Yeah, there I said it. I will not buy an iPhone.
The chief reason is that I’m buying an iPhone 3G.
OK, this is a waste of bandwidth.
AirPort Utility 5.3.2
Apple has been one busy company during the WWDC week. AirPort Utility 5.3.2 is released today for Mac OS X Tiger and Leopard, and Windows XP/Vista.
06/11/2008
AirPort Utility 5.3.2 for Leopard – 8.8MB | Tiger – 9.3MB | Windows – 10.3MB
Wireless networking that works with most Wi-Fi enabled devices, including Mac, PC, iPhone, iPod touch, and more.
WWDC 2008 Keynote Podcast is Available
Apple WWDC 2008 Keynote is now available as podcast, it is available at iTunes Store. Click here.
iTunes 7 is required.
Exclusive: Apple iPhone 3G Accessories Prototype
During WWDC 2008 Keynote, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced iPhone 3G to the masses. People wants to know more about the new iPhone, and yet Apple only provides a little bit.
We have the prototype picture of iPhone 3G in-box accessory. The picture was taken from an early development of iPhone 3G and its accessories.
What a shock!
Apple Posts WWDC 2008 Keynote Video Stream
Watch WWDC 2008 Keynote in Glorious QuickTime Stream at Apple Site (here).
UPDATE 2008.06.10: The Keynote is now available on iTunes
Mr Jobs, can I call you Steve?
What’s the deal with Snow Leopard?
I like the Abominable Snow Leopard for a name.
Apple Posts iPhone 3G Ads
Apple posts iPhone 3G ads on its site:
QuickTime 7 is required.
iPhone 3G is scheduled for release July 11th, 2008.
Apple introduces MobileMe
As many have feared, Apple introduced MobileMe as the successor to .Mac service. MobileMe will be available for Mac and Windows OS, where .Mac only supports Mac OS.
MobileMe retails for:
- $99 for Single User
- $149 for Family Pack (The MobileMe Family Pack is an individual MobileMe subscription plus four Family Member Accounts, each with its own email address, iDisk folder, and 5GB of online storage space (40GB total online storage).)
MobileMe works with applications such as:
- Microsoft Outlook on a PC.
- Mail, Address Book, and iCal on a Mac.
- Mail, Contacts, and Calendar on your iPhone or iPod touch.
MobileMe also enables members to access and manage email, contacts, calendar, photos, and files at me.com.
Features:
- 20GB of online storage space, double the current .Mac storage space.
- @me.com email address
- Push email, calendar, and contacts.
- Current .Mac members will be automatically upgraded to MobileMe service. In addition to that, .Mac members will retain @mac.com email as they can create new email @me.com.
- Available for Mac OS X and Windows OS
Minimum Web browser requirements for me.com applications:
Notes:
www.me.com redirects to www.apple.com/mobileme
me.com is not yet active.
Since me.com does support Firefox 2, does this mean it can also be used under Linux?