lokwat | an evergreen

A few weeks back, Google announced a new and improved version of Gmail for the iPhone which includes such great features as Search and Offline mode. Offline mode takes advantage of Safari’s implementation of the HTML 5 Database spec by allowing sites/applications to store data locally within the browser.
I noticed a couple of weeks ago [...]

Last week, I successfully went through the process of jailbreaking my iPhone and was able to install two of the apps I’ve been waiting for: Qik and Ustream.tv.
As part of my weekly podcast, I want to do a live streaming episode, somewhere on-location. It can’t be a lengthy interview because the phone doesn’t have a [...]

I’ve been mulling over an iPhone jailbreak for months now. My biggest concern has been that I might brick my phone, but also that the process seemed like a PITA.
So, when I saw the oh-so-creatively-named InstallerApp from RipDev pop up on Gizmodo and Engadget, I jumped on it. (After all, they are “The iPhone [...]

Ezra Gottheil, an analyst from Technology Business Research, thinks that Apple may offer a $599 netbook in the first half of 2009.
He cites the economy, coupled with the surge in popularity of netbooks, as the impetus for the device.
At $999, the least expensive MacBook is twice or more the cost of the most frugal Windows [...]

Following up on my earlier post over at gadgetboy.org, I’m considering becoming a bit more self empowered. No, not motivationally speaking. I’m talking about an external battery pack.
Sure, I’m waiting to receive the 6-cell battery for my Acer Aspire One and I could probably buy a second, high-capacity battery for my MacBook, but wouldn’t it [...]