Peter Vatistas

Today Intel announced their new line of low-power processors which are specifically designed for mobile internet devices (MIDs). I think this is huge news for what is to come in the near future from Apple, Microsoft and others.

The Atom (formerly called “Silverthorne”) and the Atom Centrino (formerly called “Menlow”) are based on an entirely new micro-architecture designed specifically for small (Intel Atom’s measure 25 mm², making it Intel’s smallest and lowest power processor yet), low power devices while maintaining the Intel Core 2 Duo instruction set compatibility consumers are accustomed to and includes support for multiple threads (better performance and increased system responsiveness).

Here is an image of the new killer processor:

Click here to read more on the new Intel Atom

Apple has released the 1.1.3 firmware update for the iPhone - get it and check out all the slick new features!!

Here is a sneak peak at what Apple may be cooking up. There are several sites that did a decent enough write up so I will just provide links. When this thing hits the market I will be the first to buy one - I LOVE THIS IDEA!!

Gizmodo

Engadget

I have the latest 8GB Apple iPhone with Jailbreak installed, Summerboard & Customize both running. I have just run all updated within my Jailbreak Installer and now will attempt the Apple released 1.1.2 update, I’ll let you know how it goes in a few!

 BTW I just made a backup as well, LOL!

UPDATE (11/13/2007 @ 11:30PM): I remembered that I had installed OktoPrep on my iPhone which was located within the installer under 1.1.1 Tweaks. Because I installed that before upgrading to 1.1.2, my iPhone is ready for the latest Jailbreak!!

What I did from here was downloaded the latest Jailbreak from Conceited Software, extracted the files, and ran (while my iPhone is connected and all itunes services are stopped) the app (windows or mac files are included). After it installed I turned off my phone and turned it back on; I clicked the “ok” in the Jailbreak Complete! pop up and then it rebooted it again. Now I have a iPhone v1.1.2 + Jailbreak running perfectly!!

Let me know if you have any questions!

A few weeks back I went to the Apple retail store and picked up a 8GB iPhone for $399. I didn’t immediately post about the iPhone because like most things I buy I always think it is the best thing in the world for the first few days.

So it’s been close to a month using the Apple iPhone and I think this is just the best phone ever. It is very easy to use, fast response, and does everything I need and want in a phone. The only real thing that took some time getting used to is typing but after a good week or so it feels normal.

I have noticed 3 problems with the iPhone that are either from manufacturing defects or from lack of innovation. First being the camera. Taking pictures during the day with a lot of light works great but with little light its crap. Even with light it can still be a pain in the butt because you have to remain very still for a few seconds, even the slightest movement will completely blur your pictures. A flash would have been a smart idea for this phone to prevent this issue and allow people to use the camera in darker settings. Probably a battery killer though…

 My next problem with the phone is the battery, or lack there of. Right off the bat I noticed that my phone was losing its charge pretty quick and from a full day of calls, emails, internet browsing, and pictures I’ll have a dead battery by the end of the night. I find myself now making decisions on whether I want to do certain tasks on my phone or not because of the battery which sucks but I make it work; I’ve never had the battery completely die so I am doing something right.

The third issue I have is more of a nuisance, the black cover on the back side of the iPhone at the bottom… It squeaks. When I hold my phone it squeaks, when I let go it squeaks. Thats all I have to say about that, LOL. 

 Aside from the three issues I wrote about above I totally love this phone and within the last two weeks I downloaded and ran Jailbreak. Now I have tons of applications and games and everything works great!

I would love to see what you guys think about Apple’s new iPhone and if you have run jailbreak yet.