Posted: 02 May 2011 04:59 PM PDT

In case you haven’t know about it, Apple iOS (both iPhone and iPad) is recording your movements without your knowledge.

iPhone Tracker is a Mac OS X software that generate a map with your location history based on the records saved in iPhone/iPad.

Simply download iPhone Tracker and run it on a Mac OS X computer where iPhone/iPad has been synced to, the application will then show you the location history on a world map.

Here is my iPhone location history…

Iphone tracker map

Whoa! Now you know where were I in the past year.

Should you worry?

Many people so concerned about it that Apple had to release a press release to explain about the location data recorded on your iPhone/iPad. In short, it is a “crowd-sourced Wi-Fi hotspot and cell tower database” cached on the iPhone/iPad.

“Don’t worry about it”, told Apple. Apple will release a “bug fix” to reduce the cache size (down to few days, instead of a year), ceases backing up the cache, and delete cache when Location Services is turned off.

iPhone Tracker: I Know Where You Were Last Summer is a post from: LiewCF Tech Blog. Follow @liewcf on Twitter and join Facebook page.

Google’s Answer to Facetime: Google Talk Video Chat for Android

Posted: 02 May 2011 09:02 AM PDT

Android google talk video chat

Google Mobile Blog announced new video chat feature for Android phones. It’s the answer to Apple’s Facetime video chat on iOS devices (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad).

You can now video or voice chat with your contacts from your Android phone, as long as they have a compatible Android phone or tablet, or using Gmail Google Talk on their computer. You can make the all over a 3G or 4G data network or over Wi-Fi.

Demo video: Google Talk video chat for Android

When will it available?

Google Talk with video and voice chat will gradually roll out to Nexus S devices in the next few weeks as part of Android 2.3.4 over-the-air update. Other Android 2.3+ devices will get it in the future… (basically depends on your Android device manufacturer)

My two cents

Google Talk Video Chat works only when two parties have the compatible devices and software (Android device or Google Talk). It is the Google version of Apple’s Facetime. I believe many Android users are happy to know the new feature and waiting for the update.

Personally, I don’t like to do video chat because I cannot keep my eyes on the camera. Once I move my eyes away, the other party would wonder things like “Are you doing other tasks?” “Why are you not concentrate on the conversation?” I feel more comfortable with voice only chat, seriously.

How about you? What’s your video chat experience?

Google’s Answer to Facetime: Google Talk Video Chat for Android is a post from: LiewCF Tech Blog. Follow @liewcf on Twitter and join Facebook page.

WordConf Asia 2011 WordPress Conference to be Held in Malaysia

Posted: 02 May 2011 01:46 AM PDT

Wordconf asia 2011

WordConf Asia 2011 to be held in Malaysia on 14th May 2011, 9am to 5pm. It is a conference that focus on everything WordPress, the world famous open source blog publishing platform powered by PHP and MySQL.The event will be held at Royale Bintang, Kuala Lumpur on 14th May 2011, 9AM to 5:30PM. The registration fee is RM150/pax, including a lunch and two tea breaks.

Last year WordCamp Malaysia 2010, the 1st WordCamp in Malaysia, was a very successful WordPress event (I was one of the speakers).

Compared to WordCamp Malaysia 2010, WordConf Asia 2011 seems… quiet. With less than 14 days to the event, the WordConf Asia website still lack of update. The agenda is not confirmed yet. The “News” and “Sponsorship” pages are still blank.

Are you attending WordConf Asia 2011?

WordConf Asia 2011 WordPress Conference to be Held in Malaysia is a post from: LiewCF Tech Blog. Follow @liewcf on Twitter and join Facebook page.