Archive for August, 2010

Is the Apple Iphone Easy to Use?

The greatest fear among the technophobic is the inability to use a new computer, a new piece of software or a new electronic device. Faced with this challenge, the Apple iPhone flattens the learning curve considerably.

Apple’s approach has always been to create products from a user’s perspective, rather than from an engineer or a computer programmers perspective.

That approach clearly pays off for the computer industry’s powerhouse, with products like the Macintosh, the iMac, the PowerBook and the iPod under its belt.

The fact that its iPod digital music player is the dominant MP3 player in the market, with more than 90% of auctions at sites like eBay is testament to Apple’s design prowess.

One might say that the iPhone is the smartphone especially designed for people who hate to use cellphones.

The iPhone’s user interface is intuitive, giving users the ability to use most of the iPhone’s functions without reference to a user manual.

Apple which was among the pioneers of the graphical user interface in its Mac line of computers has done for the smartphone, what it has already done for the desktop, laptop and its iconic iPod digital music player.

While you might sit back and feel that the iPhone’s features are so user friendly that anyone could have done it, you might see some of the irony in that statement.

If the iPhone was so simple to use, why hadn’t one of the other major telco’s already instituted features like an intelligent keypad, computing intelligence smart enough to adjust the LCD display’s brightness in response to environmental lighting, or the disabling of the keypad when it is brought close to your face already?

While it’s competitors seem to be constantly struggling to add more features to its digital music players and computers, trying to outdo each other, this seems like an exercise in significantly upping the whizz-bang factor of its devices.

Instead Apple goes the opposite route and looks for the simplest solution to any design or technical challenge.

There is an elegance in simple solutions, and its the user friendly nature of the Apple iPod and soon the Apple iPhone which will likely bring this category of smartphones into the mass market.

Many complain that existing smartphones are perhaps a little too smart for their own good, with menus buried under more menus, and users struggling to make simple changes to their phones.

The iPhone looks set to change that trend and if it succeeds in doing so, it would have blazed yet another trail on the technology landscape.

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Is Your Company Data Secure? | Blackberry Hacks Are Here

There’s a new route into your company’s secure data. It’s the Blackberry PDA. A hacking program has been developed which exploits the relationship between the Blackberry itself, a company’s internal server and the network connection to which both are attached. The hacking program works because the data tunnel between the Blackberry and the server is encrypted. Intrusions can’t be detected because the protective systems, such as firewalls, exist at the perimeter of the network. This begs the question of all business owners whose employees use a Blackberry: Is your company data secure?

The hacking technique is successful because there are very few companies equipped to detect and intrusion from the inside of the network. Another reason for hacking success is the fact that companies don’t see the Blackberry as a potential attack vector. The Blackberry is not your normal handheld device. It’s a continuously running code machine that’s always on and always connected to your internal network. It has constant direct access to whatever you give it access to and most company structures allow complete access to the internal network for their employees who use Blackberries.

BBProxy is the name of the Blackberry hacking program. It can be loaded on the Blackberry either physically or via e-mail as a Trojan horse. Once loaded, the Blackberry will call back to the hacker’s system and open communication channels between the hacker and the internal network of the company. This process runs in the background behind the safety of the company’s firewall scanning for hosts with vulnerabilities in security and is generally undetected.

Recently, an ad on eBay sold a Blackberry “AS IS” for approximately $15.00. While the device didn’t come with a cable, synching station, software or manual, it did come with something far more valuable. This Blackberry came with a stockpile of corporate data all there for anyone to read as soon as the device was turned on. Many employees are insufficiently trained concerning security issues for the electronic devices they use on a daily basis.

Company data is stored as attachements on a server, rather than the Blackberry itself, so if a device is ever lost or misplaced someone could easily read sensitive documents. The Blackberry lacks encryption capabilities and relies instead on users locking the device with a password. Unfortunately, anyone with hacking abilities could discover the password and let themselves into the network.

The beauty of the Blackberry is that it’s a do it yourself type of device. It basically allows you to take your office with you wherever you go and not be caught unprepared or without the correct documents of a given meeting. However, for individuals and companies who handle and funnel much of their business dealings through these wonderfully useful devices,both internal and external server security must be taken into account.

Rebecca Welch is a successful Webmaster and publisher of BestCameraCellPhone.com. She provides researched information on camera cell phones and other mobile communication devices.

Nokia 1209:

Nokia is famous for the latest and newborn technologies mobile phones. This Finnish mobile giants has launched many series mobile phones all are very costly but on the other side Nokia 1209 is different from all. Although Nokia 1209 doesn’t have all the latest and newborn technologies, users are waiting for Nokia 1209 because Nokia 1209 is medium range mobile phone that can be purchased by lower class users easily. No doubt, Nokia 1209 is the new version of the Nokia 1208. Nokia 1209 is a very attractive and awaited mobile phone. That will be released soon. Nokia 1209 is the right option for the users who want to buy a mobile phone of low cost. I Nokia 1209 is a cheap cost mobile phone. The advantage of the Nokia 1209 is its 5-navigation key. Nokia 1209 is a light weighted mobile phone weighs only 79.9g measuring 102 x 44.1 x 17.5mm. Nokia 1209 has CSTN display with 65K colors. Users can entries 200 phone numbers easily. There is no any latest and newborn technology available in the Nokia 1209. Nokia 1209 houses 2G GSM network with 90, 1800 format. Nokia 1209 has 32 channels polyphonic Ringtones. For messages Nokia 1209 has only option of SMS that will be store up to 60. There is no any camera option and any other option with Nokia 1209. Nokia 1209 has few key features that are the following as dust-resistant keypad, built-in handsfree, flashlight, time tracker, cost tracker, calendar, calculator, converter, countdown timer, stopwatch and T9. Nokia 1209 houses a standard battery that is Li-Ion 700 mAh. The stand-by time of the battery is 370 hours and talk time is up to 7hours. Nokia 1209 is the right choice for the users who are to go in digital camera prohibited areas. There is no any latest technology in the Nokia 1209. It is very light weighed mobile phone weighs only 79.9g.

John-Daniel is expert about mobile technology and now working with contract orange mobile phones. He has written a lot of articles about mobile such as Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and Motorola. He is doing research about new topics about mobiles. For more information about mobiles visit at http://www.3phonesuk.co.uk

Blackberry Mobile Phones Business on your Fingertips

Blackberry is one of the leading brands in the world when it comes to smartphones or the wireless handheld devices. The smart phones by Blackberry offer wireless access to e-mail, phone and data services. The unique business tools and various third party applications incorporated in all Blackberry devices are the USP of this brand.

Its various business solutions keep you connected to your workplace all the time. Variety of tools and applications in these devices include Customer Relationship Management, order entry, field service, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), instant messaging, and Internet and intranet access.

The best thing about the BlackBerry® Business Solution is that it can be customised to fulfill the needs and requirements of various industries. Its sales force automation gives the sales team of a company access to various Customer Relationship Management tools, whereas the Business Intelligence solutions facilitate decision making by giving access to critical data.

As you send an e-mail using your BlackBerry smartphone, the data travels through public wireless networks, through your secure corporate firewall, and through the BlackBerry Enterprise Server, to your internal corporate systems. Enterprise applications can be accessed via your Blackberry without any security hassles.

The signature models of the brand include the Blackberry 8800 Series and BlackBerry Pearl™ 8100 smartphone that give core BlackBerry functionality, as well as a range of multimedia functions and expandable memory. Additionally, the BlackBerry Pearl also includes a camera.

Moreover, the BlackBerry® Connect™ technology enables third party devices to take advantage of the BlackBerry push technology and lets the users choose from a wide selection of devices from leading manufacturers.

Fletcher Mak is an author, write various articles on different themes to expand information. You can get detailed information about blackberry mobile phones and other mobile phones.

ipad jailbreak?

I have recently heard that the Jailbreak of an iPad is done!!! I am not sure about this because my cousin was telling me about this and even he was not sure. I always liked to do the jail-breaking but I am shocked that recently launched IPAD was also jail-breaked.!! Hope that guys hanging over there would be interested in commenting on this topic. 

Re: ipad jailbreak?
Yeah, the NEWS that you heard is true. It’s been quite a lot of people waiting for the jailbreak iPad is now possible for both two models iPad iPad WiFi and 3G, but also for iPhone and iPod touch, equipped with Apple OS 3.1.2, 3.1.3 and 3.2. The software to jailbreak the iPad was put online a little time on the Internet. Its name: “Spirit” is intended to be a universal jailbreak for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. I have not used that but I am sure that it will work.. 

Re: ipad jailbreak?
You heard the right that the Jailbreak of an iPad is done successfully. It did not take long to break down whatever defenses iPad. It is possible to send instructions to SSH into the touch pad from Apple: a mission impossible if we did not make the jailbreak iPad. For now, Spirit has not been made public and no release date has been advanced. The vulnerability exploited here to make the jailbreak iPad reside at the level of vulnerability already present in the latest iPhone and iPod Touch. In theory, a tool to jailbreak iPhone 3G, iPod, iPad Touch 3G and could therefore soon be made available to Internet users. Note that for the moment, nothing says that Spirit will be able to handle models iPad equipped with 3G. 

Re: ipad jailbreak?
The jailbreak is completely software, and simple to use as BlackRa1n . It is completely free to reconnect without rebooting, and also works on newer models. It is likely that also works on iPad. You know the “tethered jailbreak” the jailbreak which requires connecting the iPhone to reboot every practice … Not really a vacation when it has exhausted its battery on the phone!!! Surprisingly, 24 hours after the start of the sale of the iPad, hackers have managed to jailbreak the iPad. It is unclear what method the hackers have used and the time for this jailbreak IPAD am disposition made public. 

Re: ipad jailbreak?
At present we can only speculate as to when the team will make available a tool to jailbreak the iPad. Two key moments that could affect this yet, the release of firmware 3.2 for iPhone and iPod touch and the launch of the 3G version of the IPAD. This will probably work on jailbreak the latest iPhone 3Gs and the second(Model TM) and 3rd generation iPod Touch, which currently are only jailbreak tethered. The 4G Forum IPAD following the draft loan and will not fail you informed of the outcome of the IPAD jailbreak.

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