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Blackberry Tour 9630 Review

October 28th, 2009

The Blackberry Tour is one of RIM’s latest devices and aims to bring much needed improvements to the popular Smartphone series. That said, it should be noted that this is not a Blackberry Curve replacement. Although they share similar dimensions and design cues, the Tour is a whole different story compared to its brother the venerable Curve 8300.

DESIGN:

If you take a look at the Curve and the Tour it’s clear to see they have an obvious resemblance, but at the same time, admire the differences between the two. The Blackberry Tour would remind you of what would happen if the Curve and Bold made love and out popped a baby phone. The device is sleek and slender measuring just 4.4 inches high by 2.4 inches wide and only 0.6 inches thick. Weight is a mere 4.58 ounces.

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The screen is 2.6 inches with 480 x 360 pixels and over 65,000 colors. The phone features a 3.2 megapixel camera with auto focus and image stabilization, video capture, 2x digital zoom and geo tagging. Also included is a Bluetooth 2.0 chip which accepts hands free, stereo headset and Phone Book Access. A standard 3.5mm jack is also included. The different networks supported are CDMA 800/1900 with support for EVDO.  Rev A. a SIM card slot is also included so roaming is supported on the 850/900/1800 and 1900MHz GSM/GPRS and EDGE networks.

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PSP Go Review: A closer look at the new Sony PSP Go

October 19th, 2009

new-psp-go-reviewThe new PSP Go is a not a replacement to the original PSP (now PSP 3000). Sony classifies it as an alternative, mainly something that is more portable, and we might add a little more expensive. Starting at $250 the PSP Go has taken on the price of the original PSP when it was first released. Sony hopes that through a tight integration with PlayStation Online as well as PS3 they can get more then a few of these consoles off the shelves.

DESIGN:

The PSP Go is a radical change from the original PSP. While it is clear that the PSP Go and the original PSP are siblings there are quite a few differences between both systems. For instance the screen is smaller then the original (although the resolution is the same). The PSP Go has a 3.8 widescreen TFT LCD display (16:9) which boasts 480 x 272 pixels. The PSP 3000 carries a 4.3 widescreen TFT LCD with 480 x 272 pixels.

The controls have been changed also. Instead of being on either side of the screen they now slide out from underneath the screen. However, they are all located in approximate locations except for the analog stick, select and start buttons which are located towards the center. The left bumper and right bumper buttons are still located at the top of the screen. But the volume, WLAN and other controls are located at the top of the device. The device also supports Bluetooth 3.0 meaning that a variety of compatible Bluetooth headsets can be paired.
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Nokia N97 Officially Released!

December 2nd, 2008

Nokia has officially released information regarding their 2009 flagship phone, the N97! The N97 comes fully loaded with all the latest specs and more! » Read more: Nokia N97 Officially Released!

Download Pwnage Tool 2.0 to Unlock iPhone 2.0

July 20th, 2008

The much awaited Pwnage Tool 2.0 has just been released a few hours ago! Pwnage Tool 2.0 is the name of the software which allows for the unlocking of iPhone of versions 2.0 firmware. So you can use this software to unlock the 2.0 firmware for iPhone 3G, iPhone, and iPod Touch! » Read more: Download Pwnage Tool 2.0 to Unlock iPhone 2.0

Unlock iPhone 3G using Pwnage Tool 2.0

July 17th, 2008

Unlock iPhone 3G with Pwnage Tool 2.0

The iPhone Dev team have done it again! The iPhone 3G with the new 2.0 firmware has been shown to be fully unlocked in this youtube video given by the iPhone Dev team. The tool is called Pwnage Tool 2.0. Although the bad news is that the tool hasn’t yet been released to the public. The team is still ironing out bugs and glitches with the Pwnage Tool 2.0 to make it as error-free as possible. From their recent blog entry, it seems like the tool will be released any day now. I will update this post with the download links as soon as the tool is released.

By using the Pwnage Tool 2.0, users will be able to fully unlock their iPhone 3G, which will then enable them to use their iPhone 3G with any GSM cellular network as well as being able to install third-party apps from the App Store.

Stay tuned for the download links.

Update(thanks to rallat for informing): Pwnage Tool 2.0 has just been released. To Download Pwnage Tool 2.0 click here.