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Apple Investigating Issues With iOS 4 on iPhone 3G, Users Have Few …

 

When we looked at adoption of the latest iPhone operating system, iOS 4, last week, we suggested that one reason 49% of users had yet to update might …

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Study finds 14% of free iPhone apps can snoop contacts

 

A survey of 300,000 applications for both the iPhone and Android devices found that 14 percent of free App Store software has the ability to access a user’s contacts on their iPhone.

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iOS 4 Jailbreak Experiment: Using Backgrounder to limit multitasking and save RAM

 

The Backgrounder svnr513-1 beta by Lance Fetters ( @ashikase ) has a pretty neat new feature that helps you specify whether to background an app in jailbreak style, multitask the way Apple does it, or promptly kill an app when you press the Home button. I’ve even read on Ashikase’s Twitter account that the most current beta (which I can’t seem to find) can force apps that aren’t iOS 4 Fast App Switching compatible to become, well, Fast App Switching compatible. But that’s neither here nor there. What I want to focus on is the neat Overrides list that has always been in Backgrounder. (…) Read the rest of iOS 4 Jailbreak Experiment: Using Backgrounder to limit multitasking and save RAM © Ragart for Just Another iPhone Blog , 2010. | Permalink | | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: iPhone multitasking , jailbreak app

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GadgetTrak 3 Released – Making it Easier to Track Stolen Laptops

 

Portland, Oregon – ActiveTrak(TM) Inc., a leader in advanced tracking and data protection software for consumer and business devices, today made available GadgetTrak 3 for laptops, the latest version of its acclaimed GadgetTrak software. Powered by ActiveTrak’s industry-leading anti-theft technology, GadgetTrak 3 introduces new functionality that allows people to track multiple computing devices at the same time – including laptops, netbooks and desktop computers – through a centralized Web control panel that can be viewed from any Internet accessible device. “Today’s families typically have multiple computers in their home, many of them mobile devices such as laptops and netbooks that leave the home and are vulnerable to loss and theft,” said ActiveTrak CEO Ken Westin. “ActiveTrak specifically designed our newest software platform with households with multiple devices and small- to medium-sized businesses in mind. By being able track all laptops, netbooks and desktop computers simply, in one location, people are better able to keep tabs on all their computers, regardless of what kind of computers they are. The FBI estimates 10-percent of all laptops purchased in the United States will be stolen within the first year of ownership with only three-percent recovered. However, GadgetTrak has a successful recovery rate of over 95 percent.

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How to apply invisibleSHIELD full body to your iPad [Sponsored]

 

This time we’re looking at the invisibleSHIELD full body for iPad which offers both top-side glass and bottom-side aluminum film protection. If you worry just as much about scratches on the back of your precious iPad as you do the front, full body is something to consider. This is how I installed it. Clean my iPad screen thoroughly (I use iKlenz ) Apply the liquid to my fingers Peel off the screen film and apply liquid to the back Place the skin carefully on my iPad Squeegee out excess liquid, carefully blotting to keep it away from water sensors Press out any remaining bubbles Turn it over Repeat the same procedure but the curved back can be tricky so go slowly and restart if you have to. I use a big squeegee for the initial pass, the supplied smaller one for the details.

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Those Nighttime iPhone Downloads Are Actually Not Downloads [Apple]

 

Those large quantities of nighttime data transfer that appear on your AT&T cellphone bill? It’s not new, and it’s nothing to worry about—even though somehow it’s getting more attention now. It’s just routine updates for billing. More

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Rather than clone Apple’s iPad, Amazon sticks with e-ink for new Kindle

 

Instead of adopting a color touchscreen to compete with the Apple iPad, Amazon’s newly redesigned Kindle will instead focus on price, sticking with a low-cost e-ink display and starting at just $139.

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Arkhippo concept makes the iPhone fat

 

You can’t do that with the iPhone unless you have a really flexible neck. A new case concept for the iPhone has surfaced called the Arkhippo. The case makes the iPhone majorly fat. The upside is you could probably comfortable hold the phone between your cheek and shoulder with the case on the iPhone.

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Jailbreak Matrix Matches Your iOS Device to the Right Jailbreak Tool [Jailbreak]

 

Confused on what you need to jailbreak your iOS device? Whether you’ve got a brand new iPad or a first-generation iPod Touch, Jailbreak Matrix dishes the dirt on what you need to jailbreak your device. More

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Stop missing meetings with Today! on your iPhone

 

Today Catamount Software has launched a new iPhone app called Today! The app is perfect for those who need more efficiency, facility and power then Apple’s Calender provides. Today! attaches Calendar to add missing features sought out by busy professionals. With Today on your iPhone is easy to manage your schedule, all the information about appointment time, location and other notes are easily shown without additional tap on the screen. Besides, the app integrates with map and with just one tap on the location you’re able to view the route to your next appointment. If Mail and Messages show a sign on the screen when you have to do in them the Calendar doesn’t- it’s missing, that makes you to view quickly what you have left to do for today without opening the Calendar.

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