Installing Flash on your iPad

If you haven't heard yet, it seems that you can easily install flash on your iPad now. The first time 'round with this install you needed FTP access to you iPad, which was a little intimidating for some. Now it's as easy as installing any other Cydia app.

Follow these instructions and you too can has flash!

First you'll need to Jailbreak your iPad. (Head over to www.jailbreakme.com, swipe your finger, and wait.)

Step 2: Launch Cydia

Step 3: Go to the Manage tab and tap Sources

Step 4: Tap Edit then Add

Step 5: Add the following source, http://repo.benm.at

Step 6: Tap on Search, and look for "frash" (yep, it's called frash)

Step 7: Install frash

You just need to reboot you iPad and you're done.

Apple has a patch ready for iOS vulnerabilities

Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris claims that Apple has completed a patch for a known exploit that allows the iOS operating system to become vulnerable to attack and complete take-over.

It is not known yet when Apple will officially release this patch but it may take some time. Apple must coordinate patching with about 15 different phone companies worldwide. According to Kerris, "We'll do everything we can to make sure this is not an issue for our customers."

In the meantime we'll just have to wait for the fix.

Source

Rumours: Upgraded CPU in next iPad

This one is a given, but if the rumours coming out of DigiTimes are to be believed, the next revision of the iPad may use or be based on the Cortex-A9 based processor, and have 512MB of RAM.

The Cortex-A9 processor is a 2GHz chip designed by ARM, a world leading semiconductor intellectual property supplier. You can find out more here, if you like.

The next generation iPad is expected to ship in early 2011.

Is the knockoff better than the real deal

The Chinese black-market is vast and sometimes amazingly brazen. Here is an example of a knockoff product that may actually be better than the original article.

Apple has been slow in producing and delivering the iPad camera connection kit. The wait is typically several weeks. You can find them on Ebay selling for double and triple the retail price. With it you get two adaptors - one for a USB plug and one for an SD card. It's definitely a handy adaptor to have. Some might argue that Apple should have included this functionality into the iPad to begin with, instead of adding it as an additional purchase.

As you can see from the picture, the Chinese company that has decided to produce their own connector, has also decided to integrate both the USB and SD connections into a single adaptor. The advantage is that you don't need to carry around two adaptors, or risk losing one or the other. It's just one less thing to lug around.

You can own one yourself for about $26. Follow this link for more info.

How do you tote around your iPad?

So how does the modern tech-nomad carry around his new iPad? That is the question now isn't it? Personally, I use a laptop fitted messenger bag, but it is too big to fully cradle my iPad. This is the bag I used to carry my Macbook pro to and from work in. But now that I have my iPad, I don't really need such a large laptop-designed bag.

So I'm looking for the perfect bag. One that will carry and protect my iPad, along with

my phone, chargers, pens, business cards, cables, and various other sundry items.

But there is a line that I'm trying not to cross. A line so engrained into the male psyche that it can make a grown man blush in humiliation. I'm of course referring to the satchel, aka the european shoulder bag, aka the dreaded 'don't get caught dead caring man-purse' or murse if you will. This is to be avoided at all cost if you are to remain a card-carrying member of the male gender.

I've done a little research to try and find a few options the don't blur the lines too much. Check them out and see if you would be caught dead using one. If you're interested in browsing more, head on over to http://ipadbags.com/.

Case Logic ULA-110 10.2-Inch Netbook/iPad Attache Cost: $25
Kensington Sling Bag 9"-10" Cost: $19.99
Taipan Shadow XS Cost: $79.95
WaterField Designs 10" Portable Muzetto Cost: $189
Saddleback Leather Co. Medium iPad Satchel Cost: $310

Ozzy rocks an iPad

According to Kelly Osbourne, the 25 year old daughter of old-school rocker Ozzy Osbourne, her rock legend dad is an iPad expert. In her column in Britain's Closer magazine, she expresses her surprise in how well Ozzy is getting on with his new iPad.

The simplicity in using an iPad should really be evident in hearing this news as Ozzy has demonstrated difficulty in turning on a TV.

Playboy comes to ipad

Playboy magazine - there's an app for that now too. It seems that in an effort to keep up with the times, Playboy, perhaps realizing that the entire porn industry is going digital, has released an app for it's monthly magazine. Officially bridging the gap between your father's porn and your own. If you're wondering how Playboy managed to sneak past Apple's App Store centurion guards, they didn't. There apparently is no full nudity in this app.

If you're interested, click here.

Rumours: More iPads on the way

Smaller iPad?

The rumours have been floating around the Internet for a few weeks now. It seems that just maybe Apple is working on a smaller iPad. There has been some suggestion that a 7 inch version is imminent. (Months away)

Camera?

This is a no brainer. The very first thing literally everyone said the moment they saw the iPad was "wait… no camera?!". For whatever reason Apple, in its infinite wisdom, decided that the iPad didn't need a camera. I believe the general consensus is WTF? This kind of thing is really to be expected from brand new Apple products. They don't seem to be interested in public opinion when it comes to their newest "secret" products. It's only after the first release that they start to care about what you and I think.

At any point, rumours abound. I've attached a few sources for your appraisal here, and here.

Your iPad is vulnerable to hacker attack

Hot on the heels of what some are calling the easiest jailbreak ever, comes a warning that your iPad is vulnerable to hackers and exploits. The latest jailbreak takes advantage of a security hole in the iPad's PDF viewing code. By corrupting a font, the jailbreak can essentially force software onto your iPad. What makes this truly scary is that all you need to do is visit a website on your iPad and it is immediately exploited. Now that this is common knowledge, the Internet just got a whole lot scarier!

Apple is aware of this exploit but has yet to offer any kind of patch or fix. So until they do, let's be careful out there, and you might want to stay away from some of the dark corners and back roads of the net.

Reuters has recently run a story on this vulnerability.

Click here for more info.

App Review: Tunnel Shoot

Tunnel Shoot

By: Backflip Studios

$0.99 - FREE for a limited time

If you're like me and enjoy the odd shoot-em-up-while-flying-experimental-spacecraft-in-a-tunnel-at-high-speed type of game, then you may enjoy Tunnel Shoot. It free right now, but that could change at any moment. In any case, it's only $0.99 regularly, and I don't know about you, but I've wasted $0.99 many times on an app that turned out to be a piece of junk. This game is not one of them. It's great for a quick rush of adrenalin and a surprising sense of accomplishment.

Check it out while it's free!

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