Amidst all the great stuff in iPhone 3.0 , there’s bound to be a few oddballs that just aren’t as impressive or useful as we’d like—for example, ” objectionable content ” warnings on such harmless apps as Shazam. iPhone 3.0’s new parental controls allow you to specify the age of the user, from 4+ to 17+, and offer warnings about apps Apple thinks its users might find objectionable. Oddly, one such app is apparently Shazam, the great multi-platform app that identifies songs picked up by the iPhone’s mic. CNET speculates that the new parental controls might give Apple more freedom to allow more, shall we say, adult-themed apps into the App Store , but we wouldn’t hold our breath. [ CNET ]
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As promised , the Sirius/XM iPhone app is finally live and available to download . It’s got a 7-day free trial, but the app’ll cost $3 a month if you want to keep it any longer. [ Thanks, everyone! ]
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It’s the big question, isn’t it? Sprint vs. AT&T, Palm vs. Apple, physical keys vs.
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Starting tomorrow, subscribers to Sirius XM radio will be able to download the application on their iPhones for free. As we previously speculated , others who don’t already have a subscription will have to pay $3 a month, which isn’t so bad considering the original subscription is around 20 bucks. [ Yahoo ]
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This newly-released image shows the sun rising over Spaceport America . It hasn’t been built yet, but construction starts this Friday. It will be the beginning of the real future , the stuff dreams are made of.* Spaceport America will be the first spaceport in history, and it will host commercial operations by private space travel companies, like Virgin Galactic .
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Yes, not only it looks amazing at night but the full size Gundam protecting Tokyo right now actually moves, as this video shows. You can check all its details up close in these videos: Gundam under construction Gundam details More perspectives
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If you’re an AT&T customer that isn’t eligible for a phone upgrade yet, but will be eligible in July, August or September, good news. You’re eligible starting Friday, June 19. AT&T’s just loosened the restrictions in order to allow people to who are on the verge of being able to upgrade to do so now. If you’re like most people who upgraded to the 3G last year at launch, you’ll have to check your eligibility online to see if you qualify. If it doesn’t fall within those three months, you’ll have to wait until whatever date it says on your account.
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What’s the point in buying a new iPhone if it looks exactly like the old one? Because once you start using it, the speed of the iPhone 3GS will amaze you. There’s a reason why Apple called this the iPhone 3GS for Speed and not the 3GC for “compass” or 3GV for “video recording.” Speed is the central upgrade here, and probably is the single biggest reason you would upgrade to a 3GS from a 3G. And if you’re coming in as a virgin iPhone user, there’s definitely no question: The 3GS is worth an extra $100. That declaration may be weird to most of us since we usually look for features, and not specs, when we’re evaluating phones—and iPhone 3GS doesn’t blow us out in the feature department.
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I know this comic is meant to be little more than a tongue-in-cheek look at the corporate green package movement, but I really would eat an iPhone-bundled tortilla. Con frijoles, even. [ Lunchbreath via Core77 ]
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Indeed, “Red” would undoubtedly approve of this 360 mod by Frank Gonzales. Designed to look like the Right Hand of Doom, this crusty case looks like it could deliver a serious beatdown. As a fan of the comics and the movies, I definitely dig Gonzales’ work. Speaking of that, his Gears of War mod wasn’t half bad either. [ Joystiq via Kotaku ]
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