My 3 month old MacBook died on Friday(Thank God for the warranty)
March 9, 2008
Having been born,bred and Mac fed since 1994 I bought my midrange MacBook in New York last December at the Apple store. The sucker died on me on Friday. I became confused,pissed then calm when I found the receipt I kept.
It turns out that the logic board is toast but I can get all my data has been recovered execpt the tonnes of email I tend to save. Funny this is what happened to my iBook a few years go, but I didn’t keep the receipt and then,there was no authorised and certified Apple service provider in Jamaica. I head back to New York end of this month for client business, so you know I am going back into the store calm, smiling and demanding a completely new replacement…thank God the warranty is in place.
Yeah I know it’s a machine and things do happen, but you know how we Mac addicts can be about our babies, we do not expect flaws, we demand the impossible…perfection. I am writing this on a borrowed iMac until my new baby is once again home with me. *sniff* *sniff*
Samsung to Release 2 Google Branded Android Phones This Year ?
February 20, 2008
According to Man-about-town, Robert X. Cringely, Samsung is readying not one, but two separate Android-based phones, one of which is due in September, with another model following around Christmas. If you believe what you read (and what his tipster says), these phones will not be labeled Samsung, rather they will be released as Google-branded gPhones. More here
HTC Cruise channels the iPhone and iPod Touch
February 19, 2008
Gadget Tuesdays- The HTC Touch Cruise is sleek, stylish, and compact. It has a 2.8 inch LCD gives you an excellent multimedia experience in a mobile device. The HTC has a TouchFLO interface,which means you can use your fingers to quickly browse through e-mails, web pages, messages, music, and images, making navigation a breeze.Live HTC Home screen displays real-time data including weather updates, a large clock, anapplication launcher provides easy access to favorite programs. The dynamic 3D Touch Cube interface (part of TouchFLO) enables you to quickly call contacts, open applications, listen to music, and browse media files.It also has Built-in GPS functionality and the included software enable you to find the fastest route to your direction, locate restaurants and services on the way(where available). The Touch Cruise also features a 3-megapixel camera and second VGA camera for video calling (where supported by your carrier). Additionally, the Touch Cruise comes can give you up to 7 hours talk time. Finally, the Touch Cruise is quad-band GSM and tri-band 3G, enabling it to take full advantage of global 3G including AT&T’s HSDPA network in the US. source.If you liked this post, why not Subscribe and get Silicon Caribe Today by Email
USB Sushi?
February 19, 2008
Gadget Tuesdays- Asian food meets USB technology. Never again will you have to choose between having sushi or having a USB memory drive–thanks to the USB sushi drive. These USB drives are hand-made-in-Tokyo sushi replicas. The convincing USB sushi drive comes in several flavors. And no we’re not kidding. source.
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iphonejamaica.com - the online buy and get it unlocked resource
February 18, 2008
Yeah, I know what you’re thinking after you read that headline. You probably said to yourself, but the iPhone hasn’t officially reached Jamaica in fact the Caribbean as yet. Read more
PLay Cricket and All Fours Games Online
January 8, 2008
by Dre. Allyuh.com
After having covered Brian Lara and his international video game, Pressure PLay you’d think that would be it. Well now if you want to play Cricket on your PC or All Fours Online you can easily do so.
All Fours Online
An online version of a popular local card game, it attempts to bring the authenticity and familiarity of all fours to the computer screen by allowing the different online modes of all fours and all twos, utilizing the familiar rules and scoring with the ultimate animation of hangjack included.
Features being worked on for future version include the ability to form teams and instant messaging support for “signs” to be sent between players. Read more
Flytunes will bring Internet Radio to your iPhone
January 7, 2008
CES Las Vegas- WHile the iPhone has not arrived in the Caribbean officially, there are thousands cracked and in use by early adopters who paid from zero to US$100 to get them working on the Digicel and Cable & Wireless networks here. So this one is for you guys. Flytimes, is a new service which was announced at Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas today will be launched on January 21. So what is it? It will enable your iPhone or other cellular/wifi enabled device to play internet radio. Flytunes will be released as a free services supported by Google adsense type ads.
HYPE TV launches a gamers TV show -The HQ
December 7, 2007
Jamaica- HYPE! TV which was the Caribbean’s first 24 hr music driven entertainment channel launched a gamers show called The HQ. The Cable TV station brands The HQ as a “video game review programme that is presented with stunning visuals, excellent scripted material and content centered around video gaming and related topics. ”
US$100 to crack the iPhone in Jamaica
October 30, 2007
Verizon to unleash the mobile PRETTY
October 3, 2007
USA-Verizon, the American telecom is about to unleash the pretty on the US mobile phone industry with phone blitz in a couple of weeks. Engadget, the most popular technology blog in the US, got the scoop. Have a look at the phones, they are pretty aren’t they, but listen to what they come loaded with.The new phones are thnew Samsung Juke, BlackBerry Pearl, LG Venus and LG Voyager all due for simultaneous release on the market. On the far left is the “Juke,” Verizon’s name for that U470 which will come with 2GB of storage, A2DP Bluetooth and a 1.3 megapixel camera. Next is the “new variety” Pearl rumored since August, with a 2 megapixel camera, A2DP and a 3.5mm audio jack. Beside that is the dual screen “Venus” slider, also known as the LG VX8800. The phone has a miniSD expansion, A2DP, a 2 megapixel camera and some interesting touchscreen capabilities, including vibration feedback. Then finally we have the granddaddy of them all on the far right, the LG Voyager, also known as the VX10000. The phone sports a large external touchscreen, along with a lateral-clamshell form factor that opens up into a QWERTY keyboard and another well-sized screen, both screens are QVGA. Verizon is bragging of a full HTML browser, along with the expected microSD expansion, 2 megapixel camera, A2DP and some built-in stereo speakers.
