Apple employees have lost prototype of the new iPhone into a bar ... again

Those who follow the technology world for some time already know the history of the iPhone 4, which was lost in a bar in San Francisco by an employee of Apple before being officially announced. He was found by U.S. blog Gizmodo, who did everything he wanted with the device. Now the story seems to be repeating itself: another Apple employee might have missed the new iPhone. In a bar.


The bar in which he would have been lost this is up there, called Cava 22. According to CNET, a spokesman for the department of the San Francisco police confirmed it was approached by Apple to find a prototype of an iPhone that was lost in a bar, they affirmed that the company was "desperately" trying to discover his whereabouts . The loss of the device, the source of CNET, have happened in July of that year.

Apple employees came to make the prototype tracking lost, which led police to the house of a citizen of 20 years and that was confirmed in 22 Cava on the night that he would have been lost. He denied that he had found the missing device and, therefore, gave the police permission to search the house, but found none of the agents told the iPhone.

Apple, of course, declined to comment for this story. But now that more people know there is a prototype on the loose in the streets of San Francisco, it is likely that they are ahead a little announcement of the next version of its mobile phone. Let's wait.

Apple wants its prototype 3G MacBook returned back

Just over two weeks a supposed prototype of MacBook equipped with an antenna and a 3G SIM card slot showed up at an auction on eBay.


And, hey, it was apparently true (confirming the company's recent tradition of apple losing prototypes of their products out there) since the CNET says that Apple contacted the owner of the machine asking your computer back.

According to the website, the errant computer is currently held by a guy named Carl Frega, a resident of the state of North Carolina, who says he bought the broken from an advertisement on Craigslist.

After a brief service the computer back to life again and Frega sold through the classifieds site. Weeks later the machine showed up at a Genius Bar featuring a series of problems and their repair was refused because the computer "used a variety of third-party components," including the motherboard, optical drive and screen.

To avoid what would be a small battle with the new owner, who thought the computer was false, Frege took the computer back and then announced it on eBay.

The 3G MacBook can come to receive bids in the amount of $ 70,000 before having your auction stopped by Apple because of "copyright infringement". And this week Frega says he was contacted by Apple, you're asking the computer back - apparently not entitled to a penny.

Windows 8 will mount ISO images natively

Daemon Tools can retire. In a prior demonstration of new features in Windows 8, an engineer found something that is part of the dreams of centuries makes Windows users: native support for ISO-type images. My people, never again will have to install a separate application to run that image as if it was properly inserted a DVD drive in the machine.



Windows Explorer with the new ribbon interface similar to Office have the option to trigger an ISO or VHD file directly from the application. These files will be displayed in Explorer as a disk image file (Disc Image File, in the English version).

The operation is simpler world:-click the file and it is mounted like a conventional DVD. The "hard" is also displayed in Windows Explorer, this time like a traditional media and physical, although it is running from the previously saved image.

In previous versions of Windows would be to burn the DVD with the contents of the saved image. No more!

VHD files are quite common to store operating system images. Since the ISO files you've no doubt seen on piracy sites, containing the image of games and applications whose use has not been duly purchased by the user.

Apple is preparing diagnostic system for iPhone

Apple announced a new service internally to make life easier for technical assistance for iPhone. Instead of running for a position authorized when the smartphone gives problem, consumers may eventually be in the comfort of their own home and access a site that makes any diagnosis of what is happening with the appliance.


When entering a specific Internet address of the iPhones Safari present in the cell would be redirected to an online diagnostic service. This system was supposed to be able to do various checks on the smartphone to define what are the causes of device malfunction apple.

Of course, Apple does not confirm anything related to the subject

The following checks could (theoretically, mind you) be made with the new system:

UDID of the device.
IOS version installed.
Battery information, like last time it was recharged and time it takes to arrive at 100%.
Lower percentage of the battery when the phone was off.
The unit has been shut down properly.
If the idea is true and right, Apple could easily save a few caraminguás that currently passes for the Genius, who make their employees assistance in stores, and for providing technical support for the company.

With this information in hand, the company would contact the consumer (if it authorizes such contact) to give instructions before actually refer you to some assistance.

The TNW even raises the possibility of Apple using the system to detect whether the iPhone JailBreak passed. Feel free - we're talking about Apple.

Samsung announces Galaxy Note, half smartphone half tablet

And the second day of IFA 2011 in Berlin begin with Samsung taking the stage presentations. Today the company officially unveiled some of the mobile devices that had leaked through its application in the Android Market. But a gadget that was hidden until now was the Galaxy Note that using a tablet would, through smartphone and the Samsung fits "a new category of products."


Note The Galaxy runs Android 2.3, comes with a screen with 5.3 inch AMOLED and Super 1200 x 800 pixels, 1.4 GHz processor, 2 megapixel front camera, rear camera, 8 megapixels with LED flash and the ability to video recording at up to 1080p, 150 MB of internal memory, included 2 GB microSD memory card, support for LTE, HSPA + (some U.S. carriers call 4G) and 2500 mAh battery.

Galaxy Tab 7.7 Comes with Android 3.2 and AMOLED Super Plus

While not trying to create new product categories, Samsung bet on gadgets launched in the areas that have consolidated the market. And in terms of the tablets Korean manufacturer seems to think there is room for a gadget little larger than 7 inches but less than 8.9 whereas today at IFA 2011, the company officially announced the Galaxy Tab 7.7.


The Galaxy Tab 7.7 is the first to come with a tablet screen AMOLED Super Plus, the same used in the Samsung S Galaxy II, but with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. In addition, the new gadget runs Android 3.2, comes with a 1.4 GHz processor (the same note Galaxy), rear 3-megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, front camera of 2 megapixels and the trio of Bluetooth 3.0, WiFi and A-GPS.

To sustain a screen and powerful processor, Samsung has put a 5100 mAh battery in an animal, that should do the trick, but we will only know for sure with the device in hand. It will be sold in versions 16, 32 and 64 GB, but still no price set. Moreover, it is the same cake recipe that Samsung already following in their tablets with Honeycomb: UX TouchWiz interface, custom applications and support multiple video codecs.

Like any manufacturer of gadgets, the Korean also says that he is the thinnest and lightest on the market, but we know that this kind of statement does not last long been true. An exact date for sales and markets in which it will be available has not been defined.

Ads coming to Twitter‎

When first Announced That It would have advertisements on the timeline, the Twitter  ensured They would be relevant, it would be Possible to Make Them Appear disappear. Now, According to sources at the All Things Digital site, this initial plan has gone through some changes.

According to the site, Twitter started to negotiate with advertising agencies a new model Promoted Tweets, one beside the Described last month. In the new model brands interested in advertising Can view tweets even for users who's not follow the network. Unlike the initial model and, would not be Possible to remove the ad.

It is not clear how the choice would be That users would see the advertisements, but According to the All Things D, They would be displayed to people who post on Twitter or things similar to what the brand is advertising. I Understand That a sponsored tweet McDonald's, for example, would Appear to network members who Publishes widely on hamburger or fries. The algorithm used to determine similar to this Should Be The Same session that displays the "Similar to You" in the sidebar.

Tests with this type of ad, According to Twitter, will begin in late September and is expected to Affect (at least at first) only a small portion of users. They will for now only be shown in the web service.

Toshiba announces AT200, the world's thinnest tablet with Android

Although he has a tablet on the market with Android, a leak of images indicated that Toshiba would create one more, which would be considerably thinner than his first. Behold, today at IFA 2011, the manufacturer decided it was the perfect opportunity to show it to the world officially. Soon after the Galaxy Tab 7.7 is billed as the finest available tablet, the Toshiba AT200 was displayed, making the newest Samsung tablet the post.

 
His design uses a standard cake recipe for tablets, but with the aluminum back and only 7.7 mm thick. Not only beautiful and thin, the AT200 has specifications that follow the same pattern of the new tablets Honeycomb: 10.1-inch screen with 1280 x 800 pixels, 1.2 GHz processor with clock, 1 GB of RAM, camera 5 megapixels in the back and front 2-megapixel camera.


It also comes with HDMI port micro-, micro-USB, Bluetooth connectivity, GPS and WiFi and will be sold with a storage capacity of up to 64 GB and now with the Android 3.2 installed. Your battery would have autonomy, according to the manufacturer, for up to 8 hours. And all this weighing 558 grams.

Toshiba has not announced pricing, but said it will begin shipping in the U.S. until the last quarter.