Seems iPhone 3G will come in 2 flavors with 3 different configurations – iPhone 3G (8GB), iPhone 3G Pro (16GB & 32GB). This summer AT&T in US is bring 7.2Mbps to their 3.5G network. The third generation’s physical appearance remains mostly the same except that it will have matte finishing on the back. Hope it will be as good as the original Netwon MessagePad.
Video is coming iPhone but not third generation?
Apple has just posted a job ad recruiting low level programmer for iPhone familiar with the ARMv7 family. According to MacRumors, this means faster CPU (currently it’s ARMv6) and bringing video related functions to iPhone. But this is late May already. These functions are less likely to make it to the July release this year. Will this be a software upgarde later, meaning iPhone third generation is already using this ARMv7 CPU or it’s targeting for the fourth generation iPhone in 2010?!
Countdown to 1 Billion Apps without Hong Kong
What a bummer! Apple’s “Countdown to 1 Billion Apps” in iTunes Store event is open to all country where iTunes Store is available but NOT Hong Kong.
The price is great and you can enter as many as 25 times per day!
The information from MacWorld below:
All you need to do to enter the contest is go to the App Store and download an app. You are automatically entered to win a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card, an iPod touch, a Time Capsule and a MacBook Pro. You can enter up to 25 times per day, according to the contest rules. You can also enter the contest without a download.
Sweet huh? So hope over to iTunes Store or enter the contest by filling in the form.
iPhone 3.0 will be speedier
Electronista posted an article talking about the next iPhone (iPhone 3.0) will carry faster 3G speed at 7.2Mbps while WiFi will updated to 802.11g vs the current 802.11b
iPhone 3.0 previewed
As expected push notification finally comes to iPhone OS in SDK 3.0. But the architecture has changed from background application to purely push API.
There are many other exciting features longed by many developers such as Google Maps can be used in any apps, access to hardware, MMS, and much more.
Full coverage from Mac Rumors here.
Apple has posted the 3.0 information here, and the QuickTime streaming here.
iPhone 3.0 preview next Tue
In case you still haven’t read elsewhere, Apple is having a media event next Tuesday to preview the iPhone 3.0.
Wired say Steve Jobs (as expected) won’t show up in the event but it should have major changes with the iPhone OS.
iPod shuffle gets even smaller and it talks to you!!
Apple has just released the world smallest music player, iPod shuffle with VoiceOver. The new iPod shuffle has only 1 button on its body. The control now move to small control near the right ear bud with 3 clickable areas to control every thing.
The new iPod shuffle definitely looks fantastic. Selling at US$79 (HK$600), it’s quite an affordable stylish body ware. But I’m still waiting for the iPod Touch & iPhone update coming in the next few months. It’s been such a long wait.
Apple dives into netbook market after all?!
Dow Jones Newswires reports Apple will be launching touch screen netbook as soon as the second half of this year!
The mini laptop computers will likely have monitor screens that are between 9.7-inches and 10-inches, one person, who declined to be named, said.
Another person said other specifications and functions are still under evaluation.
They mention the format but not the price. It would be an expensive “netbook” though 8p
New Mac arrives finally
The long overdue update for Mac Pro, iMac, Mac mini has finally arrived. Apple Store (US store is up though) & Apple.com is still updating and the distorted web site is something that I’ve never experienced ever before. Akamai caching issue maybe?
The most signacificant update should be Mac Pro now using Intel “Nehalem” Xeon processors and Mac mini gets NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor.
The Mac Pro high end configuration supports 8-core processors. That should be lighting fast for anything. But the Mac mini update is a bit disappointing. I was hoping for a more accessible casing instead of the same old case that requires 2 putty knifes to crack open.
BTW, iMac supports up to 8GB of RAM and Mac mini supports up to 4GB of RAM. Not bad huh?