Why I’ll Not Be Ordering DS Cards From r4.co.uk

I had never heard about r4.co.uk before they started commenting on my blog, TechPatio, as “ds card”, despite the fact that I write in red letters above the comment field that commenters must use a real name – and not a keyword. “ds card” is a keyword, they’re simply trying to gain higher search engine … Read more →

Vodafone Malta: iPhone 4 – “Coming Soon”

Vodafone Malta is now listing the iPhone 4 as “coming soon” on their website, despite Apple has not yet said anything public as to when iPhone 4 will actually reach Malta. Malta is not included in the next batch of countries to receive iPhone 4 in late July: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong … Read more →

June 2010: Blog Summary & Income Report

12 months. One year. That’s how old TechPatio.com is right about now. It doesn’t feel like one full year just went by, but nevertheless, that’s what the calendar says. I will write more about that in another blog post, in the near future. But now it’s about last month, June, and how TechPatio did when … Read more →

LovingTech Forums – 9 Months After My Interview [Followup]

Back in September 2009 I did an interview with Ryan Grant from the North West of England about his webmaster and technology forum, LovingTech.net, which is the solution to troubled forums such as Digital Point. It’s been a good while since then so I’d like to inform you of the excellent progress going on there, … Read more →

5 Best Security Suites for Windows

PC users no longer have to purchase individual programs to ensure total protection. The latest internet security software is available in suites, providing antivirus, antispyware, firewalls and additional features that not only protect a computer from malicious programs, but also offer spam inhibitors, parental controls and cloaking technology to ensure privacy and protect identity. There … Read more →

iPhone 4 (16GB) Parts Cost $187.51

We knew it was just a matter of time before somebody, usually iSuppli, would take apart the iPhone 4 and do some calculations on what the different parts cost. A 16GB iPhone 4 costs $187.51 according to iSuppli, which is more than Droid’s $179.11 and iPhone 3GS’s $178.96. iPhone 4’s retina display, likely from LG, … Read more →

iPhone 4 Sales Reaches 1.7 Million in Three Days

Apple issued a press release today, stating that 1.7 million iPhone 4 has been sold during Thursday June 24th and Saturday June 26th (both included). Even though the 1.7 million units sold also includes the 600,000 pre-orders, it’s still an impressive number – and the best product launch in the history of Apple, according to … Read more →

The Best iOS 4 Apps Available Now

The iPhone OS 4 (iOS 4) was released June 21st, giving way to 1,500 new APIs for consumers around the world, meaning a whole wealth of different applications have been entered into the store recently. Additionally, a whole wealth of updates have come to the many different applications that are already present in the store, … Read more →

Latest from Steve Jobs on the iPhone 4 Antenna Issues: “Stay Tuned”

Everybody who’s remotely interested in either Apple, iPhone or tech news in general, will by now have heard about the iPhone 4 antenna issues. If you haven’t, well basically if you connect the two parts of the outside antenna (the stainless steel band), you will lose reception. Apple first “confirmed” in a statement that antenna … Read more →

Steve Jobs Responds To iPhone 4 Antenna Issues: “Just don’t hold it that way”

Bad Apple. Very bad Apple!! It’s one thing to actually have antenna issues with new iPhone 4, and we’re not even sure yet it’s an issue with all of the phones – a quick poll by Engadget shows that over half of the replies are having issues with reception bars dropping (but about 1/3 of … Read more →