The mobile monopoly
Aug/100
Being neglecting my blog for so long I feel bad. I recently checked my blog traffic and there’s still visitor coming in every so often.
I’m typing the draft of this post on my iPod Touch Wordpress app. Since I can’t blog much about army related stuff and the what I am up to these dazes (pls gimme an obedience soldier award 
), there’s really not much to write about.
Anyway, I’ve following iOS 4 closely and have successfully jailbreak both my iPod touch and iPhone that is running on ios4. iPhone 4 is indeed a beauty, pls don’t let the recent antenna issue affect your decision if you are planning on getting an iPhone 4. The media just love to blow up things.
Talking about iPhone 4. The trend is that, slowly, mobile is going to take over the way you surf the internet. Major company like Apple and Google already predicted it and they relate more and more to mobile devices.
Statistic shows that mobile Internet is on the rise and the growth is huge. Very soon people will be spending more of their time surfing on mobile devices rather than on desktop or even laptop computer.
Man! I’m such a geek… -_-”
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To charge or not to charge
May/100
Worry about whether or not to charge your iPhone/iPod Touch/Mac when there is still battery? Read this article on litium ion based battery by batteryuniversity.com
Battery research is focusing heavily on lithium chemistries, so much so that one could presume that all portable devices will be powered with lithium-ion batteries in the future. In many ways, lithium-ion is superior to nickel and lead-based chemistries and the applications for lithium-ion batteries are growing as a result.
Lithium-ion has not yet fully matured and is being improved continuously. New metal and chemical combinations are being tried every six months to increase energy density and prolong service life. The improvements in longevity after each change will not be known for a few years.
A lithium-ion battery provides 300-500 discharge/charge cycles. The battery prefers a partial rather than a full discharge.
Frequent full discharges should be avoided when possible. Instead, charge the battery more often or use a larger battery. There is no concern of memory when applying unscheduled charges.
Sooo… Charge your iPod now! You need the extra juice to last you the train ride 
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5 Myths About Jailbreaking
May/100
Came across this article. Thought I would share it with everyone.
When talking to prospective jailbreakers, I am both shocked and outraged by the lies and myths that they swallow. They will believe almost anything, simply because it is said by men in suits from apple.
1. Jailbreaking is illegal.
This is the argument that I hear most often, and the one apple fan-boys (and girls!) defend resiliently. The simple truth is, it’s not. The law states that “reverse-engineering of hardware is acceptable in order to add functionality”. Jailbreaking certainly adds functionality, so there should be no leg for apple to stand on, yet they resort to these scare tactics.
2. Jailbreaking voids the warranty.
This is not true. Because the restore process unmounts the drives (according to ih8sn0w- a prominent member of the jailbreaking community) there is *no* possibility of apple finding out that it was previously jailbroken. All of the software is wiped, including the products of the jailbreak. A friend of mine had jailbroken his ipod touch when the screen started to come loose at the edges. He restored it and took it back to apple. They issued a replacement; no questions asked.
3. Jailbreaking damages your iDevice.
I cannot stress enough how useful the restore option in iTunes is. *Whatever* happens, you can always restore. Since DFU mode is built into hardware, there is no way that you can modify it. As a result, there will be no situation in which your iDevice won’t restore. Seriously, try it out. SSH in as root and delete everything. That’s right; everthing. A restore will still work. I know, it sounds crazy! I didn’t believe too so I tried it. Needless to say, I was shocked and overjoyed when iTunes fixed it.
4. Jailbreaking leaves your device open to hacks.
I must admit, this is based partly in truth. However, it was the users’ fault, not the jailbreak’s. They installed openSSH, yet didn’t change the password. This is downright idiotic. Imagine creating an email adress and leaving the password as “password” then complaining about getting hacked into. You’d get laughed at. It’s the same principle here. There are some easy to follow guides on the internet of how to change your root password, something highly recommended.
5. Jailbreaking doesn’t add functionality; it is only used to get cracked apps.
Is being able to background apps not adding functionality? Is theming not adding functionality? Is being able to circumvent pointless “protections” by apple (such as apps not being able to change screen brightness) not adding functionality? Is instant access toggles from anywhere (sbsettings-check it out!) not adding funcionality? Suddenly this argument seems petty doesn’t it? I’ll admit it, a high proportion of users jailbreak for the abilty to get cracked apps. I do not condone this at all. However, anti-jailbreakers need to realise that we’re not all criminals. A lot of us jailbreak for one simple reason; it allows our devices to reach their full potential.
In order for the jailbreak community to flourish we need to better educate possible jailbreakers of the misinformation they are being fed by so called “impartial” bloggers.
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