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Turns out, that global web mega monster Google today are celebrating its birthday. Interesting is the date selection all nine’s 2+7.0+9.2+0+0+7 = 9.9.9. happy birthday.

I think i won’t be wrong that Iphone is the most discussed mobile phone and probable the most discussed electronic product. And there are many discussions about its unlocking as well. Firstly appeared unblocking system that allowed to use phone with AT&T prepayment cards, next was unlocking system that allowed with other operator’s SIM card to use all phone’s functions except calls, sms etc.

However now we can say that iPhone is successfully unlocked. This time this are not only rumour but real video that confirms that. This video is made by well known information technologies portal Engadget.com.

How to unlock iPhone:

1. Phone is started with AT&T SIM card insterted
2. Testers inserts T-mobile SIM card, iPhone shows that this card is not AT&T SIM card and shows “SIM Error”.
3. They connects to the phone using SSH
4. Using SCP protocol to the phone they sending iPhoneSIMfree software.
5. Sprinboard is restarted (software that launches iPhone’s applications).
6. Run iPhoneSIMfree software
7. When installation is completed Apple iPhone isn’t showing error message anymore but it asks for phone’s activization.
8. Apple iPhone is activized with T-Mobile’s SIM card using iAsign.
9. They make a test call to another phone
10. Phone is again activized with AT&T SIM card

So these Apple iPhone fans who wanted to buy it now can buy it . iPhoneSIMfree software costs 50$.

You can buy apple iphone here: Purchase an Apple iPhone

I don’t remember the day when I started to use Mozilla Firefox Internet browser. But since that day i’m using only mozilla firefox. I’m accustomed to mozilla firefox.

400 000 000!

This Internet browser from its first version, that was turned out in 9th November of 2004, was downloaded more that 400000000
times (four hundred millions). Although this don’t shows Mozilla firefox users count but we know that many people have favored Mozilla Firefox.

Firefox fans arranged campaigns.

Firefox is famous with its fans that in honour of their favorite Internet browser are organizing Take back the …” (one of firefox slogans is “Take back the web”) actions.

• Take back the sidewalk – action in honour of Firefox 50 millions downloads. Firefox fans makes big picture with Firefox logo.
• Take back the sky – action in honour of Firefox 100 millions downloads. This time firefox fans are fly a big air ballon with firefox logo on it.
• Take back the field – action in honour of Firefox 200 millions downloads. Browser fans in cornfield make big (diameter ~ 70 meters) Firefox logo.

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File exchange software or P2P generates from 50% to 90% Internet traffic. About that attests a inquiry that made German company Ipoque. I think it is normal that most part of traffic takes Bittorent and eDoneky protocols.

The leader is Bittorent – with this protocol’s help 80 percents data are transmitted. But the most popular Internet telephony system Skype that uses many hundreds of millions people in the all world generates about 2-8% of Internet traffic. And after resent skype system’s accident this meter have fallen.

P2P traffic biggest part is in Europe. But in USA it makes only 37% of Internet traffic. Ipoque analyst thinks that this number will fall because more and more traffic will go to HTTP protocol because there are sites like Youtube that “eats” much traffic and Joost.

Nowadays we can’t do anything without computer. Each member of family uses it. It helps to do homeworks and mostly people use it for entertainment.

There is available very big choice of computers so it is very hard to choose. They differs with possibilities, functions and price. So before you buy computer you need to weigh the pros and cons. And you need to know what each member wants from computer. So here is 7 tips how to choose a computer:

1. Possibility to use computer anywhere. Nowadays portable computers (laptops) have the same possibilities as computers that you usually use at home on your table. Portable computers allow you to work anywhere without any limits.

2. Reliable desktop computer. Desktop computer is recommended for people that are not going to use computer out of their home. Desktop computer is safe to use at home because if you have portable computer children can throw down it from table.

3. Multifactorial work possibilities that provides computer’s heart – processor. This part of computer is liable about computer’s speed and ability to do many exercises. I recommend you to use multi core processors because they can do many exercises in the same time.

4. Computer’s speed is liable from RAM. Memory capacity determines how fast your computer can do it’s exercises. It is enough with 1024MB (1Gb) memory to do useful jobs and play games but if you want play newest games you must have good video card and 2048Mb (2Gb) RAM.

5. Many pictures, videos and music – big capacity of your hard disk. If you hard disk (HDD) capacity is bigger you can save more files on it. You can insert in your desktop computer many hard disk drives.

6. Wide screen monitor for movies watching. Default desktop computer have 19″ monitor. If you want use all windows vista possibilities and watch movies you need wide screen monitor.

7. Additional possibilities. Choosing computer it is recommended to take a heed of additional computer’s possibilities like wireless Internet, memory cards reader, web cam and other things.

Further details are available about windows vista and windows xp new service packs. Meanwhile service packs are in testing, these packs are given out to about 100 people. And these service packs are available in emule file exchange software.

Official dates when these service packs will be released are in first part of 2008. We don’t gt anything special from these service packs. Windows Xp SP3 will include Network Access Protection that is already included in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista.

Windows Vista service pack 1 will included tools that will make windows vista faster (including making faster Internet Explorer 7), will be improved disk encoding in BitLocker Drive Encryption and will be added remote VPN control using SSTP protocol

Microsoft corporation officially announced that first service pack will be turned out for windows vista operating system.

Service pack 1 development head Nick Wait said that this service pack will be available in first quarter of 2008 year. Starting from 2007 year September service pack will be in testers hands.

Microsoft promises that Windows vista service pack 1 will make better compatibility with much software, expand supported appliances choice and make better operating system safety and exploitation safety.

First news about windows vista service pack appeared already in February of 2007 just a month after Windows Vista operating system was available for customers.

In less that two months after apple iphone first appearance the way is found how to fully remove this phone’s operator limits. Currently apple iphone works only in ASV territory AT&T operator’s mobile net.

Unlocking process is just few minutes long and it don’t do anything bad for phone. After unlocking phone in T-mobile net can not only call and receive calls and send and receive sms messages but even use EDGE services. But there was only want function that wasn’t working. That is video voice mail that allows to user leave a message in video format but it is a AT&T specific function and it don’t works with other operators.

Software’s authors said that you can do updates for phone (apple iphone will do that very often) and it will save a possibility to use it with other operators after updates. Detailed information and video you can see in official site.

Corsair have presented new flash memory Flash PadLock that will differ from other flash memories with special safety solution.

Padlock flash memories i think are for those who are afraid from that their data will get in other people hands – flash memory have 11 buttons with that you can push code that is previously programmed to access data. In differ from other products like this, this isn’t very expensive and other software isn’t needed.

Memory can use up to 10 numbers long key. And it have automatic blocking system – when flash memory is plugged out of the USB socket it automatically blocks. Read the rest of this entry »

Here is a tutorial with pictures how to install windows vista. We have wrote similar article about windows xp installation here. So let’s start about Windows Vista now.

Windows Vista setup.

In this tutorial we will use Windows Vista Retail DVD, that includes all windows vista versions. We will setup windows vista home premium version (Steps to setup windows vista are the same to all versions). Further details about each windows vista version you can read here in Microsoft Web site. In default windows vista is available only in DVD disks but there is a possibility to order setups disks in CD format. Read the rest of this entry »