The iPhone, a gadget we all love to hate but we all have it. Maybe it is because of its sexy exterior shell that screams “Hey look at me I look good and I am so sophisticated!” that we cannot get enough of this locked phone but who knows what other peoples’ motives are for keeping this much talked about phone in their belt clips. In any case, a question in mind of most iPhone users is: “What are the latest iPhone updates in this side of the galaxy?”

Latest iPhone updates litter the internet and if you look at your favorite search engine and type the words “latest iPhone updates” on the search bar, you will get more than a hundred thousand hits that is for sure. Here are some of the latest iPhone updates in a brief listing.

Update # 1: Sequence 1.1

This is an application made for us by App4Mac and it was re-released just recently for an updated version. If you have bought it before, the update is free. It is available in English, Chinese and French.

What this little utility can do is fairly simple. It can capture a screen shot of your videos and it also has its record function.

Update # 2: iPhone Forensics

This is actually a book made by Jonathan Zdiarski. It is a book that basically says that even if you have deleted information in your iPhone, you will still be able to uncover the deleted file. It’s like CSI for iPhones.

Update # 3: World Tour for iPhone Technology

If Madonna has her recent world tour, so does the iPhone technology team. Basically the Apple team wants to take the Apple data to our very homes, we need not go to them, they will go to us.

Sweet.

The Apple people will be bringing the handset’s application development knowledge to our cities so we can learn about the tools to make easy to use and relevant applications.

Update # 4: Car Charger for the iPhone by Kensington

The maker of laptop locks and other tech tools accessories has also tapped into the iPhone community by making the Car Charger. This will ensure that your favorite tool is charged to its fullest. And for those who want more than charging, Kensington also offers the aptly named Car Charger Deluxe that charges, offers a secure place for the handset and a swivel able dock so you can easily view and change your tunes while driving.

Update # 5: CTC anyone?

A fantastic iPhone application for all chat-a-holics out there is fring. This is an IM software that can be downloaded in the App Store. This will finally allow us to IM our contacts via Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ, Twitter, Skype, MSN, AIM and Google Talk. And to make the deal even better, this app also allows for cheaper voice calls through Wi-Fi.

These are just some of the latest iPhone updates that were launched for this month alone. These are all fantastic addition to a very capable and ready handset.

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The Roll Up Keyboard:
This is the most portable and lightweight keyboard yet! It’s great if you’re looking to lighten your load when going away on your travels, or maybe you are an avid laptop user that misses their standard keyboard. It has a standard QWERTY setup and has one hundred and four keys.

The Virtual Laser Keyboard:
This uses a light projection technology to project a full size QWERTY keyboard that can be used on almost any surface. This is generally used with PDAs, smart phones and occasionally laptops although it’s designed so you don’t actually have to take out your personal computer or laptop.

The Wrist Keyboard:
This keyboard is specifically design to fit onto your wrist and the ergonomics are amazing! It is designing perfectly for alpha and numeric data entry. You may think it’ll be awkward to have on your arm but it’s not. It comes fitted perfectly and has supports on to make sure it is as easy on you as possible.

The Frog Pad Keyboard:
This keyboard has a patented series of algorithms including a unique and innovative layout of the 20 most common keys (in terms of keystrokes) that can be adapted to work with all international languages. This was designed for the likes of smart phones and PDAs, it is the ultimate in portable data entry.

The Maltron 3D Ergonomic Keyboard:
This keyboard is designed specifically to meet the needs of ergonomics. The layout has been built so that it relieves any tension and stress that is accumulated when typing. It fits in the shape of two hands and the keys are spaced appropriately for the different lengths of fingers.

The Orbitouch Keyboard:
This keyboard is in the shape of two domes that can be slid apart in many combinations to enter alpha or numeric characters. It has eight positions and is a keyboard designed specifically for ergonomical pleasure. As well as this, it has a built in mouse, giving you full control over the keyboard and mouse!

The Tidy Tippist:
Possibly the most comfortable keyboard yet. The electronic is embedded into fabric, which is in-between layers of waterproof material felt. This is the ultimate relaxing typing experience.

The SafeType Keyboard:
This keyboard is the leader in user’s comfort and ease when using the keyboard. It has a unique design and concept that allows you to position a ten key numerical pad anywhere you want, so if you’re comfortable with it on your lap, on your hand or even your head this keyboard seems great for you!

The Twiddler 2:
This is a pocket sized mouse pointing system that also acts as a fully functioning keyboard that can be easily held in your right or left hand. This is not only designed as an innovative development in the way of computing and mouse clicking, it is made to encourage new users into the world of personal computing. This fits easily into a standard PS/2 port.

The Datahand Keyboard:
This is an ergonomic keyboard designed to ease muscular pain that develops via typing in the hand, wrist, fingers, arms, neck and even back. This has four respective modes that can be changed with your thumb. It has a total of 132 keys that can be changed by the five key switches positioned at the tip of each finger on the keyboard.

Optimus Keyboard:
Every single key is a unique and innovative stand alone display that will inform you what is controlling it at any given moment.

Das Keyboard:
A lot of prominent computer users will be used to the keys on the keyboard, thus being able to memorize where abouts the keys are, therefore, this keyboard was designed with these people in mind! It has no print on the alpha or numerical keys or even the special character, control or even arrow keys.

AlphaGrip:
The alpha grip is the critically acclaimed most conformable keyboard ever that doubles up as a gaming pad and then even triples up as a mouse with a trackball.

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Hard disk technology is an ever-evolving branch of modern technology and the density (or amount of data able to be stored) has roughly doubled each year for the past thirty years. A square inch of hard drive could possibly hold a few bits of data ten years ago, but it is now possible for it to hold an average of 200GB per square inch. However, optimistic as we are, it is estimated that sensors are going to be able to hold up to a terabit of data per square inch!

Experiments that were recently carried out in Teddington, England by the people at the national physical lab are now anticipating a different sensor design to read the hard disk. In the journal of applied physics, it is explained that this theory is based on a different magnetic effect than the theory used at the moment to read the heads. This means that smaller and thinner heads can be used to read data up to and including one terabit big according to Marian Vopsaroiu.

As well as these advantages it is apparent that the new heads wouldn’t require as current read heads. This will be great or those of us who use mobile or cellular products such as laptops and portable media players such as the iPod. On top of that, it could also improve the speed of the reader, up to ten times faster commented Vopsaroiu.

Your laptop or computer uses the magneto resistance effect to read the bits on your hard drive. Taking into consideration the direction of the magnetic field of a bit, it can represent either a 1 or a 0. When the read head flies over the disk, magnetic fields corresponding to the resistance change in the head’s sensor, this can’t be measured directly, so it is converted into a voltage measurement using direct current. For this to work, a current must be running through the sensor all of the time.

The magneto-electric effect means the constant current is no longer needed. The coupled electric and magnetic fields means the electric field has to change in response to any external magnetic field, and vice versa. In the new sensor, a piece of data’s bit will directly generate voltage as a pose to resistance like the old censor. Quoted from Vopsaroui: “Each time you fly on top of a recorded bit, it would include a pulse voltage which is positive or negative depending on the orientation of a bit”.

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Don’t you hate it when you are using your laptop and the area near your battery and the underside of the laptop gets hot? This is actually very discomforting for a lot of people, but new technology that’s in the works in the United States just may bring the right cure to fixing the problem of overheating laptops. In fact, it may provide an excellent solution for cooling down laptop’s computer chips even more then the plain old sink fans and also provides an excellent system for getting the job done.

So what’s all the talk about this new technology? They are actually small but efficient ion breezes that not only do a better job than regular cooling fans that are in current laptops and computers, but they actually cool laptops’ chips down more than 20 degrees cooler! These systems of ion breezes are actually smaller as well and fit right on the chips themselves.

If you’re wondering how they work, then the researchers at Purdue University may be able to tell you. The company Intel, along with Purdue University researchers, have already created a mock ion breeze system that uses small pieces of metal to perform the job. In order to understand the difference, though, between these ion breezes and regular computer cooling fans, one must understand how cooling fans work. Cooling fans are essentially called metal heat sinks. They use and maximize the space around the computer chip to allow the heat to dissipate over the face and surface area of the chip. However, as laptops are doing much more work than in earlier times the methods that are currently being used to cool them, along with other mini-computers like PDA devices will soon be not enough cooling power to get the job done the best and most efficient way possible.

On the other hand, this system of ion breezes includes two electrodes that are powered by an electric charge. Once the charge is felt by the electrodes then the whole system creates positively charged ions which float over the surface area of the chip to move around the molecules and air throughout the chip. So instead of using the surface area to the maximum as regular laptop cooling fans do, these electrodes maximize the use of their electric charge.

But while researchers at Purdue are hard at work at actually creating a prototype and real device that will actually perform the job of creating an ion breeze for laptops, other companies have already gotten into the industry of creating more efficient cooling fans and systems. For example, Apple has created a liquid cooling system, although the ion breeze would be much less expensive to manufacture and sell.

If the ion breeze technology does take shape, though, it could mean a laptop and handheld device revolution for the computer industry. Laptops could be made smaller as well as more efficient! Ion breezes are definitely the next major piece of technology to improve the computer and laptop industry!

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To those who assured of their safety on the Internet, they should better think twice. The Internet is not an innocent virtual world that one can contain within the confines of a computer’s picture tube; it is more of a haven for fraudsters and criminals today than it has ever been.

The presence of identity theft schemes such as phishings and social engineering are prevalent in forums and social networking websites. There is also the consistent threat of virus, trojans and worms that attack every computer network connected to the Internet. To add to the list, recent news on the 29,000 sexual offenders discovered last month by MySpace, a social networking website, has revealed of the Internet’s participation to make sexual offense against children and teens feasible and easier for offenders. Indeed, these sinisters at heart have built a virtual counterpart of the cold, dark streets and alleyways that we would never dare go and walk on by at night. And this time, these places don’t feel cold, not even dark; and the culprits are there even after dark.

To protect you and your loved ones from getting entangled with these web of complications on the World Wide Web, below are some of the worthwhile sites that can provide helpful information:

Learning Web Safety and Security

TechCorps: A non-profit organization that aims to promote technology awareness to everyone. It created this wonderful program that endows willing individuals (or volunteers) to be trained about the ins and outs of safety usage of the Internet and other similar technologies. Currently, it offers online technology resources through its two popular national technology programs, such as webTeacher and techs4schools.

i-Safe: Founded since 1998, this non-profit foundation was formally endorsed by the US Congress. It is not only a leader in Internet safety but also provides international, virtual training and i-Learn online.

SafetyNet : the American Academy of Pediatrics or AAP aims to promote the general health of children and teenagers. The Family Safety is a free downloadable tool that will provide web-based reports to parents regarding the Internet activity of their children and will automatically block access to any harmful website. With this, they will be able to protect their young from the harmful threats of the Internet.

CyberSmart: This site provides free tutorials on how to live accordingly in a digital world. The site enjoys full support and praise from teaching association locally and internationally.

Providing Education To Adults

Since kids are the most vulnerable users of the Internet, safety advocates are making sure that the parents of these kids are well-knowledgable on the matter.

FamilyEducation: This parenting and family site has a number of helpful articles and subject topics that teaches parents and teachers how be web-savvy and be aware and in the know if their children are using the Internet in the right way.

iKeepSafe: This site is a parenting resource center. Nonetheless, it provides helpful information to kids and educators alike. The site is very famous for its mascot, Faux Paw, making it more enticing to kids and those who are young at heart.

InternetSafetyAdvisor: This is an education blog site that gives numerous tips and topics for Internet safety and security, from cyber bullying, pornography, identity theft and many others.

SafeKids: This site is offers tips and tools for parents, educators and kids regarding Internet safety. It has an online safety quiz so you can know if you have enough knowledge to keep yourself secure in the Internet.

Safety and Security For The Kids

The Internet is a very dangerous place for a kid or teenager. The current news about sexual offenders using social networking websites as a way to seduce minors have elevated the issue to utmost importance.

Childnet International: A non-profit organization that works to improve the quality of Internet content, as well as awareness and Internet protection policies. It has various current projects such as Childnet Academy, KidSmart, ChatDanger, and Jenny’s Story.

GetNetWise: The site does not only give tutorials to parents and their kids but also provides links to safe websites for the kids. This is an online project created by the Internet Education Foundation, a non-profit organization that aims to improve Internet safety and security.

Creating Awareness To The Consumer

Creating public information articles, FAQs and kits about the dangers of surfing aimlessly in layman’s terms will engage the people more to be in the know and take the necessary precautions. The following websites are able to inform the public about the importance of Internet safety and security even if the reader does not have Internet knowledge.

StaySafe.Org: An educational site that aims to help consumers understand and manage the issues on security and safety on the Internet. Assessments on the technical and product solutions, as well as its possible behavioral effects are discussed. The site is funded by the Microsoft Corporation.

ConnectSafely: This is a forum for parents, educators and teens where they can share information and issues about safety in blogging and social networking. Avid forum posters claim that ConnectSafely.com is a social networking site about social networks.

NetMom: A site founded by Jean Armour Polly, it provides the latest news on Internet safety through its NetFamilyNews as well as provide various articles about the subject.

How To React To The Threat

The current theme used by advocates of Internet safety and security is to use social networking websites to further their cause. With this, the Internet is fast becoming a battleground between good and evil, wherein the public can freely decide which side to choose.

YouTube DontYouForgetAboutMe channel: The link leads the public to a special channel in YouTube where it feeds all videos of missing children from all around the world in the hope of finally finding them again. This is a special project from the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) to create awareness about missing children to the Internet public.

IC3: The IC3 is the Internet Crime Complaint Center that was established to provide a one center for all crime complaint related to the Internet. Families will be able to gain knowledge how to protect themselves from Internet crimes because of this site. The site actually posts actual Modus Operandi of Internet crimes for reference of the public.

OnGuard Online: The federal government aims to provide helpful and practical tips to consumers regarding safety in the Internet. It teaches people how to protect their identity in the Internet, while at the same time, avoid being victimized by Internet fraud. You can test your knowledge in securing your laptop and other similar quizzes on this page.

Mobile Internet: The New Battleground

Some people are not aware that access to the Internet is not only restricted to the Personal Computer, in the office or establishments. Because of the latest advancements in mobile technology, the Internet is within easy reach of any mobile subscribers even in their homes or while they are mobile. This means that the hazards that is present in the World Wide Web will now have a wider reach. Better take note of the following websites as reference to ensure safety from the hazards of the Internet:

WiredSafety : From the founders of the comprehensive sites on safety in the Internet, WiredKids, provides information to kids, parents, and educators that covers the World Wide Web and the mobile phone. It has volunteers numbering to more than 9,000 all over the world under the management of Parry Aftab, popular advocate of cyberspace safety. Another organization under its wing, the Teenangels, develops processes and software such as the Teenangels Chat Translator that can translate mobile lingos.

Fortiguard Center : The site does not only lists a variety of present viruses, trojans and worms present in the Internet, it also gives the latest news on mobile Internet viruses and threats. Visitors will definitely find information on anti-virus and how to avoid being a victim.

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