Slingbox iPhone App finally show up...but disappointing!

Accroding today's news, SlingMedia finally got approved by Apple iPhone app release. However the $30 price tag and WiFi-only limititation is quite disappointing to users - including me!!

iPhone SlingBox App Will Be Wi-Fi Only

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Presentation Styles: Gates vs Jobs

Here's a good post on different presentation styles. Nice contrast between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.

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Worth taking a look.
The overall blog is also a good reference.

Free iPhone SIM Unlocking Software Available

From Mac Rumors: Original Link

The folks over at iPhone Dev Wiki posted a free SIM unlock tool for the iPhone. Similar to the other solutions, this software-only solution should allow you to SIM unlock your iPhone, allowing you to use any GSM cell phone carrier. In the U.S. this limits your alternative choice to T-Mobile (over AT&T), but in other countries, GSM carriers are far more common.

The software is being mirrored (Gizmodo mirror) by a number of locations along with downloadable source code. Tutorials are still being developed but some early instructions have become available. At this time the instructions are not very user-friendly, so casual users may want to wait until a more automated solution is published.

More download links and information has been compiled in this forum thread by ascham87.

A few commercial solutions had previously been made available, ranging from $50-$100 per unlock.

Google Browser Sync - Sync your browser settings across computers

It's a old feature but I just learned it today. This feature will be very useful to me..... and to the people who buy new computers often.

Firefox extensions

Google Browser Sync

Synchronize your browser settings across computers. Restore tabs and windows from your previous session. Learn more

iPhone sold 270,000, lower than expected.

Will Steve smile last? Personally, I don't believe what Analyst said, I will buy the iPhone eventually (maybe wait to 2nd generation).


The following part is from WSJ today (7/26/2007).

Apple Inc.'s iPhone has been a magnet for hype. But the company's iPods and Macintosh computers were the stars of the quarter.

The Cupertino, Calif., company said record sales of iPods and Macs helped the company post a 73% increase in its fiscal third-quarter earnings and a 24% rise in revenue. Apple also said it sold 270,000 iPhones in the period and reiterated its goal of selling 10 million of the cellphones by the end of next year.

Redefining the Surface--Microsoft Style

It's time to think outside the box and Microsoft is demonstrating it today. Ever since Steve Jobs demonstrated multi-touch screen in his forthcoming iPhone, there has been a lot of speculations on what this technology means for user interface and consumer interactions. In our discussions of the 3 laws by 3 domain matrix, we clearly were expecting new form factors for the computing not just cell phones but other devices and applications as well. We recognized that we are at the dawn of pervasive computing where the computer is hidden and unobtrusive.

These two videos from Microsoft illustrates the possibilities. Now, it's time to think of applications and what they mean for greater customer value.

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See the competitive implications for Apple?
Who else?