Max Payne to rampage on iOS April 12th, Android April 26th

Are you a smartphone user with an itchy trigger finger? Listen up. Rockstar Games has announced that the one and only Max Payne will begin terrorizing your iOS and Android devices in the very near future. The wares will be available for Apple-branded gear (iPhone 3GS, 4 and 4S, along with the iPod touch 4 and all iPad iterations) on April 12th, and Google's implements two weeks later on the 26th. Max Payne Mobile is promising to deliver HD graphics, high resolution textures and exclusive content via the company's Social Club service to your miniaturized screen. Rockstar did not elaborate on which Android sets would be supported, but promised to publish a full list "in the coming weeks." Limber up those thumbs, charge up that handset and get ready to lay waste to... pretty much anything that moves.

Source: engadget

Windows Phone 7's "data bug" affects the iPhone, too

Unless you've been hiding under a rock, you've heard about the so-called Windows Phone 7 "data bug" and Microsoft's response to it, with Yahoo firing back an explanation pinning Microsoft's implementation as the problem, claiming that only Windows Phone 7 devices suffer from this issue. Rafael Rivera, the one who first confirmed Yahoo! Mail as the cause, was not thrilled by Yahoo's answer.

An iPhone was used to pull data through the same monitoring script that Windows Phone 7 was run through, and the results? Almost the same, with Yahoo's servers returning an exceedingly lengthy reply to a request for message flags, consuming significantly more data than necessary, and causing the same problem as seen on Windows Phone 7.

You can read the technical bits on his blog here, but the important thing is this: The Windows Phone 7 data bug was a big deal, but did not necessarily need to be. Sure, Windows Phone 7's constant updating of data could lead one to large data charges, but with any smartphone, auto updating has caused numerous billing overcharges in the past. Whatever the reason why WP7 took the fall, call it a pride deal, but for us, we're considering this as an example of public hysteria. As for Yahoo, let's hope they fix their servers sometime soon.

Source: (WP7Central)

Android users supposedly getting less sex than iPhone, BlackBerry owners

... And I call BS, but more on that later. So, the folks over at OkCupid just put up an interesting article about ways to avoid "being ugly." From their data as seen above, they are recommending that users steer away from Android devices because Android users seem to get less action than their iPhone (and BlackBerry) counterparts. Who knows, maybe it is because we have porn. Join me past the break and we can discuss this a bit more, shall we?

Via: (Android Central)

Security Vulnerability Found on Latest iPhone 4/iOS 4 Jailbreak

While the new iPhone 4 jailbreak is relatively easy to perform and can get users up and running in no time to add new features and functions to their iPhone, the process does expose a security vulnerability that would make it easy for thieves and malicious hackers to steal your messages, phone book, and other items. Even if you're not on an iPhone, you're not safe as your friends who have a jailbroken iPhone with your information on it can leave your information vulnerable.

According to BGR, the exploit works by taking advantage of the PDF viewing capabilities:

This is done through the jailbreakme PDF exploit. Under this method, it would be possible to steal your address book, text message database, or much worse. There is going to be a security solution soon though, as BGR has been informed that a plugin named PDF Loading Warner” has been created to combat this potential security risk. It works by hooking into the device system and will display a warning before a PDF can be displayed. If you install this plugin and navigate to a website that should not be showing a PDF and get this warning, you are able to click “Cancel”, blocking the PDF from loading and subsequently stealing your data.

The forthcoming patch does not patch up the vulnerability in iOS 4, but rather give users more control, much like how desktop operating systems now ask if you want to run an executable program.

Via: (PocketNow)

24 Hours Later: A Jailbroken iPhone 4 (Video)

It's been about 24 hours since I've jailbroken my iPhone 4. This is my first jailbreak experience, and while the actual jailbreaking was super easy, the aftermath was a bit confusing. After you jailbreak, you get an icon on your homescreen that launches Cydia, an repository of "packages" that include a vast array of apps that can tweak your phone. It's really up to you to figure out which packages to install, but with a little searching and asking on Twitter, you'll soon be pointed in the right direction.




On the iPhone 3GS and previous iPhone devices, jailbreaking often meant having to deal with a slower device with reduced battery life. The iPhone 4, thanks to the boost in battery capacity and CPU speed, can handle more tweaking than its predecessors. In the last day, I've noticed that my device is slightly slower and more power hungry, but not enough to impact usability.

So what have I done thus far? I've used IntelliScreen to allow me to see email previews right from my lock screen, MyWi to turn the iPhone into a WiFi router, WinterBoard to load themes, SBSettings to enable an easy way to toggle on various system radios, MIM to change the carrier name in the upper left corner, and Five Icon Dock to increase the number of allowed icons in the dock to five. Most of what I've done so far has been to make iOS feel as usable as Android and Windows Mobile, which can do many of the things I mentioned above out of the box (or without rooting/unlocking/HardSPL'ing). I'm looking forward to exploring more of the wonders of jailbreaking over the coming weeks.

Have you jailbroken an iOS device before? If yes, what are some must-have tweaks that have made a big difference in that usability of the device?

Via: (PocketNow)

I've Jailbroken my iPhone 4 (Update)

Perhaps you heard: the iPhone Dev Team has jailbroken the iPhone 4. I've always been interested in jailbreaking, but have never gone through with it. From what I've seen from others that have taken the plunge, you can fix literally every omission in iOS with a utility that can be downloaded once you jailbreak. Want a quick way to turn on and off WiFi and Bluetooth through a tap of the notification bar? Jailbreak. Want to see previews of your new emails or SMS on the lock screen? Jailbreak. Want to spruce up your iPhone with a new theme that changes icons, graphics, and more? Jailbreak! It's really compelling stuff that can breath new life into your iOS device and not make it feel so...confined to Apple's idea of how a device should behave. And hey, it's legal now.

It seems that on the iPhone 3GS and below, jailbreaking also meant that your device would be slower and have worse battery life when compared to stock, especially after installing a bevy of software. The iPhone 4 has a bigger battery life and faster CPU, so the opportunity is rife.

Jailbreaking has become stupidly easy. The latest version from Comex entails you going to a website on your iOS device, hitting a button, and waiting five minutes. Just open Safari and go to JailbreakMe.com, slide the slider, and boom, you're there.

You should know that jailbreaking with this current version will make MMS and FaceTime inoperable on your device. Also, it'll void your warranty, but apparently un-jailbreaking is as easy as doing a software restore.

What have I done so far? Not much--I have a lot to learn. For starters, I've loaded a theme that has removed the labels from my icons, as you can see above. It's a start. Once I get the hang of this, I'll keep you informed of my experiences as jailbreakee.

Have you taken the plunge?

Update: Wow, the wonders of jailbreaking! Here's what I've done in the last hour.



Expanded the four icon dock on the iPhone to five. Also, grabbed MyWi which allow you to do WiFi tethering.





Used IntelliScreen to add some very useful widgets to my lock screen: new email messages, and weather.

Via: (PocketNow)

iPhone 3GS vs Samsung Taylor Windows Phone 7 Browser Speed Test

Samsung Taylor is one of the devices Microsoft is shipping to developers nowadays in order for the to test their applications in real life, on Device, instead of using emulators. We've seen lots of them floating around as well as reviews related to the new Operating System from Microsoft.

We've stumbled upon a video comparing the Internet Browsing experience on the iPhone 3GS versus the Samsung Taylor running the Windows Phone 7 Tech Preview. I have several questions related to this video: are they both using the same connection type? Is it Data or WiFi? What's the signal quality? Is it first page opening for both Devices or was the cache involved? Tell us what you think!




I think is too early for test the final vetsion is not ready.. also PIE is always slow.. we must wait for complete test with the final version..

Via: (PocketNow)

Android and iPhone, dissemination and distribution of operating systems updates

When it comes to iPhone and Android and comparing the two operating systems people are divided fairly homogeneous. Those who prefer the Apple for some reasons, but those who chose Mobile for others. A real winner there is a challenge that probably will be with us for the next few years and hardly see a real winner. The data and distribution systems may also have an idea how the market is moving and how people respond to news of the moment. Here we look at some data that were collected by observing impressions web from mobile devices through the network Chitika, which includes more than 80,000 publisher sites.



This cake can see the impact that the two systems mentioned above have in general. IOS has certainly the biggest slice of the market although it is considered the huge advantage that has the most direct competitors: Android. The system created by Big G. is in fact much younger than that made in Cupertino. Android came firmly on the market around May 2009 with an output muted in the second half of 2008 with the HTC Dream, a product for the first six months has had very little success.

Only since January 2010 then Google has started marketing an important system with the arrival of Google Phone Nexus One. At the end of 2009 in America with Verizon and the establishment of the line Droid, the system has started to arrive to the media and the masses in a more consistent and then grow to this day. The activations that there are 160,000 daily Android phones are undoubtedly important and thanks to the large number of devices, if the rate will remain stable within a year we could see a much higher impact on the market today.

Age systems connect the distribution of software. On one side it has two macro IOS releases: 3 IOS and IOS 4; other Android has a remarkable series of macro release and a minor release which we consider to Donut (compared to only Cupcake added the improved market and little else than the other).



As we see, despite the ease of updating systems and the availability of iPhone IOS device 4 for many iPhone (the 3G to 4G) version 3 is still widely used. iPad iPod Touch and certainly contribute to a high in this plot, which relies on internet access and version 3 as iPad certainly affects a lot. Later this year we are convinced that things will change in favor of IOS 4.



And finally, the distribution of Android. Eclair has finally reached and passed the 55% as mentioned in this article a week ago. Cupcake is still living well and looks Frøya. Fragmentation significantly more than the iPhone due to various factors that we know well and that we have analyzed several times.

The road is still in positive growth and by the end of 2010 we hope to see a cake very red and blue with little yellow and green. Frøya sign that you have won many terminals and Eclair was released for older devices.

The data were collected by observing impressions web from mobile devices through the network Chitika, which includes more than 80,000 publisher sites.

Via: (HDblog)