One of these Moleskine iPad covers, which are coming soon, has my name on it.
I’m ambivalent about the iPhone cover, though; I prefer the 5″ x 8.25″ Large notebooks.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
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I want one for no other reason than the fact that it is uber-cool. the icon battery pack for iPhone by Essential TPE.
If you’re an iPhone 3G owner and are looking forward to the forthcoming iOS 4 software update, here’s what you won’t be getting:
No multitasking
Apple claims the hardware of the iPhone 3G isn’t powerful enough—specifically, the phone doesn’t have enough memory—to multitask. But multitasking can be enabled on the iPhone 3G if you jailbreak it. I’ve been testing it on my iPhone 3G for a day now, and it’s a mixed bag; apps will still switch, but iOS 4 gets bogged down pretty quickly. Perhaps things will improve once we see updates for apps that take advantage of multitasking.
No wallpaper for the Home screen
No excuse, really. That, and still no customizable SMS tones. Hello? It’s 2010.
No iPod controls in the app switcher
When you have music playing on an iPhone 3GS, iPod touch (3rd generation), or iPhone 4, the app switcher displays iPod controls in the app switcher. On an iPhone 3G or iPod touch (2nd generation), you access iPod controls the usual way, via the good ol’ pop-up.
No screen rotation lock
In the app switcher where you will find iPod controls, there is an icon to lock screen rotation. Since there isn’t multitasking on the iPhone 3G, there won’t be an app switcher, hence there won’t be an icon to lock screen rotation. This is the biggest disappointment for me.
No support for Bluetooth keyboard
This is only available for the iPhone 3GS, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPhone 4, and iPad. It’s not really that big a deal anymore, since people who are looking to type stuff at length are probably better off with an iPad + keyboard or a laptop.
Time to upgrade, no?
Call me a sucker for any accessory that I can attach to a keychain.
The Scosche flipSYNC comes in two models, one with the iPod/iPhone dock connector, and one with both micro- and mini-USB connector.
Did you know the National Environment Agency has a web app for its meteorological services? While it looks to be formatted for the iPhone, I take it that this web app will work on other mobile devices.
You can access the NEA Weather@SG web app at http://weather.nea.gov.sg/ForecastToday.aspx.
Go to SingTel’s page on the prices, or to its SingTel Shop iPhone 3GS microsite if you want to register your interest.
Don’t ask me which button to click. Apparently I already have a login and password for this site even though I don’t recall ever signing up, so I obviously have no idea what my password is. When I tried to reset my password, the site insisted my mother’s surname isn’t what it is.
Like, hello?
This came in from SingTel earlier today:
Hello [Tetanus],
I have good news! Shortly SingTel will begin selling the new iPhone 3G S in Singapore.
The iPhone 3G S lets you do it even faster than before. Launch and switch between applications quickly. Shoot, edit, and share video right on your phone. Make a call or play a song using just your voice. And discover many more features that make iPhone 3G S the best iPhone yet.
Plus this device also downloads data much quicker at 7.2 Mbps using SingTel’s unrivalled 3G network.
I know you are keen to know more about pricing and the launch date, we haven’t finalised these details yet, but if you register your interest, as soon as the pricing is out I will send you the details.
Simply visit www.singtel.com/reg
Of course, with full mobile number portability, you can now retain your existing M1 or StarHub mobile with us. When you switch to SingTel, your family and friends can still contact you via your existing number. It’s that simple!
I don’t know about you but I can’t wait for the new iPhone3G S to arrive!
You know, I’d have reacted positively if it weren’t for two things:
One, that the email is addressed to “Hello [SURNAME]“—yes, it was in all caps. For the effort you’d taken in making the tone of your email personable, don’t you think it would’ve have been better if you used the first names of the people on your mailing list instead?
Two, that the last sentence in the email is word for word the same as the last line in the email you sent me last year regarding the iPhone 3G.
Seriously, guys. You’ve had a week since the iPhone 3G S was announced—maybe longer, since I’m pretty sure you’ve been privvy to advanced information as a launch partner—and the best you can do is to copy and paste a form letter that was hokey and insincere to begin with?
So, no thanks; I won’t be getting an iPhone 3G S from you. Even if the launch date falls on the day before my birthday.
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He is, in other words, quite a geek.
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