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jailbreak your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch…no*

JohnJohn — Tue, 04 May 2010 03:01:21 +0000

TUAW is reporting that SprintJB has jailbroken the latest version of the iPhone and iPad’s OS. Yes no * here. Well it doesn’t seem like it was all that hard after all.

I’ll give AT&T a month or so to offer Bluetooth tethering…then I’m break’in out.

You know…If Verizon was smart

JohnJohn — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:02:18 +0000

So here I am an early iPad adopter and all. WiFi was enough for me. There’s a hotspot almost everywhere these days. I was really in the market for a MiFi type device prior to getting an iPad anyway.

I’m currently in the process of getting a t-shirt and “personal badging” business off the ground. We’ll be selling our products at trade shows, car, motorcycle and bicycle events around the country. A MiFi makes a perfect companion to the Quickbooks Merchant account we have. So with all that said, on to my point.

Verizon, call me. (or read on)

- iPad(64gb) 3G version is $829
- AT&T wireless plan with no contracts is $14.99 (250mb) or $29.99 (unlimited*/5gb)

- iPad(64gb) WiFi Version is $699
- Verizon MiFi device $269 with no contract. $39.99 (250mb) or $59,99 (5gb)

Hey Verizon “marketing genius dudes”… Why not offer the MiFi for $130 at no contract, the difference between the two iPad versions, and lower your data plans?

Wouldn’t that be a great way for you to show, likely iPhone customers, that your network is better?

Couldn’t you market your device connects with three others, not just your iPad?

How about the handy little cases that Sprint is giving away at BestBuy stores?

…too bad you didn’t think of this the day the iPad rolled out.

PS: I’m in PR/Marketing and looking for freelance work. …call me

SlingPlayer for the iPhone on 3G

JohnJohn — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:01:52 +0000

Since making the switch from Windows Mobile and Blackberry to the iPhone I thought not having access to my Slingbox would be my biggest issue. When SlingMedia started their iPhone application development I was excited. I mean this would be ideal.

About 18 months ago my 1st gen Slingbox took a dive, power supply I thought. I tried reviving it with another power supply, but no luck. So I just tossed the unit onto my growing pile of old, out dated, powered plastic.

This morning however my ears perked up. Slingbox’s iPhone application has now been approved for 3g. The original iPhone application on used Wifi. Having 3G may have just changed my tune on watching live TV in my iPhone. Maybe it’s time to invest in a new Slingbox?

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editing…

JohnJohn — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:23:35 +0000

I’m dong some maintenance, theme editing and even adding a forum this weekend(1/30-31/10). Bare with me while I get things better than normal.

I am also growing unhappy with the local Mobile User Group I have been attending. A few members and I have been tossing around the idea of a starting a new group. If you’re in Denver and would like to be apart post up in the comment section and I’ll make sure to get you the meeting information.

my Wednesday Apple prediction

JohnJohn — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:29:09 +0000

The Apple iReader will be released. Two versions a) an AT&T 3g and Wifi b) Wifi only. Yes folks I think Apple is sticking with AT&T. I don’t believe Apple wants to move away from the GSM, SIM based, world standard.
Core I5 processors in the 15″ MBPs and the Core I7 in the 17″(I will buy that one)

Some of you are asking yourselves why do I think Apple will stay with AT&T. It’s very simple. Almost everyone hates their mobile carrier. Whether it’s Verizon, Spring, T-Mobile, AT&T, etc, we all hate them for some reason. I also think this because Apple does not want to move away from SIM card based mobile devices. Building a CDMA and GSM device is a waste of resources in Apple’s mind If you want our devices change carriers.

I’m ready to go out on a limb here, but I think in the near future Apple will buy AT&T’s wireless division. I think Apple is very interested in keeping pace with Google. A few years ago when the 700mghz network became available, and Google was bidding, I think Apple was very intrigued by this. Asking themselves why would Google want that. This got Apple thinking about mobile communications on a different level, not just hardware.

Apple is very tatical. They start by releasing devices that cause AT&T to spend money and build their network.

Remember this is from someone who thinks Google will buy Verizon too.

Apple Magic Mouse

JohnJohn — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:42:23 +0000

Fry’s in Las Vegas has the new Apple Magic Mouse in stock. I picked up three.

link to my photo gallery

July/Aug/Sept 2008 iPhone Upgraders: 32gb now $200 cheaper

JohnJohn — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:13:12 +0000

A few weeks ago I pre-ordered my new iPhone 3GS for delivery this Friday. I was under the impression that I was going to pay $499. I was an early adopter of the 3G version(launch day) and was only being offered a $200 cut form the $699 retail, no contract price.

Today I log in to AT&T and run through the upgrade process and it’s offering me the 3GS for $299 with 2 year contact. A story broke yesterday on Gizmodo that AT&T was July/Sept/Aug 2008 upgraders a better deal, but the prices won;’t show up till today.

Bottom line is that AT&T just saved me $200 tomorrow. My $349 sale of my 3G on Craiglists on Monday just got a little sweeter!

Gizmodo | iPhone 3g cracking

JohnJohn — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:06:11 +0000

Gizmodo reported a few minutes ago that the white 3G iPhones were cracking. This made me look a little closer at my black 16gb. Yup it’s cracked too. The back of the 3G won’t blend, but it will crack.

Is yours cracked?

iPhone 2.0 and 3G Product Tour

JohnJohn — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:07:55 +0000

The iPhone 2.0 and 3G update tour is now up on the Apple website. Some new fetures came out in this that I did not know about.

Microsoft Exchange

As I understood the previous releases concerning MS Exchange, it was to support .MAC/MobileMe customers. The video confirms that normal Business Exchange accounts can be synced. No word if iCal is getting an update to sync with Exchange. Let’s hope so.

Email Document Support

MS PowerPoint and iWork documents are now supported.

Photo Saving

Photos email to you can be saved in the camera roll area.

Email Deleting and Moving

Emails can now be mass deleted or mass moved. Great!