Yesterday if you read my blog, you know that Google has found a way to circumvent the built-in privacy security measures in the Safari mobile browser to track the users. So why wouldn’t Microsoft jump into the game to tout its browser IE 9. Microsoft has gone on to say that these types of practices that Google has used in not new in trying to get by web browser security settings even though Google has stated that they have been mischaracterized by some of the reports, especially the one by the Wall Street Journal, stating that the cookies do not collect all private data. So with all this being said Microsoft is capitalizing on this bad press for Apple and Google to tell the world, use IE9 and you will be protected. Do you think that IE9 is the new choice to protect yourself against the big bad companies that want your data to market to you?
It was in July of last year when Apple released its new OS X Lion to the world and tried to build on what they learned from the iOS to make a more complete OS. Today it seems they are doing it again with their newest OS X Mountain Lion. So might frown at the point that is OS is being announced just seven months after Lion and could be in your hands as soon as this coming summer which means that you are looking at a year in-between OS’s. It seems from what I have read with all of the work Apple has been putting into keeping up with the iOS, Apple doesn’t want to fall short on their computer line of OS’s. There is a version out for developers. From the looks of it this new OS might be what we saw back with OS X Leopard being upgraded to OS X Snow Leopard. Though it looks like this upgrade might be a bit stronger with better iCloud integration, a messaging app built right into the OS to replace iChat, an app for notes and reminders and even a notification center. There is plenty more of new features that will be included into the Mountain Lion but it will be interesting to see what they decide for a price point on this software since the Lion upgrade was so affordable and may have been a bigger leap then what we will see in Mountain Lion. Thoughts anyone?
Well Apple on Monday announced so very great things but one thing that was interesting is that iOS 5 is available to developers. But what would you say if you could get it without being a developer? Well it looks like Mert Erdir has found a backdoor. Anyone can do this and the instructions are extremely simple.
Warning: While this operation should be simple and inconsequential, we are not responsible for what you do to your iPhone. Proceed at your own risk.
Download and install iOS 5
1. Download the iOS 5 IPSW file from the web (it’s easy and readily available. Just Google it and torrent it down).
2. Update your iPhone using iTunes. To do this, connect your iPhone to your computer, click on the Check for Update button with the Option (Mac) or Shift (PC) key pressed. Select the iOS 5 IPSW file from the place you downloaded it to.
3. Wait until it upgrades. A new activation screen will appear.
Activate iOS 5
1. Triple click the home button. This will activate the Voice Over.
2. Triple click the home button and Emergency Call will appear.
3. Click on Emergency Call and, while it’s switching, swipe with your three fingers down.
4. The Notification Center will appear!
5. Click on the Weather widget. The Weather app will load.
6. Click on the home button to exit to the iPhone’s springboard.
That’s it. Your iPhone is activated and fully operative. Enjoy and thank Mert Erdir for this.
Once again this is just information I have found and we are not responsible for anyone who try’s what Mert Erdir has found. I just find it funny that Apple wouldn?t protect the OS better for anyone to really get it.
Amazon has finally broken into the streaming music realm. The Amazon Cloud Player is the name and streaming YOUR music is its game! Unlike other streaming music sites like Pandora or Spotify it lets you stream your music library from any PC or Android device. I have read a few things about this Cloud Player and will share some information I feel is interesting. If you have iTunes at the start of using cloud while it uploads your music it will also take playlists that you have already created from iTunes. The layout of Cloud seems easy and organized and it also lets you skip around to different points in your music library obviously something that you can?t do on the streaming music players today. The music quality is about the same as any other streaming music player. The cloud is free for the first 5GB of music but most people will need a bit more. You can spend $20/year which is basically 1GB per $1. All though this is a very interesting idea from Amazon which could possibly be huge if people decide not to put music into own android phone.
It’s just been 24 hour but IE9 has hit the ground running and taken the internet by storm. Internet Explorer 9 has been downloaded over 2.35 million times in the first 24 hours since it’s release on Monday night. That is over 27 downloads every second or if you really growing. Although even though those numbers are nice to see, Firefox still has IE beat. Firefox version 3.5 was downloaded 5 million times in 24 hours and Firefox 3 in 08 was downloaded a massive 8 million times in one single day. But that number is a bit inflated if you figure that back in 08 there wasn’t many browser choices that were as secure as Firefox. Now with Google Chrome, Safari and of course the newest version of Firefox on the way this new Internet Explorer might actually be comparable to the likes of Chrome and Firefox. Below is a video of the IE9 launch event that can fill you in on what IE9 is all about!
Apple has announced a new in-app subscription charge to the companies that have applications on the itunes market that offer subscriptions through the app via your iPad or through your iPhone and iPod touch. So for example say you have an iPad and found the Netflix app while searching on your iPad for new apps but don?t have a subscription set up for this service. Well if you sign up through the application on your iPad, apple wants to take 30% of that application subscription. It?s always been the case that no matter how a person subscribes to a service the company who created the service would keep it.
So is this a good idea? It could be to make apple richer. But what does that mean for the customer? Well hopefully the companies that have apps for the Apple brands find ways to get customers to subscribe for their service outside of the itunes store, like via the web. But if there is still a massive influx of people subscribing on the App store will it force companies to sit there and take the hit or just leave the app store all together. Now you could pose the argument to me that the companies could just charge a bit more on the app store to make up the difference in lost profit. Well I am sorry to shoot you down but Apple has asked that the subscriptions be the same deals as you could get outside of the app store. So if you paying 9.99 a month for Netflix, it won?t be a different charge if you signed up in the app store.
Now the final piece to the puzzle that makes this so grand is competition. The Android marketplace is also going to be releasing a subscription service. Allegedly it will be a 10% charge versus Apple?s 30%. This could mean companies could jump over to Android and leave Apple behind. Apple does still have a strong hold on the market share however Androids being clawing up the ranks. Android is making a smart move by undercutting Apple here. Apple is setting a precedent with these charges and Android is following just a very small rate. With this, Android could see an increase in market share if companies decide that doing subscription services through Apple just isn?t work the money they would have to pay out to them. So what do you think? Is this a good idea or bad idea? I personally am not sure yet.
