iPad: Official Facebook iPad app coming soon

July 31st, 2011 by ytechcity

For those who can’t or don’t want to wait for the official release of the Facebook app for iPad. We’ve added a video that guides you through the steps required to install the unreleased app in your iPad. Again, we’re cautioning you to proceed at your own risk. Video after the jump.

Apparently Facebook is working on an HTML5-rich iPad app and TechCrunch claims that they’ve been using the app for hours now. There’s no official word from Facebook on this but the screen grabs look real and they look good. Real good.

For a screen grab smorgasbord of the yet to be released (as well as confirmed) official Facebook app for iPad, head on over to TechCrunch.

If you have a jailbroken iPad, you should be able to access this hidden Facebook app for iPad. All you need to do is change the UIDeviceFamily to 2 for iPhone on the Facebook app. A word of caution, proceed at your own risk.

Android Phones: LG Latest Gingerbread Optimus Pro and Optimus Net

July 31st, 2011 by ytechcity

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LG Optimus Pro and its Gingerbread brother Optimus Net are now official.

The LG Optimus Pro have an 800MHz processor, 256 MB of RAM, a 2.8 inch screen, a three megapixel camera and internal storage of only 15o MB, but Optimus Net was a mystery. Until now. Unlike its QWERTY brother, the Net is a full touchscreen. Nonetheless, the model for North America will come with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Optimus Net has a 3.2-inch (320 x 480) display and sports the same 800MHz processor.

Both smartphones come with a 1500mAh battery and running on Android 2.3.

Celcom: To offer LG Optimus Pad with data plan

July 31st, 2011 by ytechcity

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Ahead of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 launch, Celcom pulled out another tablet out of its blue cube with the launch of the 8.9-inch LG Optimus Pad — the world’s first tablet capable of capturing 3D images and videos. The Optimus Pad is also the first 8.9-inch Honeycomb tablet in the market.

The LG Optimus Pad runs an Nvidia 1Ghz Tegra 2 dual core processor and features an 8.9-inch WXGA display with a 1280×768 resolution and a dual-array 5MP rear-facing camera placed about 1.5-inches apart of each other for 3D video recording and photos. The dual-5MP camera is capable of shooting 1080p 2D or 720p 3D videos.

Unfortunately unlike the LG Optimus 3D, the display on the Optimus Pad isn’t autostereoscopic. For you to view 3D content on the device, you will need to wear 3D glasses which is an optional extra. In terms of look and feel the Optimus Pad shares the same design language as the LG Optimus 2X.

The LG Optimus Pad retails for RM2,199 outright. Celcom is offering it for as low as RM1,668 with a data plan contract. They are two plans two choose from for the tablet:

1.Celcom Broadband Basic offers 4GB of data a month for RM68/month
2.Celcom Broadband Advance with 6GB of data a month for RM98/month

Celcom is currently offering a 12-month RM10 monthly rebate for both plans as well. Based on the rebate, we assume the contract term is for 12 months.

So, are you interest on this, or you will choose Apple iPad or Samsung Galaxy Tab?

Apple: iTunes 11 to Get Complete Facelift with iCloud Integration

July 31st, 2011 by ytechcity

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It’s no secret that iTunes is due for a UI upgrade, and this should come true with the release of iTunes 11. A reliable source of ours has stated that iTunes 11, the next major update to iTunes, will be revamped from the ground up.

The basic layout of the iTunes UI hasn’t changed since the first version. This new update will have a completely different UI and better iCloud integration. iCloud is also going to be more closely integrated with iTunes. Rather than the iTunes Store being essentially a web browser, the Store will actually be integrated into the entire app— much like Spotify is currently.

Are you eager for iTunes 11? Are you going to use iCloud for syncing your data when it releases this Fall?

Cydia Tweak: Undelete SMS- Recover Your Deleted Text Messages

July 31st, 2011 by ytechcity

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Have you every accidentally deleted a text message and thought. In most cases if you delete an SMS on your iPhone, there’s no way to get it back.

So what do you do if that message contained important information? Well if you’re iPhone is jailbroken, there’s still hope. Undelete SMS is a utility that combs through your SMS database and Spotlight history to recover your deleted texts. Undelete SMS not only helps you salvage lost messages, it also recovers them in plain text (not encrypted) so they can be easily copied to an email or a note.

The catch is, the app isn’t guaranteed to work 100% of the time. The developer describes Undelete SMS as a “forensic tool,” and warns that there are some requirements for the utility to get results:

“Undelete SMS analyzes remnant deleted data that has not yet been overwritten by new data. While Undelete SMS can often produce useful results from an actively used phone (or backup from an actively used phone), it will not work on a freshly restored device.”

The price of Undelete SMS is pretty steep at nearly $7 bucks. However, if you’ve recently lost an important text message, it’s certainly worth a try. The utility can be found in Cydia via the BigBoss repo.

Do you use a better SMS recovery app?