M1 to sell Apple iPhones in Singapore by end 2009. More details to be revealed soon.
I wonder what Starhub is doing!? Sleeping?
After gaining big enough market share in Singapore for its various services, Starhub seems to be getting the big head syndrome. Their special promotions and packages are losing their attractiveness and lustre!
Time to wake up Starhub before I, your Platinum customer, starts switching over to your competition!
Apple has rolled out another update for the iPhone OS – version 3.1.2.
The 241.7MB patch can be downloaded from iTunes and is compatible with all three models of iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS.
According to the company, the software update fixes a “sporadic issue” where the iPhone fails to wake up from sleep mode. It also resolves an “intermittent issue” that may interrupt the cellular network until the phone is restarted, as well as a bug that could crash the device during video streaming.
Upgrade yours if you need to…
One of the key selling points of owning an Apple iPhone is the huge availability of iPhone apps that you can download from the Apple App Store. Whenever I am free, I will just browse the Apple App Store to download some useful apps for my iPhone to either entertain myself when I am bored, or just to allow me to be more productive while on the road.
Here is a list of apps that I have downloaded from the App store for your reference. Some are free, some are paid. Hope you will like them too…
Game apps:
Boxed In
F.A.S.T.
Enigmo
Tap Tap Revenge
Racing
Productivity apps:
Quickoffice Files
DocsToGo
9Toolbox
iTranslate
WordPress
Dictionary
GetResponse
Lifestyle/Social apps:
OCBC Internet banking
Yahoo Messenger
Skype
TwitterFon
IM Lite+
Palringo
iToday
Straits Times
ChannelNewsAsia
Travel apps:
TransGuide
iCab
I will do a review of some of the above apps when I am free!
Feel free to share some of the Apple iPhone apps that you own or use with me…
SingTel has announced that it will launch the iPhone 3GS next Friday, July 10 in Singapore.
Details of pricing etc will be revealed shortly.
Are you ready for it? 
I have already updated my iPhone 3G to iPhone 3.0 OS. Have you?
Apple has launched its newer, speedier iPhone and cut the price of its existing 8GB iPhone to $99.
The new iPhone 3G S was unveiled at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (a.k.a WWDC) yesterday. It will launch on 19 June and should be available in 80 countries by 9 Aug.
The new iPhone features a built-in compass, video camera and voice recording functionality.
The device was launched in the absence of chairman Steve Jobs, who is on medical leave. The handset may also be used as a 3G modem via internet tethering, although this function is not yet supported in all countries.
It also features voice control supporting 32 languages or dialects, cut and paste functions and MMS support. You can also use the virtual keyboard in landscape alignment.
Apple said, every function on the new handset is said to be twice as fast as its predecessor. In the US, it will cost $199 for a 16GB version and $299 for the 32GB model.
Apple also said it would cut the 8GB iPhone 3G to $99.
This is great news for many of us, especially those who wants to get a new iPhone for themselves.
Apple recently announced that customers have downloaded one billion applications from its revolutionary App Store, the largest applications store in the world. The one billionth app, Bump created by Bump Technologies, was downloaded by Connor Mulcahey, age 13, of Weston, CT. As the grand prize winner of Apple’s one billion app countdown contest, Connor will receive a $10,000 iTunes® gift card, an iPod® touch, a Time Capsule® and a MacBook® Pro. (Don’t you wish you were the winner?)
I think Apple has really revolutionised the mobile market with other competitors chasing hot after her heels. Apple is no longer only just creating a brand name or products or services for the market, they are so successful to the extent that I think they are creating a culture of their own in the global market place. Some of us may not think so highly of Apple or the iPhone, but on the other hand, we really cannot ignore their phenomenal success in the global market. Last time was the iPod, now the iPhone!
Telecomasia.net reported the following:
“Apple shipped 3.79m iPhones in Q1 to lift earnings 16%, well ahead of forecasts, the company announced Wednesday.
Strong demand for the iPhone drove revenue up 7.9% to $8.16 billion as it posted a $1.21 billion profit.
By contrast, Macintosh sales were off 3% to 2.22 million, while iPod shipments grew 3% to 11.01 million.
Apple’s iPhone shipments were up 123% year-on-year, helping the company to what CFO Peter Oppenheimer called “the best non-holiday quarter revenue and earnings in our history.”
He forecast revenue in the range of $7.7 billion to $7.9 billion in the next quarter.
Apple’s results easily outperformed analysts’ estimates.
Apple shares on the Nasdaq rose 2.3% to $124.30 in after hours trading yesterday.
AT&T said yesterday it had signed more than 1.6 million iPhone subscribers, of whom 40% were new to the company, in the first quarter. Wireless data revenues rose 38% and now account for 27.2% of total wireless service revenues. “
I am really not surprised with this news because iPhone is still currently one of the most coveted-after phone by mobile phone users globally.
Apple iPhone fans who are also Skype lovers are going to love this news!
Skype is finally coming to the Apple iPhone! The very popular desktop application, which already offers a client software for Windows Mobile, will launch its iPhone app on the iTunes app store today .
Skype, a division of eBay, is the world’s 8th largest carrier of international voice calls. The iPhone app will allow users to make Skype-to-Skype calls over Wi-Fi and call PSTN numbers at low prices.
The Skype app has been redesigned to resemble a traditional iPhone app. The new interface allows users to add filters to their contact list and contacts alphabetically or by who is online.
Exclusive features to the iPhone include the ability to take a photo from within Skype to serve as an avatar and to accept incoming conference calls.
The app will also work with the iPod touch, although users will need to use headphones with an embedded microphone to talk.
So, get yours today if you love to ’skype’ on your iPhone!
Below is a list of the new features for the upcoming iPhone 3.0 OS which is of more interest to me. Note that they are not an exhaustive list, but just a representation of what I will think will make iPhone consumers happier! Enjoy!
Systemwide search using Spotlight: This will let users search for specific email messages, applications, contacts, and any other data from within those applications in one place.
Copy and paste for text, photos, and SMS: This is one of the most-wanted features, and finally it is here! The ability to copy and paste text will be making its way to iPhone OS 3.0.
MMS: You can now send and receive multimedia messages (MMS).
Push notifications: This will still relies on Apple’s servers as a go-between to send audio alerts, text messages, and badge notifications. Users still have to fire up the application to get at the data though.
In-app micropayments: Apple has built in a new system for developers to charge users after they’ve purchased an application.
Better GPS for apps: Apple said that Core Location would be available for developers to build into their applications, which means they will be able to include turn-by-turn directions into their apps. But they will not be able to build it off the iPhone’s Google Maps application because of licensing issues.
P2P networking and hardware communication: No longer will handsets exist as single entities. A new system, built off Apple’s Bonjour technology, will allow devices to talk to each other. This would let people play multiplayer games with one another, and also exchange data files — without the need to be connected to a 3rd-party server or a central Wi-Fi network.
Internet browsing:
- Safari browser is getting antiphishing and auto-fill.
- No Adobe Flash for the iPhone, although the device will play HTML 5 video, and developers now have API access for streaming audio and video in their apps.
What other new features caught your attention? Share with us below!
Facebook has ported its Connect suite to the iPhone, allowing users to connect their Facebook accounts with any iPhone application.
Just as the desktop version allows webmasters to add Facebook integration to their sites, Facebook Connect will now allow users to update their profile using any iPhone app that adds support to the suite.
Users will be able to connect to their accounts using Facebook’s secure login system and will have total control of permissions – such as offline access and status updates – granted.
Developers will be able to integrate users’ Facebook friends lists into their applications. One potential application would be suites allowing users to play games with their friends, Facebook said.
The feature debuted in the iTunes store on the weekend with 9 apps. It now has 22.
Facebook Connect is a Cocoa library that can be integrated into iPhone app clients. The software development kit (SDK) is available at:
http://svn.facebook.com/svnroot/platform/clients/packages/fbconnect-iphone.zip
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