Palm has just pushed an update version 1.0.3 for the Pre which fixes a few issues as well as updates the built in applications. Good to see Palm so actively working on webOS. Here’s the change log:
Permalink: Palm Pre webOS 1.0.3 update brings some fixes, changes
Strange but true. The second generation iPod Touch and iPod Nano were the first to get the Nike + iPod integration. The new iPhone 3G S also has it. You’d expect iPhone 3G to have gotten it as well. But, even though it has the capabilities to work with it, it’s locked out.
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A lot of users have been complaining about their iPhone 3G getting slower in terms of performance after the update to OS 3.0 . Boot and shutdown take longer now than before and most apps also launch slowly. Safari has also been lagging a lot. This has been confirmed by users who haven’t Jail broken their iPhones 3G. Some have even reported a performance fix via jail breaking the firmware.
Permalink: Performance issues with iPhone OS 3.0? You’re not alone
The iPhone OS 3.0 Jailbreak and unlock tool is now available by the Dev-Team. It’s only available for Mac OS X so far due to some bugs and unexpected changes. QuickPwn for Mac OS X and Windows will be released soon. Here’s the complete guide from straight from the Dev-Team:
Permalink: Jailbreak and unlock iPhone OS 3.0 with PwnageTool
Windows 7 does an excellent job of improving battery time and efficiency. But here’s a little tip to get that extra bit out of the battery of your notebook or netbook.
Permalink: How to get the most out of your notebook battery in Windows 7
Richard Huddy, Senior. Manager Developer Relations at AMD recently blogged about Why we should get excited about DirectX 11. It’s an excellent post on how DirectX 11 will improve graphics for us. He talks about tessellation, GPGPUs and the efficiency of DirectX 11 with multi-core CPUs. But the most interesting part of his blog post, which should really come as good news for all gamers and hardware enthusiasts is the following snippet:
Microsoft has recently released a free anti-virus solution that proves out to be better than almost all paid solutions available for consumers out there. We did a detailed review of the AV earlier and you can read it at the link given in the post. But during extended usage, we came across the following. Turns out that it’s true, there’s no such thing as a free meal. The Microsoft SpyNet membership is a part of Microsoft Security Essentials ( Read Review), which you can’t disable or walk out off, and has 2 types — Basic and Advanced. Both of them have one thing in common though, which says
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Microsoft Security Essentials, codenamed ‘Morro’ is the free antivirus solution by Microsoft expected to launch with Windows 7. Recently a few screenshots were leaked, and just after that the whole application is available of the Internet to download. Microsoft Security Essentials is available for Windows XP (32 bit only), Vista and 7 (32 and 64 bit).
It is built off the core of Microsoft’s previous subscription only security suite, Windows Live OneCare. Although I have been unable to test if for any virus detection due to my lost virus filled USB drive, the performance is amazing. It almost feels as if you’ve got no antivirus installed. Unlike OneCare, it doesn’t have a Firewall. Windows 7’s built in Firewall already provides good enough protection for both ingoing and outgoing traffic so that shouldn’t be an issue. Although I wonder if the bundling of a Firewall could take Microsoft to the EU court again. 
The interface of MSE is very simple and straight forward. Installation requires a genuine validation check, so if you’re pirating, Microsoft thinks you deserve viruses. It also comes with Microsoft antimalware, although in my experience it didn’t turn off the default Windows Defender automatically. Also, one would question why Microsoft would work on another free antimalware solution, rather than improve Windows Defender which comes bundled with Windows. An important missing feature is the capability of being able to monitor other computer’s antivirus software in your home network, through MSE, which was a feature I really liked in OneCare.
So far I’m really impressed with MSE. It’s small ( setup just under 5MB), fast, stays out of your way and doesn’t hog your resources. Only detailed lab tests would show whether MSE will put up a fight with the likes of Norton, McAfee, NOD32, Kaspersky, Avira and so on. If you want to give it a try, head on over to JCXP, where they have the download links for both 32 and 64 bit versions of Microsoft Security Essentials.
Check out the screenshots of MSE below.
Permalink: Review of Microsoft Security Essentials, free Antivirus by Microsoft
One of the main features of iPhone 3G S is called Voice Control, which allows you to place a call or play music just by using voice commands. It’s not part of the iPhone OS 3.0 as everyone presumed. The reason behind this can be attributed to the faster processor and larger amount of RAM in iPhone 3G S, which makes it more suitable for an intensive task such as Voice Control. Even the current generation iPod Touch, which has a support for a mic which you can Skype with, doesn’t support this feature. The iPod Touch is a bit faster in performance than the iPhone 3G, so Voice Command could be touted as a main selling point to give users a reason to upgrade to the iPhone 3G S.
Permalink: No Voice Control for iPhone 3G, iPod Touch and first gen iPhone
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