Posts Tagged ‘Apple’
The new iPhone 3G[s]
iPhone lovers, here’s a bit of good news… and some bad news too.
Apple has launched it’s new iPhone calling it the iPhone 3G [s]. Of course, with a new iPhone version comes a whole lot of new functions. Among the more notable additions are:
- Improved speed — faster launching of apps
- Video function
- 3.0 megapixel camera
- up to 32g capacity
- Cut-Copy-Paste function
- Landscape Keyboard
- Internet Tethering –sharing the internet connection from your laptop
- Accessibility
- Search function across the iPhone
Of course, Apple promises much more with their new and improved iPhone. For more info, you can read this.
I know most iPhone 3G owners are groaning because of the cooler new functions that the new model offers… but that’s just the way technology works. And, as a bit of consolation (for me, as well), there will be a Software Update (3.0) for old iPhone owners coming this June 17… and some of the new functions will be included in the update — including the much sought after Cut-Copy-Paste function.
new apple iPhone in the works?
As usual, Apple is coming up with a bigger and better (?) version of one of it’s great products. The Apple iPhone 4G will supposedly come with the following features:
- 80GB or 120GB flash drive
- Widescreen 1540-by-480-pixel resolution at 163 ppi
- Camera with 8.0 megapixels
- Video recording
- Text editing with copy/paste
- MMS messaging
- Adobe Flash Player
I just hope some of the functions will be made available through a software update.
First seen on www.deaddog.com/
Apple Philippines
Yehey! Apple is finally opening up their online retailing locally. You can now purchase your favorite Apple products online, via their local shopping mall. I got this alert in my email and decided to check out what it was all about.
It’s the same as ordering from the US — shipping and all. But now, you don’t have to wait too long (1-2 days) AND you don’t have to get screwed by the foreign exchange rates. There is, however, a shipping fee of PhP 400.00… unless you purchase items worth PhP 3,000.00 or above.
Now I’m really tempted to get their Apple Remote and Wireless Mighty Mouse
switch
Windows user?
Ready to change systems?
SWITCH is an Apple Premium Reseller which symbolizes the shift of windows users to Mac which just recently launched their second branch over at the Alabang Town Center.
During the opening, food was aplenty, drinks were flowing and a lot of comfort snacks, like cotton candy, hotdogs and popcorn were readily available. Music was provided by DJ Funk Avy. And the people behind SWITCH made sure that lots of cool gadgets and hot prizes were given away.
I myself came away with a pair of Chops earphones from Skull Candy.
Here are a few photos from the event…
starting wrong
I wanted to start the month right, by putting a blog entry on the 1st of the month. But as fate would have it, my Macbook Pro decided to die on me.
Okay, so die may be overstating it, but it’s as good as useless. For some reason, my four-five month old baby just decided to quit on me. I did everything I could to resuscitate it, but even the people at the Power Mac center couldn’t reformat it or fix it… so I had to bring it to one of the official distributor / service centers. Currently, it’s being diagnosed. There’s a huge probability that it’s a hard disk problem. I’m gonna have to wait a week or more before I get my machine back.
This new misfortune got me to thinking, too. I seem to be really unlucky with electronics. Apart from my trusty four year old 20D, everything else seems to be conking out on me. My TV remote (see previous entry) mysteriously stopped working, my pc at home just doesn’t seem to load (while it works fine when I bring it to the office), my mobile phones always seem to have bugs in them, one of the iPods I previously owned died and suddenly resurrected (after I bought a new unit) and now, my Mac.
Ghosts in my machines or just plain unlucky?
macbook touch?
I just read over at Gizmodo that there’s a rumor that Apple may be releasing a MacBook Touch.
It’s basically an Apple Tablet…
And if you’re wondering what it may look like… “Think MacBook screen, possibly a bit smaller, in glass with iPhone-like, but fuller-featured multi-touch. Gesture library. Full Mac OS X.” [from the article over at Gizmodo]
Oh, and here’s a photo of the rumored MacBook Touch:
[click photo for larger view]
When will Apple stop tempting us with such cool toys?
