Incidentally, the strongest added functions to the 3.0 software are not yet supported by AT&T in the U.S., MMS and Internet Tethering, both of which were available here in Hong Kong as soon as we updated our iPhone. Photos appear in the Messages app along with text messages. Click on the photo to see it full screen. If the same person sent more than one photo, you can swipe to see the other pics. Internet Tethering connects to my MacBook Air effortlessly, either with the USB cable or wirelessly via Bluetooth. And the speed is surprisingly fast, even on Bluetooth. So imagine when iPhone 3G S comes to Hong Kong next month, the 7.2Mbps bump will make surfing the web on-the-go almost indistinguishable from using Wi-Fi.
June 2009 Archives
Movable Type is easy, trouble-free, albeit time-consuming to update.
Wow, in less than an hour, Facebook will open up registration for a permanent username URL at http://www.facebook.com/username/. It's on a first-come, first-serve basis, so everyone's fair game. I don't use Facebook much, yet, except to play poker, but I can see the value for millions of users who depend on it to stay connected. I'm wondering whether Facebook will be able to handle the loads and loads of registrations that will sure to hit at launch time. I'm already there waiting for the countdown. May the fastest fingers get the best names!
Just updated to Movable Type Pro 4.26. Posting an entry to make sure it works with my current theme.
The new iPhone 3G S looks identical to the previous one. The changes appear beneath. Bigger drive, faster graphics, higher camera resolution and video recording. The other improvements--cut/copy/paste, search, MMS and tethering--will be available for all iPhones via 3.0 software update.
I'm split in the middle as to whether I need or want to upgrade from my iPhone 3G. The changes in 3G S isn't radical enough to make it a must-have for me. Final decision will probably depend on how affordable the upgrade path offered by my current carrier, 3 Hong Kong. But knowing me, I will end up buying no matter what the cost.
