MacScene 2.0

Tactical Assault Gear

2008-06-24T16:07:00.000-07:00

A great deal!!!

FREE SHIPPING and a FREE NALGENE BOTTLE when you order $150 or more of Tactical Assault Gear Products. Use the coupon code tag in the coupon box at checkout to remove ground shipping charges (nalgene bottle will be added at time of processing).

All at Tactical Assault Gear

To own and use TAG equipment places you amongst a group of a select few who know the difference and quality of a TAG product as compared to anyone else’s in the world. From the materials we choose to use, to the dedicated staff assembling everything we make by hand from start to finish we ensure you are getting the finest products that can be produced.

Youtube channel

2008-06-24T16:01:00.000-07:00

Macscene has a new youtube channel.

It might take wile for videos to show up but when they do you will be pleased. Updates from wwdc, reviews, previews and exclusive content all at http://www.youtube.com/user/macsceneblog

Police Gear

2008-05-23T10:08:00.000-07:00

Yeah, police gear. You heard me right. 5.11 Tactical Pants, with FREE Shipping. 5.11 Tactical pants are the choice of federal, state and local law enforcement for over 20 years. You can't go wrong with 5.11 Tactical Pants! As their site says: "At L.A. Police Gear, Inc., we proudly brand ourselves on extremely fast shipping, low prices, and outstanding service. We are factory-authorized dealers for most of the brands you see on our web site. We take great joy in helping people get the gear they want and need."

LA Police Gear is located at www.lapolicegear.com.

So, you decide. LA Police Gear is the best provider ever!

Wildest Vacation Ever!

2008-05-17T07:16:00.000-07:00

Chicago, Illinois: The greatest city in the world. I know this blog is primarily about technology, but this post is an exception!

I took the $59 Chicago City Pass, which is your ticket to 5 unforgettable attractions. There are just so many things to do in Chicago! There's that beautiful dinner cruise, taking you into Lake Michigan for a romantic night in the sunset. And the Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament, for the kids. And since Chicago is the city of the blues, there's just so much to do.

Now, Chicago can be a very expensive city, so you need to book with trusted sightseeing tours every time. This is where "Trusted Tours & Attractions", at www.trustedtours.com. They offer not only Chicago, but to Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York, Orlando, San Francisco, and much more!

Trusted Tours and Attractions offers discounted tickets to the best sightseeing tours in 23 cities across America.

Planning your next vacation? Looking for ideas on what to do? Sign up for the Trusted Travels eNewsletter and enter to win a $150 iTunes gift card Offer ends Saturday, May 31st, 2008.

You can sign up for Trusted Tours & Attraction's eNewsletter to see all the upcoming travel deals: http://www.trustedtours.com/newsletter.aspx , and offer in 23 Cities nationwide, including the world-famous Boston. Here's some Things to do in Boston for you!

Macscene 3.0 Beta now open

2008-05-15T14:27:00.000-07:00

The macscene 3.0 open beta is now open. This will be the final version we count in numbers because it is our final beta. Enjoy

P.S. don't forget to go to our Forums

Macscene 3.0 Beta

PS3 kills Blu-ray

2008-05-14T15:43:00.000-07:00

The PS3 has been the conveyor of multi-media for some time, being the best valued Blu-Ray play on the market certainly helps it's goal, yet some consumers are finding that the PS3 is killing Blu-Ray.

No, not the brand, but early reports have it that the PS3 is slowly degrading Blu-Ray discs. Reports have it that 43% of all PS3's have an improperly manufactured a Blu-Ray diode that emits lasers at a 15% higher frequency than normal diodes. The immediate effects are not noticeable but after time, the higher frequency lasers degrade the disks and cause major effects in quality.

Our test product in the labs showed an noticeable decrease in video quality after one years worth of watching the disks. Our researchers have noticed a nearly 50% decrease in video quality compared to a newly bought version.

Now, Insider sources are telling us that nearly 43% of PS3 have the same error in manufacturing. Sony is aware of the problem and is trying to fix it undercover but has not publicly admitted the problem because of the huge repair costs. Not much is know about the topic more than what I have revealed to you. We will continue reporting on the subject as information comes into our hands.

New Beta Site & Mobile Version

2008-05-14T12:07:00.000-07:00

Readers:

It is my pleasure to announce the creation of our new WordPress website (Currently down), which is in it's beta stages. It will have a mobile (iPod touch/iPhone) version of the website, for those who need to access our blog on their mobile devices. This is truly a great step in the development of our blog. Before I give you the link, I would like to remind you that:

a) The site should be up in 4-24 Hours, as of 3:09 PM, May 14, 2008

b) It is currently in beta stages

c) Some posts may be sponsored by 3rd parties

d) Created with WordPress

The Link is: http://macscene.890m.com/

Enjoy!

John Delaney, CEO/President.

iPhone - Your next wallet?

2008-05-14T08:06:00.000-07:00

From TUAW:

This is pretty much genius. Like Albert, I have a bunch of "membership cards" in my wallet -- they're those cards with a barcode or number on them that you get from places like the local grocery store, or some other retailer. They're useful to have around, but they tend to pile up after a while, and pretty soon, your wallet gets to be a brick of barcodes rather than anything you'd actually want to carry around in your pocket. Albert's solution was to scan all of his barcodes into the iPhone, front and back, as an iPhoto album. And lo and behold, just like the paperless boarding passes we posted about a while back, it worked. All of the barcodes were scannable, which means no more countless membership cards -- just a gallery in your iPhone.

We've already heard of barcodes reading both on and off of the iPhone, of course, and we'll hopefully see more of this when the SDK drops in just about a month here (maybe, in the future, someone will write an app to generate barcodes from numbers, so you don't even need to get a clear scan). But even without an external app, this is pretty handy solution to clearing up some of the clutter in your wallet. Obviously, for anything important (driver's license, credit cards), an iPhone scan won't do. But just to get the membership prices down at the Jewel-Osco, scanning wallet cards into an iPhone seems to work just fine. Very nice.

Reliable Source - 3G iPhone Release

2008-05-14T07:30:00.000-07:00

GeekSugar has said that a reliable inside source has said that on June 9th, 2008, the new 3G iPhone will be released. This is in line with most evidence, though the recent disappearance of iPhone stock drove speculation that the 3G iPhone announcement could come even sooner.

On another note:

As rumored, Swisscom announced today that they would be delivering the iPhone to Switzerland later this year:

The iPhone will be available later this year. We will inform you personally as soon as we have more news.

As typical for these announcements, no details are provided.

HBO and iTunes, love at first sight?

2008-05-13T17:17:00.000-07:00

HBO and Apple today announced that programming from HBO is now available for purchase and download on the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com). New HBO programs on iTunes include the Emmy Award-winning programs "The Sopranos," "Sex and the City," "Deadwood" and "Rome," as well as the critically acclaimed hits "Flight of the Conchords" and "The Wire."

iPhone in Africa, Mmmm Safari...

2008-05-13T16:45:00.000-07:00

In the past few months, many countries have gotten to use the iPhone. Most notably, Vodafone's agreement to bring the iPhone to ten countries, but this begs the question, Who's next?

Vodafone is a broadcaster in Africa aswell, so the iPhone in Africa may bring a comical meaning to the term "Safari." But apple has missed the point. Instead of focusing on which countries will actually buy the phone, they are trying to expand their reach farther into the world. This is a grave mistake.

40% of Apple's revenue comes from North America, yet the iPhone is only for sale in the US. Canada and Mexico are yet to legally see the iPhone. But this could all be part of Apple's plan for world domination, So only time will tell...

WWDC Keynote

2008-05-13T11:14:00.001-07:00

Apple officially announced today that "a team of Apple executives, led by CEO Steve Jobs" would kick off Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address starting at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 9th.

This year's WWDC will be showcasing both Mac OS X and OS X iPhone:
The five-day WWDC event, which runs from June 9 to June 13, will feature the first ever iPhone track for mobile developers with in-depth sessions and hands-on labs to fully explore the capabilities of the OS X iPhone 2.0 software, including the iPhone SDK and the App Store, a breakthrough way for developers to wirelessly deliver their applications to iPhone and iPod touch users.

Apple is widely expected to introduce a 3G-capable iPhone at this year's WWDC.

Bloggers: Read this!

2008-05-13T11:01:00.000-07:00

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Some people on this network have made thousands with this, just by doing that they love. It's virtually no-risk, and you just have to post.

Every 'postie' gets a chance to get lots of offers, no matter what their PR is, whether their Alexa is 6,000,000 or 6, it's an equal-opportunity area, where everybody is equal. Of course, some advertisers have their criteria, it overall, is great.
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3G iPhone to include GPS/Front-Camera?

2008-05-13T09:21:00.001-07:00

LeMatin.ch (French) reports that based on a source in Swisscom, Switzerland will be getting the iPhone this summer.

By itself, this news is not that surprising, as there have been a growing number of reports of the iPhone being delivered internationally in the coming months. Unique to this source, however, is the report that the iPhone would come with GPS, Video Conferencing and Mobile TV functionality.

GPS and video conferencing (with front-sided camera) have both been rumored for the next generation iPhone, but the addition of mobile television is new.

-MacRumors

Successor to the iPhone throne. The Apple PDA

2008-05-13T06:01:00.000-07:00

A far fetched idea, you may say, but it may be true. Apple's job offers hint at it, and it just seems reasonable to conclude that this is true. After all, Apple Employees have said that the 3G iPhone will come out soon, within the next week. It will probably have a 720x480 display, about 1.5x times the size of the iPhone, with a screen that takes up the whole surface. It will mark the return of the Apple's Newton, a 1993 Project failure.

Maybe Apple will have a shot at it now. More details to follow.

Source: http://www.macrumors.com/2008/05/13/apple-hiring-for-advanced-multitouch-displays/

3G iPhone - May?

2008-05-11T14:55:00.000-07:00

Switchtoamac.com has said earlier that the 3G iPhone will be released in May, this month. At first, this may seem like a preposterous idea, but it may be true.

From MacRumors:

"As mentioned, SwitchToaMac's source claimed that the 3G-capable iPhone would be announced in May, with the belief that it would be available for purchase the day after the announcement.

The reason for a pre-WWDC announcement? Reportedly, Apple would instead announce a brand new portable device at WWDC. No other details of what this device might be, but there have been rumors that Apple was developing a mini-tablet multitouch device for launch in 2008. This PDA-like device would reportedly have a higher screen resolution (720x480) and be about 1.5x the size of the existing iPhone.

Repubblica.it first reported (in April) that they expected the Italian 3G iPhone launch "in the next few weeks", suggesting a May launch. While Telecom Italia and Vodofone did announce their intentions to supply the iPhone in Italy, no formal announcement had been made from Apple. Meanwhile, Apple's supply of iPhones has dwindled to nothing and our retail sources have indicated that they too will not be receiving many (if any) more iPhone shipments, leading many to speculate that the 3G-capable iPhone launch will be sooner than expected.

We don't necessarily believe this rumor is true, but present it as an interesting possibility. Obviously, we'll see between now and WWDC if it has any merit."

3G ON/OFF Switch Found On Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware

2008-05-10T19:14:00.000-07:00

A new preference was found in the latest iPhone 2.0 Beta 5 distributed to developers. The default preference was hidden but Chronic Productions claims to have activated it. Since that time, we have received confirmation that the text shown is indeed in the iPhone 2.0 Beta firmware, in this case, the screenshot appears to be legitimate. The iPhone 2.0 firmware appears to contain 3G code, but current iPhone owners will not be able to take advantage of the 3G speeds without buying the new iPhone because the older model does not contain a 3G capable Antenna. Thanks to this Information, It is apparent that Apple will be using a common firmware for both the existing iPhone and the unreleased 3G-capable iPhone.

Apple also seems to be giving users an option to fall back to EDGE speeds in order to prolong battery life, due to the higher 3G power consumption.

The 3G-capable iPhone is widely expected to be released in the coming months, possibly at the Worldwide Developer Conference in June.

iPhone - UK

2008-05-08T13:04:00.001-07:00

iPhone has lived it's last days in the United Kingdom. No longer will the 1st Generation iPhone be seen in the areas of England, Ireland, Scotland, or Wales. It is a sad moment for us all. Although this could mean the new 3G iPhone will come out very, very soon.

Looks like O2, the former carrier for both the 8 and 16GB iPhones, had already run out of 8GB a few weeks ago, but it looks like the 16 has gone too.

Meanwhile, down under (For us Canadians, that means You. Americans. 53.27% of our visitors), the 8GB iPhones are low in stock, also predicting the 3G iPhone.

Microsoft - Yahoo! Deal Part 3: Yahoo! Dies (Kind of)

2008-05-07T18:08:00.000-07:00

Well the ambiguous Microsoft - Yahoo! Merger has been cancelled. After Microsoft gave Yahoo! an ultimatum. They said Yahoo had better come to the table by Saturday, April 26rd or get ready for a proxy fight. Well, the date has come and passed.

One week late Microsoft announced that they are resigning their takeover bid on Yahoo!. On that very weekend, Yahoo's stock dropped nearly thirty percent! Proving that Microsoft was Yahoo!'s only hope of making money. know that day to day stocks do not matter, but for a large corporation like Yahoo! to fall 30% in one day is amazingly horrible. And thus ends the soap opera that nobody watched. Alas, poor Yahoo!. I knew thee.

iPhone 2.0 (5a258f) Screenshots

2008-05-07T17:51:00.000-07:00

All of these screnies are in different languages I cannot imagine to pronounce, I apologize for the lack of English language.

Wow.

Voda-Fasta!

2008-05-07T17:43:00.000-07:00

Vodafone is launching the... guess what... iPhone. In nine countries, Vodafone will bring the marvel of the century. So, the lucky countries are Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy, India, Portugal, New Zealand, South Africa and Turkey. Seems like an odd group to go for, but a huge market nonetheless. Users in some of these countries will have the choice to buy the iPhone unlocked for use on any carrier of their choice, so brace for the arrival of the iPhone.

As for the dates, still not confirmed, though expected by the end of this year. Further speculation places the dates at the WWDC, or June 9-13th, 2008.

iPhone va aller au Latin America... (/Bad French)

2008-05-07T17:36:00.000-07:00

Well, here it is. The iPhone will be coming to Latin America, on the carrier America Movil. A grand total of sixteen, that's 16 latin american countries will have access to the almighty jesusPhone. The announcement, similar to Rogers' one about Canada, states that it will be coming "later this year". A vague statement, but a conclusive one nonetheless. And since I do not know a word of Spanish, now back to my French lessons...

3G iPhone - More Information.

2008-05-07T16:46:00.000-07:00

There are several hints and points regarding the upcoming release of the 3G iPhone, which will be listed below. I would also take this time to apologize to all users out there for our difference in time between the last post and this. Please digg and/or comment this article, it really brings up our spirits, as we readily admit that this is a small website with very limited resources.

1. Screenshots.

2. Employee Vacations.

This may sound like something out-of-the-blue, but the Employee vacation time tells us a lot about upcoming releases. Apple has limited vacation time from June 15-July 15, hinting the release of the 3G iPhone (suspected to be on June 10th). Some people, though, claim that Apple will release it on the one-month anniversary of the iPhone release, or June 27th. The WWDC, another possiblity, is on June 9-13th

3. 2.0 Firmware.

Most people forget about the firmware/software aspect of this, which is the release of the iPhone SDK (Software Development Kit), and the 2.0 Firmware (Leaked at The Pirate Bay) Now, more information will be coming shortly, but check our sidebar for our "2.0 Screenshots" post, which gives an enlightening look at the 2.0 Beta Firmware.

Apple Releases New iMacs, No Blu-Ray

2008-04-28T12:49:00.000-07:00

Today, Apple released new iMacs. The New Model Includes include faster (Penryn) processors bringing the low end up to 2.4GHz and with the top end reaching 3.06GHz. The high end 24" 3.06GHz iMac also introduces the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS (512MB) video card, but the real shock is no Blu-ray. Macscene reported earlier that apple delayed the iMacs for Blu-Ray. Apparently this is not the case.

"The iMac’s gorgeous aluminum and glass all-in-one design has been an incredible hit with our customers and is just one of the reasons Mac sales are growing three and a half times faster than PC sales," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "With the latest Intel processors, a faster new graphics option and more memory, customers now have even more reasons to love the iMac."

The iMac's processors are equiped with 6MB L2 cache and faster 1066 MHz front-side bus (up from 800MHz). Specs are listed below:
20", 2.4GHz, 1GB RAM, 250GB Hard Drive, ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT 128MB. $1199
20", 2.6GHz, 2GB RAM, 320GB Hard Drive, ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO 256MB, $1499
24", 2.8GHz, 2GB RAM, 320GB Hard Drive, ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO 256MB, $1799
24", 3.06GHz, 2GB RAM, 500GB Hard Drive, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS 512MB, $2199

More Macscene Forum News!

2008-04-25T13:24:00.000-07:00

Due to huge amounts of request we have bean receiving in lue of the MacScene forums closed alpha opening, we have decided to go ahead and make it an open alpha. The Forums are located here. MacScene forums are operational but remember there are a lot of bugs so help us out, email us at Info@macmatte.tk or John.Delaney@iphonesite.tk.

Macscene Forums!

2008-04-24T17:37:00.000-07:00

Our dev. team without sleep or rest, has produced a macscene forums alpha. This alpha is closed so to register email us at Info@macmatte.tk

Laser Pointer Killer

2008-04-21T13:17:00.000-07:00

Laser Pointers in Australia have now been banned due to several occurrences when they have been used in attacks against Pilots. They have infracted damage, causing temporarily blindness in Pilots. According to the Premier of the Australian state, "It is a gutless and cowardly act that could result in a horrific outcome. It only takes a fraction of a second for a pilot to be temporarily blinded and that could have horrific consequences."

What's the evidence? Most pilots claim that they saw high-powered lasers during both takeoff and landing in the cockpit. The latest incident was in Sydney where a helicopter was reported 'shot' by a green beam. Although this does not cause any physical damage, it could have consequences with behavior and blindness.

Destructive, Dangerous behaviour says Bob Dybus, Home Affairs Minister. But is it really, or is it just harmless play? Well, that's what you have to decide.

The Jailbreak Conspiracy. Did Apple Plan This?

2008-04-20T13:38:00.000-07:00

As most of you know the iPhone is the most expected apple product ever, and ever since apple started banning third-party apps on the iPhone, The iPhone developer numbers grew,thousands of developers flocked to apple stores to get one, two maybe Even three iPhone, just to Develop on them. The iPhone developer crowd grew, and soon people where buying iPhones just for the apps. But was this all apples plan?

since apple released the official SDK, it has been downloaded over one million times. The numbers wouldn't even be close to the state they are in now if there wasn't an established iPhone developer crowd. With accomplished hackers, programmers, and just plain guys with too much time on their hands, the iPhone became a smash hit.

ever since NullRiver brought out Installer.app, iPhone sales have Skyrocketed. People in countries where apple hadn't struck a deal with carriers got the iPhone, people that wanted to do more with there gadgets got more, and people that didn't want to pay AT&T's huge fees got what they wanted.

And thus Hundreds of company's from Microsoft to IBM downloaded the iPhone SDK to bring their customers more. This wouldn't have happened if there wasn't a huge crowd of people Developing for the iPhone.

And thus Apple's iPhone became a hit, Mostly because of Installer.app, and one might wonder is this to good to be true, this company did all of this just out of free will, This company did all of this that made Apple more Rich. We think not.

XBox Kills Babies

2008-04-20T11:18:00.000-07:00

Monday afternoon, the Little Rock Fire Department responded to a fire that investigators say was caused by a popular video game console.

Millions of people own an Xbox and the newer upgrade the XBox 360, but many may not be aware of the possible fire dangers connected to the machines. Two people in Little Rock heard of the warnings only after their house nearly burned down.

Gamers like Carl Olson take playing video games seriously, some dedicating hours to it. "The average week probably a couple of days worth that's too much," says Olson.

Microsoft game consoles Xbox and its successor Xbox 360 are two of the more popular with millions of units sold world-wide, they're also possibly dangerous. "My XBox 360 has the rings of death, which means something gone wrong you have to send it back for repair. Generally it's over heating inside," explains Olson.

Monday, while no one was home at the Little Rock house on the 5000 block of Cantrell Road, it caught on fire. Flames charred the interior.

Little Rock Fire Department Captain Jason Weaver says investigators traced the source to the power cord of an Xbox 360. "It was melted and it looked like they had it against the wall in on edge and things like that need a little space to dissipate heat," explains Weaver.

This isn’t the first house fire that has been linked to Xbox. In 2005, the family of an Illinois infant who was killed in a fire sued Microsoft, and so did the family of a teen from Texas who was burned.

Also in 2005, Microsoft issued a recall of more than 14 million XBox power cords, citing fire concerns. It seems some gamers didn't get the memo or are just not taking the warning seriously.

"It seems really unlikely. I've been gaming for years and I haven't seen anything like that," guesses Olson.

Microsoft estimates the risk at 1 in 10,000 and recommends owners unplug the XBoxes. Other recommendations are to avoid bending the cords and store the units some place other than the floor to cut down on friction. All to make sure the dangerous action stays on the screen.

The fire Marshall estimates more than $100,000 worth of property damage at the house that caught fire in Little Rock.

For more information about the XBox power cord recall click on the link below the pictures.

Microsoft Motion Sensor

2008-04-19T18:59:00.000-07:00

Directly from ftp://ftp.research.microsoft.com/pub/tr/TR-2008-57.pdf

Interesting...

We propose a new type of input for mobile devices by sensing forces such as twisting and bending applied by us-ers. Deformation of the devices is not necessary for such “force gestures” to be detectable. Our prototype implemen-tation augments an ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) to detect twisting and bending forces. We detail example interac-tions using these forces, employing twisting to perform application switching (alt-tab) and interpreting bending as page-down/up. By providing visual feedback related to the force type applied, e.g. of an application window twisting in 3D to reveal another and of pages bending across, these force-based interactions are made easy to learn and use. We also present a user study exploring users’ abilities to apply forces to various degrees, and draw implications from this study for future force-based interfaces.

MacScene Bashes Apple TV

2008-04-18T20:12:00.001-07:00

The apple TV is one of the most celebrated apple products. The major selling point of this product is that it can seamlessly sync videos and movies to your TV from and unsuspecting computer, Apple of course should be perfect at seamless interaction by now but somehow they managed to screw up here. Movies are a pain to get on the apple TV. If you are one of the people who don’t buy movies from apple then be warned, you need to convert your videos to apple TV’s format before you can play them. This would be easy but unfortunately the iTunes converter only supports mpeg.

Apple has been known for their ingenuity but somehow they messed up here. Apple TV; syncs apple movies to your TV, ingenuous. I can think of many other products that can do this, here’s one, a vga cable! You must have wi-fi to actually get this thing to work well and if you do have wi-fi and a digital TV and a large paycheck and you what to get this thing then go ahead to it.

New Imac Delayed, Blu-Ray

2008-04-18T19:51:00.000-07:00

As you know it has been a while since Apple has introduced a new iMac into their lineup. Early reports have it scheduled to update with the MacBooks but the date has passed. MacScene believes that the iMacs have been delayed because of Blu-Ray.

The MacBook's where released a couple months ago and since then we have had no word on the iMac update, but isn't it strange that at the same time the MacBooks/MacBook Pro's where refreshed, that Blu-Ray became the next-gen Format war winner, and wasn't there a rush of companies putting out Blu-Ray products. So could it be that Apple delayed the iMacs, just so they could add Blu-ray Support to them.

Since the iMacs don't use battery's, power consumption shouldn't be an issue. The only thing stopping the iMacs from getting Blu-Ray is, APPLE. Apple probably is working on an iMac with Blu-Ray to be released soon, maybe as soon as next week, Apple has had a history of releasing products on Tuesday's so keep your eyes open for updates.

The Blu-ray drive's probably need a new version of iDVD (or iBlu-Ray) so maybe compatibility with OS X is slowing Blu-Ray down. So keep your eyes open for updates!

also comment on this post whether you want Blur-ray in iMacs or not.

3G iPhone - A Detailed Look

2008-04-18T16:59:00.000-07:00

From the Times, reworded and written by John Delaney, Webmaster of MacScene:

The 3G iPhone. Rumored to come out early 2008. Slim, slider phone with a full QWERTY Keyboard. Equipped with the SGOLD3 3G Chip, it will be the revolutionizing phone of the decade. 2 Million of them will be put out in stores all across America, and countless more in England, Germany, France, Australia, and possibly Canada. Longer Battery life is also key to the large improvement.

AppStore and the iPhone SDK are also large additions in the software perspective, bringing an expensive version of Installer.app to iPhone.

But Wait... Slider Phone? There's only one error that the Times Stated. Jobsy personally criticized the use of a hard-keyboard. Whatever the case, all we have to do is wait. And wait. And Wait. And.... Wait.

Intel's new CPU, QX9775 hits 6GHz

2008-04-18T14:08:00.000-07:00

Intel's new skulltrail CPU and motherboard systems are off the charts! The motherboard offers space for 2 quad-core CPU's. Dual CPU's aren't that new, the Mac Pro gets it's 8-core configuration from dual Xeon processors, But xeon is not a consumer CPU. It was made for servers thus offers more power.

not the real story, Now Intel brings dual-CPU tech to the rest of us. (who don't have $3000 to give away) but that'sengadget already proved crysis is playable with these, but the true amazement is that the QX9775, new core 2 extreme processors have been overclocked, to 6 ghz. The still usable CPU probably has a heatsink the size of the moon (approximately) but in the tech world, a lot of space is given to house super-powerful machines that probably no one needs. We still applaud "K|ngp|n" on this achievement. No word yet on deployment your home and mine.

Hackintosh for Sale, From a Company

2008-04-17T14:06:00.000-07:00

Pystar's new computer is one that has the entire technology world rambling. The new computer dubbed open computer is a poor mans mac. at just $400 this computer might just be useful, until Steve jobs and his army of lawyers attack.

the computer consist of
2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB of DDR2 667 memory
Integrated Intel GMA 950 Graphics
20x DVD+/-R Drive
4 USB Ports
250GB 7200RPM Drive

the company states that by using an efi emulator they can install mac os x 10.5 leopard right of the CD. But the main concern is that doing this is in violation of the leopard uela. we will continue to report on this

Award-Winning Gadgets

2008-04-14T16:04:00.000-07:00

From EnGadget

Gadget of the Year

Readers' Choice: Apple iPhone

Worst Gadget of the Year

Readers' Choice: Microsoft Vista*

Most Anticipated Gadget of 2008

Readers' Choice: Apple iPhone (3G)

Cellphone of the Year

Readers' Choice: Sony Ericsson K850

Smartphone of the Year

Readers' Choice: Apple iPhone

Desktop of the Year

Readers' Choice: Apple iMac

Digital Camera of the Year

Readers' Choice: Nikon D3

Display of the Year

Readers' Choice: Dell 3008WFP UltraSharp

Game Console of the Year

Readers' Choice: Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite

Game Device of the Year

Readers' Choice: NVIDIA 8800GT

GPS Device of the Year

Readers' Choice: Garmin nuvi 770

Handheld of the Year

Readers' Choice: Nokia N810

HDTV of the Year

Readers' Choice: Sony XBR5 series LCDs

Home Entertainment Device of the Year

Readers' Choice: TiVo HD

Laptop of the Year

Readers' Choice: Apple MacBook Pro

Peripheral of the Year

Readers' Choice: Apple thin aluminum keyboard

Portable Media Device of the Year

Readers' Choice: Apple iPod touch

Robot of the Year

Readers' Choice: Ugobe Pleo

Storage Device or Technology of the Year

Readers' Choice: Eye-Fi WiFi SD card

Tablet PC of the Year

Readers' Choice: Lenovo X61T

Wearable Device of the Year

Readers' Choice: WiFi detector t-shirt

Wireless Device or Technology of the Year

Readers' Choice: 802.11n Draft 2.0

Macscene 2.0 LAUNCHED

2008-04-13T16:03:00.000-07:00

Yes it is true, Macscene 2.0 is fully operational. our dev team has been working overtime on this and we hope you like it. Contact us @
Denizhan.heatherway@macmatte.tk
info@macmatte.tk
John.Delaney@iphonesite.tk

MacScene 2.0 Alpha Testing Now Open

2008-04-07T16:22:00.000-07:00

We are pleased to announced that our Dev team has finally produced an alpha version of MacScene 2.0. We opened our Alpha testing today. We only have room for 20 testers so be quick. The number will grow to 100 with the beta version.

All alpha testers will get upgraded to beta once it is released. The Alpha version is quite buggy and we need your support. 2.0 Alpha build (A1B0) is now available. We plan to release The 2.o site by the end of April, 08. stay tuned.

Too sign up, Email us at
Denizhan.heatherway@macmatte.tk
info@macmatte.tk
John.Delaney@iphonesite.tk

Microsoft, Yahoo Deal, Chapter Two: Microsoft Gets Impatient

2008-04-07T15:47:00.000-07:00

Microsoft started getting impatient over it's $41 billion dollar takeover bid on Yahoo, on Saturday, April 5, 2008, Microsoft gave yahoo an Ultimatum of three weeks. If a deal wasn't reached by April 26, the software maker would go straight to the Shareholders with a less attractive price.

"If we have not concluded an agreement within the next three weeks, we will be compelled to take our case directly to your shareholders, including the initiation of a proxy contest to elect an alternative slate of directors for the Yahoo board," wrote Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer.

"If we are forced to take an offer directly to your shareholders, that action will have an undesirable impact on the value of your company from our perspective which will be reflected in the terms of our proposal," he wrote.

He went on rambling about, how Yahoo was loosing stock and popularity, and that accepting this deal was their only hope of survival, and Microsoft wonders why they never seem to be the good guy.

Apparently since the offer was made, it has declined due to loss of stock value to $41 billion. My Question is "Does anyone care anymore?" Yahoo and Microsoft are both companies that are losing popularity and user bases. Now, if they merge, they will become one large popularity-losing company.

U.S. Man gets 2.6 MILLION for Pizza.com

2008-04-07T15:06:00.000-07:00

2.6 Million dollars. www.pizza.com. A US man just sold that domain to an anonymous bidder recently. He got the domain name for $20 a year, when the Internet was just in it's birth. He had hoped, that with his domain, he would get a contract with a pizza firm. Why did he sell it? He had heard that www.vodka.com was sold for $3 million, and decided to give his a shot. He says now, he regrets not buying more domains when he got the chance. This just shows that everyone can be a Millionare, not Just Jobsy.

iPhone vs. BlackBerry vs. LG Shine

2008-04-07T14:23:00.000-07:00

Be the first to post in this Comment Debate , the first of our many debates that will be held here. Just post a comment on which you think is better. Be the first to post, Start NOW.

We're Waiting: 3G iPhone

2008-04-07T13:38:00.000-07:00

Promised for Spring 2008. Broken Promises, broken hopes. But maybe not. Over 80 Apple Stores Nationwide have run out of iPhone Stock, indicating a decrease or halt in iPhone production. Also, as Said in an earlier post, an Apple Insider, Walt Mossberg, has said that it may come in 60 days, and I quote, [...] it will be 3G in 60 days. And he's reputable. A famed colomnist for the WSJ, he was among the first to test the original iPhone in June.

With the WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) EDGEing closer (originally no pun intended :p), at just above 60 days, when the iPhone 2.0 Firmware update closing, no-one knows what to expect.

--John Delaney

iPhone in Canada - A Petition

2008-04-06T07:37:00.000-07:00

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/petition/827108925

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Just Sign here for the greatest iPhone in Canada petition... Just here to spread the word! Digg this to make it even more popular!
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RE: Petition for the sale of the Apple iPhone in Canada

The iPhone is a revolutionary cellphone, communications, and multimedia device produced by Apple Inc. that has sparked much interest worldwide. As Time and Stuff magazines' Invention of the Year in 2007, and ComputerWorld's second most important invention of the year, it has certainly interested customers worldwide, in particular, the ones living in Canada.

Apple iPhone was released in the USA on June 29th, 2007. Soon after, iPhones were introduced in the United Kingdom, Germany and France in November 2007, and in Ireland and Austria in March 2008.

However, the USA's largest trading partner and neighbour, Canada, does not have the iPhone yet. At the same time the customers of Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. have been receiving the following, apparently standard, response to their iPhone-related inquiries as early as in February 2007:

"Rogers is actively working with Apple to launch the iPhone in Canada as soon as possible and will be the exclusive provider of the iPhone in Canada.

Rogers will be offering the iPhone exclusively in Canada but launch date and pricing for Canada are not yet available. Other Canadian wireless carriers will not launch the iPhone; Rogers will be the only Canadian wireless carrier to offer the iPhone.

We appreciate your continuing patronage. Please contact us at your convenience if you have any further inquiries."

Now more than a year later, there's still no official release date for the iPhone in Canada. The purpose of this petition is to call for the support and introduction of the iPhone for wireless users in Canada, or at least for some official announcement as to the current state of the situation.

We, the undersigned, pledge our support to Rogers Communications Inc., that we would support the launch of the iPhone in Canada.

We pledge that if the iPhone was released in Canada by Rogers Communications Inc. and Apple Inc, we would purchase an iPhone along with a monthly data plan.

We pledge to spread the word to our friends and family to promote the sale of iPhones in Canada.

Please recognize the demand for the iPhone in Canada. Or at least, please give us a release date to look forward to. Thank you.

This online petition is advocated by the two largest iPhone-related websites in Canada: www.iphoneworld.ca and www.iphoneincanada.ca , together accommodating over 100,000 Canadian readers a month.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

3G iPhone in 60 Days - Says Walt Mossberg

2008-04-06T06:26:00.000-07:00

The long-awaited 3G iPhone will be released in 2 months, says Walt Mossberg. Mossberg, in a video, had said this statement. Mr. Mossberg is a reliable source; he used to be very close to Jobsy (That's Steve Jobs by the way).

At 6:53 in the video, he says the statement. Don't worry about the iPhone not having 3G, it will have in 60 days.

What is PwnageTool and Where can I get it?

2008-04-06T06:11:00.000-07:00

1) What exactly does this program do?
Pwnage does almost anything jailbreak related. What it allows you to do is to create a custom firmware file, running unsigned code. What this means for you is that it will allow you to restore your iPod to a pre-jailbroken (pre-unlocked and pre-activated for you iPhone users) firmware file.

2) So how is this better than a program such as ZiPhone?
For one thing, instead of being a firmware specific hack, it should be able to run on any firmware. This means that any future firmware updates are open to jailbreaking immediately, rather than through firmware specific tools that need to be developed. While there is a chance that Apple will be able to fix it, it is highly unlikely.

3) So can I use this to put the 2.0 beta onto my iPod Touch?
Most definitely.

4) What else can this program do in terms of custom firmware?
Have you ever wanted to have a custom boot logo rather than the boring Apple one? Well now you can! Simply choose the image you want, create the custom firmware, load it onto your iPod and enjoy.

5) Is it possible to "Un-PWN" an iPod/ iPhone?
By simply restoring to a normal firmware, your iPod/ iPhone will be returned to it's fresh from the factory (software- wise at least) condition.

6) I've heard that it is only for Mac OSX, will there be a Windows version?
Originally, the iPhone Dev Team had said that it would be OS X only, but due to the work of cmw, one of the members of the team, is working on bringing it to XP. It should be released sometime in the very near future. (This post will be edited once it is released)

7) Where can I get this tool?
http://rapidshare.com/files/10463441...geTool_1.0.zip
http://ipp.iphwn.org/PwnageTool_1.0.zip

from iPod touch Fans

iPhone 2.0 Screenshots - EXCLUSIVE

2008-04-05T10:31:00.000-07:00

Only here at MacScene you can see these exclusive photographs of the iPhone 2.0 Firmware... All the features, all the time. Nowhere else are these pictures published. Made by the creator of iFoneSite, John Delaney. Images Hosted by ImageShack.

Iphone 2 Leaked?

2008-04-05T09:30:00.000-07:00

Ipod-Observer posted this picture yesterday in which they believe to be a new iPhone:
These Images of the alleged next generation iPhone are beginning to surface but the source is still questionable. Apparently the new iPhone will sport a glossy black back, replacing the satin nickel look found on the current model. this source also states that the iPhone will drop it's black plastic end piece that covers the antenna. the image also shows the iPhone 8GB model. More information on this as news comes to us.

iPhone Firmware 2.0 - A review

2008-04-05T09:20:00.000-07:00

I am proud to announce that I have aquired the 2.0 Firmware. For more information, just e-mail me at john.delaney@iphonesite.tk. Unfortunatly, the build that I have does not have AppStore or MobileStore (iTunes Store)

Some New Features

-Scientific, Redesigned Calculator

-MS Exchange Mail Support

-Changed Settings

-Parental Controls

-Contacts Slight Changes

-Mass Mail Deletion

Disadvantages

-No Jailbreak yet

-No Installer.app Support

-No AppStore YET

If you have any questions, again, email john.delaney@iphonesite.tk. Screenshots, videos will come soon.

This is probably the most exciting day of my iPod touch life!

How to get it on your iPod/iPhone

1. Download PwnageTool (iphone-dev.org)

2. Acquire the 2.0 Firmware (Can't tell you where, but hint: The Pirate Bay)

3. Download the 1.1.4 ipsw (Google it)

4. Open PwnageTool

5. Browse & Load the 1.1.4 ipsw file, and connect your iPod

6. Run iPwner

7. Now Load the 2.0 ipsw

8. Click IPSW Builder, and wait

9. Restore w/ iTunes to the Customized ipsw

Note; if you do not understand these instructions, it's best if you hold of until an easier method comes through; I don't want to be dealing with angry mail (that's John.Delaney@iphonesite.tk :) )

---UPDATE 2---

:)Okay, I've played around with the Firmware again, and I found that it's VERY slow, crashes a lot, and the Mail Settings are very buggy. Oh well, it's a beta version, you can't really expect anything better.

Working fine for me now, I mean you don't really need a Jailbreak with this awesome FW. Remember, post a comment below and I will give you the Instructions. I do not want to post them here for legal reasons.

Anyways, Farewell and more updates coming...

Link to 2.0 Apps: http://rapidshare.com/files/104636357/2.0FW_Default.zip.html

---UPDATE 3---

I took some screenshots, they should be up soon... anyways, that's all I have to say for now. They will be posted on ImageShack and Rapidshare.

Download of the Day

2008-04-04T16:45:00.002-07:00

The popular feature of MacMatte is here on MacScene, everyday check the right for interesting useful, and fun downloads all spy-ware free!

iTunes #1 music store.

2008-04-04T16:45:00.001-07:00

Apple continues to be a ever important presence in the music world, first with the iPod, then iTunes and recently the iPhone, but today something special has happened, today Apple might have become the most prominent music vendor in America. Today Ars technica claims to have intercepted an internal email sent to a few Apple employees, The email congratulates the employees on making the store number one. The email also included a "excel" (not numbers) document which showed Apple passing Wal-Mart and becoming the number one music retailer in America: The iTunes Store leads the pack with 19 percent, Wal-Mart (which includes the brick-and-mortar stores as well as its online properties) is second with 15 percent, and Best Buy is third with 13 percent. If this information is confirmed to be true then apple is most likely the most influential retailer in music.

Welcome to MacScene

2008-04-01T13:16:00.000-07:00

MacScene: The output of the iPhoneSite/MacMatte merger. An all new look and feel, combining the best of both worlds. Webmastered by Denizhan Heatherway and John Delaney, this site is the all-new

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