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Is the GrooveShield Form the best iPhone 3G case yet?
Andrew Lim | Aug 20, 2008
The GrooveShield Form is very straightforward: It's shaped in such a way that it hugs your iPhone 3G perfectly and protects the back, corners and edges from scratches and general wear and tear.
Because of its thinness, the GrooveShield Form almost looks like it's part of the case and in fact many people who've seen ours thought we had some special-edition ninja iPhone--which is exactly what you want a case to look like.
Depending on your preference you can get the GrooveShield Form in black, pink, red and check. You'll be able to get your hands on a GrooveShield Form for around £13 (US$24), but a retailer has yet to be announced.
Via Crave UK
An iPhone software update to the rescue
Kent German | Aug 20, 2008
Yet, that seems to be just about the only change from the update. Apple promised that 2.0.2 would bring "bug fixes" (and did it it ever) but the company hasn't promised anything else. Like others I have noticed a slight improvement in the typing speed when using the keyboard, but that seems to be about it.
AppleInsider reported that in the music player the transition from list to Cover Flow mode has changed, but I'm not seeing a difference just yet. Perhaps, I'm looking in the wrong place, though, so if you find it please let me know. I haven't seen a difference in 3G reception, either, but (to be fair) there was never any promise that this update would fix that problem. Still, I maintain what I said earlier: Apple needs to acknowledge what's going on.
Are you noticing other changes from the update? If so, please let me know.
Via Crave CNET
SingTel announces pricing for iPhone 3G in Singapore
Damian Koh | Aug 19, 2008
SingTel will be offering three price plans with the iPhone 3G and these will come with a standard two-year operator contract.
iPhone handset pricing: Existing iPlans (with GST) |
||||
iOne Plus |
iTwo Value |
iTwo Plus |
iThree Plus |
|
| Monthly Fee | S$25.68 |
S$48.15 |
S$82.93 |
S$192.60 |
| Price of 8GB iPhone 3G | S$698 |
S$348 |
S$49 |
S$0 |
| Price of 16GB iPhone 3G | S$848 |
S$508 |
S$208 |
S$0 |
iPhone handset pricing: New iFlexi (with GST) |
||||
iFlexi Value |
iFlexi Plus |
iFlexi Premium |
||
| Monthly Fee | S$56 |
S$95 |
S$205 |
|
| Price of 8GB iPhone 3G | S$348 |
S$49 |
S$0 |
|
| Price of 16GB iPhone 3G | S$508 |
S$208 |
S$0 |
|
| Free data (3.6Mbps)* | 1GB |
2GB |
3GB |
|
| Incoming calls | Free
|
Free |
Free |
|
| Free outgoing minutes | 200 |
500 |
1,500 |
|
| Free SMS | 500 |
500 |
1,500 |
|
| Wi-Fi (512kbps) | Unlimited
|
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
|
*Only for customers who connect or recontract on an iFlexi plan before September 5.
The coveted handset will be available from 12.01am on August 22 at the SingTel Comcentre along Exeter Road and the sale will go on until 9pm on August 24. From August 25, the phone will be available at all Hello! retail stores.
There are no pre-paid options available and the handset has to be activated at the point of purchase in the store. Users will also need to register the handset, but this can be done via iTunes at home.
SingTel has also said that you can trade in your current mobile phone, though users will have to enquire in person with the operator.
More details to come and if you have any questions, hit us up in Talkback.
FCC approval suggests November Android debut
Tom Krazit | Aug 19, 2008
HTC's Dream handset will bring Android to the masses this fall.
(Credit: FCC)
It looks like Google's Android software will make its formal debut in November, now that the Federal Communications Commission has given its seal of approval to the HTC Dream handset.
Engadget noticed that HTC's "DREA100" handset has been approved for sale in the US after passing the FCC's wireless tests. T-Mobile is going to be the carrier for the Dream handset, which will apparently have a BlackBerry-like "jog ball" as the primary controller.
After picking through the rest of the documents available on the FCC's Web site, VentureBeat believes that T-Mobile, HTC, and Google will launch the phone on November 10, since a confidentiality request attached to the application asks the FCC to keep details secret until that date. Last week The New York Times reported that October was the likely launch date, but it would be kind of silly to ask the FCC to stay quiet for a month about a handset that will be torn apart and analyzed within 12 hours of its debut.
Via CNET News
Google releases near-final Android programming tool
Stephen Shankland | Aug 19, 2008
Google's promised advantages of Android.
(Credit: Google)
Google, which is leading the 34-company Open Handset Alliance to create the largely open-source Android software stack for mobile devices, already had released an "early look" SDK in November 2007. With the new beta SDK, though, the company is telling programmers they can get started in earnest creating software that will work on Android phones due to start shipping later this year, though stopping short of promising full compatibility.
"Since this is a beta release, applications developed with it may not quite be compatible with devices running the final Android 1.0," Google developer advocate Dan Morrill said in a blog post.
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