPEG4/WMV/3gp video player
- Stereo FM radio with RDS
- TV out
- 3.5 mm audio output jack
- Voice command/dial
- Document viewer
- T9
- Photo editor
- Built-in handsfree


lets see more pictures

LG KF750 Secret new version with no secret

The LG KF750 is another famous phone in LG category. Even this blog, you may found a review about KF750. Now the improved KF750 secret is available.
One thing we know about the LG KF750 Secret is that it's hard to resist. The handset seems to have it all - turn-head exterior, top-notch skill and a few exotic extras to spice things up. Looks have long been the defining feature of the Black Label series by LG. Now, the Secret brings some muscle to tip the form vs. content scale the other way. LG Secret packs a 5 megapixel camera, slow motion and fast video recording, carbon fiber battery cover and tempered glass over the display. The other highlights are the Neon Touch Navigation and Touch media navigation. So, there we go with keeping it a secret.

All features

• 2.4" 262K-color display of QVGA resolution
• Touch-screen functionality and auto screen rotation
• 5 megapixel autofocus camera with AF-assist light
• VGA video recording at 30 fps
• SloMo and Fast video recording
• Touchpad with haptic feedback
• Carbon fiber battery cover and tempered glass display
• 3G with HSDPA
• USB and Bluetooth connectivity
• Hot-swap microSD card slot
• Slim body and sleek looks
• Ambient light sensor
• Built-in accelerometer
• DivX player
• FM radio

The S-shaped Nokia concept phone

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Samsung Innov8 Wins GSMA Asia Mobile Award for Best Mobile Broadband Device

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New Samsung Tobi for Youth

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Samsung S7330 Soul junior the new smart phone

The samsung Soul is a famous phone. But samsung has announced this phone as Soul junior. I don’t know what the similarity is because this phone is not similar to old samsung Soul. Any how this is a great phone and it has unusual loock.
The latest incarnation - Samsung S7330 - packs in stylish exterior, well-rounded feature set and a moderate price tag. And what sounds like a good recipe already is spiced up by the yet exotic touchpad. No news so far, but knowing what to expect can actually turn hard on the S7330. Users will feel entitled to more than passable performance, so let's see if it delivers.
The S7330 may as well be noteworthy for marking a shift in the Samsung naming patterns. It is the first model by the South Korean manufacturer with a four-digit model designation (the rugged B2700, M3510 Beat and 8510 INNOV8 follow suit).
Samsung S7330 is clearly in for quite a challenge. The price tag will be decisive here, and we can't ignore the fact that at 300 US dollars price point users can go for a juicier spec sheet.
Anyway, it's more than obvious that the slick Soul exterior is a strong enough selling point. We're back exploring it after the jump.

All features

• 3G with HSDPA support
• Quad-band GSM support, usable worldwide
• Touchpad navigation
• 2.2" 262K-color QVGA display
• 3 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash
• 35MB of user memory, microSD expansion
• Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
• USB v2.0
• FM radio with RDS
• Smart dialing
• ShoZu integration (direct image and video uploads)

Adobe and ARM Accelerate Flash and AIR for ARM Platforms

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AT&T Debuts LG Incite Global 3G Smartphone

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Turns your Phone into Apple iPhone

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iPhone's Phone Function Not Up to Par?

Yesterday, while waiting for an appointment, I overheard a conversation from a lady telling a complete stranger her feedback on her iPhone 3G. She said she loves every aspects of the iPhone besides the actual phone. She "recommended" that total stranger to wait until the next generation when Apple gets the phone straightened out.

A few thoughts came to my mind after hearing this. First, most people do not realize that a smartphone is really a small computer. For every function to work, it must be written as an application, hence a "phone" application or "email" application, etc. The only difference or challenge, is to include a baseband software so the device is always keeping the phone application running with minimal power-draw while it anticipates calls, SMS or VM alerts.

That said, if there is a complaint against the phone application, most of the functionality can be improved or enhanced over time via software or OS updates (unless of course, if you have a complaint against hardware for example: loudspeaker is not loud enough or the voice quality is always choppy because of a bad phone modem or poorly located internal antenna).

In all fairness, I feel the Phone application in the iPhone is pretty well written; I distinctly remember coming from a Windows-Mobile 6.0 device and the usability was night and day. Overall, iPhones onscreen GUI is large, well thoughout and responsive. Its easy to dial or browse using your finger tip whereas my previous smartphones like my AT&T 8525 or Treo 680 pretty much required a stylus to provide precise input on the touchscreen. Although when compared to my Nokia N95-3, I must say that the Nokia is a step above in terms of its phone application. Of course, having a numeric keypad helps and having louder volume and dedicated phone/end key just gives you that much more functionality as a phone.

As for me, I am not a big talker on the phone. My rollover minutes are always racking up in thousands. For the small amount of phone calls I make, I find the iPhone tolerable. Its ability to aggregate and make good use of the meager EDGE or 3G data pipeline over other powerful applications is what impresses me. So, I guess no complaints here.

More pics of mid-end Sony Ericsson XPERIA

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Mid-end Sony Ericsson XPERIA

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Poorlad's menu implemented; Porting issues resolved

Yesterday night, I merged in a branch I was working on for poorlad's menu. A version of that beautiful menu is now in Git. His menu included a version string at the bottom. We didn't have any way to keep track of versions and builds before, so this was actually a good idea that I had to implement. Because I didn't want to implement support for non-fixed width fonts, or add another space-consuming font, I just used the console font I was already using for that part. I also had to brighten the gradient on the bottom of the screen, since it was basically invisible due to gamma issues otherwise.

The border between the gradient and the "black" is clearly visible on my device. This is probably because of a gamma issue. When poorlad comes back, we can ask him to calibrate it more.

Otherwise, it looks pretty good! In order to make this possible, I added in stb_images.c, a great tiny little image library that can read PNG, JPEGs and even PSD files and does zlib decompression as an added bonus. This will be a great help if we decide to change things or need to add more stuff that consumes a lot of space. I also added in a basic function to perform alpha blending (albeit comparatively slowly).

Sadly, while I was busy making these changes, ius from IRC actually begun to implement poorlad's menu without me knowing about it, so we ened up duplicating each other's efforts. He was able to compile in zlib and libpng, but the cost was to inflate the final binary to 347 KB. Whereas taking out the old menu images, and adding small, compressed PNGs and the stb_images library instead actually made openiboot smaller than it was before! His decision to preblend the images, rather than attempt alpha blending on the device, was probably more optimal from a performance perspective.

Steven Troughton-Smith told me on Twitter that he has actually implemented his own boot menu as well. I'm not sure if he used the new PNG code or not, but the new code makes it pretty easy for a competent programmer to add in whatever menu they would like. I'd tell everyone to skin away, but we should keep as few wild branches of this project as possible, since everyone randomly installing openiboot just for kicks (especially a modified version) and then coming to us (read: me, ultimately) for support is something we don't have the resources to handle at this moment.

On the porting side, the issues with installation, optimizing NOR access on iPhone 3G, NAND access on a few devices all seem to have been fixed, so we can basically scratch the first two items off of the list I put up in the last post. I'm pleasantly surprised at how relatively easy it was.

Anyway, now for the kernel. Well, if I don't get distracted by writing to NAND.

Ultra-thin membrane changes (U)SIM card usage

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New operamini 4.2 free mobile web browser

since bestnewphones is a mobile phone blog, i thought to post about one of my famous mobile phone application. i think it may be the most popular free mobile phone application.
if you have experience with opera mini, you may feel it is faster than your default mobile phone browser. also it has another great quality ,that is it can decrease image quality and allows fast browsing.
in previous version (opera mini 4.1) mainly they have introduced two new features. one is web page saving feature. you can save your web pages in your phone memory and open with opera mini browser. second one is the searching function. like internet explorer or firefox, you can search specific word in a web page and highlight it.
now lets lockat this new version.
the main disadvantage in opera mini was, you cant watch streaming videos like youtube in previous versions. but the new beta version allows you this feature.
also file downloading feature has improved in new opera mini.
you can customize the skin in this new operamini version.also it allows you to synchronize your notes

this is the official download link

http://www.operamini.com/beta/

Porting to iPhone 3G and iPod touch

Hey guys,

The lack of updates for the past few days is because many of you decided to visit us in IRC, thus enabling work to be done on porting openiboot to the iPod touch and the iPhone 3G (in particular because I don't have an iPod touch at the moment).

I'm pleased to report that everything now seems to be working on the iPhone 2G and the iPhone 3G (albeit NOR read/write on the iPhone 3G is unoptimized and is unacceptably slow). There is apparently an outstanding issue with the NAND ECC on some (?) iPod touchs, and also some people can't seem to actually install openiboot to NOR on both iPhone 2G and iPod touch. Unfortunately, the problem is that these things happen on devices that I don't have physical access to, and IRC is often a frustrating medium for communicating with testers. I'm confident these issues will be resolved soon, though.

So, current simultaneous projects:

1. Resolve openiboot porting issues
2. Implement poorlad's boot menu
3. Work on write support for FTL

After at least one of those things are done, we'll be working on the Linux kernel.

Njection Mobile (Speed traps notifier)

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Samsung is getting ready to launch two new low-end devices: Samsung E1110 and Samsung E2510, both of them being obviously targeted to customers who don’t want to pay too much money for a mobile phone. Let’s face it, not everyone wants a smartphone that is singing and dancing, and try to somehow shun the stunning development of technology.The first new handset, the Samsung E2510, is a clamshell

Meebo for Android has just been launched

Having an application compatible with the iPhone or the Android handsets has become every company’s most powerful dream. You have to run on Android to exist, you just have to! To prove my point, I’ll tell you that another Web-based Instant Messaging service, Meebo, is now available for Google’s Android platform, thanks to a Meebo for Android application.Therefore, Meebo, the Web’s live

AT&T Start Selling HTC Fuze, aka HTC Touch Pro

AT&T have announced the availability beginning today of the new smartphone HTC FUZE, a rebrand version of HTC Touch Pro. The HTC FUZE provides users with a familiar QWERTY keyboard paired with HTC’s TouchFLO 3D touch-screen user interface for easy one-touch access to a range of fun and powerful features.TouchFLO 3D is designed for one-hand operation using simple, gesture-based navigation,

Griffin Technology Announces TuneBuds Mobile and SmartTalk Updates

Griffin Technology today announced the availability of updated versions of their TuneBuds Mobile and SmartTalk audio solutions for iPhone and iPod. TuneBuds Mobile and SmartTalk are now both equipped with inline microphones compatible with iPhone, iPod nano 4G, iPod touch 2G and iPod classic 120 GBTuneBuds Mobile fit the ear snugly, with washable ear cushions in a selection of sizes, and conform

VITO Technology Releases Free Weather 1.2 Application for Windows Mobile

VITO Technology releases a new version of free Weather application. Weather 1.2 includes 100% of USA cities and all major world cities. Weather can display forecast for up to 10 cities. Users make a swiping gesture on the screen for smooth sliding to the next page with a forecast for another city. Users can also determine the order in which cities appear in Weather by dragging and dropping a city

Samsung Behold SGH-T919 Available Exclusively from T-Mobile USA

Samsung announced the availability of the Samsung Behold, an advanced touch screen phone with premium multimedia features and full web browsing capabilities, exclusively through T-Mobile USA. The Behold is available in a brushed espresso or light rose finish, comes with the virtual QWERTY touchpad and multiple messaging capabilities, including text, multimedia messaging, instant messaging, e-mail

NAND filesystem now readable!

Amazingly enough, the FTL_Read stuff from last night was pretty much correct! After that, it was relatively trivial to port over the HFS+ code I've already written (which was in pure C... finally that [fail] design decision has been vindicated =P).

As you can see in the screenshot below, with the latest Git revision, you can browse the filesystem from openiboot!


Next on the list is to port openiboot over to the iPod touch and iPhone 3G. It's probably just a matter of putting in different numbers for the GPIO ports, but we'll see.

After that, I will implement poorlad's bootmenu (which everyone seems to like).

After that, well... We have pretty much all the devices now, so we'll start looking at the Linux kernel. If you're a Linux kernel guy who would be willing to help (preferrably you have experience porting Linux to new ARM platforms), please leave a comment here. I can do most of the muscle work, but it'd be nice if someone can show me how to set up the source tree properly for the new port.

Samsung Behold SGH-T919 Available Exclusively from T-Mobile USA

Samsung announced the availability of the Samsung Behold, an advanced touch screen phone with premium multimedia features and full web browsing capabilities, exclusively through T-Mobile USA. The Behold is available in a brushed espresso or light rose finish, comes with the virtual QWERTY touchpad and multiple messaging capabilities, including text, multimedia messaging, instant messaging, e-mail

Internet Explorer Mobile 6 Emulator Available

Microsoft today has put up the Internet Explorer Mobile 6 Emulator for developer to test the new Internet Explorer Mobile 6. The Windows Mobile, with version 6.1.4 includes the new Internet Explorer Mobile 6 and can be used with Visual Studio 2005 or 2008.Here is a list of the new features you can expect to see in the * Improved fidelity (support for full fidelity desktop rendering) *

Nokia E63 Unveiled, Similar to E71 But Price Lower

Building on the Nokia E71 messaging phone, Nokia introduces the Nokia E63 today and will begin shipping in the coming weeks for an estimated retail price of EUR 199, before taxes and subsidies. The Nokia E63 will do EDGE/WiFi connection and comes without HSDPA connection and GPS. With a lower price it also uses a 2 megapixel camera module with fixed focusing. The phone will be available in ruby

LG KF700 with touch of slide and touch of scroll

If you have seen LG viewty phone, you may feel this is very similar to viewty. But there is a small difference. Instead of viewty’s touch screen KF700 has both touch screen and scroll.
The LG KF700 (codenamed Virgo) is among the latest LG full touch handsets. Besides being one of the most affordable one among those, it stands out with multiple control-and-navigation methods. LG KF700 puts together a 3" touchscreen display, a slide-out standard keypad and a side mounted scroll wheel with an adjacent OK key. The neat and solid KF700 blends together elegance and great web surfing to broaden its appeal beyond the fashion-savvy.
LG KF700 has a remarkably responsive user interface, fashionable looks and strives to deliver most of the multimedia applications you might want in a mobile phone. The three input methods are diverse enough for you to find your preference. However, all the three types are rather fused - the only one you could go without is the scroll wheel. The touchscreen display does the job for most tasks, but you need the keypad to enter text. The keypad is useless on its own too, because it has no D-pad. So in the end, you are bound to use at least two of the input methods described.
LG KF700 is currently selling at about 230 euro (or 340 US dollars), which basically is a really competitive price - you would be hard pressed to find a sleek touch phone for less, unless of course you go for an at least year-old UIQ or Windows Mobile device.

All features

• Tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE plus HSDPA 7.2Mbps
• 3 megapixel autofocus camera
• Secondary camera for video calls
• 3" 262K-color TFT touchscreen display with a 240x480 pixel resolution
• Touch feedback (haptics)
• FM radio
• Stereo Bluetooth
• 176MB internal memory, microSD card slot (hot-swap)
• Sliding hardware keypad
• Side scroll wheel with an OK key
• Retail headset has a standard 3.5mm audio jack
• Office document viewer
• Multi-tasking support with a task manager
• Pleasing touch-optimized web browser
• Google Maps pre-installed