You can watch the rest of the Bill Gates / Steve Jobs D5 Interview here.

I guess iPhone Buzz is Over

After years of waiting Apple’s iPhone is finally out. Following is a summary of the iPhone (not to be confused with Linksys) features:

• Quadband GSM + EDGE
• Wifi Capability
• Thin form factor (11.6 mm)
• 3.5″ Touch screen with Multitouch capability, and a proximity sensor that disables the touch functionality when the phone is near your face.
• Runs a version of Mac OS X
• Features a full version of Safari browser (with Java capability) as well as iMail (with HTML editing ability)
• 2 Megapixel Camera
• Orientation sensor (tilts the screen depending on how you’re holding your phone)
• Visual on screen keyboard.

The iPhone also doubles as an iPod with a bigger screen and is capable of playing music, tv shows and movies. And just like any other Apple product; the interface is very intuitive. Here’s what we like

• Finger navigation and auto rotation of photos
• iChat like SMS Messaging
• Visual Contact List
• The ability to use Desktop Widgets!
• Internet software is capable of deciding whether to connect via EDGE or WiFi

What Impressed Us Most:
Google Earth running on the iPhone

What we didn’t like

• Battery life (5 hours)
• Available exclusively through Cingular
• No word on whether it would be able to sync with Windows/Office or not.
• Lack of built in GPS

Pricing:

• 8GB model - $599
• 4GB model - $499

Clearly iPhone sets the bar for everyone else. The fact that you can run Google Earth on your mobile now can open up a whole new world of possibilities, and unless HTC comes up with something better, my next phone will most probably be an iPhone. It’s a shame that it won’t be available right after the keynote (Submitted now to FCC Takes two months to clear, ships in June).

Apple.com online store is now offline. Exciting!

With less than 10 minutes seperating us from Steve Job’s keynote, everybody is speculating what could be in store. My guess are; the cell phone that won’t be called iPhone, an iPod with better video playback capabilities, and possibly a Mac Tablet. We’ll find out in a few

While hackers spent their nights and days hacking away those MacTels, it seems the folks at Apple labs have been cooking up a secret software project that enables Intel Macs to boot Windows XP and possibly Vista in the near future. The software is currently in beta is available as a free download from Apple’s website; and will be a part of the next version of Mac OS X Leopard.

While bootcamp is an unsupported software, it will make it easier for Windows users to make a switch to Apple machines; on the other hand, it’s great to know that Apple is one company that listens to its customers. I guess this renders my previous post on running Windows XP on Mactels useless… unless you like doing things the hard way

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I have some good news and some bad news; if you’re trying to get Windows XP to run on one of those sweet Mactelsl; you can no longer win the $13,000 grand prize. The good news is, you don’t need to waste anytime trying to come up with a solution to circumvent EFI and get WinXP/Vista to boot. The solution is up for grabs. I still haven’t tested it but it should work.

So if you want your mac to look like this

Download the Patch From Here

Last January a bunch of bloggers got together and pledged their hard earned cash to whoever is able to boot Windows XP on an Intel based Macintosh (mactel), when I wrote that post $5678 today the amount has doubled to $12,000; and it’s possible narf2006 is the winner.

Following is a video of Windows XP booted on a dual-partitioned Intel iMac; the video seems legit; however as anything on the internet has been met with skepticism. The procedure still haven’t been submitted or reviewed yet so no one can actually tell. I’m putting off my next laptop purchase till it’s confirmed.

Carry on to watch the quicktime video and tell us what you think.

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During the past week, I saw the blogosphere freak out as everyone held their breath for one of the most awaited annual events to occur- the Apple Special Event, presented by Apple CEO Steve Jobs. iRumors spread like fire (my favorite being the Mac Tablet iPod Video rumor, check out this video of how the fake was made), and even got a few seats here on Tech#, and speculations as to what Apple would unviel was discussed all around.

Now, the hour finally came, and I, a PC user, sat glued to my seat and completely preplexed, and read every single word that was blogged live until the Apple Special Event was concluded.

So what was in Jobs and Co’s magic pockets at their Apple ‘Fun’ Special Event 2006? Just to recap:

• Intel Mac Mini. The base model features an Intel Core Solo CPU — a single-processor, single-core CPU, but they are also introducing a Mac mini that features Intel’s Core Duo processor — the same kind of CPU that powers the iMac and MacBook Pro. The redesigned Mac mini features gigabit Ethernet, a total of four USB 2.0 ports, analog and SPDIF audio outputs and more. It is 2.5x - 3.2x faster than the original Mac mini.
  The new Mac mini also features Front Row, an application that makes it possible to view movies, listen to audio, watch music videos and more from your Mac, in full-screen, using an infrared remote control from across the room, making it a better home entertainment integration system.
• iTunes: One Billionth Download. Jobs recapped a recent event of import to Apple’s iTunes Music Store: The sale and download of its billionth song, “Ok, a billion sold, so we beat McDonald’s.”
• iPod Leather Cases. Apple is introducing $99 leather cases for the fifth-generation “video” iPod and ipod nano. Made of fine Italian leather, they incorporate a clever black ribbon that makes getting your iPod out a breeze.
  
• iPod Hi-Fi: Home Stereo. Reinvented. A three-driver system in one unit featuring an iPod dock on top. An auxiliary input rests in the back of the iPod Hi-Fi if you have an iPod shuffle. The device also ships with inserts designed to accommodate virtually all of Apple’s dockable iPod models.The speaker system includes two 80 millimeter (mm) mid-range drivers with a sealed acoustic suspension and a 130mm dual voice coil woofer featuring a ported bass reflex design, inside a sealed resin enclosure.
  The iPod Hi-Fi goes on sale today for $349.

Could this be today’s super secret announcement? We bought a data center to faciliatate full movie downloads for the iPod? Maybe! Here’s the news:

Ever-expanding Apple Computer Inc. has acquired an impressively equipped but never-used data center in Newark for an estimated $45 million to $50 million. The 107,000-square-foot facility, originally conceived for communications company MCI WorldCom before getting mothballed after its 2001 completion, is along Eureka Drive on Newark’s western fringe.

Speculation is high, check out the What Would Jobs Do post on engadget. What do you think it’ll be.