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¿Cuál escogerias y por qué? De izq. a der.: iPhone 3G, Nokia 5800 y Blackberry Storm.

Orange Dominicana 3G

Orange Dominicana 3G
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Como vemos en esta foto tomada por el usuario LightSpeed del foro ESATO, Orange Dominicana ha comenzado las pruebas para desplegar la red 3G en su plataforma. Segun nuestro amigo, Orange estaba probando la banda 900mhz en 3G (comunmente utilizada en areas rurales en la region de Europa y Medio Oriente) contrario a la Banda 2100mhz en 3G, que se usa para areas urbanas y suburbanas.

AT&T Prepares Lawsuit Against Verizon - LOL!!

We certainly can’t blame AT&T for getting mad at Verizon’s “There’s a Map for That”, regardless of whether the video is accurate or not. It’s no surprise that AT&T has filed a false advertising suit against Verizon in retaliation, but they’ve also issued an internal memo to tell employees how to respond to this (basically tell the customers that AT&T is good). Judging from the number of AT&T customers who are cheering this ad on, might there be a sliver of truth in this ad? Check it out for yourself.

Via: AT&T Prepares Lawsuit Against Verizon from Ubergizmo 

Apple’s App Store Surpasses 100,000 Apps

"This morning Apple announced the latest milestone for the App Store–it’s finally broken the 100,000 app mark, making it the “largest application store in the world”. They also report that users have downloaded over two billion apps, a number which is sure to make other mobile competitors sweat a bit.
Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior VP of Worldwide Product Marketing, delivered the following celebratory quote:

The App Store, now with over 100,000 applications available, is clearly a major differentiator for millions of iPhone and iPod touch customers around the world. The iPhone SDK created the first great platform for mobile applications and our customers are loving all of the amazing apps our developers are creating.

Apple certainly deserves to revel in their victory, but they should be careful not to get too lazy. After all, both Palm’s Web OS and Google Android are still fairly young, and the app store was far from a reality at the same point in the iPhone’s life. Don’t forget that the app store only launched in July 2008, by which point the iPhone was already popular. Google in particular won’t be sitting on their laurels in the next few years.

Via iPhoneFreak

N64 emulator for jailbroken iPhones on the way?

There's an exciting announcement at All Tech Related this week that has us saying, 'We can't wait!'

ZodTDD, the developer behind GpSPhone (a Nintendo Gameboy Advance emulator for the iPhone and iPod Touch), announced the development of an N64 emulator for the iPhone and iPod touch. Zodttd believes that the current generation iPhone and iPod touch have the graphic CPU horsepower necessary to run those games. '...I can't promise it will run games top notch just yet, as things are too early to say. There's hope though, with a 3D accelerated graphics plugin, as well as an ARM dynarec.'

As iPhone Savior points out, the toughest challenge could be fitting the controls onto the screen in an unobtrusive yet usable way. That was my main complaint about Resident Evil for iPhone [iTunes link] -- my hand is often in the way of what I'm trying to see.

Note that this will require an jailbroken iPhone or iPod touch. 

[Via iPhone Savior]

PayPal Introduces Open API

"m2pc writes 'PayPal has just announced the availability of their Open API under the 'PayPal X Program.' This enables developers to integrate PayPal payment processing services without forcing users to redirect to PayPal's website to enter payment information. This new initiative is designed to allow the company to better compete with the likes of Google and Amazon, which offer similar services. I wonder how much they paid for their domain: x.com?'

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Google Music Search es lanzado!!

Google no solo se limita a busquedas en internet o digitalizar libros sino que tambien acaba de lanzar un sistema de busqueda de musica, liricas y de album art.

Google se alió a MySpace, Lala, Pandora, imeem y Rhapsody para poder brindar un servicio gratuito (no se sabe si cobraran en un futuro) de musica.

Aqui un screenshot de como se ve:

Puedes visitar el Website AQUI 

Como hacerle Jailbreak y desbloqueo al iPhone 3G, 3GS Usando BlackSn0w

Estas son las instrucciones de como hacerle Jailbreak y Desbloqueo al iPhone 3G, 3GS Usando BlackRa1n para Windows

Estas instrucciones son validas con el ultimo firmware 3.1.2, el baseband 05.11.07 y iPhone que necesiten hacktivarse ( activarse con un operador no oficial ).

Para aquellos que tienen un nuevo iPhone 3GS (con el nuevo Boot-rom), BlackRa1n solo soporta un tethered jailbreak (conectado al pc ). Esto significa que una vez que realices el jailbreak no dejes que muera tu batería. Si pasa eso necesitaras reconectarlo a la computadora y usar BlackRa1n para que prenda.

Antes de continuar asegúrate que estas en la versión 05.11.07 del baseband siguiendo este tutorial. Si no lo estas actualiza tu firmware al 3.1.2 usando iTunes antes de continuar.

Paso 1
Abre tu navegador favorito y dirígete a la siguiente dirección http://www.blackra1n.com. Has click en el logo de Windows al fondo de la pantalla.

Paso 2
Cuando aparezca guarda el ejecutable (.EXE) en tu Escritorio

Paso 3
Después, hazle doble-click sobre el ejecutable de blackra1n en el Escritorio para lanzar el programa

Paso 4
Asegúrate de que tu iPhone o iPod está conectado al computador, después da click en el botón make it ra1n

Paso 5
Tu iPhone será puesto en recovery mode.

Vas a ver una imagen de Geo-Hot que reemplaza la imagen de defecto del recovery mode.

blackra1n se ejecutara y después tu dispositivo se reiniciara.

Un mensaje aparecerá informándote que BlackRa1n es gratis y que si lo aprecias puedes donar a GeoHot at geohot@gmail.com.

Paso 6
Una vez que tu dispositivo reinicie estará ya con el jailbreak instalado y notaras un icono de blackra1n en el Springboard. Asegúrate de tener una conexión a internet y pulsa el icono para lanzar la aplicación.

Escoge el instalador de tu preferencia, si necesitas desbloquear/activar tu iPhone selecciona sn0w . Presiona el botón Install que se encuentra arriba derecha de la pantalla para empezar.

BlackRa1n empezara a descargar y a instalar los paquetes que seleccionaste.

Si escogiste activar/liberar tu iPhone usando blacksn0w vas a ver un Post Install log para sn0w. CommCenter se reiniciara y no hay necesidad de reiniciar el aparato. Si tu operador no soporta 3G desactívalo. Presiona el botón Close para continuar.

Paso 7
Una vez completado el BlackRa1n va a hacer un respring en el iPhone y nos encontraremos con el instalador que seleccionamos en nuestro Springboard.

Paso 8
Cuando ya hayas visto que tu instalador trabaja correctamente, quizá quieras usar el botón Uninstall blackra1n que se encuentra en la aplicación BlackRa1n para removerlo del Springboard.

Nota: Probado con iPhone 3G 8GB y en la Red Claro Dominicana (ver imagenes)

Sprint and Clearwire plow ahead with 4G, WiMax launched in several new markets

Just a few days ago, Sprint announced its plans to release a ton of new and exciting handsets which included WiMax-capable devices. Our initial thoughts were, “Who’s gonna use these? And outside of a few cities, where is WiMax even available?” But it looks like Sprint has a plan and is sticking to it as Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth and a few other cities are going to be lit up with 4G goodness.

Sprint says, “To use Sprint 4G service, all you will need is a 4G plan and the Sprint 3G/4G USB Modem U300. Just plug in the device and start downloading mammoth attachments, uploading huge files and video-conferencing with no lag.” In case you were wondering, WiMax hits max speeds of about 10Mbps, which is faster than what some people have wired at home, and averages between 3Mbps – 6Mbps. We’re just hoping that the 4G plans are set at the right price points.Read

Rogers now selling the BlackBerry Bold 9700 online

Canadians with a ravenous appetite for all things BlackBerry should take note that Rogers Wireless has begun selling the BlackBerry Bold 9700 on its website. Available for $299.99 on a 3-year with voice and data, the Bold 9700 is also being offered for $599.99 with no strings attached. As for when HSPA newcomers Bell and TELUS will be offering up the 9700, the latest word is that both carriers will offer the device the day they launch their new networks. For Bell, that’s the 4th of November with TELUS following the very next day.

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