Yes, yes – I know. Having owned the iPhone 3GS for a few days until it decided to be defective I actually really liked the device and thought it was a decent upgrade (especially it terms of speed) over the 3G. So I took a little trip down to Apple today and picked up another one. I went for the 16gb version this time though, £100 cheaper and I don’t think I’ll really use the extra 16gb if I’m honest. And my insurance will cover it as it’s under £500 in value. Result!
I’m running the 3.1 OS beta that’s been released for developers; they’ve included non-destructive video editing which is nice (and common sense).
Hopefully this 3GS will remain problem-free. We shall see.
The new version of the official Wordpress client for the iPhone has finally been released via the App Store. No more having to compile the app manually from source. Yays!
The ever-optimistic weatherman has been saying that we’re due a heatwave and for once I think they may have been right!
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I’d had enough of the issues I was getting with the new 3GS (the randomly shutting down thing) so called the o2 store this morning and explained the situation. They said they would only give me a replacement handset if I could prove to them that there was a problem with the phone. Umm.. that’s a bit difficult when the problem happens randomly and I’d already wiped the phone ready for it to be replaced.
I wasn’t happy.
So I took the phone back to store, told them I didn’t like the handset and that I ‘prefer real buttons on a phone’ and they had no problem with fully refunding me.
Why is it that when there’s a legitimate problem with the phone they want you to jump through hoops to get a replacement, yet if I simply don’t like the phone they’ll happily give me all my money back? Bananas I say.
After the recent praise I’ve given the new iPhone 3GS it appears that I may have spoken a little too soon. My handset is exhibiting a few issues that are driving me insane. The problem most baking my noodle is the device will just shut itself off for no apparent reason randomly. I thought this may have been a firmware giltch but it’s gradually getting worse and my ‘old’ iPhone 3G handset has no issues with stability at all. So it’s going back to o2 tomorrow. If they don’t have any stock I’ll take a refund.
Apple have finally pulled their thumbs out and approved my favourite IM application for the iPhone: Beejive IM 3.0. The new version has push notification enabled, Apple’s ‘alternative’ to true multitasking. I’ve had a play with it and it so far works really well, push notifications come through almost instantly over wifi, seconds on 3G and within 15 seconds over GRPS.
All we need now is Tweetie with @reply pushed and the new Wordpress app to be released.
Update: just had a few problems, couldn’t reconnect to Beejive so just tried a clean install. Seems alright again now.
Here’s a clip I took with the iPhone 3G S video camera, just to get an idea of what the quality is like:
When asked by my friends if I would buy the new iPhone I replied with a simple ‘no’. That was, of course, not entirely true. It’s not easy for me to restrain myself from buying the latest and greatest gadget on the market.
So I’ve bought one.
The first thing you notice with the new iPhone is just how much quicker it is. Applications load faster, 3D games are smoother and web browser rendering is a lot quicker.
The camera is a massive improvement from the previous generation device, auto focussing is now present and works to great effect. You can now ‘touch to focus’ which is a nice touch (quite literally). The video recording capabilities are there and the results are actually better than I expected.
So is it worth upgrading? Well, if you’ve got the 2G iPhone then I’d say definitely yes. If you have the 3G iPhone then it all depends on your requirements. If you’ll use the improved camera and video and really want the extra speed, then go for it. Otherwise it might be worth holding out for the next one.
Testing the latest wordpress for IPhone build from the current SVN trunk.
