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A little help from my tweets.
It's finally here and as with the 2.0 update last summer tons of people (myself included) had to wait hours to download it from Apple.
- 06:57 RT @mashable: iPhone OS 3.0 Arrives Today: What You Should Know - bit.ly/qMaMk It's going to be a long day waiting for 3.0 to release #
- 17:45 For the love of Steve, Apple get some fracking serves and bandwidth going so I can get the OS 3.0 upgrade. I mean I'm paying for it! #
- 17:50 @rossdelliott This is horrible! I remember last year for the 2.0 it took me like 12hrs to finally get the upgrade. #apple #fail #
- 18:18 @TechShowX it should be $9.99. I'm waiting for the server load to lessen to get mine for my gen 1 Touch. #
- 18:21 @andrewmerica apple servers are melting right now. You are not alone #fail #
- 22:53 After a 5 hour wait finally able to download OS 3.0 thanks #apple lets hope this doesn't #fail Fingers crossed! #
- 03:36 @tkcom I believe that I read (when purchasing it) itunes store credit can't be used towards purchase of the OS 3.0 update. #
- 03:46 Phone 3.0 a cut-&-paste win for Twitter: tinyurl.com/n2dka6 (via @web_buzz) that's one of the main reasons I payed $9.99 for update #
Here's how to get it.
Get into International Keyboards and add French (Canada).
- Settings> General> Keyboard> International Keyboards> French (Canada).
Of course any francophone users out there already know this as they might have already added the French keyboard.
The same steps will work for other countries if you add that specific International Keyboard for the native language.
All kidding aside, cut & paste while a basic need that users have been begging for (myself included) there are other features that will be included in the summer release.
- In App Purchases will let you buy more levels in games or add ons for applications for example. Hopefully it just won't be used to micro payment us to death.
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Landscape mode is now available in mail for typing. Not a killer point for me, but some people are dying for this.
- Push Notification Service. Apple can push information to your applications like AIM or hopefully FaceBook so you don't have to load said application to be updated on messages received. It's not background processes but it's better than nothing. Hopefully they will deliver on this feature, unlike last years promise of push notification that never materialized .
- The Maps application can now be integrated into other applications and developers can (with their own maps) enable turn by turn directions using the GPS.
- Peer to Peer Connectivity will let people play head to head games or share information in applications.
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Accessories will connect to the 30 pin connector or by Bluetooth and communicate with your iPhone / iPod Touch. First generation iPod Touch owners are out of luck since we do not have Bluetooth. Some very cool possiblites here and I can also see some very expensive hardware as well.
- iPod Library Access allows you to better control your music when inside a game or application.
Up to now I've payed $30 for software upgrades to my iPod Touch (while they have been free for iPhone owners) and it looks like I'll be spending another $9.99 when version 3.0 is released and I'm fine with that I really am.
Even paying $40 is still less than one month of service with Rogers for the iPhone and I would have payed at least $1350 over the past 15 months I've had my Touch.
That doesn't mean I wouldn't want to have an iPhone if someone was willing to pay for it.
In the print add they advertised the new MacBook at the incredible price of $1149.99 (usually $1399.99). You know it's the new MacBook since it says 160GB.
This doesn't affect me since I just don't have the money to buy a MacBook (new or old). I did find it an interesting mistake on BestBuy's part.
I wonder how many people thought that they were going to get a deal besides that couple yesterday afternoon? Were they able to get the sale price on the new MacBook?
But you can save 99¢ if you buy the new MacBook directly from Apple.
When Steve released the first generation iPhone he had the great idea to recess the headphone jack so you would only use Apple headphones (or buy an adapter).
With the iPhone 3G release that issue was rectified as Steve decided to let the consumer use any kid of headphones with his phone.
The 3G iPhone has been the only iPhone released in Canada to date (come on iPhone Nano). Sure you could have got a jailbroken one for a kings ransom but you lived in fear of it being bricked and no support from your carrier.
Does Bust Buy know that they are supporting the black market by carrying this?
John Hodgman, everyone's favorite minor television personality and purveyor of totally ture made up facts is back with a new book More Information Than You Require.
To promote his new book he's been making the rounds of some of my favorite internet shows.
Jodgman has recently been a guest on two episodes of You Look Nice Today along with Jonathan Coulton.
Also Jodgman has promoted his book on Boing Boing TV and appeared into miniseries SPAMasterpiece Theater.
Leo Laporte of TWIT interviewed Hodgman about his role as the PC in the Apple adds.
After sending off my latest broken headphones I received the replacement ones from the good people at Apple support. I wonder how long this pair will last?
Last April my iPod Touch headphones broke and Apple quickly replaced them since they were still under warranty. Unfortunately, the replacement ones have also failed.
This time I thought I would just grin and bear it, but the final straw was having to use electrical tape to hold the whole thing together.
Like I've said before, I can't believe that the headphones have failed... again. Before you think I use my headphones as an Indian Jones whip or jumping rope here's the breakdown of my iPod usage. I have a dock dock in the car, my computer speakers at work so I only use them in bed for occasional listening. The rest of the time they sit on my night stand.
I hope Apple will replace the replacement since I really don't want to use my 15 year old Sony headphones (that are still in one piece and working) or shell out some money to buy some replacements.
Apple is on fire with the new iPhone 3G. As if you didn't know.
According to Steve Jobs the App Store has sold $30 million dollars worth of apps in it's first month with 60 million downloads (most of which were free apps). While Jobs is mute on how many iPhones have been sold some say 3 million iPhones have been sold in the first 30 days of it's launch.
And there are still line ups for Apple's little phone.
Yesterday evening there was a fire at the Cupertino headquaters of Apple. The three alarm fire took more than 60 firefighters to extinguish and was under control by 12:30am Wednesday morning.
I'm just wondering if this fire could not have been started by the shere awesomeness and epic power of the new secret product that Apple will be unveiling this fall that was hinted at during the latest Apple earnings call?
What you haven't hear of Joss Wedon's latest project? For shame!
It's called Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog. It stars Neil Patrick Harris (who's awesome!), Nathan Fillion & Felicia Day. It's a super funny musical take on the super hero genera. Catch it free while you can online. If you miss it, you might try getting it on iTunes for a few dollars if you can't wait for the odvious DVD release.
Check out the mini comic on Dark Horse's MySpace page of Captain Hammer or buy some t-shirts over on Jinx.
I so hope we are going to see some more of these mini episodes from Joss Wedon in the future! I really commend Wedon on trying out a new format and distribution model for Dr. Horrible. Hopefully this will show the big studios and networks that you can make money by giving away your media.
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