Blackberry Bold 9700 OS 6 Firmware Upgrade First Impressions + Issues + Surprises

I finally took the plunge and decided to install the leaked version of OS6 for my Blackberry Bold 9700.

First impressions, issues and surprises in my video here:


Blackberry Bold 9700 OS 6 Firmware Upgrade First Impressions + Issues + Surprises from David Itzcovitz on Vimeo.

A few things I noticed soon after making the video, and didn't include, were:

- Main menu, no longer opened with menu button, but by clicking on 'Open Tray' after clicking Menu button..
- Much faster bootup time, around 20-30 seconds.. instead of 2 minutes as previous!!
- Contact history log, in the phonebook under each contact it has a history of your contact with them.
- Tabbed browsing, hurrah!!! self explanatory, can open multiple tabs in the internet browser.
- Videos in gallery have preview thumbnails.
- Calendar icon now updates according to the actual date. 
- Camera options (flash, focus, scene settings, video camera mode) all easier to access with single clicks on buttons onscreen rather than through menus.


There are probably lots more to mention but I am still discovering them.

Thanks for watching!

Spinning Streak - Addictive new iPhone game!!

I still check out iPhone apps and games now and again for a bit of fun, even though I predominantly use my Blackberry as my method of communication, but this one has caught my eye as an addictive (and of course, time-wasting) game.

It's called Spinning Streak, by Mad Media Labs. The main aim is hone your skills and balance to keep the spinners up as long as possible to become the best in the world!! Have a local competition between you and your friends to see who can be the best spinner, all from a bit of pocket sized fun :)

It features a storyline, as well as high-scores against other people playing on their phones around the world so you can compete globally. With great, colourful illustrations this game cannot get better. Wait.. yes it can... it's free!! yep, can't get better value than that! :D

You can find out more info, as well as download the app for iPhone right here: http://itunes.apple.com/app/spinningstreak/id371286642



Perhaps this might be an insight into your own life about balancing things out to make it to the top.. either way, Happy Spinning!!

All The Mobile Phones I Have Ever Owned

Back in the beginning of the new millennium, I was starting secondary school, with the right of passage being marked in the purchase of a mobile phone.. *ta daaaaaa*

They were the beginning of the communicative era for us, the Gen-Y youth growing up in a developing (very fast) technological world to further social practices. Text messaging during class, prank phone calls to companies at break time wasting all your credit. I'm sure you will remember Snake. I'm so glad that people have stopped using TMB at the end of a message, it was very pressuring!

The phones themselves have gone from being used for calls and texts to emails, facebook alerts, calendars, mp3 players, cameras and even platforms for viewing pornographic.. err I mean high resolution Hollywood films.

And who can forget those classic nokia ringtones? Oh the days... Well here is my reminiscent timeline of all the phones I have owned, to this present day. I do love a bit of technology.

I'm not going to review every single one... some were good, some bad, but mostly good. Who knows what's next!?