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The iPhone 3G S is out June 19th, 2009. Same glossy design- MORE FASTER. Here is an in depth summary of its features:
a special thanks to Jesus Diaz of Gizmodo for this information!
Speed
The “S” stands for “SPEED!” And according to Apple, it is faster launching applications or rendering Web pages.
• The iPhone 3GS has a new processor built-in. Apple claims that it is up to two times faster than the previous generation: Launching messages is 2.1 faster, load the NY Times in Safari: 2.9 times faster. It also consumes less, which has an impact on the improved battery life.
Camera
This is one of the strong points of the iPhone 3GS, according to Apple. They increased the resolution to 3 megapixels, which—judging from the shots they showed-seems much better quality under all conditions.
• 3 Megapixels sensor.
• New camera, with auto focus, auto exposure, and auto white balance.
• You can also tap to focus, changing white balance in the process. That is really neat, if you ask me.
• Special macro and low light modes.
• It supports video, 30 frames per second VGA with auto focus, auto white balance, and auto exposure.
• You can trim the video shot just using your finger, then share it via MMS, email, MobileMe and YouTube.
Connectivity
The other part of the “S” is the support for the faster 7.2 Mbps 3G standard, which in theory will deliver data faster to your iPhone.
• Same design as before, including the glossy finish of the back (so much for all the rumors about the matte back.)
• Same size as the old iPhone 3G: 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.48 inches.
• The weight increases a bit: One ounce to 4.8 ounces (135 grams vs 133 grams).
• Greener materials: Arsenic-free glass, BDF-free, Mercury-free LCD.
• Three band UMTS/HSDPA.
• Four band GSM/EDGE.
• Wi-Fi 802.11b/g.
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
Graphics
• The new iPhone 3GS includes new 3D graphics support in hardware. This means faster and more complicated 3D games.
• Same 3.5-inch widescreen multitouch display, but this time it has a fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating. I wonder if it will withstand a full frontal Shake Shack burger attack.
• The camera also supports photo and video geotagging.
• Any application can access all the camera functions now.
New special features
• It has a compass application, which works with the included magnetometer. It’s integrated into the new maps, showing orientation with a small semitransparent cone.
• Voice control. You can now talk with your iPhone, Enterprise-style. You can instruct it to play similar songs to the one you are playing, or call people.
• Nike + support built in.
• Supports accessibility features, like zooming on text, inverting video, and voice over when you touch whatever text is on screen.
Battery life
• One of the more important new features is the increased battery life.
• According to Apple, you will get up to 12 hours of talk time on 2G and 5 on 3G, with a up to 300 hour standby time.
• On 3G, it will deliver 5 hours of internet use.
• On Wi-Fi, Internet goes up to 9 hours.
• Video playback is 10 hours vs 30 hours for audio.
Price and availability
• $199 for 16GB version.
• $299 for 32GB version.
• Available on June 19th.
If you are “a valued AT&T customer,” AT&T offers an “early iPhone upgrade with a new 2-yr commitment and an $18 upgrade fee.” The price? $399.00 for the 16GB iPhone 3G S and $499.00 for the 32GB iPhone 3G S. It gets worse: For non-qualified customers, including existing AT&T customers who want to upgrade from another phone or replace an iPhone 3G, the price with a new two-year agreement is $499 (8GB), $599 (16GB), or $699 (32GB).
June 8th, 2009
The WWDC 2009 conference will be held in San Francisco, CA this morning. It will finally add closure to all the rumors flying around. New iPhone? Snow Leopard? I will update you with the details! Stay tuned…
June 8th, 2009
Apple revolutionized the mobile application market when it launched their App Store July of 2008. Since then, the store has been flooded with useless and mediocre apps which slipped through the cracks, developed in hopes of scoring a quick buck. I’d like to start helping readers with iPhone app posts from time to time, in order to introduce great gems from the store.
Here is my list of the 5 apps which I NEVER uninstall:
Beejive IM ($14.99) – From Blackberry fame, Beejive has come out with a version for the iPhone. This app is so nicely done- a long list of services supported, different sound schemes, wallpapers, IM alerts to email (real time server notifications coming with iPhone 3.0 update), ability to send images, and more. It supports AIM, Google Talk, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, MySpace IM, Yahoo IM, and Facebook IM. I love being able to change my buddy icon straight from the phone, with images in my iPhone photo albums. Pricey yes, but you definitely get what you pay for!
Todo by Appigo ($9.99) – The iPhone is missing a very important feature which smartphones should never miss! – a synchronizable Todo app. The App Store is full of Todo solutions, but none of them had hit the spot for me, until I discovered Appigo Todo. This app not only presents a straight forward interface, but also allows you to sync to 3 online todo services: AppiagoSync, Remember the Milk, and Toodledo. Adding tasks is fast and easy, and allows you to assign contexts to the tasks such as work, home, finance, or anything else you choose. If todo applications are important to you, go with this one!
Feeds (.99c) – RSS is another common utility the iPhone is missing. Luckily, we have some great options in the App Store. The one that stands out for me is Feeds. It is frequently updated, very smooth, and includes the ability to sign into Google Reader natively from the Feeds app. Another feature that won me over was that I can discover new feeds, instead of just add feeds that I already know about. This is a steal at 99 cents!
Shovel (Free) – Browse Digg.com o your iPhone. This app is amazing! It isn’t just another glorified web app like the others. It features a very rich and well designed interface that makes it a breeze to navigate through. If you’re a fan of Digg, there are no excuses not to get this free app!
Shazam (Free) – This app is simply awesome! I’m a music nut, my ears are always open to new music. I’ll be out and about with my day when I’ll hear a tune I really like- all I have to do is launch this app, let it listen to the tune for a few seconds, and provide me with all the info on the song, including iTunes and YouTube links for it. Just brilliant!
June 6th, 2009
This is hideous, and hopefully (more like most-likely) a rumor. The new iPhone is rumored to have a rubberized back, which I am very happy about. It does a great job of taking the impact from drops, and also preventing scratches. Scratches are inevitable with the iPhone 3G. Sure it was nice and pretty, but the glossy surface was very hard to maintain. Even cases would scratch it up real fast.
What I don’t like about the rumored design is the glowing Apple logo in the back- kind of like the Macbooks have. This is not only cheesy, but also very bad for the battery life. I have a hard time believing Apple would go with that design. As the WWDC conference is quickly approaching (June 9th, 2009), we will have to wait and see what Apple has in store for us.
Another big rumor going around is that Apple will offer 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB versions of the new iPhone at launch. As you can see from the picture on the left, a leaked internal presentation from Fido Canada, shows an upcoming 4GB model at $99- and what else? “Video Calling (iChat)”
If this is a reality, it is big news! Although Apple may be forced to lock the feature from 3G signal, so it may be Wi-Fi only like iTunes downloads. Stay tuned for more updates as they become available.
(a blurry shot of the new voice record app, auto-focus camera at work, and the new compass functionality)
June 3rd, 2009
Did you know that you can turn your iPhone into one of those $400 police scanners using a free app? I’ll show you how- let’s go!
- From the Apple App Store, download FStream (free app, click icon)
- From your computer go to http://www.scanamerica.us/index.php, and choose your State, and City (dark blue cities only supported )
- You will see a list of streams towards the right, click on any of them, and your default media player should start streaming them (Windows Media Player for Windows users).
- When the audio starts streaming on your PC- right click the stream in the playlist, and choose “Properties”- you should see a feed address such as ‘ http://icecast3.scanamerica.us/ca_lapd1 ‘ (for Windows Media Player, other players may work different, you need to try to find the feed address).
- Load Fstream on your iPhone, go to favorites, edit, add new webradio- enter anything you want for “Name”, for the “URL” enter the feed address. You don’t need to touch anything for format and bitrate.
- Go to more, enable cellular network.
- Now for the fun, go to “Play” and tap on the “Favorite” you just created. It will buffer and start streaming the police chatter.
Enjoy 
May 29th, 2009
Let’s be honest, launching Cydia feels like a chore at times. Especially when you are on a slow connection like EDGE. You have to wait for it to update its sources, and pull all the new data until you can use it at decent speed.
Luckily, the RipDev has released the lightweight, and speedy alternative called ICY. I will go through the steps of installing it.
(Icy in action, more sleek and light)
Note: You need to have a jailbroken iPhone to use this. You can Jailbreak using my guide.
- From your iPhone, launch Cydia.
- Tap the “Manage” tab at the bottom, and hit “Sources”.
- Add the following source (tap “Edit”, then “Add”): http://apt.ripdev.com
- After adding the source, open it by tapping on it.
- Then from the list of packages, tap on “Icy”.
- On the next screen, tap the “Install” button at the top-right corner, then “Confirm” to start installing it.
Once the installaion is complete, you will see the new “Icy” icon on the homescreen!
May 28th, 2009
I recently stumbled onto this site ( http://idesigniphone.com/ ) with high quality iPhone walls. They currently host 7000+ images, all high quality.
Check them out
Another honorable mention: SciPhone.net
May 28th, 2009
This is my first post- welcome to my blog! I chose this guide as my first post since I am an iPhone enthusiast, and frequently get asked this question everywhere I go.
** This WILL void your warranty with Apple** Good news is, you can just restore it through iTunes if ever you need to take it in to the Apple Store for support- so, no worries!
*First things first, make sure you are running the latest version of iTunes [8.0.2] installed*
Things you will need:
Step 1:
Create a folder on your desktop, and call it “Pwnage” > add QuickPWN and the Firmware 2.2.1 file into that folder.
Step 2:
Unzip the QuickPwn file into the Pwnage folder.
Step 3:
Launch iTunes, and connect your iPhone to your computer using the USB cable
Step 4:
Select your iPhone from the list on the left side. > hold down shift (*Option key for Mac*) and click the Restore button.
Step 5:
Navigate to the Pwnage folder you created on your desktop > select the 2.2.1 firmware ipsw file > double click the ipsw file or select it and click the Open button to proceed.
Step 6:
Once iTunes is finished upgrading your iPhone to 2.1 > launch QuickPwn 2.1 from the Pwnage folder you created on your desktop.
Step 7:
Make sure your iPhone is still connected to iTunes via USB > click the blue arrow button to proceed.
Step 8:
Click the Browse button to locate your iPhone firmware ipsw file > click “Open” button.
Step 9:
QuickPwn will verify the ipsw file > after completion of the verification, click the blue arrow button to proceed.
Step 10:
You can now select whether to Add Cydia, Add Installer, or Replace Boot Logos. Select the ones you would like to perform then click the clue arrow button (Cydia is highly recommended).
Step 11:
QuickPwn will now ask you to confirm your iPhone 3G is connected via USB cable > verify and click the blue arrow button to proceed.
Step 12:
QuickPwn will now automatically put your iPhone into recovery mode > once it’s in recovery mode you will be prompted to:
-Hold the Home button for 5 seconds
-Hold the Home and Power buttons for 10 seconds
-Release the Power button and continuing holding the Home button until your iPhone is in DFU mode.
Step 13:
Once QuickPwn detects your iPhone 3G in DFU mode it will begin the jailbreaking process.
Step 14:
Once jailbreaking is complete QuickPwn will inform you that it was successful.
May 19th, 2009
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