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Apple Hinting the Presence of Broadcom BCM4329 Chip and Capability of 802.11N WiFi in Next Generation of iPhone

January 7 2010 by Jawad in IPHONE |No Comments

Probably iPhone marketing team is good at keeping next generation of iPhone a secret but probably the people in Human Resource Department do not care much about the privacy and secrecy as far as they are doing their job. This was revealed when a job posting was put up on Apples official website, looking for a software engineer for iPhone WiFi team. Is this a hint that we may find 802.1 1n WiFi in the coming iPhone? Some of the pre requisites for applying for the said job are:

Implementation of 802.11 a/b/g/n & related specifications.
802.11i/802.1x Security protocols
Good understanding of wireless RF technologies & co-existence issues of 802.11 PHYs with other Wireless interfaces like Bluetooth.

Broadcom BCM4329 chip capable of 802.11n may be incorporated in the next generation of iPhone. The noticeable fact is that 802.11g is already present in 3G iPhone.

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Wireless Storage device for IPHONE

January 6 2010 by Adnan in IPHONE, Tech |1 Comment

Image: AirStash to expand storage wirelessly

When I first bought IPHONE with an 8GB of storage, I thought this much storage would be enough for me to last life time but I never knew how much data I would have in future to store in a phone. Secondly, I am not a big fan of cleaning old data to make some space for a new one;after all we are used to ‘unlimited email storage’ kind of a thing, right?

Use ZOMM and never Leave Your Phone Behind

January 5 2010 by Jawad in Tech |No Comments

I don’t like my phone ringing in public, because of the nature of my job my phone hours are too may and because most of the time my phone is in my hand I misplace it, resulting in a search operation. Because it is mostly on silent mode I face a lot of difficulty looking for it, thus missing a lot of incoming calls.

Image: ZOMM front view

My problem will be resolved by ZOMM, which acts like a leash for my phone. It is a puck sized device that connects to the phone via Bluetooth. Now even if I forget my phone in my laptop bag or in my table drawer, it will connect the incoming calls. It works as a speaker phone.

Download Shrink Pic and reduce Image size

January 5 2010 by Jawad in Softwares |2 Comments

It is quite obvious that an iPhone user will be using its camera and then uploading or sharing the same. To upload or share large images was a problem and it took minutes. Now the iPhone users can use the services of “Shrink Pic” an application that us easy to use and a perfect tool for uploading pictures. it works with a number of applications such as Facebook, Twitter, Outlook, Skype, Thunderbolt and many more. It works in the background and resizes the image according to users input, thus making it easy to upload/share them. It can even do multiple photos at the same time.

Works with Windows only: This free utility Shrink Pic runs in the background and automatically resizes the image that you attach to your email or upload.

Espresso Lovers: Make a coffee wherever you want it to be!

January 4 2010 by Adnan in Tech |2 Comments

Image: Cup of Espresso

I remember the first time when I went to the coffee shop. Straight in front of the menu board, I stood totally confused, thinking what to choose. Americano, Cappuccino, Cafe Macchiato, Cafe Breva, Single Shot, Double Shot and the rest I don’t remember. It looked like the whole restaurant gazed at me saying ‘what a shame! don’t know about a coffee?’. However, after a lot of blank thoughts, I choose “Double Shot” and that was my mistake I guess. That first visit pasted a yokelish image in my mind for people who love coffee shops.

After that incident, I decided to learn the types of a coffee so that next visit won’t be a night mare. So, guess what I started with the basics i-e Espresso. Now, as I have learnt it, so here is it’s definition (from WordWeb): “Strong black coffee brewed by forcing hot water under pressure through finely ground coffee beans”. That’s where one can start from.

EA to Launch NFS-Shift for iPhone very soon

January 4 2010 by Jawad in IPHONE |No Comments

Its is time for all video game lovers, especially those who crave for NFS “Need For Speed” on their iPhones. Electronic Arts “EA” is about to release its NFS application for iPhone called Need For Speed: Shift. The game is going to have 20 licensed cars, 18 different tracks and different game modes such as Career, Challenges, Time Trial, Drift, Sprint and Elimination Racing. The display has a mini-map on the left bottom corner of the screen and a NOS button on the right bottom.

Guns and bullets to store your data

January 4 2010 by Adnan in Tech |No Comments

Those of you who are real fan of guns will surely love to store their computer data into weapon like USBs. We have two gadgets if you like this stuff; one is a little machine gun USB and other is its ammunition which is also a USB in a disguise.

Image: (Up) Machine Gun USB, (Down) Bullet USB

To me, machine gun looks so weird and it’s not comfortable to carry with you. Secondly,except the grip portion, nothing is useful. From snaps I guessed the bullet would have a less weight but I found it vice versa. The machine gun weighs 30g while the bullet weighs 70g, more than twice the weight of the gun.

Now to the data storing facts, baby machine gun stores 4GB of data, not so bad. Bullet USB has given us a set back as it’ll store only 2GB. It’s a well said couple as the features suggest with respect to weight and data storage capacity. Alone, none of them seems to be a perfect gadget.

Backup and Restore Cydia Applications using PkgBackup

January 4 2010 by Jawad in IPHONE |2 Comments

What would you do if you have to install a new firmware on your iPhone and have a lot of Cydia packages installed as well? One option is to delete everything and then reinstall if you remember them. The other option, the much better one is PkgBackup. It too is a Cydia application which allows you to backup and restore all your Cydia packages in your iPhone. Other options of PkgBackup are that you can even share, exchange or send your packages list to other on facebook.

Another available option to backup your data is to use AptBackup but it really does not work that well, furthermore it has not been updated for a long time so it does not work well with the new operating system. Whereas PkgBackup is easier to use and it updated. It is available on Cydia Store for $1.99.

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Defog your car windows, Quickly

January 4 2010 by Jawad in Uncategorized |No Comments

A few days back I was visiting a friend so had to park the car outside in the lot. When I came back in the car I could not see a thing in front of me because of fog on the windscreen. I had to switch on the defogger and still wait for minutes before I could make what was in front of me.

Fog

Fogging is basically because of the temperature difference inside and outside the window. And moisture plays a role as well. Outside it is cold and dry in winters where as inside the car it is the body temperature that warms the temperature and the moisture comes from our breath. So what happens is, the moisture inside the window condenses forming a layer through which it is impossible to see. One of the fastest ways to stop it is to turn on the defogger and not the heating, opening the windows a bit would add to the cause.

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