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Live Kirtan from Golden Temple on your iPhone & iPod Touch

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If you were wishing for live streaming of Kirtan from Golden Temple, Amritsar then this is the article for you! The SGPC has mentioned the method on their website itself.

Here’s the tutorial on how to do it:

  1. Download FStream from App Store.
  2. Install the app on your iPhone or iPod Touch & launch the app. Make sure Internet connection / Wi-Fi is active & you are getting a signal.
  3. Tap ‘Favorites’ at the bottom & then tap ‘Edit’ on top left.
  4. Tap the green plus sign next to ‘Add new webradio’.
  5. Type ‘Golden Temple’ in the Name field.
  6. Type ‘mms://sgpc.net/live’ in the URL field (without quotes) & tap ‘Save’ on the top right.
  7. Tap ‘Play’ at the bottom & then tap ‘Golden Temple’ from the radio stations list.
  8. Now tap ‘Play’ button (Play symbol).
  9. That’s it!

Now you can listen to the live Kirtan at 16kbps.

Apple announces iPhone, Touch OS 3.0

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Apple, on Tuesday, announced the third generation of OS for the iPhone and iPod Touch. OS 3.0 is loaded with many features, many of which should have been there in the first generation itself. Here are the features that matter in the new OS 3.0:

  • Cut, Copy & Paste- The new OS will have the cut, copy & paste feature. It’ll also support undo.
  • Landscape Keyboard- The new landscape keyboard can be used in apps like Mail, SMS & Notes.
  • Bluetooth stereo streaming- Now you can hear music streaming through supported Bluetooth ear piece or speakers.
  • Push- OS 3.0 will have Push based notifications.
  • GPS directions- You can now get turn bu turn directions through GPS.
  • Search & Spotlight- You can now search your Mail, iPod & calendar. Spotlight can be used to find information where ever it is stored in the device.

The new OS will be available in the mid of this year & will be available as a free of cost upgrade for iPhone users. iPod Touch users will have to shell out $10 for the upgrade (this sucks, Apple). I wonder why this discrimination between the iPhone & iPod Touch users? May be Apple doesn’t love it’s iPod Touch customers.

(P.S.- I’m really sorry for this long delay between the posts. I’ve been very busy & couldn’t update the blog. I’ll try to post regularly now You’ll also find some new category of posts soon right here on Techies Realm. Stay tuned.)

Rumour: 15 inch MacBook Air

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A Chinese blog has claimed that Apple is working on a 15 inch version of MacBook Air and said that more information on this model will be available in the second half of the year.

Translated from Chinese by Google Translate, the recent entry on Apple.pro said, “It is understood that Apple is producing more than the current MBA size MacBook Air (15-inch?).” (Apple’s current MacBook Air, of course, ships with a 13.3-inch display.)

“Core architecture will use Intel processors, the latest…from the current ultra-low voltage processor ‘Core 2’,” the report claims. “[This will] make a stunning ultra-portable suitable for the older poor eyesight.”

News & image courtesy- AppleInsider

Steve Jobs goes on medical leave

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Steve Jobs has decided to take medical leave until June this year. Contradicting earlier statements from Apple, CNBC has reported that Tom Cook will be the acting CEO in the absence of Steve Jobs. As per reports,  Apple’s shares plunged by 7 percent after the news appeared.

Here’s the statement issued by Apple Media Advisory for the Press:

Team,

I am sure all of you saw my letter last week sharing something very personal with the Apple community. Unfortunately, the curiosity over my personal health continues to be a distraction not only for me and my family, but everyone else at Apple as well. In addition, during the past week I have learned that my health-related issues are more complex than I originally thought.

In order to take myself out of the limelight and focus on my health, and to allow everyone at Apple to focus on delivering extraordinary products, I have decided to take a medical leave of absence until the end of June.

I have asked Tim Cook to be responsible for Apple’s day to day operations, and I know he and the rest of the executive management team will do a great job. As CEO, I plan to remain involved in major strategic decisions while I am out. Our board of directors fully supports this plan.

I look forward to seeing all of you this summer.

Steve

Well, the good thing is that Jobs is looking forward to see everyone in June. Techies Realm hopes to see Steve Jobs getting well soon & wishes him good health.

Get Rs. 6000 off on Apple iMac in India

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Yes, it’s true! You can now get Rs. 6000* off on Apple iMac under exchange offer. You can exchange your old laptop, PC or even a TV to get the discount. Well, Rs. 6000 is not a huge discount on the iMac but something is better than nothing. So if you were planning to buy an iMac then go ahead and buy it now.

Apple advertisement in Hindustan Times (21-Nov-2008). Apologies for poor quality image.

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Myth: Windows Vista is a resource hogger when compared to Mac OSX Leopard

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As I noted earlier this week, I’ve begun using a MacBook (the basic white model) and keeping a log of my experiences. Because this system has a mere 1GB of RAM, I was curious to get a sense of how thrifty OS X Leopard is when it comes to memory usage. I was especially curious to see how Leopard compares to Vista. Windows Vista used roughly 2% more than its Mac counterpart running the same set of tasks […]

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