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14K two tone heart pendant with a round diamond set into full bezel.The Diamond belonged to a customer's late husband, and she had me set it into this heart pendant for her daughter.
Warren's Custom Jewelry
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Custom Jewelry: Heart Pendant
14K two tone heart pendant with a round diamond set into full bezel.The Diamond belonged to a customer's late husband, and she had me set it into this heart pendant for her daughter.
Warren's Custom Jewelry
Undoubtedly, the cost of such beauty is high. However, when purchasing gold or silver ware from the last ultra-stylish collection, one may be sure to get a «friend» for ages. The jewellery world has its own view upon fashion. Neither diamonds, sapphires nor emeralds have time limits. The same with goods, made of these precious stones: they don’t ever wear out or go out of fashion, but just the reverse – become more unique, expensive each year and always maintain in requisition. At the same time even the most conservative jewellers from time to time phase in fresh ideas into their classic collections’ design. Our task is to catch them!
Let’s begin our review, certainly, with GOLD. Epidemic demand for White Gold, which was on its way for the last few years, is gradually diminishing. According to Baselworld’s – Watch and Jewellery Saloon – survey results, the most fashionable precious metal is Pink Gold. This Saloon holds its collections’ demonstrations in Switzerland annually in spring. And almost all Jewellery Brands presented their new Collections, which are carried out just in pink. But there’s no reason for conservatives’ agitation – both yellow and white gold are still in great demand. Keen on bright colors and anxious for something unusual ? Then Korloff offers unique technology especially for you: Varnishing Gold with specific colorful Lacquer. 14 colors, included in the collection, always allow you to select particularly your hue.
Leading positions among precious stones three centuries ago took Diamonds. And they still do! In addition to that their colored variations are back in fashion: yellow (Roberto Coin), blue and even black (such jewellery-houses as Iosi Scavia, Luca Carati, Stephan Haffner and de Grisogono use them in their production). Though the majority of customers continue to opt for classic, limpid stones.
As for combination of Diamonds with other Precious Stones, there is a wide range of variations. Most collections could be fairly called conservative, designed for luxurious evening dresses. And in this case, as far as jewelers are concerned, semiprecious stones are not appropriate and, certainly, are inferior to Diamonds and Sapphires. An unbelievable palette of hues was enabled in one of the last collections of Bvlgari High Jewellery: colors varied from blue with blueness, pink with gently-pink and green to yellow and purple. Yet in comparison with the previous collection – Allegra, where we have already seen such palette, but with the use of absolutely different stones (tourmalines, topazes, quartzes and amethysts), this presented collection is marked with colors combinations of only one precious stone – sapphire. At the Jewellery-house Korloff mostly «Royal» materials are used in making their works: designers insist, the design itself is so unique that there is no sense in making it cheaper by the utilization of semiprecious stones.
At the same time many brands, de Grisogono for instance, do not avoid and approve of semiprecious stones’ use and offer various combinations of turquoise, corrals with sapphires and diamonds. Pearls incrusted with diamonds have also reached fashionable pike. One may as well easily find stylish and not so glaringly luxurious furnishings: topaz, amethyst, tourmaline and aquamarine were also added to the list of the most present-day semiprecious stones.
Talking about shape, furnishings are mainly massive and large in size. As concerns Pendants, these are round and flat medallions, more than 2 inches in diameter with a huge stone mounting (Di Modolo Milano, Korloff). They perfectly decorate low-cut d̩collet̩ Рso fashionable this season.
A chain of footprints is a basic motive of the new Pasquale Bruni collection – Orme. It contains Rings and Pendants in the foot-shape. Magnificent diamonds light up cascades of blossomed out white flowers in Ghirlanda romantic furnishings of the same brand. Bvlgari also keeps up the flower theme in the collection Sapphire Flower, the main image of which is a flower with 5 sapphire petals and a small diamond in the middle.
Cartier in his works continues to develop animalistic trend in the jewellers’ art. Last year he brought to life the next series of his traditional panthers – La Panthere de Cartier. However, the most present-day furnishings are introduced in the shape of intricate twisted net – «lace» – where one with a touch of vivid imagination can see silhouettes of different animals and birds. (Tiffany & Co, Korloff).
In spite of fresh ideas and innovations, the jewellers’ art fashion is also shown in a wide variety of stones’ cuttings. All methods are far from being new; it is the fact, that just some of them were not used very often. One of the last Bvlgari collections – Rosette made of colored sapphires – received its name from the means of precious stones’ cuttings. Cutting in the shape of «rose» is one the most ancient methodics of stones’ cut. It allows collecting great number of stones into unlimited quantity of fanciful combinations and making unbelievable effect of kaleidoscope. Chopard introduced a very woman-like collection Copacabana, almost all the stones in which have the most present-day cutting «briolette». Korloff offers a unique cutting «Korloff cut» of 65 facets, for which he owns a patent. This method adds miraculous shine to diamonds, which are not very attractive stones in the first place: stones start to blaze thanks to gradual increase in facets’ size and reflection’s flatness.
On the whole, let alone total conservatism in the world of jewellers’ art, fashion offers us many furnishings’ variations this season. It is interesting, that nowadays’ trends repeat fashionable tendencies of the last century: same heavy brooches, pendants, necklaces, decorated with butterflies, dragonflies and flowers. In the long run it proves again, that jewellery is not going out of fashion!
About The Author
Mikhail Podlinev is owner Jewelry Store New Jersey. In our store you can select such goods: keychains, gem stone jewelry, white gold
Source : http://www.digitalarticles.net/ShowArticle.aspx?ArticleID=167
Let’s begin our review, certainly, with GOLD. Epidemic demand for White Gold, which was on its way for the last few years, is gradually diminishing. According to Baselworld’s – Watch and Jewellery Saloon – survey results, the most fashionable precious metal is Pink Gold. This Saloon holds its collections’ demonstrations in Switzerland annually in spring. And almost all Jewellery Brands presented their new Collections, which are carried out just in pink. But there’s no reason for conservatives’ agitation – both yellow and white gold are still in great demand. Keen on bright colors and anxious for something unusual ? Then Korloff offers unique technology especially for you: Varnishing Gold with specific colorful Lacquer. 14 colors, included in the collection, always allow you to select particularly your hue.
Leading positions among precious stones three centuries ago took Diamonds. And they still do! In addition to that their colored variations are back in fashion: yellow (Roberto Coin), blue and even black (such jewellery-houses as Iosi Scavia, Luca Carati, Stephan Haffner and de Grisogono use them in their production). Though the majority of customers continue to opt for classic, limpid stones.
As for combination of Diamonds with other Precious Stones, there is a wide range of variations. Most collections could be fairly called conservative, designed for luxurious evening dresses. And in this case, as far as jewelers are concerned, semiprecious stones are not appropriate and, certainly, are inferior to Diamonds and Sapphires. An unbelievable palette of hues was enabled in one of the last collections of Bvlgari High Jewellery: colors varied from blue with blueness, pink with gently-pink and green to yellow and purple. Yet in comparison with the previous collection – Allegra, where we have already seen such palette, but with the use of absolutely different stones (tourmalines, topazes, quartzes and amethysts), this presented collection is marked with colors combinations of only one precious stone – sapphire. At the Jewellery-house Korloff mostly «Royal» materials are used in making their works: designers insist, the design itself is so unique that there is no sense in making it cheaper by the utilization of semiprecious stones.
At the same time many brands, de Grisogono for instance, do not avoid and approve of semiprecious stones’ use and offer various combinations of turquoise, corrals with sapphires and diamonds. Pearls incrusted with diamonds have also reached fashionable pike. One may as well easily find stylish and not so glaringly luxurious furnishings: topaz, amethyst, tourmaline and aquamarine were also added to the list of the most present-day semiprecious stones.
Talking about shape, furnishings are mainly massive and large in size. As concerns Pendants, these are round and flat medallions, more than 2 inches in diameter with a huge stone mounting (Di Modolo Milano, Korloff). They perfectly decorate low-cut d̩collet̩ Рso fashionable this season.
A chain of footprints is a basic motive of the new Pasquale Bruni collection – Orme. It contains Rings and Pendants in the foot-shape. Magnificent diamonds light up cascades of blossomed out white flowers in Ghirlanda romantic furnishings of the same brand. Bvlgari also keeps up the flower theme in the collection Sapphire Flower, the main image of which is a flower with 5 sapphire petals and a small diamond in the middle.
Cartier in his works continues to develop animalistic trend in the jewellers’ art. Last year he brought to life the next series of his traditional panthers – La Panthere de Cartier. However, the most present-day furnishings are introduced in the shape of intricate twisted net – «lace» – where one with a touch of vivid imagination can see silhouettes of different animals and birds. (Tiffany & Co, Korloff).
In spite of fresh ideas and innovations, the jewellers’ art fashion is also shown in a wide variety of stones’ cuttings. All methods are far from being new; it is the fact, that just some of them were not used very often. One of the last Bvlgari collections – Rosette made of colored sapphires – received its name from the means of precious stones’ cuttings. Cutting in the shape of «rose» is one the most ancient methodics of stones’ cut. It allows collecting great number of stones into unlimited quantity of fanciful combinations and making unbelievable effect of kaleidoscope. Chopard introduced a very woman-like collection Copacabana, almost all the stones in which have the most present-day cutting «briolette». Korloff offers a unique cutting «Korloff cut» of 65 facets, for which he owns a patent. This method adds miraculous shine to diamonds, which are not very attractive stones in the first place: stones start to blaze thanks to gradual increase in facets’ size and reflection’s flatness.
On the whole, let alone total conservatism in the world of jewellers’ art, fashion offers us many furnishings’ variations this season. It is interesting, that nowadays’ trends repeat fashionable tendencies of the last century: same heavy brooches, pendants, necklaces, decorated with butterflies, dragonflies and flowers. In the long run it proves again, that jewellery is not going out of fashion!
About The Author
Mikhail Podlinev is owner Jewelry Store New Jersey. In our store you can select such goods: keychains, gem stone jewelry, white gold
Source : http://www.digitalarticles.net/ShowArticle.aspx?ArticleID=167
Undoubtedly, the cost of such beauty is high. However, when purchasing gold or silver ware from the last ultra-stylish collection, one may be sure to get a «friend» for ages. The jewellery world has its own view upon fashion. Neither diamonds, sapphires nor emeralds have time limits. The same with goods, made of these precious stones: they don’t ever wear out or go out of fashion, but just the reverse – become more unique, expensive each year and always maintain in requisition. At the same time even the most conservative jewellers from time to time phase in fresh ideas into their classic collections’ design. Our task is to catch them!
Let’s begin our review, certainly, with GOLD. Epidemic demand for White Gold, which was on its way for the last few years, is gradually diminishing. According to Baselworld’s – Watch and Jewellery Saloon – survey results, the most fashionable precious metal is Pink Gold. This Saloon holds its collections’ demonstrations in Switzerland annually in spring. And almost all Jewellery Brands presented their new Collections, which are carried out just in pink. But there’s no reason for conservatives’ agitation – both yellow and white gold are still in great demand. Keen on bright colors and anxious for something unusual ? Then Korloff offers unique technology especially for you: Varnishing Gold with specific colorful Lacquer. 14 colors, included in the collection, always allow you to select particularly your hue.
Leading positions among precious stones three centuries ago took Diamonds. And they still do! In addition to that their colored variations are back in fashion: yellow (Roberto Coin), blue and even black (such jewellery-houses as Iosi Scavia, Luca Carati, Stephan Haffner and de Grisogono use them in their production). Though the majority of customers continue to opt for classic, limpid stones.
As for combination of Diamonds with other Precious Stones, there is a wide range of variations. Most collections could be fairly called conservative, designed for luxurious evening dresses. And in this case, as far as jewelers are concerned, semiprecious stones are not appropriate and, certainly, are inferior to Diamonds and Sapphires. An unbelievable palette of hues was enabled in one of the last collections of Bvlgari High Jewellery: colors varied from blue with blueness, pink with gently-pink and green to yellow and purple. Yet in comparison with the previous collection – Allegra, where we have already seen such palette, but with the use of absolutely different stones (tourmalines, topazes, quartzes and amethysts), this presented collection is marked with colors combinations of only one precious stone – sapphire. At the Jewellery-house Korloff mostly «Royal» materials are used in making their works: designers insist, the design itself is so unique that there is no sense in making it cheaper by the utilization of semiprecious stones.
At the same time many brands, de Grisogono for instance, do not avoid and approve of semiprecious stones’ use and offer various combinations of turquoise, corrals with sapphires and diamonds. Pearls incrusted with diamonds have also reached fashionable pike. One may as well easily find stylish and not so glaringly luxurious furnishings: topaz, amethyst, tourmaline and aquamarine were also added to the list of the most present-day semiprecious stones.
Talking about shape, furnishings are mainly massive and large in size. As concerns Pendants, these are round and flat medallions, more than 2 inches in diameter with a huge stone mounting (Di Modolo Milano, Korloff). They perfectly decorate low-cut d̩collet̩ Рso fashionable this season.
A chain of footprints is a basic motive of the new Pasquale Bruni collection – Orme. It contains Rings and Pendants in the foot-shape. Magnificent diamonds light up cascades of blossomed out white flowers in Ghirlanda romantic furnishings of the same brand. Bvlgari also keeps up the flower theme in the collection Sapphire Flower, the main image of which is a flower with 5 sapphire petals and a small diamond in the middle.
Cartier in his works continues to develop animalistic trend in the jewellers’ art. Last year he brought to life the next series of his traditional panthers – La Panthere de Cartier. However, the most present-day furnishings are introduced in the shape of intricate twisted net – «lace» – where one with a touch of vivid imagination can see silhouettes of different animals and birds. (Tiffany & Co, Korloff).
In spite of fresh ideas and innovations, the jewellers’ art fashion is also shown in a wide variety of stones’ cuttings. All methods are far from being new; it is the fact, that just some of them were not used very often. One of the last Bvlgari collections – Rosette made of colored sapphires – received its name from the means of precious stones’ cuttings. Cutting in the shape of «rose» is one the most ancient methodics of stones’ cut. It allows collecting great number of stones into unlimited quantity of fanciful combinations and making unbelievable effect of kaleidoscope. Chopard introduced a very woman-like collection Copacabana, almost all the stones in which have the most present-day cutting «briolette». Korloff offers a unique cutting «Korloff cut» of 65 facets, for which he owns a patent. This method adds miraculous shine to diamonds, which are not very attractive stones in the first place: stones start to blaze thanks to gradual increase in facets’ size and reflection’s flatness.
On the whole, let alone total conservatism in the world of jewellers’ art, fashion offers us many furnishings’ variations this season. It is interesting, that nowadays’ trends repeat fashionable tendencies of the last century: same heavy brooches, pendants, necklaces, decorated with butterflies, dragonflies and flowers. In the long run it proves again, that jewellery is not going out of fashion!
About The Author
Mikhail Podlinev is owner Jewelry Store New Jersey. In our store you can select such goods: keychains, gem stone jewelry, white gold
Source : http://www.digitalarticles.net/ShowArticle.aspx?ArticleID=167
Let’s begin our review, certainly, with GOLD. Epidemic demand for White Gold, which was on its way for the last few years, is gradually diminishing. According to Baselworld’s – Watch and Jewellery Saloon – survey results, the most fashionable precious metal is Pink Gold. This Saloon holds its collections’ demonstrations in Switzerland annually in spring. And almost all Jewellery Brands presented their new Collections, which are carried out just in pink. But there’s no reason for conservatives’ agitation – both yellow and white gold are still in great demand. Keen on bright colors and anxious for something unusual ? Then Korloff offers unique technology especially for you: Varnishing Gold with specific colorful Lacquer. 14 colors, included in the collection, always allow you to select particularly your hue.
Leading positions among precious stones three centuries ago took Diamonds. And they still do! In addition to that their colored variations are back in fashion: yellow (Roberto Coin), blue and even black (such jewellery-houses as Iosi Scavia, Luca Carati, Stephan Haffner and de Grisogono use them in their production). Though the majority of customers continue to opt for classic, limpid stones.
As for combination of Diamonds with other Precious Stones, there is a wide range of variations. Most collections could be fairly called conservative, designed for luxurious evening dresses. And in this case, as far as jewelers are concerned, semiprecious stones are not appropriate and, certainly, are inferior to Diamonds and Sapphires. An unbelievable palette of hues was enabled in one of the last collections of Bvlgari High Jewellery: colors varied from blue with blueness, pink with gently-pink and green to yellow and purple. Yet in comparison with the previous collection – Allegra, where we have already seen such palette, but with the use of absolutely different stones (tourmalines, topazes, quartzes and amethysts), this presented collection is marked with colors combinations of only one precious stone – sapphire. At the Jewellery-house Korloff mostly «Royal» materials are used in making their works: designers insist, the design itself is so unique that there is no sense in making it cheaper by the utilization of semiprecious stones.
At the same time many brands, de Grisogono for instance, do not avoid and approve of semiprecious stones’ use and offer various combinations of turquoise, corrals with sapphires and diamonds. Pearls incrusted with diamonds have also reached fashionable pike. One may as well easily find stylish and not so glaringly luxurious furnishings: topaz, amethyst, tourmaline and aquamarine were also added to the list of the most present-day semiprecious stones.
Talking about shape, furnishings are mainly massive and large in size. As concerns Pendants, these are round and flat medallions, more than 2 inches in diameter with a huge stone mounting (Di Modolo Milano, Korloff). They perfectly decorate low-cut d̩collet̩ Рso fashionable this season.
A chain of footprints is a basic motive of the new Pasquale Bruni collection – Orme. It contains Rings and Pendants in the foot-shape. Magnificent diamonds light up cascades of blossomed out white flowers in Ghirlanda romantic furnishings of the same brand. Bvlgari also keeps up the flower theme in the collection Sapphire Flower, the main image of which is a flower with 5 sapphire petals and a small diamond in the middle.
Cartier in his works continues to develop animalistic trend in the jewellers’ art. Last year he brought to life the next series of his traditional panthers – La Panthere de Cartier. However, the most present-day furnishings are introduced in the shape of intricate twisted net – «lace» – where one with a touch of vivid imagination can see silhouettes of different animals and birds. (Tiffany & Co, Korloff).
In spite of fresh ideas and innovations, the jewellers’ art fashion is also shown in a wide variety of stones’ cuttings. All methods are far from being new; it is the fact, that just some of them were not used very often. One of the last Bvlgari collections – Rosette made of colored sapphires – received its name from the means of precious stones’ cuttings. Cutting in the shape of «rose» is one the most ancient methodics of stones’ cut. It allows collecting great number of stones into unlimited quantity of fanciful combinations and making unbelievable effect of kaleidoscope. Chopard introduced a very woman-like collection Copacabana, almost all the stones in which have the most present-day cutting «briolette». Korloff offers a unique cutting «Korloff cut» of 65 facets, for which he owns a patent. This method adds miraculous shine to diamonds, which are not very attractive stones in the first place: stones start to blaze thanks to gradual increase in facets’ size and reflection’s flatness.
On the whole, let alone total conservatism in the world of jewellers’ art, fashion offers us many furnishings’ variations this season. It is interesting, that nowadays’ trends repeat fashionable tendencies of the last century: same heavy brooches, pendants, necklaces, decorated with butterflies, dragonflies and flowers. In the long run it proves again, that jewellery is not going out of fashion!
About The Author
Mikhail Podlinev is owner Jewelry Store New Jersey. In our store you can select such goods: keychains, gem stone jewelry, white gold
Source : http://www.digitalarticles.net/ShowArticle.aspx?ArticleID=167
Monday, October 29, 2007
Wax Model of Custom Jewelry Ring
This wax model will be cast into 14K Yellow Gold and hold the customer's diamonds. The diamonds will be removed from 4 old rings that are broken or out of style.
Just Finished the Cross Pendants
Its been a busy Monday, getting this pendant set finished and four days to spare. The customer won't need it until Friday.Warren's Custom Jewelry
Sunday, October 28, 2007
2 Per Person iPhone Limit, No Cash Accepted
Apple has taken new measures to discourage iPhone resellers. Whereas they used to enforce a five unit per customer limit, they knocked it all the way down to two per person. This probably won't be a big problem for most of you. What might be a problem is that they are now no longer accepting cash for purchases of iPhones, so if you have bad credit or lack a debit card, you're out of luck.
“Customer response to the iPhone has been off the charts, and limiting iPhone sales to two per customer helps us ensure that there are enough iPhones for people who are shopping for themselves or buying a gift,” Ms. Kerris said. “We’re requiring a credit or debit card for payment to discourage unauthorized resellers.”
“Customer response to the iPhone has been off the charts, and limiting iPhone sales to two per customer helps us ensure that there are enough iPhones for people who are shopping for themselves or buying a gift,” Ms. Kerris said. “We’re requiring a credit or debit card for payment to discourage unauthorized resellers.”
Friday, October 26, 2007
Matching Heart Pendants
Just finished two pendants. 14K Yellow and 14K White
These pendants are for two sisters, one wears yellow gold and the other white gold.
The customer their mother had a old diamond and ruby ring that I removed the stones from to make the pendants.
Warren's Custom JewelryCrosses Cast into 14K White Gold
This is the unfininshed castings. Should have the smaller cross finished today and the larger cross finished Monday.Thursday, October 25, 2007
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Gizmodo: 250,000 Unlocked iPhones Have Been Sold
Apple just stated in their earnings call that out of 1.4 million iPhones sold since launch, 250,000 are unlocked. They know this from subtracting the number of iPhones activated on AT&T from the number of iPhones sold total—which is 250k. That's a farmhouse load of unlocked phones, which match up with the 500,000 downloads of AnySIM 1.0 unlocker we've seen before. Those are official numbers from the iPhone Dev Team, which make sense when you factor in lookeyloos who download it and people who unlock even with an active AT&T plan.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Jewelry Factory NJ
Elimsoft Corp
(201) 373-1222
426 Hudson St
Hackensack, NJ
Finlay Fine Jewelry
(201) 343-4383
400 Hackensack Ave
Hackensack, NJ
Gold Ray Jewelers Inc
(201) 487-5577
328 Main St
Hackensack, NJ
Hackensack Jewelry Factory
(201) 525-1841
171 Main St
Hackensack, NJ
Jewelry Exchange
(201) 525-1081
171 Main St
Hackensack, NJ
Jewelry Factory
(201) 525-1300
171 Main St
Hackensack, NJ
National Wholesale Diamond
(201) 712-1818
370 Essex St
Hackensack, NJ
Silver Jewelry Gallery
(201) 712-0212
Hackensack, NJ
Six Star Jewelry II
(201) 966-9898
Hackensack, NJ
Tiffany & Co
(201) 457-1220
101 Riverside Sq
Hackensack, NJ
What's New 3
(201) 488-8832
223 Main St
Hackensack, NJ
(201) 373-1222
426 Hudson St
Hackensack, NJ
Finlay Fine Jewelry
(201) 343-4383
400 Hackensack Ave
Hackensack, NJ
Gold Ray Jewelers Inc
(201) 487-5577
328 Main St
Hackensack, NJ
Hackensack Jewelry Factory
(201) 525-1841
171 Main St
Hackensack, NJ
Jewelry Exchange
(201) 525-1081
171 Main St
Hackensack, NJ
Jewelry Factory
(201) 525-1300
171 Main St
Hackensack, NJ
National Wholesale Diamond
(201) 712-1818
370 Essex St
Hackensack, NJ
Silver Jewelry Gallery
(201) 712-0212
Hackensack, NJ
Six Star Jewelry II
(201) 966-9898
Hackensack, NJ
Tiffany & Co
(201) 457-1220
101 Riverside Sq
Hackensack, NJ
What's New 3
(201) 488-8832
223 Main St
Hackensack, NJ
Jewelry Factory Hackensack
At first doing business with these jewelers was a pleasant experience. They spent a lot of time helping me select the perfect setting and the perfect diamond for an engagement ring/wedding band. I assume now that they went through all this trouble only to get the sale. This company does not back their products. After about six months a small diamond fell out of the engagement ring setting due to a broken prong. I took the ring back and had the diamond replaced. After 14 months of the purchase another of the small stones fell out of the wedding band due to a broken prong. We had only been married for two months, hence my wife has only been wearing the wedding band for two months, but since the ring was actually purchased more than a year before they refused to replace the stone saying it was out of warranty. They blamed the missing stone on my wife saying she is too rough with it. My wife is a very dainty lady. However, I have spoken with many women since who are not dainty and have not had had a problem with losing stones(they did not purchase from the Jewelry Exchange.) After hours spent in the store working with suddenly rude and unhelpful salesmen as well as on the phone to their corporate headquarters the small stone was finally replaced. We were told that they would no longer fix the defective ring at their cost after this. Every salesman and everyone at their corporate headquarters are trained to blame defects on the customer. It is almost comical. I would not recommend this jeweler to anyone much less my friends and family. Caveat emptor. Buyer beware.
Jewelry Factory Bethesda
The Jewelry Factory: Average Rating 2.3 based on 300 User Ratings.
1 Stars by 4merlyexcited on 06/04/07
I went with others. Our experience with the sales staff was disappointing. At best, they started out smiling, but most didn't even do that. It appeared that we were interrupting them. They did not appear knowledgable about the pieces in the cases.
We were wearing diamonds (all of very good quality) which may have intimidated them, but one would think that once they saw what we had, they would have been anxious to add to our collections.
Buyer beware! They have a LOT of overpriced junk stones along with the low priced junk. Some of the studs were so gray and dull that even a saw blade would not have wanted them. They also had some very high quality gems in one of the cases, but the pricing was uneven. You need to know what you are doing or else consider the certified stones.
We left after about 15 minutes, having completely lost our excitement about the place. Also, Watch out for the traffic meters in Bethesda. One minute late and you owe $35.
5 Stars by tallman1971 on 01/27/06
good price for decent pieces
1 Stars by Bsquared on 12/31/05
Very poor quality items--don't even bother.
1 Stars by 4merlyexcited on 06/04/07
I went with others. Our experience with the sales staff was disappointing. At best, they started out smiling, but most didn't even do that. It appeared that we were interrupting them. They did not appear knowledgable about the pieces in the cases.
We were wearing diamonds (all of very good quality) which may have intimidated them, but one would think that once they saw what we had, they would have been anxious to add to our collections.
Buyer beware! They have a LOT of overpriced junk stones along with the low priced junk. Some of the studs were so gray and dull that even a saw blade would not have wanted them. They also had some very high quality gems in one of the cases, but the pricing was uneven. You need to know what you are doing or else consider the certified stones.
We left after about 15 minutes, having completely lost our excitement about the place. Also, Watch out for the traffic meters in Bethesda. One minute late and you owe $35.
5 Stars by tallman1971 on 01/27/06
good price for decent pieces
1 Stars by Bsquared on 12/31/05
Very poor quality items--don't even bother.
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Jewelry Factory Norristown
The Jewelry Factory in Norristown is changing their name to the "Jewelry Exchange." The store remains under the same ownership. The Jewelry Exchange is the nation's leading chain of independent jewelry stores, and operates in about 60% of the country under that name. In some cities, the company operates under the name the "Jewelry Factory" or the "Jewelry Source."
The company decided to rename the store in Norristown in order to solidify the brand name and eliminate any confusion in the marketplace. The name change takes effect on June 8, 2006.
The Jewelry Exchange is owned by Goldenwest Diamond Corporation, and has been operating for over 25 years, doing business as the "Jewelry Exchange" in Los Angeles/Tustin, Chicago/Villa Park, San Francisco/Redwood City, Boston/Sudbury, Dallas, Tampa, Seattle/Renton, Denver/Greenwood Village, and now in Philadelphia/Norristown. The company operates as the "Jewelry Factory" in Washington D.C./Bethesda, New York/Hackensack, Detroit/Livonia, and Cleveland/North Randall. In Houston, the company operates the "Jewelry Source."
"The Norristown store is one of our most important locations and will continue to provide our customers with unbeatable values, huge selections, and fun shopping experiences -- with no commissioned salesmen," according to a company spokesman. "And, of course, our tradition of providing factory-direct pricing will continue to save our consumer up to 80% on their jewelry purchases."
The Jewelry Exchange is the largest private importer of diamonds in America, and has over 30,000 loose diamonds in stock. The Jewelry Exchange was also recently named one of the top 25 jewelers in America. For more information, call (800) 441-0715 or go online at www.jewelryexchange.com.
The company decided to rename the store in Norristown in order to solidify the brand name and eliminate any confusion in the marketplace. The name change takes effect on June 8, 2006.
The Jewelry Exchange is owned by Goldenwest Diamond Corporation, and has been operating for over 25 years, doing business as the "Jewelry Exchange" in Los Angeles/Tustin, Chicago/Villa Park, San Francisco/Redwood City, Boston/Sudbury, Dallas, Tampa, Seattle/Renton, Denver/Greenwood Village, and now in Philadelphia/Norristown. The company operates as the "Jewelry Factory" in Washington D.C./Bethesda, New York/Hackensack, Detroit/Livonia, and Cleveland/North Randall. In Houston, the company operates the "Jewelry Source."
"The Norristown store is one of our most important locations and will continue to provide our customers with unbeatable values, huge selections, and fun shopping experiences -- with no commissioned salesmen," according to a company spokesman. "And, of course, our tradition of providing factory-direct pricing will continue to save our consumer up to 80% on their jewelry purchases."
The Jewelry Exchange is the largest private importer of diamonds in America, and has over 30,000 loose diamonds in stock. The Jewelry Exchange was also recently named one of the top 25 jewelers in America. For more information, call (800) 441-0715 or go online at www.jewelryexchange.com.
Friday, October 19, 2007
iPhone Stress testing
Ever since we did our first iPod nano review with stress tests all those years ago, we have gotten a lot of requests for durability tests on other products. But no product since then has received nearly as many requests... until the iPhone. Readers have written from far and wide asking us to abuse our iPhones as badly as they do on a daily basis, because no one wants to plunk down $500-$600 for a device that (some believe) looks like it could scratch or break if the winds change.
Just a couple of weeks before the iPhone launched, Apple announced that it had pulled a switcheroo with the screen covering from the clear plastic used on most iPods to a scratch-resistant glass. While viewed largely as a marketing move that was planned all along (Apple could not have made such a decision so close to launch time without severely pushing back production), the announcement did serve to soothe the nerves of many geeks who were worried about having to wrap their iPhones in silk-stitched bubble wrap in order to protect them from the world. But still, the questions kept coming in: "How durable will it be? Will it be able to survive the crap that I put my phones through?"
And so here you have it. You may have seen a few other reviews that attempted to "test" the durability of the iPhone, but none really went so far as to answer the questions that our readers had.
First, let us preface this by saying that, as many of you know, one of the official Ars Technica iPhones was put through a wedding during the weekend immediately after purchase. This involved at least two full days of jostling the device around, naked with no protection, in various bags and purses with things like keys, cameras, laptops, other phones, jewelry, pins, and more. And of course, lots and lots of showing off. During this time, it was dropped from standing height onto linoleum flooring twice during the reception, both by Clint and by another member of the wedding party. Neither of those drops caused any harm to the iPhone whatsoever, and the device came out from the weekend as if it were still brand new.
Throughout the week, we continued to be not-so-careful whatsoever with our iPhone. We sat down with the iPhone in various pockets (including the back pocket) with absolutely nothing to report afterwards. It was crammed into tight-fitting pockets with keys and other knickknacks, laptop bags with other electronic equipment and tools, purses with cameras and change and various metal objects... and we could not get the screen to scratch. We were beginning to lose hope that the screen could be scratched at all; good news for you all, but bad news for us.
We had to step it up a notch when we entered our formal testing phase, and so we placed the iPhone into a plastic bag with two sets of keys, a pocket knife, and a handful of rocks. Ten minutes of shaking, rubbing, and overall mashing resulted in almost nothing. Almost. One tiny scratch showed up in a somewhat inconspicuous place on the glass. In fact, it was very hard to photograph.
We wanted to see whether we could get it to scratch up a bit more, and so we threw it twice down the length of a sidewalk, face down. Surely skidding on the sidewalk would scratch the screen up at least a little bit, right? Sort of. We were able to generate a few very light scratches after skidding it down the sidewalk twice, none of which were visible while the LCD was on, and most of which looked more like streaks that could be wiped off than actual scratches.
We did, however, manage to create a tiny crack in the lower, right-hand corner of the glass next to the home button (out of the way of the screen itself) upon the second throw.
We then proceeded to drop the iPhone onto the concrete sidewalk three times. This essentially brought the iPhone drops from this height to about five times if you include the two drops at the wedding. None of these three subsequent drops caused any further damage to the iPhone's screen or glass covering, although it did begin to rough up the sides a bit.
Naturally, if you drop an iPhone anywhere in public—on the street, in an office, etc.—you run the risk of someone stepping on the phone. We've received numerous reader e-mails saying that their phones, iPods, and other gadgets had been stepped on with varying degrees of survivability. This happens enough that we decided to add it to the tests, so we placed the iPhone face down on the sidewalk and had a 225-pound man (Mr. Clint Ecker) step on it while walking by.
We heard a crack, but we weren't sure what had happened until we checked out the damage. A large spider crack had appeared in the lower right of the glass, close to the Safari button on the home screen. However, while ugly, the crack was in the glass and not the LCD screen itself, so it therefore did not impede our use of the iPhone at all. We could still make and receive calls, make and receive SMSes, send and receive e-mail, and listen to songs on the iPod.
The crack was much more noticeable in outdoor light compared to indoors:
...and less noticeable when the screen was on.
Since the iPhone had fared so well with other drop tests, we were curious as to how it would fare when knocked off of a third-floor balcony. When we did this test on the second-generation iPod shuffle, it practically floated down and landed on the ground like a leaf; such would not be the case with the iPhone.
The drop from the third-floor balcony, surprisingly, did not yield any further physical damage to the glass or the screen that we could see. However, it did kill the iPhone's touchscreen, rendering it mostly useless. At least it still has that pretty rose background, right?
But we said "mostly" useless. Despite being put through a world of hurt and now with a completely nonfunctional touchscreen, the iPhone was still able to receive phone calls. How were we able to answer the calls if you can't touch anything on the screen to answer them, you ask? Via those annoying-yet-handy iPhone headphones with the clicky switch, that's how. Call quality when answering a phone call after this much abuse suffered, however. It was very tinny-sounding (this was not the case when we tested phone calls with the headphones before), and we thought it sounded like the caller might have had us on speakerphone (he did not). Also surprisingly, we were able to listen to a random selection of music on the iPhone through the use of the headphones' clicky button, and the now non-touchscreen LCD happily displayed the album art for it. Even the volume control buttons on the side of the iPhone still worked. So if you've always wanted the equivalent of a heavy iPod shuffle with a giant screen to display album art and the ability to receive phone calls, the iPhone still served its purpose.
We knew that the iPhone was coming to the end of the road, and so we performed the most-requested and most-sure-to-kill-the-iPhone test of all: the toilet test. If we had a dime for every single story we've heard over the years about people who have somehow managed to drop their phones into the toilet, we wouldn't be writing this review right now. If you don't believe this, just ask around among your friends and coworkers; there is sure to be at least a few stories of people's phones coming to an untimely meeting with our dear friend H2O.
But not everyone's phones get fried when they get dropped into the toilet (or some other body of water). Because of the ability to take out the battery on most cell phones, some people (not all) have been able to save their phones from certain death by removing it from the water, taking out the battery immediately, and letting everything dry for several days. This was the case with a good friend of ours who was pushed into a fountain with his cell phone, a Motorola SLVR, just a few weeks ago (long story). He thought the phone was dead, but he let it dry out for several days with the battery out and found that he was still able to make and receive calls on it.
We put on whatever random song that the iPhone chose for us (something by good old Justin Timberlake) and said what we believed to be our last goodbyes to the iPhone. Then it went in the toilet.
About seven seconds later, the screen started flickering. Nine seconds after that, the music stopped playing. We took the iPhone out, let the excess water drain, did not remove the battery (since the battery is not user-removable) and set it out on the back porch to dry out. But just as we suspected, the iPhone was fried; there was no reviving it.
Some will argue that if we had removed the phone from the water earlier, it might have survived. That may have been true temporarily, but due to the battery being non-removable, we believe it would have died regardless. Water was able to seep into every crevice of the iPhone and would have made its way to the battery eventually, even if we had removed it from the water earlier.
If you're interested in seeing live video of the stress-testing process, check out our short film with a very touching ending.
We conclude that the iPhone is, for nearly all everyday uses, pretty darn durable and practically impossible to scratch. However, as with most electronics—particularly those with large screens—you should at least keep an eye out for hitting the screen at funny angles onto things like table corners and the like. Although even if you did that, the LCD itself would likely not crack, and you would not lose any real functionality, but nobody wants ugly spider cracks in their otherwise-beautiful glass, right?
Source: http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/iphone-review.ars/13
Just a couple of weeks before the iPhone launched, Apple announced that it had pulled a switcheroo with the screen covering from the clear plastic used on most iPods to a scratch-resistant glass. While viewed largely as a marketing move that was planned all along (Apple could not have made such a decision so close to launch time without severely pushing back production), the announcement did serve to soothe the nerves of many geeks who were worried about having to wrap their iPhones in silk-stitched bubble wrap in order to protect them from the world. But still, the questions kept coming in: "How durable will it be? Will it be able to survive the crap that I put my phones through?"
And so here you have it. You may have seen a few other reviews that attempted to "test" the durability of the iPhone, but none really went so far as to answer the questions that our readers had.
First, let us preface this by saying that, as many of you know, one of the official Ars Technica iPhones was put through a wedding during the weekend immediately after purchase. This involved at least two full days of jostling the device around, naked with no protection, in various bags and purses with things like keys, cameras, laptops, other phones, jewelry, pins, and more. And of course, lots and lots of showing off. During this time, it was dropped from standing height onto linoleum flooring twice during the reception, both by Clint and by another member of the wedding party. Neither of those drops caused any harm to the iPhone whatsoever, and the device came out from the weekend as if it were still brand new.
Throughout the week, we continued to be not-so-careful whatsoever with our iPhone. We sat down with the iPhone in various pockets (including the back pocket) with absolutely nothing to report afterwards. It was crammed into tight-fitting pockets with keys and other knickknacks, laptop bags with other electronic equipment and tools, purses with cameras and change and various metal objects... and we could not get the screen to scratch. We were beginning to lose hope that the screen could be scratched at all; good news for you all, but bad news for us.
We had to step it up a notch when we entered our formal testing phase, and so we placed the iPhone into a plastic bag with two sets of keys, a pocket knife, and a handful of rocks. Ten minutes of shaking, rubbing, and overall mashing resulted in almost nothing. Almost. One tiny scratch showed up in a somewhat inconspicuous place on the glass. In fact, it was very hard to photograph.
We wanted to see whether we could get it to scratch up a bit more, and so we threw it twice down the length of a sidewalk, face down. Surely skidding on the sidewalk would scratch the screen up at least a little bit, right? Sort of. We were able to generate a few very light scratches after skidding it down the sidewalk twice, none of which were visible while the LCD was on, and most of which looked more like streaks that could be wiped off than actual scratches.
We did, however, manage to create a tiny crack in the lower, right-hand corner of the glass next to the home button (out of the way of the screen itself) upon the second throw.
We then proceeded to drop the iPhone onto the concrete sidewalk three times. This essentially brought the iPhone drops from this height to about five times if you include the two drops at the wedding. None of these three subsequent drops caused any further damage to the iPhone's screen or glass covering, although it did begin to rough up the sides a bit.
Naturally, if you drop an iPhone anywhere in public—on the street, in an office, etc.—you run the risk of someone stepping on the phone. We've received numerous reader e-mails saying that their phones, iPods, and other gadgets had been stepped on with varying degrees of survivability. This happens enough that we decided to add it to the tests, so we placed the iPhone face down on the sidewalk and had a 225-pound man (Mr. Clint Ecker) step on it while walking by.
We heard a crack, but we weren't sure what had happened until we checked out the damage. A large spider crack had appeared in the lower right of the glass, close to the Safari button on the home screen. However, while ugly, the crack was in the glass and not the LCD screen itself, so it therefore did not impede our use of the iPhone at all. We could still make and receive calls, make and receive SMSes, send and receive e-mail, and listen to songs on the iPod.
The crack was much more noticeable in outdoor light compared to indoors:
...and less noticeable when the screen was on.
Since the iPhone had fared so well with other drop tests, we were curious as to how it would fare when knocked off of a third-floor balcony. When we did this test on the second-generation iPod shuffle, it practically floated down and landed on the ground like a leaf; such would not be the case with the iPhone.
The drop from the third-floor balcony, surprisingly, did not yield any further physical damage to the glass or the screen that we could see. However, it did kill the iPhone's touchscreen, rendering it mostly useless. At least it still has that pretty rose background, right?
But we said "mostly" useless. Despite being put through a world of hurt and now with a completely nonfunctional touchscreen, the iPhone was still able to receive phone calls. How were we able to answer the calls if you can't touch anything on the screen to answer them, you ask? Via those annoying-yet-handy iPhone headphones with the clicky switch, that's how. Call quality when answering a phone call after this much abuse suffered, however. It was very tinny-sounding (this was not the case when we tested phone calls with the headphones before), and we thought it sounded like the caller might have had us on speakerphone (he did not). Also surprisingly, we were able to listen to a random selection of music on the iPhone through the use of the headphones' clicky button, and the now non-touchscreen LCD happily displayed the album art for it. Even the volume control buttons on the side of the iPhone still worked. So if you've always wanted the equivalent of a heavy iPod shuffle with a giant screen to display album art and the ability to receive phone calls, the iPhone still served its purpose.
We knew that the iPhone was coming to the end of the road, and so we performed the most-requested and most-sure-to-kill-the-iPhone test of all: the toilet test. If we had a dime for every single story we've heard over the years about people who have somehow managed to drop their phones into the toilet, we wouldn't be writing this review right now. If you don't believe this, just ask around among your friends and coworkers; there is sure to be at least a few stories of people's phones coming to an untimely meeting with our dear friend H2O.
But not everyone's phones get fried when they get dropped into the toilet (or some other body of water). Because of the ability to take out the battery on most cell phones, some people (not all) have been able to save their phones from certain death by removing it from the water, taking out the battery immediately, and letting everything dry for several days. This was the case with a good friend of ours who was pushed into a fountain with his cell phone, a Motorola SLVR, just a few weeks ago (long story). He thought the phone was dead, but he let it dry out for several days with the battery out and found that he was still able to make and receive calls on it.
We put on whatever random song that the iPhone chose for us (something by good old Justin Timberlake) and said what we believed to be our last goodbyes to the iPhone. Then it went in the toilet.
About seven seconds later, the screen started flickering. Nine seconds after that, the music stopped playing. We took the iPhone out, let the excess water drain, did not remove the battery (since the battery is not user-removable) and set it out on the back porch to dry out. But just as we suspected, the iPhone was fried; there was no reviving it.
Some will argue that if we had removed the phone from the water earlier, it might have survived. That may have been true temporarily, but due to the battery being non-removable, we believe it would have died regardless. Water was able to seep into every crevice of the iPhone and would have made its way to the battery eventually, even if we had removed it from the water earlier.
If you're interested in seeing live video of the stress-testing process, check out our short film with a very touching ending.
We conclude that the iPhone is, for nearly all everyday uses, pretty darn durable and practically impossible to scratch. However, as with most electronics—particularly those with large screens—you should at least keep an eye out for hitting the screen at funny angles onto things like table corners and the like. Although even if you did that, the LCD itself would likely not crack, and you would not lose any real functionality, but nobody wants ugly spider cracks in their otherwise-beautiful glass, right?
Source: http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/iphone-review.ars/13
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Disabling SSH, Increasing Battery life
Yesterday we were browsing the web to find some tricks on how to increase battery life. There are some well known tricks like:
-disabling Wifi if not required
-setting your Email to check once every hour instead of once every 15 minutes
-setting Auto-lock to 1 minute-
-setting the brightness of the Screen to around 30% and using Auto brightness etc.
Basically these settings will improve battery performance on the iPhone and we are ok with it considering all the things the iPhone does for us, but still we thought that there might be something else to improve battery performance on the iPhone.
So we came accross 2 articles, one was intended for iPhone users with Firmware version 1.1.1, it suggested to restore the iPhone. The other article was related to iPhones with Firmware 1.0.2. Since most of you are on Firmware 1.0.2 we will be focusing more on that.
While unlocking the iPhone it was required to install SSH on it to be able to install third party Applications. What most of us did not realize was that SSH is one hidden little battery drainer. This almost went unnoticed until Michael Johnston from iPhoneAlley "identified the culprit". Here is what Michael found out:
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If you are still on firmware 1.0.2 and have installed those cool third-party iPhone applications but are observing reduced battery life then here is some good news. Michael Johnston over at iPhoneAlley has identified the culprit (application) which could be draining your iPhone's battery life.
The iPhone application which could be causing the issue is OpenSSH in case you have it installed on your iPhone, the tool which allows remote login to your iPhone from a computer. Michael also has a logical explanation for it, he says "The problem is, SSH requires that a listener called SSHD constantly runs, waiting for a remote login attempt. This in turn drains your battery."
Hmm, so now that you know the culprit your first reaction would be to uninstall it from your iPhone, maybe that is not required as there is a cleaner solution to this problem. The solution is to disable SSH which can be achieve using a simple tool called Services. Assuming that you have already installed Installer.app and OpenSSH on your iPhone all you need to do is download Community Sources in case not already done, then under Utilities in Installer.app, install Services. After you have waited for the iPhone to reload the homescreen and see the Services icon tap to launch Services and simply toggle SSH off.
Once SSH is turned off using the above instructions you should no longer observe the reduced battery life.
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This might be your first contact with third party Application installations, so we will try to guide you on how to do it. This will be some pre-training for those who will want to upgrade their firmware in future.
Note: This process is only recommended for Users who feel comfortable using a Computer. Your iPhone will need to be connected to the Internet via WIFI.
1. Community Sources is already installed on your iPhone (on those which we shipped at least) so let's move one to the next step
2. If you are on a PC download ibrickr (http://www.iphone-hacks.com/downloads/file/37), MAC users download INdependence (http://independence.googlecode.com/files/iNdependence_v1.2.4.dmg)
3. Unpack the respective .zip files
4. Connect your iPhone via USB to your Computer
5. Quit iTunes & iTunes helper applications
6. Launch iBrickr on your PC or INdependence on your MAC
7. Install Installer.app (your PC will also need to be connected to the Internet for this to work)
iBrickr (PC):
If you use iBrickr click on Applications and browse to Installer.app, install Installer.app on your iPhone. This will download the file from the net and place it onto your iPhone.
INdependence (MAC):
If you use INdependence First download Installer.zip from www.iphonenirvana.net/Installer.zip and unpack it. Then from within INdependence browse to Applications/ Users and click add, browse to the unpacked Installer.app and add it, it will ask you to enter your IP address and password. To get your IP address on your iPhone go to Settings/Wifi/click on the blue arrow next to your Network and your IP address will be displayed. Enter it into Independence and put the password: dottie
8. Now the application should be installed on the iPhone, disconnect it from the Computer and restart your iPhone.
9. Start it up, and installer Application should be there on your Home-screen. Tap on the Installer Icon, it will start to refresh the listings (if you have a slow Internet connection this could take some time).
10. Browse to Services under Utilities, and install it.
11. Restart your Phone. Services should now be displayed on the Home-screen. Tap on it and disable SSH. You're done
Troubleshooting: If you have too many Applications on your Home Screen you might not see Services, for this you need to install Launcher application which will enable you to access all your third party Applications.
Now that you have Installer.app on your iPhone you can install more Application.
Tip: We recommend to uninstall TextEdit application from your iPhone, because it allows you to rename the /root folder or /var folder, which could cause damage to the iPhone software. We had one instance of that already. If that happens to you the iPhone will need to be restored to it's factory settings using the 1.0.2 Firmware restore file.
-disabling Wifi if not required
-setting your Email to check once every hour instead of once every 15 minutes
-setting Auto-lock to 1 minute-
-setting the brightness of the Screen to around 30% and using Auto brightness etc.
Basically these settings will improve battery performance on the iPhone and we are ok with it considering all the things the iPhone does for us, but still we thought that there might be something else to improve battery performance on the iPhone.
So we came accross 2 articles, one was intended for iPhone users with Firmware version 1.1.1, it suggested to restore the iPhone. The other article was related to iPhones with Firmware 1.0.2. Since most of you are on Firmware 1.0.2 we will be focusing more on that.
While unlocking the iPhone it was required to install SSH on it to be able to install third party Applications. What most of us did not realize was that SSH is one hidden little battery drainer. This almost went unnoticed until Michael Johnston from iPhoneAlley "identified the culprit". Here is what Michael found out:
------------------beginning of transmission------------------
If you are still on firmware 1.0.2 and have installed those cool third-party iPhone applications but are observing reduced battery life then here is some good news. Michael Johnston over at iPhoneAlley has identified the culprit (application) which could be draining your iPhone's battery life.The iPhone application which could be causing the issue is OpenSSH in case you have it installed on your iPhone, the tool which allows remote login to your iPhone from a computer. Michael also has a logical explanation for it, he says "The problem is, SSH requires that a listener called SSHD constantly runs, waiting for a remote login attempt. This in turn drains your battery."
Hmm, so now that you know the culprit your first reaction would be to uninstall it from your iPhone, maybe that is not required as there is a cleaner solution to this problem. The solution is to disable SSH which can be achieve using a simple tool called Services. Assuming that you have already installed Installer.app and OpenSSH on your iPhone all you need to do is download Community Sources in case not already done, then under Utilities in Installer.app, install Services. After you have waited for the iPhone to reload the homescreen and see the Services icon tap to launch Services and simply toggle SSH off.
Once SSH is turned off using the above instructions you should no longer observe the reduced battery life.
---------------------end of transmission---------------------
This might be your first contact with third party Application installations, so we will try to guide you on how to do it. This will be some pre-training for those who will want to upgrade their firmware in future.
Note: This process is only recommended for Users who feel comfortable using a Computer. Your iPhone will need to be connected to the Internet via WIFI.
1. Community Sources is already installed on your iPhone (on those which we shipped at least) so let's move one to the next step2. If you are on a PC download ibrickr (http://www.iphone-hacks.com/downloads/file/37), MAC users download INdependence (http://independence.googlecode.com/files/iNdependence_v1.2.4.dmg)
3. Unpack the respective .zip files
4. Connect your iPhone via USB to your Computer
5. Quit iTunes & iTunes helper applications
6. Launch iBrickr on your PC or INdependence on your MAC
7. Install Installer.app (your PC will also need to be connected to the Internet for this to work)
iBrickr (PC):
If you use iBrickr click on Applications and browse to Installer.app, install Installer.app on your iPhone. This will download the file from the net and place it onto your iPhone.
INdependence (MAC):
If you use INdependence First download Installer.zip from www.iphonenirvana.net/Installer.zip and unpack it. Then from within INdependence browse to Applications/ Users and click add, browse to the unpacked Installer.app and add it, it will ask you to enter your IP address and password. To get your IP address on your iPhone go to Settings/Wifi/click on the blue arrow next to your Network and your IP address will be displayed. Enter it into Independence and put the password: dottie
8. Now the application should be installed on the iPhone, disconnect it from the Computer and restart your iPhone.
9. Start it up, and installer Application should be there on your Home-screen. Tap on the Installer Icon, it will start to refresh the listings (if you have a slow Internet connection this could take some time).
10. Browse to Services under Utilities, and install it.
11. Restart your Phone. Services should now be displayed on the Home-screen. Tap on it and disable SSH. You're done
Troubleshooting: If you have too many Applications on your Home Screen you might not see Services, for this you need to install Launcher application which will enable you to access all your third party Applications.
Now that you have Installer.app on your iPhone you can install more Application.
Tip: We recommend to uninstall TextEdit application from your iPhone, because it allows you to rename the /root folder or /var folder, which could cause damage to the iPhone software. We had one instance of that already. If that happens to you the iPhone will need to be restored to it's factory settings using the 1.0.2 Firmware restore file.
iPhone 1.1.1 official & hidden features
Obviously there’s Apple’s publicised list, the majority of which could hardly be described as earth-shattering:
-iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store
-Louder speakerphone and receiver volume
-Home Button double-click shortcut to phone favorites or music controls
-Space bar double-tap shortcut to intelligently insert period and space
-Mail attachments are viewable in portrait and landscape
-Stocks and cities in Stocks and Weather can be re-ordered
-Apple Bluetooth Headset battery status in the Status Bar
-Support for TV Out
-Preference to turn off EDGE/GPRS when roaming internationally
-New Passcode lock time intervals
-Adjustable alert volume
What Apple didn’t mention was the following:
-Ability to change voicemail password directly from the iPhone. Tap “Settings,” then “Phone,” then “Change Voicemail Password.”
-You can now change the sound that is played when a new text message is received. Tap “Settings,” then “Sounds,” then “New Text Message.”
-Mobile Safari “Debug console”, showing HTML errors encountered when rendering Web pages. Tap “Settings,” then “Safari,” then “Developer”
-New video playback options, including selectable resume functionality to begin playing videos where they left off or from the beginning, as well as closed captioning support. Tap “Settings,” then “iPod.”
Finally, proving that nobody - even the Jesus phone - is perfect, there are a handful of security fixes and “refinements”:
-Bluetooth
An attacker within Bluetooth range may be able to cause an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. “An input validation issue exists in the iPhone’s Bluetooth server. By sending maliciously-crafted Service Discovery Protocol (SDP) packets to an iPhone with Bluetooth enabled, an attacker may trigger the issue, which may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This update addresses the issue by performing additional validation of SDP packets.”
-Mail
Checking email over untrusted networks may lead to information disclosure via a man-in-the-middle attack “When Mail is configured to use SSL for incoming and outgoing connections, it does not warn the user when the identity of the mail server has changed or cannot be trusted. An attacker capable of intercepting the connection may be able to impersonate the user’s mail server and obtain the user’s email credentials or other sensitive information. This update addresses the issue by properly warning when the identity of the remote mail server has changed.”
Following a telephone (”tel:”) link in Mail will dial a phone number without confirmation “Mail supports telephone (”tel:”) links to dial phone numbers. By enticing a user to follow a telephone link in a mail message, an attacker can cause iPhone to place a call without user confirmation. This update addresses the issue by providing a confirmation window before dialing a phone number via a telephone link in Mail.”
-Safari
Visiting a malicious website may lead to the disclosure of URL contents “A design issue in Safari allows a web page to read the URL that is currently being viewed in its parent window. By enticing a user to visit a maliciously crafted web page, an attacker may be able to obtain the URL of an unrelated page. This update addresses the issue through an improved cross-domain security check.”
Visiting a malicious website may lead to unintended dialing or dialing a different number than expected
“Safari supports telephone (”tel:”) links to dial phone numbers. When a telephone link is selected, Safari will confirm that the number should be dialed. A maliciously crafted telephone link may cause a different number to be displayed during confirmation than the one actually dialed. Exiting Safari during the confirmation process may result in unintentional confirmation. This update addresses the issue by properly displaying the number that will be dialed, and requiring confirmation for telephone links.”
Visiting a malicious website may lead to cross-site scripting “A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Safari that allows malicious websites to set JavaScript window properties of websites served from a different domain. By enticing a user to visit a maliciously crafted website, an attacker can trigger the issue, resulting in getting or setting the window status and location of pages served from other websites. This update addresses the issue by providing improved access controls on these properties.”
Disabling JavaScript does not take effect until Safari is restarted “Safari can be configured to enable or disable JavaScript. This preference does not take effect until the next time Safari is restarted. This usually occurs when the iPhone is restarted. This may mislead users into believing that JavaScript is disabled when it is not. This update addresses the issue by applying the new preference prior to loading new web pages.”
Visiting a malicious website may result in cross-site scripting “A cross-site scripting issue in Safari allows a maliciously crafted website to bypass the same-origin policy using ‘frame’ tags. By enticing a user to visit a maliciously crafted web page, an attacker can trigger the issue, which may lead to the execution of JavaScript in the context of another site. This update addresses the issue by disallowing JavaScript as an “iframe” source, and limiting JavaScript in frame tags to the same access as the site from which it was served.”
Visiting a malicious website may result in cross-site scripting “A cross-site scripting issue in Safari allows JavaScript events to be associated with the wrong frame. By enticing a user to visit a maliciously crafted web page, an attacker may cause the execution of JavaScript in the context of another site. This update addresses the issue by associating JavaScript events to the correct source frame.”
JavaScript on websites may access or manipulate the contents of documents served over HTTPS “An issue in Safari allows content served over HTTP to alter or access content served over HTTPS in the same domain. By enticing a user to visit a maliciously crafted web page, an attacker may cause the execution of JavaScript in the context of HTTPS web pages in that domain. This update addresses the issue by limiting access between JavaScript executing in HTTP and HTTPS frames.”
As with any security update, reading the worst-case-scenario description makes you fearful of ever using the device; in reality, I’m sure few people have been affected by any of these issues. Still, it’s good to know Apple have addressed them!
What’s more complicated is advising the large number of people who, having added third-party software to their iPhone, are wondering if it’s worth installing 1.1.1 and losing all that flexibility. At the end of the day, only you know exactly what you want from your iPhone, and while the hacking community is working on a compatible Jailbreak fix there’s no guarantee when (or even if) they’ll produce it. Speaking for myself (and you must remember I’m still waiting even for the option to buy an iPhone come launch day in the UK) the headline mobile iTunes store wouldn’t be enough for me to sacrifice all of the incredible mods being churned out.
To reiterate, if you’ve unlocked your iPhone then don’t perform the 1.1.1 firmware upgrade until you’ve replaced the AT&T SIM lock, else you could end up with a recalcitrant iPhone that won’t work at all.
-iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store
-Louder speakerphone and receiver volume
-Home Button double-click shortcut to phone favorites or music controls
-Space bar double-tap shortcut to intelligently insert period and space
-Mail attachments are viewable in portrait and landscape
-Stocks and cities in Stocks and Weather can be re-ordered
-Apple Bluetooth Headset battery status in the Status Bar
-Support for TV Out
-Preference to turn off EDGE/GPRS when roaming internationally
-New Passcode lock time intervals
-Adjustable alert volume
What Apple didn’t mention was the following:
-Ability to change voicemail password directly from the iPhone. Tap “Settings,” then “Phone,” then “Change Voicemail Password.”
-You can now change the sound that is played when a new text message is received. Tap “Settings,” then “Sounds,” then “New Text Message.”
-Mobile Safari “Debug console”, showing HTML errors encountered when rendering Web pages. Tap “Settings,” then “Safari,” then “Developer”
-New video playback options, including selectable resume functionality to begin playing videos where they left off or from the beginning, as well as closed captioning support. Tap “Settings,” then “iPod.”
Finally, proving that nobody - even the Jesus phone - is perfect, there are a handful of security fixes and “refinements”:
-Bluetooth
An attacker within Bluetooth range may be able to cause an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. “An input validation issue exists in the iPhone’s Bluetooth server. By sending maliciously-crafted Service Discovery Protocol (SDP) packets to an iPhone with Bluetooth enabled, an attacker may trigger the issue, which may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This update addresses the issue by performing additional validation of SDP packets.”
Checking email over untrusted networks may lead to information disclosure via a man-in-the-middle attack “When Mail is configured to use SSL for incoming and outgoing connections, it does not warn the user when the identity of the mail server has changed or cannot be trusted. An attacker capable of intercepting the connection may be able to impersonate the user’s mail server and obtain the user’s email credentials or other sensitive information. This update addresses the issue by properly warning when the identity of the remote mail server has changed.”
Following a telephone (”tel:”) link in Mail will dial a phone number without confirmation “Mail supports telephone (”tel:”) links to dial phone numbers. By enticing a user to follow a telephone link in a mail message, an attacker can cause iPhone to place a call without user confirmation. This update addresses the issue by providing a confirmation window before dialing a phone number via a telephone link in Mail.”
-Safari
Visiting a malicious website may lead to the disclosure of URL contents “A design issue in Safari allows a web page to read the URL that is currently being viewed in its parent window. By enticing a user to visit a maliciously crafted web page, an attacker may be able to obtain the URL of an unrelated page. This update addresses the issue through an improved cross-domain security check.”
Visiting a malicious website may lead to unintended dialing or dialing a different number than expected
“Safari supports telephone (”tel:”) links to dial phone numbers. When a telephone link is selected, Safari will confirm that the number should be dialed. A maliciously crafted telephone link may cause a different number to be displayed during confirmation than the one actually dialed. Exiting Safari during the confirmation process may result in unintentional confirmation. This update addresses the issue by properly displaying the number that will be dialed, and requiring confirmation for telephone links.”
Visiting a malicious website may lead to cross-site scripting “A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Safari that allows malicious websites to set JavaScript window properties of websites served from a different domain. By enticing a user to visit a maliciously crafted website, an attacker can trigger the issue, resulting in getting or setting the window status and location of pages served from other websites. This update addresses the issue by providing improved access controls on these properties.”
Disabling JavaScript does not take effect until Safari is restarted “Safari can be configured to enable or disable JavaScript. This preference does not take effect until the next time Safari is restarted. This usually occurs when the iPhone is restarted. This may mislead users into believing that JavaScript is disabled when it is not. This update addresses the issue by applying the new preference prior to loading new web pages.”
Visiting a malicious website may result in cross-site scripting “A cross-site scripting issue in Safari allows a maliciously crafted website to bypass the same-origin policy using ‘frame’ tags. By enticing a user to visit a maliciously crafted web page, an attacker can trigger the issue, which may lead to the execution of JavaScript in the context of another site. This update addresses the issue by disallowing JavaScript as an “iframe” source, and limiting JavaScript in frame tags to the same access as the site from which it was served.”
Visiting a malicious website may result in cross-site scripting “A cross-site scripting issue in Safari allows JavaScript events to be associated with the wrong frame. By enticing a user to visit a maliciously crafted web page, an attacker may cause the execution of JavaScript in the context of another site. This update addresses the issue by associating JavaScript events to the correct source frame.”
JavaScript on websites may access or manipulate the contents of documents served over HTTPS “An issue in Safari allows content served over HTTP to alter or access content served over HTTPS in the same domain. By enticing a user to visit a maliciously crafted web page, an attacker may cause the execution of JavaScript in the context of HTTPS web pages in that domain. This update addresses the issue by limiting access between JavaScript executing in HTTP and HTTPS frames.”
As with any security update, reading the worst-case-scenario description makes you fearful of ever using the device; in reality, I’m sure few people have been affected by any of these issues. Still, it’s good to know Apple have addressed them!
What’s more complicated is advising the large number of people who, having added third-party software to their iPhone, are wondering if it’s worth installing 1.1.1 and losing all that flexibility. At the end of the day, only you know exactly what you want from your iPhone, and while the hacking community is working on a compatible Jailbreak fix there’s no guarantee when (or even if) they’ll produce it. Speaking for myself (and you must remember I’m still waiting even for the option to buy an iPhone come launch day in the UK) the headline mobile iTunes store wouldn’t be enough for me to sacrifice all of the incredible mods being churned out.
To reiterate, if you’ve unlocked your iPhone then don’t perform the 1.1.1 firmware upgrade until you’ve replaced the AT&T SIM lock, else you could end up with a recalcitrant iPhone that won’t work at all.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
iPhoneNirvana.net ships 1.1.1 iPhones
We are proud to announce to be the first Supplier in India to ship iPhones with new Firmware Version 1.1.1. We have received our new stock of iPhones (with version 1.1.1) and have successfully unlocked a few iPhones using the new Anysim Software which was released just yesterday (Thanks to the iPhone Dev team).
Starting from today, all iPhones will be shipped with this new Firmware version. Within the next few days we will instruct our existing clients how to upgrade to version 1.1.1. The iPhone Dev team has announced to release a virginizer which will enable all iPhone users who have unlocked Phones already to upgrade to the new Version.
Apple iPhone 8GB (100% unlocked) with Firmware Version 1.1.1
-with free Car charger & Screen protector
-Email support
Rs 28.990,— only
Apple iPhone 8GB (100% unlocked) with Firmware Version 1.1.1
-with Apple Bluetooth Headset
-with free Car charger & Screen protector
-Email support
Rs 34.990,— only
Buy now at www.iphonenirvana.net
Starting from today, all iPhones will be shipped with this new Firmware version. Within the next few days we will instruct our existing clients how to upgrade to version 1.1.1. The iPhone Dev team has announced to release a virginizer which will enable all iPhone users who have unlocked Phones already to upgrade to the new Version.
Apple iPhone 8GB (100% unlocked) with Firmware Version 1.1.1
-with free Car charger & Screen protector
-Email support
Rs 28.990,— only
Apple iPhone 8GB (100% unlocked) with Firmware Version 1.1.1
-with Apple Bluetooth Headset
-with free Car charger & Screen protector
-Email support
Rs 34.990,— only
Buy now at www.iphonenirvana.net
Breaking News: iPhone Dev team releases Anysim for 1.1
In breaking the iPhone 1.1.1 chastity belt, today the iPhone Dev Team announced a free unlock method through the AnySIM software.
If you’ve been holding out on spending cash for the paid 1.1.1 unlock method, the iPhone Dev Team has your back. A few days ago, the Dev Team announced the impending release of a free unlock. Today, our favorite hackers announced its official release at the Hackint0sh forums.
Currently, the unlock software, AnySIM 1.1, is in a very raw state and is not recommended for those who have unlocked their iPhones with AnySIM 1.0. The team is working hard on a "re-virginizer" in order to get previously unlocked iPhones to a truly "stock" state.
Please note that this version works only on VIRGIN 1.0.2 or 1.1.1 phones. We are working on a re-virginizer. DO NOT USE IF YOU HAVE ALREADY UNLOCKED WITH ANYSIM 1.0
If you’ve been holding out on spending cash for the paid 1.1.1 unlock method, the iPhone Dev Team has your back. A few days ago, the Dev Team announced the impending release of a free unlock. Today, our favorite hackers announced its official release at the Hackint0sh forums.
Currently, the unlock software, AnySIM 1.1, is in a very raw state and is not recommended for those who have unlocked their iPhones with AnySIM 1.0. The team is working hard on a "re-virginizer" in order to get previously unlocked iPhones to a truly "stock" state.
Please note that this version works only on VIRGIN 1.0.2 or 1.1.1 phones. We are working on a re-virginizer. DO NOT USE IF YOU HAVE ALREADY UNLOCKED WITH ANYSIM 1.0
Turquoise jewelry is making a comeback in all parts of the fashion world. Runway models sport the ancient stone especially as large chunky beads, earrings or large rings, everyday working women can be seen on subways and walking around town accessories with turquoise jewelry. Turquoise may have deep rooted history as an ancient spiritual stone, but it is hot and in fashion now.
If you are flipping through magazines looking for the latest celebrity fashion must haves, you will see all the stars wearing the Mystic Fire Topaz Ring and Toe Ring. Mystic fire topaz may look like a galactic ring from outer space but its rainbow kaleidoscope of colors is actually a neutral topaz stone that has been altered by a coloring process of metal coding with atoms. Pretty fascinating- as the stars will tell you, nothing like it exist in nature –and for some reason, not a lot in L.A. does either.
A Silver Link Bracelet is the piece to wear with just about everything. If you are looking for hot style and fashion, the silver link bracelet never goes out of style. Silver never goes out of fashion because it goes with everything and adds a little bit of shine as well.
The fashion jewelry trend sees a strong growth in colored Stone Jewelry Set in gold or silver to enhance every day wear to evening attire. Colored stone jewelry has a growing demand from tourmaline, yellow and purple sapphires to garnets. Peridot green and citrine remain ever popular to the fashion industry, as well as antique reproduction jewel
Source :
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/whats-hot-in-fashion-jewelry.html
http://women.propeller.com/story/2007/07/08/hot-fashion-jewelry-trend/
Turquoise jewelry is making a comeback in all parts of the fashion world. Runway models sport the ancient stone especially as large chunky beads, earrings or large rings, everyday working women can be seen on subways and walking around town accessories with turquoise jewelry. Turquoise may have deep rooted history as an ancient spiritual stone, but it is hot and in fashion now.
If you are flipping through magazines looking for the latest celebrity fashion must haves, you will see all the stars wearing the Mystic Fire Topaz Ring and Toe Ring. Mystic fire topaz may look like a galactic ring from outer space but its rainbow kaleidoscope of colors is actually a neutral topaz stone that has been altered by a coloring process of metal coding with atoms. Pretty fascinating- as the stars will tell you, nothing like it exist in nature –and for some reason, not a lot in L.A. does either.
A Silver Link Bracelet is the piece to wear with just about everything. If you are looking for hot style and fashion, the silver link bracelet never goes out of style. Silver never goes out of fashion because it goes with everything and adds a little bit of shine as well.
The fashion jewelry trend sees a strong growth in colored Stone Jewelry Set in gold or silver to enhance every day wear to evening attire. Colored stone jewelry has a growing demand from tourmaline, yellow and purple sapphires to garnets. Peridot green and citrine remain ever popular to the fashion industry, as well as antique reproduction jewel
Source :
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/whats-hot-in-fashion-jewelry.html
http://women.propeller.com/story/2007/07/08/hot-fashion-jewelry-trend/
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Anysim for iPhone 1.1.1 coming soon
Here is a quick excerpt from iPhone Dev Team recently:
what we have so far…
1) 1.0.2 virgin iphone unlocked with new method (new anysim)
2) 1.1.1 flashed with new anysim, it calling with at&t sim, can’t check with non at&t yet
what we need to do else
1) upgrade unlocked 1.0.2 to 1.1.1 and unlock it again
2) check 1.1.1 with non at&t sim
iPhone dev team released anySIM 1.1 for iPhone firmware 1.1.1 a few seconds last night. And they pulled it down quickly. The hackint0sh forum currently is also not that stable, so we cannot found any further information. We download the leaked file and we found no difference from anySIM 1.0.2. But, notice the bottom left hand corner, you can read this leaked anySIM 1.1 is for 04.01.13_G (which is iPhone 1.1.1). Great job, iPhone dev team. That is fast and impressive.
If you are “lucky” to download the leaked program, don’t try it yet. It may cause serious problem. Just be patient and wait for iPhone dev team official release.
what we have so far…
1) 1.0.2 virgin iphone unlocked with new method (new anysim)
2) 1.1.1 flashed with new anysim, it calling with at&t sim, can’t check with non at&t yet
what we need to do else
1) upgrade unlocked 1.0.2 to 1.1.1 and unlock it again
2) check 1.1.1 with non at&t sim
iPhone dev team released anySIM 1.1 for iPhone firmware 1.1.1 a few seconds last night. And they pulled it down quickly. The hackint0sh forum currently is also not that stable, so we cannot found any further information. We download the leaked file and we found no difference from anySIM 1.0.2. But, notice the bottom left hand corner, you can read this leaked anySIM 1.1 is for 04.01.13_G (which is iPhone 1.1.1). Great job, iPhone dev team. That is fast and impressive.
If you are “lucky” to download the leaked program, don’t try it yet. It may cause serious problem. Just be patient and wait for iPhone dev team official release.
Monday, October 15, 2007
iPhoneNirvana.net announces Apple iPhone & Apple Bluetooth headset bundle for Rs 34.990
iPhoneNirvana.net is pleased to announce the availability of the Apple iPhone & Apple Bluetooth headset bundle. The bundle will start shipping on 22. October, 2007. Pre-order Now on www.iphonenirvana.net.
About the iPhone Bluetooth Headset
Enjoy wireless convenience and crystal-clear audio when talking on your iPhone. The iPhone Bluetooth Headset features a single button that lets you make and receive phone calls simply and intuitively. And the innovative design is sure to turn a few heads.
Features
• Up to 5.5 hours of talk time; up to 72 hours of standby time*
• Lightweight earpiece for a secure, comfortable fit in left or right ear
• Convenient autopairing with iPhone
• Stylish anodized aluminum casing
Specifications
• Weight: 0.23 ounce / 6.5 grams
• Dimensions: 2.0 x 0.5 x 0.2 inches / 50.1 x 12.3 x 5.0 mm
• Talk time: Up to 5.5 hours*
• Standby time: Up to 72 hours*
• Range: Up to 33 feet / 10 meters
• Battery: Rechargeable lithium-ion
• Charging time: Around 1.5 hours
• User interface: Single button and bi-color LED
• Wearing style: Right or left ear
• Supported profiles: Hands-free in Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
About the iPhone Dual Dock
Here are some ways you can use the iPhone Dual Dock:
• Connect the Dual Dock to your computer with the attached cable, then place your iPhone and iPhone Bluetooth Headset in the Dock to sync the iPhone and charge both batteries. No more reaching behind the computer to plug it in.
• Connect the Dock to an electrical outlet using the Apple USB Power Adapter, then place your iPhone and iPhone Bluetooth Headset in the Dock to charge both batteries.
• Connect the Dock to a stereo or speakers using an AV cable or a stereo audio cable to play music from your iPhone.
• Enjoy clear audio during speakerphone calls thanks to special audio porting.
About the iPhone Bluetooth Travel Cable
This handy cable does double duty: It syncs and charges your iPhone or iPod, and it charges your iPhone Bluetooth Headset. Just plug it into a computer or an Apple USB Power Adapter.
About the iPhone Bluetooth Headset
Enjoy wireless convenience and crystal-clear audio when talking on your iPhone. The iPhone Bluetooth Headset features a single button that lets you make and receive phone calls simply and intuitively. And the innovative design is sure to turn a few heads.
Features
• Up to 5.5 hours of talk time; up to 72 hours of standby time*
• Lightweight earpiece for a secure, comfortable fit in left or right ear
• Convenient autopairing with iPhone
• Stylish anodized aluminum casing
Specifications
• Weight: 0.23 ounce / 6.5 grams
• Dimensions: 2.0 x 0.5 x 0.2 inches / 50.1 x 12.3 x 5.0 mm
• Talk time: Up to 5.5 hours*
• Standby time: Up to 72 hours*
• Range: Up to 33 feet / 10 meters
• Battery: Rechargeable lithium-ion
• Charging time: Around 1.5 hours
• User interface: Single button and bi-color LED
• Wearing style: Right or left ear
• Supported profiles: Hands-free in Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
About the iPhone Dual Dock
Here are some ways you can use the iPhone Dual Dock:
• Connect the Dual Dock to your computer with the attached cable, then place your iPhone and iPhone Bluetooth Headset in the Dock to sync the iPhone and charge both batteries. No more reaching behind the computer to plug it in.
• Connect the Dock to an electrical outlet using the Apple USB Power Adapter, then place your iPhone and iPhone Bluetooth Headset in the Dock to charge both batteries.
• Connect the Dock to a stereo or speakers using an AV cable or a stereo audio cable to play music from your iPhone.
• Enjoy clear audio during speakerphone calls thanks to special audio porting.
About the iPhone Bluetooth Travel Cable
This handy cable does double duty: It syncs and charges your iPhone or iPod, and it charges your iPhone Bluetooth Headset. Just plug it into a computer or an Apple USB Power Adapter.
Greenpeace: iPhone is Hazardous to the Environment
Greenpeace has slammed Apple once again on environmental issues, claiming that scientific tests they arranged uncovered hazardous chemicals in the iPhone. I'm sorry, but I have a hard time believing that Apple is the only phone maker that has these toxic chems, considering that the plants that iPhones are built in also make Nokias and Sony Ericsson phones too. Apple doesn't just say "Hey, put this poison in phones"—They're just a high profile target of these treehumping-nazis. At least take the entire industry to task if you're going to do something like this. And require that no Greenpeace workers and volunteers ever use another cellphone again, or any oil in their boats, or any gasoline in their car as they drive to their treehouses. I'm not saying they're wrong, but we're all a part of this, and unless they have a fix, like some hemp circuit boards, I don't want to hear it.------------------------------------------
Once a boy came to a sadhu and asked him how he could renounce eating chocolate. The sadhu replied to come after a week. The boy returned after a week and the sadhu gave proper instructions on how to give up eating chocolate. The boy was thankful but curious why the sadhu did not tell him last week.
The sadhu explained: Last week I still ate chocolate myself. So I had to renounce it first, otherwise how can I instruct you to give up doing something if I still do it myself?
Moral of the story: Shut up Greenpeace until you yourself do not poison the environment anymore (will you be able to stop the hazardous color from peeling of your cruising ships? Does that color cause a danger to other living species? Sure it does!). Ok, so you want to do something good to mother earth? Really? Then become vegetarians at once! Why? Because the slaughter industry is the number one polluter on this planet (just browse google for details). Not only do slaughterhouses cause an immense pollution to the environment, they also consume a huge amount of natural resources. In the U.S. 50% of all water resources are used for the meat industry. Take a deep breath.
iPhone Tips: Sync Notes, Keyboard Speedups, Get Driving directions fast
It has been more than three months now since iPhone launch and I am certain you would agree that it has been an exciting journey so far with all the hacking, unlocking and third-party iPhone applications. whether that wasn’t suitable we have already seen quite a few tips and tricks to get the most of out of your iPhone.
Here are the latest iPhone Tricks that covers how to use the bigger keyboard, sync notes (yes, there is a workaround), thought you knew of two ways to scroll through the contacts find out the third way and lots more.
Want to use a Bigger Keyboard while typing in Safari’s address bar?
The horizontal keyboard is a lot easier to type on soon after the vertical keyboard thanks to the bigger keys, so to use the bigger than the standard, vertical keyboard, while typing in Safari’s address bar, you can do the following:
Rotate the iPhone horizontally before tapping on the address bar.
The Safari window will switch to horizontal mode.
Then, when you tap on the address bar, the on-screen keyboard will additionally seem horizontally.
Workaround to Sync Notes
If you are one of those folks who is disappointed that you cannot sync the notes on your iPhone to your PC thanks to the current limitation of the iPhone’s Notes application next there is a crude workaround. You would know that each contact has a notes field. So all you need to do is create a fake contact and paste any info you like in the notes field for that contact in Address Book that way after a sync you will have all that data on your PC.
Third way to Scroll Through Contacts
So you know the two ways to scroll through the list of contacts on your iPhone:
Flick your finger on the list to scroll up or down.
Tap on one of the letters in the alphabet running down the right side of the screen to jump to contacts beginning with that letter.
What whether I tell you there is a third way which can apparently help you scroll through your contacts in a more controlled manner than flocking your finger?
Don’t believe it, check it out for yourself: hold your finger on the alphabetical list, and soon after slide up and down.
Get Driving Directions Fast
Google had announced a few weeks back that they have seen a surge in traffic of their Google Map’s application thanks to the iPhone. It’s not surprising, with iPhone’s multi-touch user interface, Google Maps is indeed a killer application for the iPhone.
One of the primary reasons iPhone owners user the Maps application is to get driving directions. In case you had not noticed, both the starting and destination fields offer a bookmarks icon, so assuming that you are most likely to look for directions from your home or office, bookmark your addresses so that you can use them to find directions a lot faster by avoiding all the typing.
Mark Read Messages as Unread
In case you have not figured out a way to mark read messages as unread yet soon after you will find that useful. When you are viewing a info, tap on Details, which reveals a Mark As Unread option; tap on it, and the next duration you view your inbox, the letter will display a blue dot, which indicates that the letter has not been read.
Keyboard Speedups
The next two iPhone tricks are courtesy David Pogue, the first one is on speeding up the use of the keyboard. He says:
“Don’t bother using the Shift key to capitalize a new sentence. The iPhone does that capitalizing automatically. Don’t put apostrophes in contractions, either; the iPhone will put those in for you, too.”
Secrets of the Sensors
The next one is to do with the sensors in the iPhone and how you can trick them into working more efficiently for you.
“The iPhone has three cool sensors. First, it has an accelerometer that detects when you’ve rotated the iPhone into landscape orientation. In programs like Photos, Safari, and iPod, it triggers the screen image to rotate as well.
Camouflaged behind the black glass where you can’t see them except with a bright flashlight are two more sensors: a proximity sensor that shuts off the screen illumination and touch sensitivity when the phone is against your head (it works only in the Phone application), and an ambient-light sensor that brightens the display when you’re in sunlight and dims it in darker places.
Apple says that it experimented with having the light sensor active all the date, but it was weird to have the screen get brighter and darker all the moment. So the sensor now samples the ambient light, and adjusts the brightness; it does that only once—each date you unlock the phone after waking it.
You can use that tip to your advantage. By covering up the sensor (just above the earpiece) as you unlock the phone, you force it to a low-power, dim screen-brightness setting (because the phone believes that it’s in a dark room). Or by holding it up to a light as you wake it, you get full brightness. In both cases, you’ve saved all the taps and navigation it would have taken you to find the manual brightness slider in Settings.”
The above iPhone Tips & Tricks have been courtesy of PCWorld and David Pogue.
Here are the latest iPhone Tricks that covers how to use the bigger keyboard, sync notes (yes, there is a workaround), thought you knew of two ways to scroll through the contacts find out the third way and lots more.
Want to use a Bigger Keyboard while typing in Safari’s address bar?
The horizontal keyboard is a lot easier to type on soon after the vertical keyboard thanks to the bigger keys, so to use the bigger than the standard, vertical keyboard, while typing in Safari’s address bar, you can do the following:
Rotate the iPhone horizontally before tapping on the address bar.
The Safari window will switch to horizontal mode.
Then, when you tap on the address bar, the on-screen keyboard will additionally seem horizontally.
Workaround to Sync Notes
If you are one of those folks who is disappointed that you cannot sync the notes on your iPhone to your PC thanks to the current limitation of the iPhone’s Notes application next there is a crude workaround. You would know that each contact has a notes field. So all you need to do is create a fake contact and paste any info you like in the notes field for that contact in Address Book that way after a sync you will have all that data on your PC.
Third way to Scroll Through Contacts
So you know the two ways to scroll through the list of contacts on your iPhone:
Flick your finger on the list to scroll up or down.
Tap on one of the letters in the alphabet running down the right side of the screen to jump to contacts beginning with that letter.
What whether I tell you there is a third way which can apparently help you scroll through your contacts in a more controlled manner than flocking your finger?
Don’t believe it, check it out for yourself: hold your finger on the alphabetical list, and soon after slide up and down.
Get Driving Directions Fast
Google had announced a few weeks back that they have seen a surge in traffic of their Google Map’s application thanks to the iPhone. It’s not surprising, with iPhone’s multi-touch user interface, Google Maps is indeed a killer application for the iPhone.
One of the primary reasons iPhone owners user the Maps application is to get driving directions. In case you had not noticed, both the starting and destination fields offer a bookmarks icon, so assuming that you are most likely to look for directions from your home or office, bookmark your addresses so that you can use them to find directions a lot faster by avoiding all the typing.
Mark Read Messages as Unread
In case you have not figured out a way to mark read messages as unread yet soon after you will find that useful. When you are viewing a info, tap on Details, which reveals a Mark As Unread option; tap on it, and the next duration you view your inbox, the letter will display a blue dot, which indicates that the letter has not been read.
Keyboard Speedups
The next two iPhone tricks are courtesy David Pogue, the first one is on speeding up the use of the keyboard. He says:
“Don’t bother using the Shift key to capitalize a new sentence. The iPhone does that capitalizing automatically. Don’t put apostrophes in contractions, either; the iPhone will put those in for you, too.”
Secrets of the Sensors
The next one is to do with the sensors in the iPhone and how you can trick them into working more efficiently for you.
“The iPhone has three cool sensors. First, it has an accelerometer that detects when you’ve rotated the iPhone into landscape orientation. In programs like Photos, Safari, and iPod, it triggers the screen image to rotate as well.
Camouflaged behind the black glass where you can’t see them except with a bright flashlight are two more sensors: a proximity sensor that shuts off the screen illumination and touch sensitivity when the phone is against your head (it works only in the Phone application), and an ambient-light sensor that brightens the display when you’re in sunlight and dims it in darker places.
Apple says that it experimented with having the light sensor active all the date, but it was weird to have the screen get brighter and darker all the moment. So the sensor now samples the ambient light, and adjusts the brightness; it does that only once—each date you unlock the phone after waking it.
You can use that tip to your advantage. By covering up the sensor (just above the earpiece) as you unlock the phone, you force it to a low-power, dim screen-brightness setting (because the phone believes that it’s in a dark room). Or by holding it up to a light as you wake it, you get full brightness. In both cases, you’ve saved all the taps and navigation it would have taken you to find the manual brightness slider in Settings.”
The above iPhone Tips & Tricks have been courtesy of PCWorld and David Pogue.
Tuaw.com: Apple limits iPhone service to AT&T account holders
If you buy an iPhone and don't have AT&T service, it looks like Apple will be treating your iPhone as an iPod--with no 2 year service guarantee or even, for that matter, a 90-day service plan. Jake Dugard cancelled his iPhone account receiving poor AT&T reception. When his phone stopped working properly shortly after, he was told that Apple would not service his phone. Repairs depend on an active agreement.
It makes sense to me that Apple offers a much longer service time for under-contract iPhones than it does for iPods, but it doesn't make any sense that a no-contract iPhone isn't covered at least under the iPod's one complimentary support incident within the first 90 days of product ownership.
Dugard and/or his friends apparently recorded his service calls but, as an update, has now removed them for the time being from public view. If you followed the earlier link and cannot find them, that is why.
Update: Quoting the relevant text: "iPhone comes with one year of hardware repair service coverage and up to two years of technical support during the time your wireless agreement remains active with AT&T."
It makes sense to me that Apple offers a much longer service time for under-contract iPhones than it does for iPods, but it doesn't make any sense that a no-contract iPhone isn't covered at least under the iPod's one complimentary support incident within the first 90 days of product ownership.
Dugard and/or his friends apparently recorded his service calls but, as an update, has now removed them for the time being from public view. If you followed the earlier link and cannot find them, that is why.
Update: Quoting the relevant text: "iPhone comes with one year of hardware repair service coverage and up to two years of technical support during the time your wireless agreement remains active with AT&T."
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Engadget: iPhone v1.1.1 baseband downgrade released
For those following this stuff religiously: the iPhone "Elite" Team has released a method to downgrade the baseband on v1.1.1 iPhones. Ok, that basically means if you accidentally disabled the phone end of your iPhone with anySIM or iUnlock during the upgrade (or just decided v1.0.2 is where it's at), now you can revert to the last working version and restore order to your iPhone's wayward cell radio. Right, for free without paying iPhoneSimFree a cent for their unbricking solution. Alright, maybe you don't care about any of this stuff -- honestly, we don't blame you. Anyway, it's out there, so for those in the crowd who've been waiting for this -- and judging by our tips, that's a lot of you -- enjoy.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Tuaw.com: Announcing a preliminary iPhone 1.1.1 Jailbreak
The iPhone/iTouch Dev guys have been hard at work for weeks and have finally managed to jailbreak 1.1.1. Right now, they're nowhere near releasing a general-use tool but the first steps have been made. Congratulations to dinopio, asap18, netkas, Martyn, mjc, Niacin, BloomFilter, pytey, tE_gU, pumpkin, roxfan, sam, SmileyDude, NerveGas, Nate True, Arminius, DirectriX, Edgan, ixtli, kroo, xorl, and the rest of the team.
So what does this jailbreak mean?
• Third Party apps run. Kind of. We probably have to recompile many of them for the new frameworks because many of them crash.
• Springboard no longer recognizes DisplayOrder.plist. And the list of "whitelisted" apps (that is, the official Applications including Safari, Photos, Calendar, etc) seems to be hard-coded into Springboard.app
• The iPhone has been activated via third-party workarounds.
• The 1.1.1 binaries barely work with 1.0.2 -- at least not well enough to run the music store without major hacking.
• The Mobile Terminal App works on 1.1.1.
• The entire bsd suite still works -- as do standard command-line utilities compiled for ARM.
• 1.1.1 references both com.apple.mobile.radio and com.apple.mobile.nike.
• The jailbreak method is nowhere near ready for prime time. So please be patient.
So what does this jailbreak mean?
• Third Party apps run. Kind of. We probably have to recompile many of them for the new frameworks because many of them crash.
• Springboard no longer recognizes DisplayOrder.plist. And the list of "whitelisted" apps (that is, the official Applications including Safari, Photos, Calendar, etc) seems to be hard-coded into Springboard.app
• The iPhone has been activated via third-party workarounds.
• The 1.1.1 binaries barely work with 1.0.2 -- at least not well enough to run the music store without major hacking.
• The Mobile Terminal App works on 1.1.1.
• The entire bsd suite still works -- as do standard command-line utilities compiled for ARM.
• 1.1.1 references both com.apple.mobile.radio and com.apple.mobile.nike.
• The jailbreak method is nowhere near ready for prime time. So please be patient.
Monday, October 8, 2007
Final sale: iPhone 8GB for 28.990 Rs
Hurry up and get one of our last iPhones for Rs 28.990,— !!! Very limited stock. Offer valid until supplies last! Remember, new iPhones which are currently being sold in the U.S. (with firmware version 1.1.1.) cannot be unlocked, so this is probably one of your last chances to get your hands on the iPhone this year.
Buy now online at: http://www.iphonenirvana.net
For hand to hand deliveries in Delhi call 9891111602 (Govind)
Buy now online at: http://www.iphonenirvana.net
For hand to hand deliveries in Delhi call 9891111602 (Govind)
Friday, October 5, 2007
Hackintosh.org: Just bought an iPhone today and it's version 1.1.1
Question (BlueX - Junior Member):
Does anyone know of a way to perhaps unlock the iPhone at 1.1.1?
I tried the downgrade method but I think that only works if you've either upgraded from 1.02 or have unlocked it in the past
Solutions? :-(
Answer (rebornsoul Senior Member):
nope at the moment, u cant do anything with your stock 1.1.1 phone. Wait for an unlock for 1.1.1 to come
Original post: http://hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=10013
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We are still waiting for a method to unlock iPhones which have the
new Firmware version 1.1.1. (which are currently being sold in the U.S. Apple Stores). Last time it took the iPhone Dev team around 2 months to come out with an unlock solution. Until this happens our iPhone will remain a crippled iPod touch :(
Of course, if they are able to come out with a Firmware downgrade solution (1.1.1 to 1.0.2), then the problem is solved. We guess they are investing 50% of their energy in Firmware downgrade solutions and 50% into hacking the new Firmware 1.1.1.
Our original plan was to bring more iPhones around middle of October, but due to the fact that we cannot get our hands on new Units at this point we will have to wait and see what happens.
History of the Claddagh Rings
The Claddagh ring is a symbol of friendship, loyalty and love. The Claddagh ring is traditionally worn for as a wedding or engagement ring and is traditionally handed down from generation to generation. But where did this tradition start? It is said that the tradition started after an Irishman Richard Joyce was abducted while fishing in a small fishing town called Claddagh by Moorish pirates and then taken to Tunisia. Where then he was to become a slave and later became a Goldsmith. Although in 167- Richard Joyce was released by King William and was allowed to return home. Although Richards’s former master asked he to stay and marry one of his daughters and he would then inherit half of his wealth. But Richard’s was in love with someone back home, and as he returns home he discovered that this love was unmarried. Being that Richards had learned to be a Goldsmith he and his love set up a Goldsmith together, and designed the first Claddagh rings which they used in their marriage ceremony.
Where did the Claddagh design come from and what does it mean? In the Claddagh Village the design was a symbol of “ fishing Kings of Claddagh” which meant “ in love and friendship let us reign”. This saying really gives the Claddagh ring its true meaning. The hearts on the design mean love, the hands design indicated friendship and the crown is a sign of loyalty.
What is the proper way to wear a Claddagh Ring?
You should wear your Claddagh ring on your right hand with the heart pointing out and this means that you are Free.
Right Hand with the heart facing inward means that you are spoken for.
Left Hand with the heart pointing inwards means that you have found your true love.
If you would like to view some of our claddagh jewelry go to http://www.puresilverjewelry.com/
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Diamonds come in several cuts and shapes. The most popular for engagement rings is the round brilliant while the princess cut is going through a burst of popularity too. For many, though, there is nothing that can compare to the beauty of an emerald cut engagement ring.
The emerald cut is categorized as a stepped cut which means that the pavilion, the flat top and the cut sides down to the widest part of the cut, are cut in rectangular facets. This makes a larger flat area which highlights the clarity of the stone. For this reason, this cut is reserved for stones of the best clarity. The shape is rectangular, and for the classic emerald cut, the ratio of length to width is between 1.30 and 1.40 but you can choose a wider or narrower stone to accent the finger or setting better. The same cut in a square shape is called Asscher.
More Elegant Than Round
The emerald cut was developed to bring out the color and beauty of emeralds. Before long, people realized that other stones would also be enhanced by this type of cut. In the case of the diamond, the longer lines of the stone results in less fire than the round brilliant cut. It however, brings out more dramatic flashes of light. An emerald cut engagement ring may seem more elegant than the round cuts.
Because the stone itself is displayed without excess flair, it is important that the diamond for an emerald cut engagement ring be of the highest quality. Any flaws or inclusions will be more exposed and the flash is more dependent on the clarity of the stone than on the cuts. While many couples look for tradition at this special time, traditional cuts are more in demand and therefore, cost more.
An emerald cut engagement ring actually costs less than a ring with a diamond of the same size and quality cut in the round brilliant or princess cut. The emerald cut calls for a four prong setting is striking as a solitaire or flanked by smaller stones.
Source : http://www.weddingringsweb.com/the-beauty-of-an-emerald-cut-engagement-ring.html
The emerald cut is categorized as a stepped cut which means that the pavilion, the flat top and the cut sides down to the widest part of the cut, are cut in rectangular facets. This makes a larger flat area which highlights the clarity of the stone. For this reason, this cut is reserved for stones of the best clarity. The shape is rectangular, and for the classic emerald cut, the ratio of length to width is between 1.30 and 1.40 but you can choose a wider or narrower stone to accent the finger or setting better. The same cut in a square shape is called Asscher.
More Elegant Than Round
The emerald cut was developed to bring out the color and beauty of emeralds. Before long, people realized that other stones would also be enhanced by this type of cut. In the case of the diamond, the longer lines of the stone results in less fire than the round brilliant cut. It however, brings out more dramatic flashes of light. An emerald cut engagement ring may seem more elegant than the round cuts.
Because the stone itself is displayed without excess flair, it is important that the diamond for an emerald cut engagement ring be of the highest quality. Any flaws or inclusions will be more exposed and the flash is more dependent on the clarity of the stone than on the cuts. While many couples look for tradition at this special time, traditional cuts are more in demand and therefore, cost more.
An emerald cut engagement ring actually costs less than a ring with a diamond of the same size and quality cut in the round brilliant or princess cut. The emerald cut calls for a four prong setting is striking as a solitaire or flanked by smaller stones.
Source : http://www.weddingringsweb.com/the-beauty-of-an-emerald-cut-engagement-ring.html
Diamonds come in several cuts and shapes. The most popular for engagement rings is the round brilliant while the princess cut is going through a burst of popularity too. For many, though, there is nothing that can compare to the beauty of an emerald cut engagement ring.
The emerald cut is categorized as a stepped cut which means that the pavilion, the flat top and the cut sides down to the widest part of the cut, are cut in rectangular facets. This makes a larger flat area which highlights the clarity of the stone. For this reason, this cut is reserved for stones of the best clarity. The shape is rectangular, and for the classic emerald cut, the ratio of length to width is between 1.30 and 1.40 but you can choose a wider or narrower stone to accent the finger or setting better. The same cut in a square shape is called Asscher.
More Elegant Than Round
The emerald cut was developed to bring out the color and beauty of emeralds. Before long, people realized that other stones would also be enhanced by this type of cut. In the case of the diamond, the longer lines of the stone results in less fire than the round brilliant cut. It however, brings out more dramatic flashes of light. An emerald cut engagement ring may seem more elegant than the round cuts.
Because the stone itself is displayed without excess flair, it is important that the diamond for an emerald cut engagement ring be of the highest quality. Any flaws or inclusions will be more exposed and the flash is more dependent on the clarity of the stone than on the cuts. While many couples look for tradition at this special time, traditional cuts are more in demand and therefore, cost more.
An emerald cut engagement ring actually costs less than a ring with a diamond of the same size and quality cut in the round brilliant or princess cut. The emerald cut calls for a four prong setting is striking as a solitaire or flanked by smaller stones.
Source : http://www.weddingringsweb.com/the-beauty-of-an-emerald-cut-engagement-ring.html
The emerald cut is categorized as a stepped cut which means that the pavilion, the flat top and the cut sides down to the widest part of the cut, are cut in rectangular facets. This makes a larger flat area which highlights the clarity of the stone. For this reason, this cut is reserved for stones of the best clarity. The shape is rectangular, and for the classic emerald cut, the ratio of length to width is between 1.30 and 1.40 but you can choose a wider or narrower stone to accent the finger or setting better. The same cut in a square shape is called Asscher.
More Elegant Than Round
The emerald cut was developed to bring out the color and beauty of emeralds. Before long, people realized that other stones would also be enhanced by this type of cut. In the case of the diamond, the longer lines of the stone results in less fire than the round brilliant cut. It however, brings out more dramatic flashes of light. An emerald cut engagement ring may seem more elegant than the round cuts.
Because the stone itself is displayed without excess flair, it is important that the diamond for an emerald cut engagement ring be of the highest quality. Any flaws or inclusions will be more exposed and the flash is more dependent on the clarity of the stone than on the cuts. While many couples look for tradition at this special time, traditional cuts are more in demand and therefore, cost more.
An emerald cut engagement ring actually costs less than a ring with a diamond of the same size and quality cut in the round brilliant or princess cut. The emerald cut calls for a four prong setting is striking as a solitaire or flanked by smaller stones.
Source : http://www.weddingringsweb.com/the-beauty-of-an-emerald-cut-engagement-ring.html
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
1.1.1 Firmware iPhones hit U.S. Stores
Our supplier has confirmed that Apple started to sell 1.1.1 iPhones in the Stores. He purchased some of these new units on Monday and could not unlock them because the iPhone dev team was not able to fully hack the 1.1.1 Firmware. They were already able to revert partially, but they are still looking for a method to flash the baseband (to downgrade it).
We hope that within the next few weeks they will find a solution.
Posted from the iPhone :)
Our First Customer Reviews and Impressions
WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY...
"Hi!!
I received iPhone today. Awesome guys!! :) I simply love it.
I will make a post with video on my blog for sure later :) Keep up your excellent work."
Vinod, www.vinodlive.com
"Hi iPhone Nirvana team!
Just got the iPhone today, fantastic! I am sending this message from the iPhone itself!!! I will definetely recommend your site to my friends."
Anand
FIRST IMPRESSIONS FROM VINODLIVE.COM
I was standing next in the queue -virtually- here in India, when the iPhone was launched in June. The iPhone availability in India is yet to be announced officially and most of us speculate it to be in 2008. I have been looking at the imported iPhone marketplace in India. I have bought the iPhone from the iPhone Nirvana. Since I did ‘pre-order’ with them, I got it at a considerably lesser price than the current market price. Mine is an unlocked one, with quite a few interesting applications preloaded by the iPhone Nirvana team. Thanks to them - the Ordering, Shipping and Delivery was a non issue in my transaction. I financed my purchase completely through the revenue generated from this blog. A big thank you to everyone stopped by my blog. I got the iPhone yesterday evening :)
iPhone on Bangalore GSM networks
I tried with both a Hutch / Vodafone and an Airtel (Karnataka) SIM and found both to be working perfectly. I get all the five signal bars in my even in my low reception area. The call quality is good. EDGE Internet connectivity is nothing spectacular as both Airtel and Vodafone is yet to refine their EDGE bandwidth - as AT&T did in USA. EDGE works good for occasional email, Web browsing - but watching YouTube over EDGE is awful.
iPhone initial impressions
This is the sexiest phone I’ve ever used. It beats my earlier love O2 XDA II Mini by a millennium. The screen resolution is too good. Fonts, Colors and Icons blends so well with the overall feel of the phone like never before. With that extra pretty animations and multi-touch - this phone is picture perfect. Completely usable. There is no learning curve. I am not liking the virtual keypad as of now. As my big fat fingers always go wrong with that!. They should have included a screen calibrating sequence during the reset, which would help customize the ‘tapping coordinates’ for different people. I hope to improve the typing speed over time. Even learning the special Graphiti writing on my earlier Sony Clie PDA was a learning in itself.
Camera is useful only for brightly lit static objects. All the applications opens and switches instantly - unlike - the laggy Microsoft Windows Mobile. Phone features are good. Don’t forget to create a favorite list though as flipping through 400+ contacts to find one was no fun for me!. They should have included something like the ‘SmartDial’ in Windows Mobile.
Safari Internet browsing is excellent. Multi-touch is really useful. You can have up to 8 ‘tabs’ Safari. Connecting to the home WiFi network was simple enough and it saves the WEP passwords for later sessions. Watching Video over Wifi in iPhone is an experience in itself. The video is the best I have seen on any kind of device - perhaps Nokia N800 was closer.
Music sounded great. The supplied ear phones are a shame and never fits on anybodies ears. My expensive Creative canal-phones too is useless with iPhone, as the audio-out port of it is slightly deep-set. Audio over the speakerphone is not good when compared to my Cingular 8125 or Nokia E61. This issue is patched in the firmware update 1.1.1. Unfortunately I cannot Update!. I will have to wait till the iPhone hackers finds a way to safely upgrade to 1.1.1.
Overall it looks like I am gonna baby this phone for some more time, till a sleek Nokia N800++ with a Fluid UI, GSM chip , 5mpx Camera and a GPS is available! :) This is the only phone worth upgrading to , if you cannot stand the utterly idiotic interface and extremely slow performance/crashes of your current phone. iPhone is a brand new phone experience.
Vinodlive.com
"Hi!!
I received iPhone today. Awesome guys!! :) I simply love it.
I will make a post with video on my blog for sure later :) Keep up your excellent work."
Vinod, www.vinodlive.com
"Hi iPhone Nirvana team!
Just got the iPhone today, fantastic! I am sending this message from the iPhone itself!!! I will definetely recommend your site to my friends."
Anand
FIRST IMPRESSIONS FROM VINODLIVE.COM
I was standing next in the queue -virtually- here in India, when the iPhone was launched in June. The iPhone availability in India is yet to be announced officially and most of us speculate it to be in 2008. I have been looking at the imported iPhone marketplace in India. I have bought the iPhone from the iPhone Nirvana. Since I did ‘pre-order’ with them, I got it at a considerably lesser price than the current market price. Mine is an unlocked one, with quite a few interesting applications preloaded by the iPhone Nirvana team. Thanks to them - the Ordering, Shipping and Delivery was a non issue in my transaction. I financed my purchase completely through the revenue generated from this blog. A big thank you to everyone stopped by my blog. I got the iPhone yesterday evening :)
iPhone on Bangalore GSM networks
I tried with both a Hutch / Vodafone and an Airtel (Karnataka) SIM and found both to be working perfectly. I get all the five signal bars in my even in my low reception area. The call quality is good. EDGE Internet connectivity is nothing spectacular as both Airtel and Vodafone is yet to refine their EDGE bandwidth - as AT&T did in USA. EDGE works good for occasional email, Web browsing - but watching YouTube over EDGE is awful.
iPhone initial impressions
This is the sexiest phone I’ve ever used. It beats my earlier love O2 XDA II Mini by a millennium. The screen resolution is too good. Fonts, Colors and Icons blends so well with the overall feel of the phone like never before. With that extra pretty animations and multi-touch - this phone is picture perfect. Completely usable. There is no learning curve. I am not liking the virtual keypad as of now. As my big fat fingers always go wrong with that!. They should have included a screen calibrating sequence during the reset, which would help customize the ‘tapping coordinates’ for different people. I hope to improve the typing speed over time. Even learning the special Graphiti writing on my earlier Sony Clie PDA was a learning in itself.
Camera is useful only for brightly lit static objects. All the applications opens and switches instantly - unlike - the laggy Microsoft Windows Mobile. Phone features are good. Don’t forget to create a favorite list though as flipping through 400+ contacts to find one was no fun for me!. They should have included something like the ‘SmartDial’ in Windows Mobile.
Safari Internet browsing is excellent. Multi-touch is really useful. You can have up to 8 ‘tabs’ Safari. Connecting to the home WiFi network was simple enough and it saves the WEP passwords for later sessions. Watching Video over Wifi in iPhone is an experience in itself. The video is the best I have seen on any kind of device - perhaps Nokia N800 was closer.
Music sounded great. The supplied ear phones are a shame and never fits on anybodies ears. My expensive Creative canal-phones too is useless with iPhone, as the audio-out port of it is slightly deep-set. Audio over the speakerphone is not good when compared to my Cingular 8125 or Nokia E61. This issue is patched in the firmware update 1.1.1. Unfortunately I cannot Update!. I will have to wait till the iPhone hackers finds a way to safely upgrade to 1.1.1.
Overall it looks like I am gonna baby this phone for some more time, till a sleek Nokia N800++ with a Fluid UI, GSM chip , 5mpx Camera and a GPS is available! :) This is the only phone worth upgrading to , if you cannot stand the utterly idiotic interface and extremely slow performance/crashes of your current phone. iPhone is a brand new phone experience.
Vinodlive.com
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