Updated Facebook App for Android
The Facebook App for Android has finally received a new update. The previous one was seriously in dire need of a revamp and lags poorly behind the iPhone version.
With the latest version, you can play videos, and photos/videos appear as a scrollable reel at the bottom. Viewing notifications is easier by dragging up the Notification bar below. Events is now included but Facebook Chat is still missing.
Overall it fixes a lot of kinks and the app is much more refined than ever before. To update, just head to the market to download the latest version.
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Data released by Tableau, a firm that specializes in data analysis, business intelligence and data visualization, shows that iPad 3G users in Europe and the US are paying as much as RM80/GB of data used on average.
On the other end of the spectrum, Singaporeans are enjoying some of the world’s cheapest data rates when it comes to plans tied to the iPad 3G. On average Singaporeans are paying as low as RM1.20/GB.
That’s even cheaper than Malaysia. Although the iPad is not officially sold here, a quick look around the local broadband plan pricing reveal that we’re paying somewhere around RM10 – 15/GB on average.
Question is, data rates (as in the speeds) in the US and in Singapore and sometimes in Malaysia are not that much different, but why the huge discrepancy in data (as in GB) prices? Anyone can answer that?
iPhone 4 SIM unlock: Now you can
Got your iPhone 4 form the US or some other country that SIM-locked the device? Well, now you’re in luck. The hackers from Dev-Team have just released its latest ultrasn0w carrier unlock with iPhone 4 support.
You’ll find version 1.0-1 of ultrasn0w in Cydia on jailbroken devices. If not, just add the repo666.ultrasn0w.com repository. It works for iPhone 4 baseband 01.59 and 3G/3GS basebands 04.26.08, 05.11.07, 05.12.01 and 05.13.04.
If you don’t know what this means, then you should probably leave the unlocking to the pros.
iPhone, iPod Touches and iPad user the next time you’re going to open a PDF attachment, make sure you know where that file attachment came from.
It has been revealed that there is a vulnerability in iOS version 3.1.2 and above in which opening a PDF file from an unknown source can render your device exposed to attacks from hackers. The exploit allows hackers to take over controls of your device and do just about anything you can with it. Hackers with access to your device via this exploit can delete files, transmit files, install programs running on the background that can monitor your actions, basically, your iPhone is the hacker’s oyster.
This exploit is evident in legit iOS versions, so if your device is not jailbroken, you are vulnerable to attacks. All the user needs to do it open Safari, download the affected PDF file in which contains a font that hides a special program. When your iOS device tries to display the PDF file, that font causes something called stack overflow, a technical condition that allows the secret code inside the font to gain complete control of your device.
This is not the first time such an exploit had been discovered by hackers. Earlier generation iPhone could be hacked using a similar vulnerability when opening TIFF files using the iPhone. Just likethe PDF exploit, the TIFF vulnerability allows hackers to take over the compromised iPhone. This was fixed with a patch in a OS update.
At this moment, prevention is your best bet. So if you’re going to open PDFs on your iPhone make sure you know what you’re opening and you got it from a trusted source. If you’re running a jailbroken iPhone, then head on over to Cydia and look for the “PDF loading warner” app. The app will warn you everytime you are about to open a PDF file.
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New broadband plans from Celcom — a quick analysis
Before you read further, we’re going to tell you straight up, don’t bother. Almost every other telco is offering a better deal compared to the latest broadband offering from Celcom.
Here’s the breakdown.
On the surface the new plans from Celcom offer pricing that’s competitive with its competitors but when you drill in deeper you’ll see that the boys in blue a shortchanging you on speed. Celcom is not just capping data but also capping speed with the price plans when other telcos are already going “speed free”, meaning for whatever plan you subscribe, you are entitled to the best speed you can get on their network.
And this makes sense because charging users based on speed is just plain stupid. It’s like paying for a litre of milk but you’re not guaranteed a litre, you could get 500ml, 200ml or you could very well get nothing.
On top of that, you there’s a RM100 registration fee, which is just ridiculous.
Looking at this we can’t really recommend the plans from Celcom, Maxis offers better value by some margin and if you want to go with prepaid, the best value for money prepaid in the market right now is U Mobile. And if you don’t like Maxis or U Mobile, DiGi at least gives you more GB for your money.
Bottom line, stay away from Celcom if you want the best value for mobile broadband. But if you’re still interested, click here to check out the details on Celcom’s official site.
Celcom revamps 3G broadband plans
Thanks to social media, we’ve gotten an early peek on Celcom’s new 3G Broadband plans. A twitpic from @TianChad had broke the news on the broadband offering.
From the picture, the packages are as follows:
- RM48/month – up to 384kbps – 1GB quota
- RM68/month – up to 512kbps – 3GB quota
- RM98/month – up to 3.6Mbps – 5GB quota
Those who subscribe from now until 31st August will get RM10 off the monthly subscription for the first 3 months.
We will update if there’s more details announced later.
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P1 WiMAX new DX-230 modem, reduced 2.4Mbps plan pricing
P1 has introduced a new modem, the DX-230 which features 802.11b/g/n WiFi, 2x LAN ports and 2x phone ports. Design wise it looks more aesthetically pleasing as their current DV-230 has a separate WiFi module sticking out from the back.
We also noticed that the older DS-300 has been dropped from the website and the DV-230 is offered for its lower 400kbps package. With the DS-300 phased out, WiFi sharing is now standard on all P1′s desktop offering.
Existing users can purchase the new modem at RM399 at P1 P@ddock and P1tstop outlets.
Apart from the new modem, there’s also a revision of WiMAX pricing.
Huawei E583C — MiFi never looked this good
Just as Malaysians are getting used the Huawei E5 MiFi offered by Maxis and DiGi, the Hong Kong device makers ha just introduced a successor — the Huawei E583C.
Although in terms of specs there’s really not much difference between the two with both offering up to 7.2Mbps download and 5.76Mbps upload, we haven’t yet seen a MiFi this good.
No indication on when this will hit our shores but we don’t expect the E583C to make an appearance here anytime soon. If you’re wondering, the E583C retails for US$177 in Hong Kong, that’s about RM560 — a pretty hefty price considering, the E5 and our current MiFi favourite, the D-Link DIR-457, does pretty much the same thing at very much less money.
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BlackBerry Bold 9700, 9650 and Pearl 3G to get BlackBerry 6 update
RIM confirmed in a press release issued early this morning that the following devices will be getting updates to run it’s latest BlackBerry 6 mobile operating system.
Lucky owners with of the BlackBerry Bold 9700 and Bold 9650 along with BlackBerry Pearl 3G owners can expect to run BlackBerry 6 sometime in the coming months.
We’re saying sometime in the coming months because, RIM, in its release did not indicate specifically when these devices will be getting the update. Simply, the release only states that the updates are coming “subject to carrier certifications”. That could mean, next month or it could mean next year, we can’t really tell. So we will all have to wait.
Also the release states that the BlackBerry 6 is expected to be available for “future BlackBerry smartphones”, maybe we’re reading a bit too much into the release when we say this but, could this mean that BlackBerry device prior to the 9700, 9650 and the Pearl 3G will not be able to upgrade to BlackBerry 6.
We don’t know for sure but it sure is looking like a possibility.
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