Dejavu! This comes ironically from the New York Time who has one of the coolest, new, iPhone apps out there… Apple suffered massive network gridlock Friday morning as many of the six million users of the original iPhone tried to upgrade to new software at the same time as the first buyers of the new iPhone 3G were trying to activate their purchases. I noticed this AM via Twitter that users like James were complaining about issues with MobileMe (http://www.apple.com/mobileme/) and Peter is likey still trying to upgrade his software hours later… ouch! Are you really surprised?? See more on NY Times
Archives for July 11, 2008
Exploring amazing panoramas from around the Globe with Gigapan
Just sniffing around and checking out the Gigapan project… some amazing technology and even cooler imagery available via this app. I used to be way into photography (mostly BxW and landscape photogs) so I’m really captivated and interested in clever projects like this… WOW. This video clip below will give you an idea of what its all about. See also gigapan.org
Must-Have Location-Aware Applications for your Apple iPhone 3G
Ok, you’ve got your shiny, new 3G Apple iPhone… now what?? Well, to start, you’ll need to get familiar with the Apple iStore, this is where you’ll find loads of applications, many of them are cool, location-aware applications taking advantage of the devices’ integrated GPS. Read on for some cool, suggested apps, most of them taking advantage of the users’ location, some are simply must have! See more
So You Think You Can Text?
Enter the new LG Texting Champ… Beating more than 15,000 entrants, Nathan Schwartz, a 20-year-old Clyde, Ohio resident, took home the title of $50,000 in prize money and indisputable bragging rights for his speed-texting skills. The winning phrase was “Does everybody here know the alphabet? Let’s text. Here it goes… AbcDeFghiJKlmNoPQrStuvWXy & Z! Now I know my A-B-C’s, next time won’t you text with me?” which Schwartz completed in sixty seconds. The contestants used any LG phones that featured full QWERTY keypads including the enV2, enV and Voyager. Beating more than 15,000 entrants, Nathan Schwartz, a 20-year-old Clyde, Ohio resident, took home the title of $50,000 in prize money and indisputable bragging rights for his speed-texting skills.
So you think you can text?
Enter the new LG Texting Champ… Beating more than 15,000 entrants, Nathan Schwartz, a 20-year-old Clyde, Ohio resident, took home the title of $50,000 in prize money and indisputable bragging rights for his speed-texting skills. The winning phrase was “Does everybody here know the alphabet? Let’s text. Here it goes… AbcDeFghiJKlmNoPQrStuvWXy & Z! Now I know my A-B-C’s, next time won’t you text with me?” which Schwartz completed in sixty seconds. The contestants used any LG phones that featured full QWERTY keypads including the enV2, enV and Voyager. Beating more than 15,000 entrants, Nathan Schwartz, a 20-year-old Clyde, Ohio resident, took home the title of $50,000 in prize money and indisputable bragging rights for his speed-texting skills.
iPhone 3G Still Lacking some key features
Besides the fact that I’m already locked into a T-Mobile plan that is serving me well (well, it’s ok!) there’s a few key features that iPhone 3G should have…
expandable memory card slot (like a Micro SD)
video ( in this day and age no mobile video… come on, you gotta have it)
5 mega pixel digital camera is a must (currently comes with a 2 MP)
spotty 3G coverage
costly monthly plan – you’ll be dropping $1000 easily this year on your iPhone 3g
Hang tough and I’m sure I’ll come up with a few other key features. The real kicker with iPhone 3G though is iPhone 2.0, the software upgrade that enables mobile application developers to create apps for this platform… its the apps man, that’s what will be killer! Think about it, with this great UI and nice, large screen you can now easily read the New York Times from cover to cover on a phone.. try doing this on any other device, your eyes will likely bug out of your head by page 3! Check out LBSzone.com for details of just a few, new, cool LBS apps running on iPhone 3g. Any thoughts???