Iphone 4 launching in Australia

I received an email from Optus, a mobile/broadband carrier in Australia, stating that since I had registered to be notified about iPhone 3G (not 3gs) several years ago, they wanted to let me know about the iPhone 4 release. Hmmmm... so what is odd about this ? First, I registered for iPhone 3G release in Australia about 2 years ago, not last year. Last year iPhone 3gs was launched. The assumption that Optus has made that I might be interested in...

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The word of the year is... ecosystem

Lately I've seen many articles, companies use the word 'ecosystem'. This must be the word of the day/month/year....  definition:  n. An ecological community together with its environment, functioning as a unit. Tech sites/companies are the most common users of this word now.&nb...

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Jailbreaking is ok by us

Here is an interesting article by Ars around the recent announcements around Jailbreaking. For years many people have "Jailbroken" their iPhone in order to install the apps they want, without the 'BigBrother' approving it, and to modify the phone the way you want. Only recently has Apple agreed to give users the ability to change the wallpaper and multitask. This of course has been made available to anyone who has chosen to take the risk and to jailbreak their phone. But all the while, anyone who has jailbroken their phone risks their...

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I need a tablet... or do I

Suddenly, Apple has changed the market for portable devices. If you've been awake and alert watching the tech market, you would have seen the incredible rise of Apple through portable devices. Apple were never the first in the market, but they ensured that they set themselves apart from the others and took strong hold and became the leader. So with the iPod and iPhone as undoubtedly the leading devices in their areas, Apple has recently released the iPad. With sales sky rocketing, and every man and every dog climbing over others to get their hands...

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How to download eBooks for the iPhone without iBooks

Well, if you have your personal book collection that you want to take with you just like your music/dvd collection, then your answer is simple... get them on your iPhone. With the introduction of the iPad and kindle, several companies have released have gone into this market to give you digital copies of your library and more. So what happens when you already have purchased a book and you simply want a digital version, well the answer is simple, download it. Here are some simple instructions on how you can achieve this from http://www.drinkmalk.com. Remember,...

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