Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Jailbreaking is Legal, Still Voids Your Warranty
The U.S. Copyright Office has ruled that jailbreaking your iPhone is considered legal. This announcement came yesterday after Apple's complaints about the process of jailbreaking infringes on the copyright act. I have to mention that jailbreaking your iPhone stills voids your warranty. Also Apple has mentioned that there will be serious consequences on your iPhone is you jailbreak it, which I think is totally bogus. They claim that it can slow down your iPhone but there are certain 3rd party apps that allows you to cut the processes in your iPhone to make it faster. They have also said that jailbreaking makes your iPhone prone to viruses, which is not completely true. With jailbreaking your iPhone, you can install another 3rd party app that scans all the downloaded apps for viruses. All I can say is that jailbreaking your iPhone has so many advantages but the only disadvantage is that it voids your warranty. Have you jailbroken your iPhone? Was there any consequences?
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Rogers, Another Company That Prefers Money Over People
Yesterday, Rogers released a press release stating that certain internet packages would be changed. There are only two packages that would be changed, Lite and Extreme, both involving the download limits. The Lite package has a limit of 15GB instead of 25GB and the overage fee would be $4 instead of $2.50. Also the Extreme package download cap was downgraded from 90GB to 80GB. Existing customers are not affected byu this change. This has come a day after Netflix announced that their service would be coming to Canada. Rogers has a similar service which is Rogers On Demand Online. To me this looks like a major cash grab by a major corporation that does not care about its customers. Rogers is forcing people to upgrade their accounts so they could watch movies online from Netflix. This change by Rogers might hinder the success of Netflix, but if Netflix is successful, Rogers On Demand Online would not exist anymore. If you would like to keep track of how much you downloaded, go to this link and download the program.
Friday, July 23, 2010
More Bad News For Apple
Since Apple hasn't gotten good PR in the past few weeks, this setback could have Apple's PR be bad for the rest of the year. Apple released a statement that the white version of the iPhone 4 will not be available until later this year. They really couldn't be more vague on the release date. The reason for this delay was that the process of making a white iPhone was a bit more difficult that expected for Apple.
Since Apple is trying to get rid of the bad press for the antenna problems, their competitors are still rubbing it in. Many manufacturers replied to Steve Jobs' comment that stated that every phone has antenna issues to say that Apple is just trying drag them into the problem as well. Also Samsung has released an ad for is Galaxy S series that pokes fun at Apple's antenna problem. I find this quite funny.
Apparently You Can Get Kicked Off A Plane By Watching 9-11 Footage
Yesterday at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Ontario, a man and his son got kicked off their flight for watching footage of the 9-11 attacks. The two people were on a plane bound for Orlando for Tuesday night before they were kicked off. It was reported that a few passengers were concerned about their safety and that is when the airlines acted to kicked these two people off.
I think it is ridiculous that someone was concerned for their safety when someone was watching a video. It's just a video, what harm can it do? Of course we haven't forgotten the 9-11 attacks but is it still that serious that a video can concerned us about our safety? People were so concerned, everyone apparently deplaned. To these two people who were kicked off, I think that they should give an explanation why but the airlines should give them a reason to be kicked off the flight. They should also give a refund as well. What do you think of this? Did people overreact? What would you have done? Please leave your answers in the comment section.
I think it is ridiculous that someone was concerned for their safety when someone was watching a video. It's just a video, what harm can it do? Of course we haven't forgotten the 9-11 attacks but is it still that serious that a video can concerned us about our safety? People were so concerned, everyone apparently deplaned. To these two people who were kicked off, I think that they should give an explanation why but the airlines should give them a reason to be kicked off the flight. They should also give a refund as well. What do you think of this? Did people overreact? What would you have done? Please leave your answers in the comment section.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
I Hate Modern Warfare 2 But I Still Play It
I am sure there are a lot of gamers that rage quit just because some noob pisses them off. I have compiled a list of the actions people use during the game that piss off other people like myself. Most of this list is compiled by myself but I added some other things that piss my friends off as well.
The number one thing that really pisses me off is when people noobtube. One reason I don't like people noobtubing is because it takes no skill to shoot. When paired with Danger Close Pro, it is like a nuke, you just can't dodge it because of it's extreme blast radius. The last thing that is cheap about the noobtube is when you get killed by it when it's a ricochet or a direct hit without exploding.
The other cheap way of pissing people off is RPGs with Danger Close Pro. Just like the noobtube, just point and shoot. When it is with Danger Close Pro it just becomes cheap. I believe that it is cheap because the blast radius is widened with Danger Close Pro, just like the noobtube.
The last thing that pisses me off in Modern Warfare 2 is when people camp. This is the one thing that makes almost rage quit every time. Don't you hate it when someone just stays in one part of the map and kills everyone without getting killed. People who camp are just noobs and they have a tiny brain because they don't have common sense that the guy they killed would come back.
Well, these are the things that piss me off in Modern Warfare 2. I'm sure there are things that I have missed, so if you have something that I have missed please share it in the comments section. Thanks.
The number one thing that really pisses me off is when people noobtube. One reason I don't like people noobtubing is because it takes no skill to shoot. When paired with Danger Close Pro, it is like a nuke, you just can't dodge it because of it's extreme blast radius. The last thing that is cheap about the noobtube is when you get killed by it when it's a ricochet or a direct hit without exploding.
The other cheap way of pissing people off is RPGs with Danger Close Pro. Just like the noobtube, just point and shoot. When it is with Danger Close Pro it just becomes cheap. I believe that it is cheap because the blast radius is widened with Danger Close Pro, just like the noobtube.
The last thing that pisses me off in Modern Warfare 2 is when people camp. This is the one thing that makes almost rage quit every time. Don't you hate it when someone just stays in one part of the map and kills everyone without getting killed. People who camp are just noobs and they have a tiny brain because they don't have common sense that the guy they killed would come back.
Well, these are the things that piss me off in Modern Warfare 2. I'm sure there are things that I have missed, so if you have something that I have missed please share it in the comments section. Thanks.
Galaxy S in Canada? Froyo Update Coming To The Galaxy S?
Just hours ago a Rogers Wireless representative has confirmed that Rogers will offer a variation of the Galaxy S in Canada. Rogers plans to release the phone sometime this September but we still do not know what variation that Rogers will offer. Here are the variations we know of so far: International (Worldwide), Fascinate (Verizon), Vibrant (T-Mobile/Bell), Epic 4G/Galaxy S Pro (Sprint) and Captivate (AT&T). Since we know that Bell will be carrying the Vibrant version of the phone, Rogers will probably not carry it.
A few days ago a representative of the French branch of Samsung has reported that the Galaxy S phones that are sold in France which is the international version will get the Android 2.2 Froyo update in September. This may be good for other people around the world if they have the international version of the phone. But this might be a step ahead in the right direction for Samsung as they have a bad record for updating they Android phones with newer Android updates.
A few days ago a representative of the French branch of Samsung has reported that the Galaxy S phones that are sold in France which is the international version will get the Android 2.2 Froyo update in September. This may be good for other people around the world if they have the international version of the phone. But this might be a step ahead in the right direction for Samsung as they have a bad record for updating they Android phones with newer Android updates.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Apple is Not the King of Smart Phones Anymore
Recently Apple CEO Steve Jobs releases the so-called “revolutionary” iPhone 4. But that’s not the case anymore; Apple’s new iPhone 4 will be quickly dethroned by the new Samsung Galaxy S. Why is this phone going to dethrone the iPhone 4? Well, this phone is better than the iPhone in so many different ways.
Let’s start with the availability with all US networks. As of today, the iPhone 4 is only available on AT&T, while the Galaxy S is going to be available on America’s four major networks (Sprint – Epic 4G, AT&T – Captivate, Verizon – Fascinate and T-Mobile – Vibrant) but these phones are not going to be the same. Each carrier will have different variations of the Galaxy S. For example, Sprint has the Galaxy S Pro variation which is compatible with Sprint’s WiMax network.
The major difference between the phones is that the iPhone 4 is run by Apple’s iOS4 software while the Samsung Galaxy S is run by Android 2.1(Éclair) with Samsung’s TouchWiz 3.0. Also Samsung has confirmed that the Galaxy S will have Android 2.2(Froyo) which boosts the speeds of the phone by at least three times. The iPhone 4 has access the Apple’s famous App Store which has more than 225,000 apps while the Galaxy S has access to the Android Market which has more than 65,000 apps. The problem with Apple’s App Store is that a lot of apps are not approved while apps on the Android Market are 3rd party apps and Android is growing with 10,000 new apps every month. Soon Android will catch up to the number of apps that Apple has in the next year.
The displays of both phones are very important features to everyone. The iPhone 4 has a 3.5” IPS LCD screen. I am not going to mention about the retina display part because it is not true. The 3.5” LCD screen has a resolution of 640x960 pixels. The Galaxy S has a 4.0” Super AMOLED display. The difference between the Super AMOLED and AMOLED screen is that the Super AMOLED cuts out glare by 80%. With the Super AMOLED display, the screen produces darker blacks and brighter whites, while the iPhone 4’s LCD display makes some of the blacks look like they are grey.
Now we are going to pay attention to minor details about both phones. The iPhone 4 runs on Samsung made (Apple branded) A4 processor. While the Galaxy S runs on Samsungs ARM Cortex A8 “Hummingbird” processor with an onboard GPU. Both processors run at the same speed but the Galaxy S is faster for day to day use and 3D gaming. Both phones have a 5 MP camera and record 720p video. The iPhone 4 offers LED flash while the Galaxy S doesn’t but the Galaxy S makes up for it with the features associated with the camera. The onboard storage is 16gb or 32gb on the iPhone 4 while the Galaxy S has 8gb or 16gb but the storage capacity can be added to the Galaxy S by microSD up to 32gb. Some features that the Galaxy S has and the iPhone doesn’t have are a FM tuner, DLNA support and flash support. The last small feature about the Galaxy S is that it is just as thin as the iPhone but is more than 20 grams lighter.
Overall the iPhone will soon be dethroned by the Galaxy S because the Galaxy S is better in so many ways such as the screen, processor, features and the fact about having flash support. Whoever is looking at buying the iPhone 4, look again at the Galaxy S. Lately the Galaxy S is gaining against the iPhone and is projected to sell 10 million units by the end of the year.
Let’s start with the availability with all US networks. As of today, the iPhone 4 is only available on AT&T, while the Galaxy S is going to be available on America’s four major networks (Sprint – Epic 4G, AT&T – Captivate, Verizon – Fascinate and T-Mobile – Vibrant) but these phones are not going to be the same. Each carrier will have different variations of the Galaxy S. For example, Sprint has the Galaxy S Pro variation which is compatible with Sprint’s WiMax network.
The major difference between the phones is that the iPhone 4 is run by Apple’s iOS4 software while the Samsung Galaxy S is run by Android 2.1(Éclair) with Samsung’s TouchWiz 3.0. Also Samsung has confirmed that the Galaxy S will have Android 2.2(Froyo) which boosts the speeds of the phone by at least three times. The iPhone 4 has access the Apple’s famous App Store which has more than 225,000 apps while the Galaxy S has access to the Android Market which has more than 65,000 apps. The problem with Apple’s App Store is that a lot of apps are not approved while apps on the Android Market are 3rd party apps and Android is growing with 10,000 new apps every month. Soon Android will catch up to the number of apps that Apple has in the next year.
The displays of both phones are very important features to everyone. The iPhone 4 has a 3.5” IPS LCD screen. I am not going to mention about the retina display part because it is not true. The 3.5” LCD screen has a resolution of 640x960 pixels. The Galaxy S has a 4.0” Super AMOLED display. The difference between the Super AMOLED and AMOLED screen is that the Super AMOLED cuts out glare by 80%. With the Super AMOLED display, the screen produces darker blacks and brighter whites, while the iPhone 4’s LCD display makes some of the blacks look like they are grey.
Now we are going to pay attention to minor details about both phones. The iPhone 4 runs on Samsung made (Apple branded) A4 processor. While the Galaxy S runs on Samsungs ARM Cortex A8 “Hummingbird” processor with an onboard GPU. Both processors run at the same speed but the Galaxy S is faster for day to day use and 3D gaming. Both phones have a 5 MP camera and record 720p video. The iPhone 4 offers LED flash while the Galaxy S doesn’t but the Galaxy S makes up for it with the features associated with the camera. The onboard storage is 16gb or 32gb on the iPhone 4 while the Galaxy S has 8gb or 16gb but the storage capacity can be added to the Galaxy S by microSD up to 32gb. Some features that the Galaxy S has and the iPhone doesn’t have are a FM tuner, DLNA support and flash support. The last small feature about the Galaxy S is that it is just as thin as the iPhone but is more than 20 grams lighter.
Overall the iPhone will soon be dethroned by the Galaxy S because the Galaxy S is better in so many ways such as the screen, processor, features and the fact about having flash support. Whoever is looking at buying the iPhone 4, look again at the Galaxy S. Lately the Galaxy S is gaining against the iPhone and is projected to sell 10 million units by the end of the year.
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