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iPhone has released a new update for its OS 3.0.1. The update has fixed the sms vulnerability that was present in almost all iPhones. The vulnerability exposed the iPhone users to be  exploited by any hacker for Denial of Service, DoS, type of attacks. The detail of sms vulnerability in iPhone OS3.0 can be found by clicking here

The updated OS 3.0.1 is available for download for iTunes and is 280mb. Just plug your iPhone in and click “Check for updates” in iTunes. The patch to fix iPhone SMS vulnerability can be downloaded here

[via Engadget]

Technorati, the world first blog search engine has decided to capitalize on the power of Twitter to launch its own version of Technorati on Twitter and hence the name of Twittorati has been assigned to it. The website works relatively in same manner as the classical version of Technorati but the only difference is that instead of blogs, it features Twitter updates of top bloggers.

According to ReadWriteWeb:

The service allows users to view the links most tweeted as well as displaying Technorati’s original concept of showcasing the internet’s top trafficked blogs and content from its contributors. One interesting component of the site is the fact that users can view the pictures shared by today’s Twitter and blogging elite.

While the community’s words may be articulate and cohesive, the world’s top rated bloggers prove themselves to be a fairly average bunch of human beings. You’ll notice the majority of the photographs feature blurry crowds at networking events, office furniture and gooey plates of food.

With a catchphrase like, “Where the Blogosphere and Twittersphere meet” it will be interesting to see which sphere will hype the service more. Some of the featured bloggerati include ReadWriteWeb’s Richard MacManus, Huffington Post Editor Arianna Huffington and Zen Habits founder Leo Babauta.”

However, i am wondering if it is justified to include same top bloggers in the list which they have on Technorati? I would ideally go for top Twitter users instead of twitter accounts of top 100 bloggers. The list might include a lot of bloggers but it might make Twitter a separate medium like blogging instead of just being a complimentary service to the orignal Technorati.

What do you guys think about this? Do you think the current version of Twittorati has potential to achieve succcess to the scale  of Technorati or will it be just that Technorati is getting a bit obsolete without these new mediums like Twitter etc?

[via ReadWriteWeb]

Kodak is famous for its cameras and today it unveiled a brand new Zi8, 1080p Image-stablized High Definition HD pocket camcorder. The Zi8 can not only make 1080p HD videos but it can also take 5 mega pixels still pictures with an aspect ratio of 16:9. The Zi8 also offers YouTube support and you can also uploads pictures on Facebook directly. According to PC World

“The Zi8 has an HDMI-out port and a swing-out USB arm (like the Pure Digital Flip Mino HD–a more expensive alternative) that enables users to upload files quickly. The Zi8 comes with only 128MB of internal memory, so you’ll have to use the expansion slot for an SD/SDHC card to store most of

the video. It’s also the first pocket camcorder we’ve seen that has built-in image stabilization, which will certainly come in handy for recordings captured during high-speed unicycle chases.

Also noteworthy is the Zi8’s external microphone jack; though the Zi6 captured great sound, we didn’t love the audio quality on the Zx1, so we appreciate having the option to add an external mic. The Zi8 comes in a new color this time around, as well: tart-but-delicious raspberry (in addition to aqua and black).”

All the above features in a pocket size camcorder comes with a price tag of only $180, which we think is pretty cheap. We strongly believe that Zi8 will be a major success for Kodak. What do you think?

Logitech HD Webcam Pro 9000 is the most advanced HD camera made available among the seven web cameras Logitech has unveiled to replace its existing line of web cameras. The Webcam Pro 9000 features HD capture at 720p with supporting applications. This webcam also has a 2-megapixel sensor, light compensation and Carl Zeiss lenses.

Detail Features of Logitech WebCam Pro 9000

o Zeiss® optics with autofocus
o Native 2-MP HD sensor
o High-definition video (up to 1600 X 1200*)
o 720 p widescreen mode (with recommended system)
o Up to 8-megapixel photos (enhanced from native 2 MP sensor)
o Microphone with Logitech® RightSound™ technology
o Up to 30-frames-per-second video
o Hi-Speed USB 2.0 certified
o Logitech® webcam software (including Logitech® Video Effects™: fun filters, avatars, video masks, and face accessories)
o Logitech® Vid™
o Universal clip fits notebooks, LCD or CRT monitors
o Works with most instant messaging applications

System Requirements

o OS: Windows® XP (SP2 or higher) Processor: 1 GHz (2.0 GHz recommended) RAM: 256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM recommended)
o OS: Windows Vista® or Windows® 7 (32-bit or 64-bit) Processor: 1 GHz (2.0 GHz recommended) RAM: 512 MB RAM or more
o 200 MB hard-drive space CD-ROM drive OS-compatible sound card and speakers Hi-Speed Certified USB 2.0 recommended
o For the best Internet-calling experience, we suggest the following: Dual-core CPU with 1 GB RAM Broadband Internet with 256 kbps upload or higher

Price:

The Logitech Webcam Pro 9000 is priced at $99 and you can grab your own copy at LogiTech website by clicking here

d0lph1nK1ng Software (OK, that was very hard to type cause of zeros and ones) has mentioned on its blog for a new unofficial google voice application for Palm Pre. This app seems well integrated with your phone book and lets you select contacts from your device to call or with dial pad so you can dial a number if the caller is not in your contacts. You can call or send SMS using your Google Voice number. The app also shows history and certainly how can we miss the voice mails! This app is not yet released and currently under development.

Here are the screenshots that have been pre-released:

Former ex CEO and Cofounder of MySpace Chris DeWolfe is said to be involved in raising money to fund some new entrepreneurial project that he is about to kick start soon. Since Chris Wolfe is considered to be a person who has the skillset and the required connections to make a venture successful, everyone is eagerly awaiting for the final news to become public. I am sure the association of a name like Chris DeWolfe is a nothing less then a big publicity. We all know how he made MySpace a success story in 5 years and made it a company of 1700 employees with a revenue base of approx $800 million. But he was not give the much deserved exit and showed the exit door in a manner he will not easily forget.

TechCrunch broke the story that Chris DeWolfe is in negotiation with few big venture capital firms to get the necessary funding and we are well aware that the venture capital funds will be more then interested to fund the idea of Chris DeWolfe. Lets keep the fingers crossed and wait to see what Chris is upto!

According to TechCrunch:

We’ve confirmed that DeWolfe has been pitching a number of private equity funds to raise up to $100 million for a roll up of an Internet industry vertical. In exchange for confirmation we’ve agreed to keep exactly what that vertical is confidential for now. But at least two funds, both with significantly more than $1 billion to work with, are interested. DeWolfe, as is his style, won’t comment on the fundraising.

Western Digital is considered the best in the market when it comes to external storage solutions. My first external store disk is of WD since that was the one recommended by friends and even the vendors were in favor of it. I must confess, it has kept my trust till date. In a press release, Western Digital has announced the launch of their two new Passport external disks that are USB based and encased in Titanium silver finish. Not only this, they also comes with 128 bit encryption system so if you lost your disk, i am sure the one who find it will have a really tough time extracting your personal data.  The price of the 750Gb Western Digital (WD) Passport disk is $199 while that of 1TB is $299. I think its cheap when you consider the fact that the size is more then enough to carry all your data in a small compact disk with a 128 bit encryption system in place as well.

Below is the complete press release by Western Digital announcing their New My Passport(TM) Essential(TM) SE Portable Drives:

LAKE FOREST, Calif., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — WD(R) (NYSE: WDC), the world’s leader in external storage solutions, today introduced its new one terabyte (TB) and 750 gigabyte (GB) capacity My Passport(TM) Essential(TM) SE Portable USB Drives. Available now at WD’s online store (www.shopwd.com), the new drives feature a titanium silver finish and put massive storage capacity in the palm of your hand.

Perfect for saving, storing and backing up all of the digital memories captured this summer, the new 1 TB and 750 GB capacity My Passport Essential SE drives are light and compact to carry and, because they are USB-powered, they do not need an external power adapter (1). Equipped with sync and encryption software (Windows(R)-compatible only), this small drive, with mega-capacity, makes it easy to securely carry thousands of songs or videos or photos.

WD Sync software allows consumers to easily take desktop content with them by simplifying the synchronization of essential personal files and Microsoft(R) Outlook(R) data on a PC. Should owners misplace the drive, they know their data is protected with 128-bit encryption.

“The enormous capacity of these new My Passport Essential SE drives makes them the perfect travel-friendly storage device to hold all the rich media content generated by higher resolution photos and HD videos and music,” said Dale Pistilli, vice president of marketing for WD’s branded products group. “Carrying digital files close at hand continues to be a growing consumer interest and this new drive offers a sleek and stylish solution with plenty of storage capacity for people on the move.”

A product specification sheet and photos of My Passport Essential SE drives are available on the company’s Web site athttp://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=691.

Price and Availability

WD’s My Passport Essential SE portable drives are available now in the U.S. at select retail stores and from WD’s online store (www.shopwd.com). MSRP for the My Passport Essential SE 1 TB portable drive is $299.99 USD and for the 750 GB model is $199.99 USD.

About WD

WD, one of the storage industry’s pioneers and long-time leaders, provides products and services for people and organizations that collect, manage and use digital information. The company designs and produces reliable, high-performance hard drives and solid state drives that keep users’ data accessible and secure from loss. Its advanced technologies are configured into applications for client and enterprise computing, embedded systems and consumer electronics, as well as its own consumer storage and media products. WD was founded in 1970. The company’s storage products are marketed to leading OEMs, systems manufacturers, selected resellers and retailers under the Western Digital(R) and WD brand names. Visit the Investor section of the company’s Web site (www.westerndigital.com) to access a variety of financial and investor information.

Western Digital, WD, and the WD logo are registered trademarks; My Passport Essential and WD Sync are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies. All other brand and product names mentioned herein are the property of their respective companies. One gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes. One terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment.

(1) An optional cable is available for the few computers that limit bus power.

(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090727/LA51640)

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000711/WDCLOGO)

[via PR NewsWire]

Google S60 YouTube client is finally in working shape and available for Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. You can download it to your mobile directly from http://m.youtube.com/app. Do not access the link from the web as it may not be opened. However, you can open it from your mobile browser.

Enjoy YouTube on your S60 Nokia 5800 Xpress

HTC Hero is one of the flagship phone of HTC with an Android platform. It has already created a lot of buzz and many mobile enthusiasts are eagerly waiting for its release.

The brief specs of HTC Hero are below:

Brief Specs:

HTC Hero has a 3.2 inch screen, 320 x 480 pixels, 5 megapixel camera, 528 MHz Qualcomm MSM7200A processor, 512 MB ROM, 288 MB RAM, 3.5 mm headphone jack, HSPA on the 900 and 2100 MHz bands, quadband GSM/EDGE, WiFi, GPS, compass and microSD slot. Oh and it runs Android, but not the stock Android, HTC thew in their own bits on top.  A more detailed Review can be found here and here

Promotional Videos of HTC Hero:
Meet HTC Hero

HTC Hero Make it Mine

HTC Hero Stay Close

HTC Hero – Discover the Unexpected

File conversation has never been this easy as WinBin2Iso has made it. All you have to do to convert a .Bin file to .ISO file is a two clicks and the file will be converted. WinBin2Iso is a portable Windows utility software that can convert .Bin image format files to .ISO image format files in just two clicks i.e you have to select the file and then click on the target destination and press convert. The conversion will be done in next some time depending on the size of the target file. WinBin2ISO can also convert .Bin files that are upto 2Gb so you don’t have to worry about the size.

The WinBin2Iso does not require any installation and you can carry it in your USB or Flash disk to be available for use at any moment. The default language of software is German so you have to convert it to the English. Don’t worry as there aint many options either so you can quickly learn the German as well

Click here to Download WinBin2ISO

The software is compatible with all the Windows editions. Do use it and give us your feedback.

iPhone has opened up the world for programmers who have literally came out with apps for everything. Cool Fx is one such app that satisfies the lust of those who wants to have a picture editer in their iPhones and iPod.  The MacStore describes the Cool Fx in following words:
Cool fx is a image-editing app by photo industry veterans The Tiffen Company. In its App Store description, the app promises to simulate different color and black-and-white photographic looks, diffusion, motion picture and film stocks, and optical lab processes. It certainly delivers on that promise–perhaps too much so for some users.
Cool fx is the definitive set of color and black and white film/photographic looks for the iPhone and iPod Touch. This unique software is brought to you from the folks at Tiffen, recognized for their product and engineering excellence earning two Technical Achievement Awards and a Scientific and Engineering Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, as well as an Emmy Award from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. If anyone knows film and photography, it’s Tiffen. Using 172 visual presets, Cool fx simulates a variety of color and black and white photographic looks, diffusion, motion picture film stocks and optical lab processes. Cool fx is made up of Black&White, Color, Diffusion, Grain, and Temperature preset groups. Enhance your photos with Cool fx, just like Hollywood cameraman and visual effects artists do! Don’t forget to check out our Photo fx App–a great compliment to Cool fx.

Features of Cool Fx

- Select from 70 different color and black and white film/photographic looks
- Add realistic diffusion to photos using a library of 50 different textures
- Choose from 27 grain presets to simulate popular motion picture film stocks
- Modify color temperature to be either warmer or cooler using one of 18 presets
- Add a vignette to any preset
- Add multiple presets without saving
- Modify presets by fine tuning sliders
- Shake on the Preset screens to choose a random filter
- Shake on the image editing screen to reset controls
- Edit in portrait or landscape mode
- Crop, Rotate, Straighten
- Integrated Help

Final Word and Price:

Cool Fx is full of detail picture editing options for iPhone and iPod and is currently priced at $0.99 at the Apple store. Users can find a lot of other similar apps as well with less options but Cool Fx is currently the app that offers the maximum editing options and hence highly recommneded for the users.

Download Page for CoolFx

Screen Shots:

We have earlier covered 10 amazing research facts about twitter in our blog post where we shared a research study conducted at Harvard University. The research study found out that Twitter faces a serious user retention problem and there are loads of inactive users as well. In such a background, Twitter wants to increase its foothold in businesses and make it a more helpful tool for corporations looking for new avenues to increase their reach to their customers.

Twitter launched a new Twitter 101 Guide for Businesses that will help them to promote their business via Twitter. According to Twitter official site, here is how Twitter can help businesses;

“Twitter is a communications platform that helps businesses and their customers do a number of useful things. As a business, you can use it to quickly share information with people interested in your company, gather real-time market intelligence and feedback, and build relationships with customers, partners and other people who care about your company. As an individual user, you can use Twitter to tell a company (or anyone else) that you’ve had a great–or disappointing–experience with their business, offer product ideas, and learn about great offers.”

The Twitter 101 Guide for Business has following sections:

“What is Twitter”, “Getting started”, “Learn the lingo”, “Best practices”, “Case studies” and “Other resources”.

The case studies provide an idea to the users as to how they can better use Twitter to their benefit. At this stage, everything is for free but Twitter might start charging its business users in the future. Let’s see if this new initiative helps Twitter increase the users retention and their compel the dormant users to actively start using it?

Click here to Read Twitter 101 Guide for Business

Download the Twitter 101 Guide for Business

[via TechCrunch]

Wordpress has already launched its app for Blackberry but it has recently launched the latest Wordpress Beta 0.9.0.134 for blackberry users. This new version has fixed some of the bugs identified in the previous version. The wordpress app for blackberry is not fully functional since its in beta phase and i am sure the final app will be very helpful to its users. The current version has the following changes.

* XML-RPC discovery upgrade
* Fix for the category field not being focusable
* Added a paste option to the link assistant
* Added menu item to check if there is a newer version of the app
* Big improvements on how the app handles images. App can now work with jpeg and png image, without format conversion.

You can find out more about the Wordpress for Blackberry as well as the Download link at their official blogsite

[via intoMobile]

I have long been hoping for watchphones and i was wondering when some famous brand like Samsung will launch it. Samsung has finally launched its own version of the watchphone labelled Samsung s9110.
The Samsung S9110 Watchphone features a 1.76 inch touchscreen display, a built in speaker phone, Bluetooth 2.1 , a music player, voice recognition and email. The Samsung S9110 Watchphone is really very think and only measures at just 11.98mm thick, and it cost only $640.

The Samsung S9110 Watchphone will be available in France later this month.

Picture Gallery:

[via Le Journal Du Geek]

There is some good new for BlackBerry users who are Mac users too: RIM announced Desktop Manager for Mac that is scheduled to be released in September. Previously brief Mac support was provided in preview version of BlackBerry® Media Sync back in December. Here are some key features for September release:

• Sync iTunes® playlists, calendars, contacts, notes and tasks
• Add/Remove applications
• Update your device when new software becomes available
• Backup and restore your device data with such features like automatically scheduled backups and optional encryption
• Manage multiple devices
• Support for Mac® OS 10.5.5 and above.

And now in the end, few screenshots that were also released on BlackBerry blog: