Archive for September, 2008

Best 10 iPhone Applications

Published by Tech Pundit | Filed under iPhone | September 30th, 2008



While developers and users alike aren’t thrilled that third-party iPhone apps are limited to the web, you might be surprised at the impressive offerings that have already been developed for new iPhone users. Today’s top 10 features and best iPhone applications that should be ready for your iPhone as soon as you pull the shiny monolith from its coveted black box.

Know of a great iPhone application we didn’t mention? Tell us something interesting in the comments.




Jailbreak Your iPhone or iPod Touch

Published by Tech Pundit | Filed under How To | September 30th, 2008



Jailbreaking the iPod touch/iPhone is now an utterly simple, one-click affair—which means if you’ve been waiting to jailbreak your iPod touch or iPhone (since the 1.1.1 firmware upgrade), the time is now. Just point your Safari browser to http://jailbreakme.com/ and click the Install AppSnapp link. It may sound scary, but the web site takes advantage of a mobile Safari exploit to install Installer.app (the gateway application for installing more applications) to your device. If you give it a try, here’s what you can expect.

JailbreakMe.com/AppSnapp [via TUAW]




The 20 Best iPhone and iPod touch Applications

Published by Tech Pundit | Filed under iPhone | September 30th, 2008



Fact is, until the 1.1.3 firmware is successfully hacked by the resourceful iPhone hackers, you can still enjoy all of the features the update is bringing and more with your jailbroken iPhone. Today I’m taking a look at my 20 favorite (that’s right, 20) third-party iPhone and iPod touch apps. Here are lifehacker.com 20 Best iPhone and iPod touch Applications.

Got a favorite iPhone or iPod touch app I missed? Say something interesting in the comments.




Average Bitrates of Most Digital Video Available

Published by Tech Pundit | Filed under Videos | September 14th, 2008



You’re probably most familiar with this bitrate business when it comes to ripping your CDs. When you shove a CD into your computer, your ripping program will ask what format you want and what bitrate you want. A song ripped at a higher bitrate will sound better, with more presence and detail, but it does take up more space.

The same principle applies with video, though it’s actually a bigger deal, because it’s easier to see quality differences in video than it are to hear differences in audio. The bits make a huge difference when you get into fast moving stuff like sports or action movies, they’ll look like splattered, smeared shit in highly compressed low-bitrate vids.

This chart above, expertly crafted by George out at ZDNet provides a solid starting point for comparison, with average bitrates of most digital video available.

As you can see, regular DVD runs at about 6-8 megabits per second. That’s a load of numbers. What does that mean? Find out more head over to GIZIMOD, and read their excellent post explaining: Why HD Video Downloads Aren’t Very High Def.