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  • Numberzz

    Unlocked iPhones from T-Mobile!

    By Numberzz, in OSx86,

    Quick before they run out! Only $1,477.97, £716 or €999! Yes, for that much, you can get an unlocked iPhone...from Apple...in Germany. Yes, T-Mobile announced yesterday that it will be selling iPhones without a contract for only €999. Until now, customers had to sign up to a 24-month T-Mobile contract costing a minimum of €1,176 in order to buy the €399 iPhone. In Britain the iPhone costs £269, or $555, on top of an 18-month contract costing a minimum of £35 per month. It will go on sale in France at the end of the month.
     

     
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  • Numberzz

    FireFox 3 Beta 1 Available

    By Numberzz, in OSx86,

    Today, the developers over at Mozilla have released an early beta of the newest version of FireFox. The new beta can be downloaded for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. The new features include:
     
    --Improved security features such as: better presentation of website identity and security, malware protection, stricter SSL error pages, anti-virus integration in the download manager, and version checking for insecure plugins.
    --Improved ease of use through: better password management, easier add-on installation, new download manager with resumable downloading, full page zoom, animated tab strip, and better integration with Windows Vista and Mac OS X.
    --Richer personalization through: one-click bookmarking, smart search bookmark folders, direct typing in location bar searches your history and bookmarks for URLs and page titles, ability to register web applications as protocol handlers, and better customization of download actions for file types.
    --Improved platform features such as: new graphics and font rendering architecture, major changes to the HTML rendering engine to provide better CSS, float-, and table layout support, native web page form controls, colour profile management, and offline application support.
    --Performance improvements such as: better data reliability for user profiles, architectural improvements to speed up page rendering, over 300 memory leak fixes, and a new XPCOM cycle collector to reduce entire classes of leaks.
     
    Mysteriously, the new UI that Mac users love that is currently in Safari could not be found in this release. Also, a mixture of the Tiger UI and the Leopard UI is present. The dialogue boxes have the old pinstripes that we have all gotten enough of.
     

    The FireFox Window when SELECTED
     
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  • Numberzz

    Is the Apple Tablet Real?

    By Numberzz, in OSx86,

    Well, for one thing, Asus claims that they are helping Apple build one. AppleInsider has been reporting that the Tablet is real since this last February. But is it real? Most are expecting it to be released at MacWorld this coming January. But what will the Tablet look like and what specs will it have? Some say that it will be thin, have a 13.3 inch screen, have a solid state hard drive, and maybe no optical drive. And of course it will have a great battery life, something that all companies struggle with. Most, if not all tablets are expensive, above the $2000 range. But, if Apple were to release a sub notebook below $2000, they might have a winning product.
     

    The Tablet Competition
     
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  • Numberzz

    Leopard on Eee PC

    By Numberzz, in OSx86,

    While this was reported on Friday, I just saw it, but some hacker has installed Apple's new Operating System, Leopard, on the Eee PC. For those who don't know, the Asus Eee PC is a sub-notebook with Linux installed. It weighs just 2 Lb, has a 7" screen, 4GB of Solid Storage, a 900MHz Celeron, and 512MB of Ram. The reviews of the machine have been very good, but say that the keyboard is a bit cramped, and the screen resolution is not very good (800 x 600). The hacker did install Leopard, but downgraded to Tiger, because of the specs of the slow processor speed and the amount of RAM. It goes to show, OS X will run on almost anything.
     

     
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  • Numberzz

    A Few Mods for Leopard's UI

    By Numberzz, in OSx86,

    Lately, many mods have been released for Leopard's UI. Here, I will show you a few of them:
    1. Opaque Menu Bar

    This one is quite simple, it only involves editing a variable in one of the preference files. A very simple edit can lead to a much better menu bar.
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    2. Custom Stack Drawer Icons

    If the custom drawer icons just aren't enough for you, TUAW shows us all how to make new drawer icons with an image editing program as simple as Preview.
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    3. Recent Items In Dock

    We all know that the smart folder in the Finder's Sidebar cannot be dragged to the Dock. But someone has found a very simple way to add a recent items Stack in the Dock. You can choose from Recent Applications, Recent Documents, Recent Servers, Favorite Volumes, and Favorite Items. This is a very welcome addition.
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    Source of All Hacks: TUAW
  • Numberzz

    iPhone's Keyboard Reliability

    By Numberzz, in OSx86,

    Today, yet another study came out with results that contradicted the experience that I have with my iPhone. They say that the iPhone's keyboard is less reliable than other QWERTY keyboards on other phones, such as the Blackjack or Q. But it gets worse, the study shows that the people made more than twice as many errors as the people who had real keyboards. But I smell something fishy. I think the people who tested the iPhone's keyboard were given new iPhones. Therefore, the phone would have no memory of what words that the people type, or what words the study wanted them to type. On my iPhone, which I bought the first day, corrects almost every single mistake that I make, making me type much faster. Although this is making the test fair-er, Apple knew people would type slower and make twice as many as mistakes, which is why they put in the error corrector.
     

     
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  • Korrupted

    10.5.1 is out, finally.

    By Korrupted, in OSx86,

    Today, Apple released Leopard 10.5.1, with the following notes:
     
    The 10.5.1 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac.
     
    For detailed information on this update, please visit this website: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306907.
    For detailed information on security updates, please visit this website: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798.
     
    It weighs in at 109MB for all Mac Architectures. This marks it as the first Universal update for Mac OS X.
     
     
    On a personal note: when I try to repair permissions on my MBP, certain files now give me a: "Warning: SUID file <insert file here> has been modified and will not be repaired."
    Note to news people: Btw, if mods aren't allowed to post in here, feel free to remove this.
    Note 2: My first news story!
  • Numberzz

    10.4.11 (Finally) Released!

    By Numberzz, in OSx86,

    Today, Apple released Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.11. This update is expected to be the last OS change for Tiger. Here is the complete list of improvements:
    - Includes Safari 3
    - Adds RAW image decoding support for the following cameras: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50, Leica V-Lux 1, Olympus E-400, Olympus EVOLT E410, Olympus EVOLT E510, Canon EOS 40D
    - Improves compatibility when using OpenType fonts in QuarkExpress
    - Improves reliability when running VMWARE's Fusion
    - Improves support for using Image Capture to import pictures taken on your iPhone
    - Improves syncing between iPhone and Yahoo! address books
    - Addresses an issue copying files from a Mac OS 9 AFP sharepoint
    - Improved reliability advertising an AFP sharepoint over Bonjour
    - Addresses an issue which could prevent the use of port mapping when sharing your Mac's internet connection
    - Improves reliability when trying to authenticate to an AFP share using Kerberos
    - Improves compatibility with third-party wireless wide-area network devices
    - Improves reliability when mounting external USB hard drives.
    - Adds support for Microsoft Presenter Mouse 8000
    - Addresses an issue in which selecting two rows of album art within the iTunes artwork Screen Saver may cause System Preferences to unexpectedly quit
    - Includes updated Daylight Saving Time information for customers in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States state of Indiana
    - Allows the use of the special keys on aluminum Apple Keyboards to control Aperture slideshows
    - Addresses an issue in which help content for some applications may be displayed in English when using the computer in another Mac OS X language
    - Addresses issues with certain Apple Dashboard widgets: Unit Converter, Calculator, Stocks
    - 39 security Issues
     
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  • Numberzz

    Easily Recognize Stacks!

    By Numberzz, in OSx86,

    Do you want to easily recognize stacks? A Japanese user has just found out a little trick that will get some "drawers." These sit on top of the stack and tell you which stack is what. You do need to enter a few commands in Terminal, but it is well worth it. Download link and terminal commands in the Full Guide link.
     

     
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  • Numberzz
    Today, many hackers released a GUI jailbreak method for the iPhone. There is one hitch though: you need to downgrade your iPhone or iPod Touch back to 1.1.1 first. The software, on both OS X and Windows, grabs the data off your iPod Touch or iPhone, upgrades it with the Jailbreak, installs Installer and SSH, and itself, back to your device. The whole thing takes about 10 minutes and afterwards, you have a fully updated 1.1.2 jailbroken system.
     

     
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