IPHONE 5: THIS IS OUR DESIGN-PROTOTYPE!

Is this the design for the upcoming iPhone 5? Probably. Maybe. Only Apple knows for sure if the iPhone they’re going to announce next week during their press event will look like this prototype.

We currently believe that the iPhone 5 will be thinner than the current generation, it’ll also come with a larger 4 inch display. That being said, the biggest obvious change will be the teardrop design, which already made some news in the past months.

AT&T to launch Sony Ericsson Xperia Play 4G on September 18th for $49.99

AT&T announced on Thursday that it will begin to sell Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play 4G gaming smartphone on September 18th for $49.99 with a new two-year contract. We’ve already reviewed the Xperia Play for Verizon Wireless and AT&T’s version isn’t much different, save for its support for the carrier’s HSPA+ data network. The phone runs Androd 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) and is powered by a 1GHz processor and an Adreno 205 GPU. It is equipped with a 4-inch 854 x 480-pixel display, a 5-megapixel camera, a front-facing camera for video chats and a full slide-out game pad. The Xperia Play 4G will come preloaded with Dungeon Defends Second Wave, Asphalt 6, Star Battalion, Madden NFL, The Sims 3, Tower Bloxx and Crash Bandicoot. Xperia Play 4G owners can purchase additional games from the “Get Games” application, which is home to 150 different titles. Read on for the full press release from Sony Ericsson.

XPERIA™ PLAY 4G KEEPS FAVORITE VIDEO GAMES AT YOUR FINGERTIPS BEGINNING SEPT. 18
First PlayStation®-certified smartphone from AT&T available for $49.99 in AT&T stores and att.com
DALLAS, Sept. 8, 2011 —
Key Facts
·         The Xperia™ PLAY 4G, combining a PlayStation®-certified gaming device with the capabilities and portability of an Android smartphone, arrives in AT&T* stores, and online on September 18 for $49.99 with a two-year agreement.
·         The Xperia PLAY 4G has dedicated gaming controls built into the phone through a slide out controller including directional keypad, dual analog touch joystick, two shoulder buttons and the four iconic PlayStation symbol keys: circle, X, square and triangle.
·         Running the Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) platform, the first PlayStation-certified smartphone in the world features a brilliant 4” 480 x 854 screen and stereo speakers.
AT&T Exclusives
Only AT&T customers can choose the 4G-capable Xperia PLAY, offered in an exclusive “stealth blue” color.  The smartphone package is complete with bonus accessories including the Sony Ericsson Multimedia Dock DK300 and MC100 music cable. In addition to providing a convenient charging station, the DK300 converts the Xperia PLAY’s screen to a large clock display, and the music cable lets you connect to external speakers.** The DK300 and music cable come in the Xperia PLAY box, only from AT&T.
In addition, the device is pre-loaded with seven games, some of which are exclusive, at no additional cost including:
·         Dungeon Defenders™ Second Wave by Trendy Entertainment
·         Asphalt™ 6 Adrenaline by Gameloft
·         Star Battalion by Gameloft
·         Madden NFL™ 11 by Electronic Arts
·         The Sims™ 3 by Electronic Arts
·         Tower Bloxx™: My City by Digital Chocolate
·         Crash Bandicoot® by SCEA/Naughty Dog/Universal
AT&T customers will have access to more than 150 Xperia PLAY optimized games including Minecraft™ Pocket Edition, Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 and Dead Space™ 2 for download and purchase through the “Get Games” recommender screen, easily accessible when you slide open the Xperia PLAY’s game controller.
Handheld Gaming and Smartphones Converge
The Xperia PLAY 4G offers a gamer’s wonderland by providing the on-the-go capabilities of an Android smartphone with the immersive entertainment appeal of a portable gaming device.
Snapdragon chipset including a 1GHz CPU and Adreno 205 graphics processor (GPU)
Runs on the Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) platform
Sight and sound: 4” 480 x 854 screen, up to 60 frames per second graphics, stereo speakers
Dual camera: 5MP rear and VGA forward-facing, with video recording and chat capabilities over Wi-Fi
Hundreds of Xperia PLAY optimized games through Android Market or directly from the publishers
Pre-loaded with seven Xperia PLAY optimized games from publishers such as Gameloft and EA.
Along with the great gaming and Android capabilities, the Xperia PLAY 4G from AT&T includes Facebook Inside Xperia, a suite of Facebook functions integrated into various applications, such as friends’ birthdays in the phonebook, a “like” button in the music player, photo tags in the media gallery, and YouTube video recommendations from friends.
Pricing and Availability
The Xperia PLAY 4G arrives in AT&T stores and online on Sept. 18 and will be available for $49.99 after a two-year contract with minimum data plan.

Foxconn iPhone 5 Production Gearing Up

A new report claims Foxconn Electronics has ramped up production of Apple’s fifth-generation iPhone to 150,000 units per day with shipments expected to reach 5-6 million in September and DigiTimes reported on Thursday that Apple’s iPhone 5 suppliers have geared up production and will soon begin volume shipments of the new device. The site notes that Pegatron Technology has landed about 15% of iPhone 5 orders, but may not begin shipping until 2012 and suppliers will ship fewer iPhone 4 and CDMA-version iPhones during the final quarter of the year…………..

DigiTimes reports that Apple‘s suppliers for the next-generation iPhone are ramping toward full production capacity with manufacturing partner Foxconn already said to be producing 150,000 iPhone 5 units per day and the iPhone 5 shipments are said to be set to reach 5-6 million for the month of September and over 22 million for the fourth quarter of the year. The report notes that while Pegatron has reportedly been tabbed to handle about 15% of the iPhone 5 production load, the company may not begin deliveries until next year and the report makes no mention of any distinction between the iPhone 5 and the so-called iPhone 4S, as some sources have indicated that Apple will introduce both a revamped iPhone 5 as well as a cheaper device codenamed N94 based on the existing iPhone 4 design. DigiTimes reports:

Suppliers in the iPhone 5 supply chain in Taiwan have geared up production recently with volume shipments of the new Apple smartphones to begin soon. Production of iPhone 5s at OEM maker Foxconn Electronics has reportedly reached 150,000 units per day, according to industry sources.

Nokia N9 European pricing confirmed by online stores

A Romanian online retailer has listed the MeeGo-running Nokia N9 for €550 on pre-order. If you want a more trustful source, Amazon.de takes pre-orders, too, but it's demanding €620. This Romanian retailer is taking the N9 pre-orders for €550 (a hat tip to Robert S. for pointing it out). For a gray market price it sounds reasonably for the launch, although it's more expensive than most of the high-end droids today. The German Amazon also has the N9 on pre-order, but it's even more expensive - €620.

So these prices should give us the basic idea of what to expect at Nokia N9's launch.So these prices should give us the basic idea of what to expect at Nokia N9's launch. It will cost a small fortune for sure, but we bet it will drop price in a month or so. After all the N9 is a smartphone with limited availability and doubtful support, so pricing should reflect that. Update: We also received a tip from a trustful source that Nokia N9 will launch in Norway at €570 (incl. taxes) near the end of this month.

Build 7720 - Now updated with keeping chevron and how to add more languages

Here is the RTM 7720 Mango for your wp7, download link at bottom of this post

UPDATE 15.08.2011:
Please read post #2 to see how I keep chevron unlock and add my native language to RTM 7720


1. THIS IS NOT A GUIDE ON HOW TO KEEP CHEVRON UNLOCK, THAT IS NOW COVERED (ON A HD7) IN POST #2 IN THIS THREAD. THIS GUIDE IN POST#1 IS JUST A TRANSLATED/EDITED INSTRUCTION FROM THE GERMAN ONE IN THE RAR FILE.
2. THIS UPDATE IS NOT DESIGNED TO BE DEVICE SPESIFIC, SO BUGS BECAUSE OF OUTDATED DRIVERS ETC CAN BE PRESENT. AND YOU MIGHT NOT GET DEVICE SPESIFIC SOFTWARE TO RUN PROPERLY ETC ETC.
3. ITS FINAL MANGO FROM MICROSOFT, BUT CARRIERS/OEM'S NEED TO ADD THEIR "MAGIC" FOR IT TO BE AT IT'S PRIME
4. IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE BASIC OF HOW TO FLASH, THEN YOU NEED TO RETHINK WHAT YOUR DOING, AND READ UP IN THE DEV SECTION OF WP7 :-)

I'm quite sure that DFT will soon release a unlocked and ready to flash for all, so there is also the possibility to wait for their release :-p


I just reuploaded and repost here, the file comes from longshot442. Original thread here

I take no responsibility for whatever happens to your device.

You can't update to 7720 when coming from DFT 7713 or 7714 

After flashing to my HTC HD7:




My edit of the instruction file:
Caution: Do this at your own risk, no one is to blame if your update fails
Prerequisites:
-Phone with Nodo (7392), Mango 7661 (Beta) or Mango 7712 (Developer Beta)
-Micro-USB cable
-PC with at least 20 GB of free disk space on C: (Only needed if you want to backup your device)
-external hard drive or USB flash drive with up to 16 GB of free space (for the backup)
-1.5 - 2 hours available to flash from start, perhaps more if something go wrong, or if you accidentally make a mistake  less if flashing from 7712
-Instructions might not work for you, perhaps you need to alter something? I'm sure you can figure something out ....and if you do, please post the sollution so others can benefit of you findings.


UPDATE 18.08.11:
Make backup of your 3'd party apps, visit this thread all questions regarding that app, ask them there


Instructions:
1. All contents must be extracted to a local disk, not a backup/external disk. I can recommend to put all contents of the extracted Mango folder directly to C:/ (If you got enough available space)
1a. C:/NoDoToRC
1b. C:/RCToRTM
1c. C:/Zune
2. Install the zune beta client version 4.8.2134.0 (comes with the downloaded file)
3. If necessary (usualy is), run the flashing tool "updatewp" from the folder "update tool" install right version for your system, 32 or 64-bit
4. Connect Device via USB to the PC
5. Close Zune software if it opens when connecting
5a. ----If your device is allready using 7661 or 7712, go to Step 16 
5b. You can also follow Ansars instructions on keeping Chevron unlock here

6. Open the "NoDoToRC" folder and run the file "ISV_Provisioning_Live.exe" with admin rights (right click on the file..)
7. The tool will now create a backup of the phone. This takes quite some time, depending on how much you have installed on your device.
8. The phone will reboot and are starting communication with a "special" update server. If necessary, enter PIN code if activated on your device
9. Please dont close the update tool until it say its finished.
10. In the directory "C: \ Users \ <user> \ AppData \ Local \ Microsoft \ Windows Mobile Update,"there should be the newly created backup folder with a cryptic name. Please feel free to copy the folder to a secure location (external hard disk, etc.) and keep safe!

Repeat to yourself many times: "Yes, I have copied my backup to a secure location" 

11. Now start the Zune client (with your phone connected) and it will begin looking for updates.
12. Build 7403 will now be found found and installed.
13. After 7403 has finished updating, the update is moving seamless to 7712 - the public developer beta.
14. If everything is done properly: Congratulations, the phone is in now running build 7712
15. Close/exit Zune.

Now please pay attention:

16. Copy the "RCToRTM" folder to "c:\" and only there.
17. In the RCToRTM folder, locate the "ISVTo7720.bat" and run as admin /still right click on file...)
18. Several updates will be installed, and the phone might reboot a few times. If applicable, please enter the PIN code.
19. If everything went smoothly: Congratulations, the phone is now on RTM 7720
20. Show of your RTM to your friends..or w/e :-)



READ THE INSTRUCTIONS PLEASE, IF YOU FAIL SOMEHOW..READ THEM AGAIN AND AGAIN

LG Quantum users please read this article before you download.


DOWNLOAD

Mirror thx to nanoware - DOWNLOAD

Mirror thx to jkommeren - TORRENT/PB

have fun

Steve Jobs on Wheelchair, Hong Kong Media Reports

Today, we see a photo of Steve Jobs looking not in very good shape. We see Mr. Jobs stood with the support of a friend, and there’s a wheelchair beside him. Jobs is no longer in his iconic black turtleneck-and-bluejeans uniform, he wears a red turtleneck. And he is accompanied by his wife and son.
We found these new photos of Steve Jobs on Hong Kong-based newspaper, Oriental Daily. The newspaper published two photos that are first published by New York Post. The moment we see that photo on the headlines, we spent HK$5 (60 cents) to buy the newspaper back home. And we decided to share it with you guys, since we think all Apple fanboys in the world need to see the peaceful life of Mr. Jobs after resignation, getting accompanied by his wife and son.

Hong Kong-based newspaper Oriental Daily published photos of Steve Jobs in wheelchair on headlines and inside page on August 29th.

The headline says, “Steve Jobs Not in Good Shape, Relies on Wheelchair”

Ok, we know it’s sad to see this, but if you compare it to that photo floating around the Internet of Steve Jobs looking very ill, we think it feels more peaceful to see this photo here. At least we can see that Jobs is well-taken care of at this moment. Our thoughts ? Mr. Jobs, you mean a lot to us… And so does your health and happiness. So here’s a wish to say… take good care of yourself.

Source: New York Post via Oriental Daily