We have all heard the rumours recently surrounding why Steve Jobs will not be attending this years Macworld, well the man  himself has issued a letter explaining his decision and we have it for you here after the break in full. Also there is a statement from Apples board. Apparently Steve has a hormone imbalance which is the cause of his weight loss. We wish him a speedy recovery. All the details after the break.

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Having reviewed lots of mobile phones last year it is nice to start this year with a review of an accessory that has left me speechless, well nearly anyway. When I was offered the chance to review this pocket sized projector it really interested me as I had heard so much about it and couldn’t wait to receive it and now after a few weeks use its time to share my thoughts on this amazing piece of tech.

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In America there are 3 or 4 really influential tech journalists whose opinions really matter in mainstream newspapers. People like Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher of The Wall Street Journal, Ed Baig of USA Today, and my personal favorite David Pogue of The New York Times. Pogue’s short videos which air on CNBC are also available as a podcast and are something I look forward to every week. Pogue gave a speech recently where he discusses the mobile trends he expects to see develop in 2009. It is a really entertaining and informative discussion (including a couple of funny songs). The main thrust of his talk centers on how mobile services will become more and more important in the coming year. More after the break, including the video.

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The iPhone just got a whole lot more tempting for me this morning. The idea of a QWERTY keyboard add-on is hardly new, however, this one really looks tempting. The idea of the keyboard also becoming a rather resilient cover for the screen will attract a great many people. Click on for more info.

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Its long been a big moan of mine that the media capabilities of Windows Mobile devices are inferior to the iPhone and it looks like I am not alone in thinking this as the guys over at XDA have decided to make their own MP3 player. Microfi Nitrogen is a native Windows Mobile application (unmanaged code) that allows you to play MP3 songs stored on your Pocket PC device. It features a file browser, full skin support, “Shuffle” and “Repeat” modes, a 10-band equalizer with preset support, a built-in sleep mode and a command to blank screen to prevent energy waste while playing music. More details with downloads after the break.

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CookingCapsules is a nice application that allows G1 users to cook a recipe step-by-step quite easily.  It is preloaded with a few recipes that you can choose from (at the moment, there are 4 Indian an d 4 French inspired recipes), like the “Chocolate Pots de Creme,” “Kheer,” and some others, too.  It tells you how long the video is and how long it will take to prepare the dish.  Each recipe has a video of how to prepare it, a shopping list of items required to make it, and text instructions, too.  I personally think the application can be handy to have but needs some improvement. Read about my experience with CookingCapsules after the break.

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Just when we thought Windows Mobile is losing out on entertainment and games because developers are swarming to other platforms either because of the software/hardware support for those titles or because of the newness of some of these other platforms, DivX is bringing its DivX Player to Windows Mobile, according to CoolSmartPhone.
Users can download the new Player from DivX. Now, you don’t have to get an official DivX Certified phone to run the player.

ShapeWriter 2.0 is an awesome new input method for touch screen devices. It works by drawing a line from letter to letter to spell out a word. In theory it should be a much faster way to input text. There is a little bit of a learning curve, but it feels a lot more natural than the on-screen keyboard in windows mobile, and I think out will be even better than the iPhone’s soft keyboard with a little refinement.

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Around the world mobile devices are becoming integral parts of the banking system. Usage differs from country to country; from sms money transfers in Africa, to full scale mobile banking in Japan and Korea. However a new report suggests that mobile consumers in the USA do not feel comfortable using their handsets to interact with their banks. According to the report consumers are worried about handset security, hackers getting into their account, and what happens if the phone is lost.  While these concerns are legitimate, mobile devices are often a far safer way to remotely access a bank account, than using a PC over wifi.

The report discusses some things that may reassure a nervous public, like offering complete fraud protection, and a guarantee to reimburse you if anything should happen, the same kind of steps that eventually made people comfortable using atm’s and debit cards.

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Eric Chu from the Android Market has sent out an email announcing that the Android Market will support priced applications starting early Q1 2009. Given the country-by-country work required to set up payment support for developers in different countries, they will enable priced app support in Q1 for developers operating in these countries in the following order: (1) United States and UK; (2) Germany, Austria and Netherlands; (3) France, Italy and Spain. By the end of Q1 2009, they will announce support for developers operating in additional countries. Developers operating in the above listed countries should begin finalizing their priced applications, including determining the appropriate pricing strategy. This is great news and we should now see some big name applications appearing in the Market for all you Android users.

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The iPhone has had this application for a while and now you can also get this fun application for Windows Mobile phones that have an accelerometer. The application is free so if your a fan of Star Wars it is a must have application for a bit of fun. Works on the HTC Touch Diamond/Pro/HD. It uses the accelerometer to make the fighting sounds when you swing the phone around. You can download it here.

There is one thing that the camera is severely lacking on the G1 phone and that is: customization. This camera is no joke! Basically, what you see is what you get.  Unfortunately, users are not given the option to add anything neat to their pictures – until now. If you’re into customizing and adding extra things to your photos, then the PicSay application is perfect for you.  

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We told you earlier today that the iPhone 3G sim unlock was imminent well it is now live and has to be installed via an already jail broken iPhone 3G Cydia or Installer application. The great news is it works with the latest 2.2 firmware and actually only works with the latest version so make sure you update via iTunes before following the procedure we have below. Enjoy your now sim lock free iPhone 3G. Full details after the break.

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Congratulations to Michael Manna for reaching 100 episodes of the T4 Show Podcast a tremendous achievement and also to Steve Trotto for hitting double figures with his podcast over at Mobile Tech Moment.  Michael’s podcasts are great to listen too and always a lot of fun, we know Michael has new plans for 2009 and we wish him well and can’t wait to see what he has in store. Steve over at Mobile Tech Moment has a new co-host Geoff Farinha and it is a great podcast especially if your a netbook fan.

The Dev Team has made yellowsn0w compatible with the newer baseband.You can upgrade to a jailbroken firmware 2.2 on your iPhone 3G using PwnageTool (MAC) or QuickPWN (Windows/MAC) regardless of the baseband. Now Windows users will no longer need to get a custom firmware to prepare their iPhone 3G for the unlock. Stay tuned for the yellowsn0w package which will be available in Cydia by 12 PM PST at the latest. Just checked and it is still not there so stay tuned and we will let you know when it is available.

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