PS Vita now able to run homebrew software



Sony’s latest generation handheld device PS Vita is cracked by homebrew developers ( first cracked by hacker teck4 ) ; homebrew software made for PlayStation Portable (PSP) is now able to run in PS Vita , via built-in PSP Emulator .

Able to run homebrew software means that all kinds of custom software, including firmware patcher can now be developed & deployed to PS Vita .Read more for videos .

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Show Weather in Lock Screen without Jailbreaking



As you may know weather information can be shown in Notification Center after unlocking the screen . If you didn’t jailbreak your phone , it is nearly impossible to show weather in lock screen . But now , an app named Lock Screen Weather did the trick and successfully passed through iPhone App Approval process .

How they work it out ? Read more for details .

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PS Vita Pre-Sale in Hong Kong



Next generation handheld entertainment device, successor of PlayStation Portable, PS Vita will start pre-sale at 11am on 26 Nov 2011. Official price of PS Vita is $2,280 ( Wi-Fi ) / $2,780 ( 3G ) . However, pre-sale requires gamers to buy a bundled game as well as the accessory pack. The final price for 3G model is around $3,380 to $3,480 ( Wi-Fi model is around $2,880 to $2,980 ), depends on the bundled game chosen.

There are 3 games to choose from bundle list :

  • Uncharted : Golden Abyss
  • Shin Sangoku Musou NEXT ( a.k.a. Dynasty Warriors NEXT )
  • Ultimate Marvel VS Capcom 3
Are you prepared ?

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How to remove photos from Photo Stream?



You may notice that if you navigate to Photo Stream in Photos in iOS 5 , you cannot delete any photo. How to remove the photos uploaded to Photo Stream ?

First of all , let’s learn what Photo Stream is.

Photo Stream , as a feature of iCloud , iOS 5 and Mac OS X , can backup all photos you saved in Camera Roll of iPhone to other computers / devices that installed iCloud . However , you cannot delete a single photo ; instead , you can only reset the Photo Stream .

Read more to find out how to remove the photos .

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Raptor Talks has now iPhone version !



Raptor Talks has now iPhone version . Functions are still very simple, but will certainly add more features to it very soon .

If you still haven’t downloaded yet, grab your copy by typing “raptor talks app” in App Store search or click this direct link  .

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iPhone 4S is now in Apple Store !



iPhone 4S is now in Apple Store ! go buy one now !

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“Let’s Talk iPhone” event live blog



Check out the “Let’s Talk iPhone” event live blog by Engadget here .

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Firefox 7 is released !



Mozilla released a major update on its browser software Firefox . The latest version of Firefox is 7.0 .

New features are as follow :

  • [Performance] Drastically improved memory handling for certain use cases
  • [Performance] Added a new rendering backend to speed up Canvas operations on Windows systems
  • [Features] Bookmark and password changes now sync almost instantly when using Firefox Sync
  • [User Interface] The ‘http://’ URL prefix is now hidden by default
  • [CSS3] Added support for text-overflow: ellipsis
  • [Features] Added support for the Web Timing specification
  • [Features] Enhanced support for MathML
  • [Performance] The WebSocket protocol has been updated from version 7 to version 8
  • [Reporting] Added an opt-in system for users to send performance data back to Mozilla to improve future versions of Firefox
  • [Bugfix] Fixed several stability issues
  • [Bugfix] Fixed several security issues
Though these new shiny features are quite attractive, Mozilla must take steps to allow Add-Ons to be forward compatible, as more & more add-ons are disabled due to recent Firefox upgrades . We almost gave up Firefox , as it makes most of the useful Add-Ons not working anymore .
Read more for download links.

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Apple confirms : new iPhone on Oct 4



Apple announced there will be an event “Let’s talk iPhone” on Oct 4, 2011.

New iPhone will have :

  • dual-core A5 chip from iPad 2 with nine times faster graphics,
  • processor will pack in 1GB of RAM, twice as much as the iPhone 4′s A4 chip or iPad 2′s A5 processor,
  • back camera will upgrade to 8 megapixels, with a backlit sensor ( better photos in low light condition )
  • Qualcomm mobi chip that takes care GSM & CDMA at the same time ( no more GSM / CDMA version )
  • Voice-activated feature called “Assistant”
Though we are not sure the next phone will be iPhone 4S or iPhone 5 , it is worth to pay some attention on this announcement. Stay tuned.

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Get Facebook Timeline!



You may wonder some of your friends have gained access to Facebook Timeline. Here is how it looks :

What is Facebook Timeline?

Facebook Timeline is the latest profile layout of Facebook, which is planned to release on September 30, 2011. If you can’t wait till that day, read more for the steps.

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