Apple iPhone 3G

This entry is made exclusively for those gadget lovers who intend to buy, or keen on buying Apple iPhone 3G this coming 22 August 2008. Yes, iPhone 3G will be available in Singapore on 22 August 2008 onwards. Singtel has confirmed it via email for those who have reserved the phone online. From what I've heard, the phone does come in "bundle" with a 2-year Singtel mobile phone plan because this phone is currently exclusive for Singtel user only.

Well, here I'd like to summarize what I've found across the internet, regarding the good and the bad of iPhone 3G. Here we go.

The Good aka Pro:

• High-Speed 3G network: meaning, you can browse at a faster speed than the old iPhone does.
• The new design: Well, it looks slightly "slimmer" than the old iPhone. Truth is, the body of the phone itself is thicker in the center but the edges are thinner than before. If you ever notice it, the back of the phone is no longer a matte aluminum, but a black (or white if you choose to buy the 16G one) plastic.
• GPS navigation: fast GPS acquisition, depending on your location and reception. It utilizes the Assisted GPS (AGPS) supplemented by satellites, which better pinpoints your location.
• Camera: Slight improvement in the photo quality.
• Contact Search: Now you are able to search your contact by typing any portion of the name.
• Call quality: The call quality is improved by eliminating the presence of slight background hum and increasing the audio volume.

The Bad aka cons:

• Its high resolution 480 x 320 3.5-inch display is a magnet for fingerprints and smudges.
• The most irritating one is that the Bluetooth only supports headset and can't be used for file transfer.
• There is no MMS (Multimedia Message) feature in iPhone 3G.
• You can't shoot any video using the 2MP camera. Well, perhaps for those of you who don't really bother about shooting video using mobile phones, this drawback could be ignored.
• We might be familiar with "copy and paste" feature that common symbian / windows based phones have. Sadly, this feature can't be found here in iPhone 3G.
• After contemplating some pictures taken using iPhone 3G's 2MP camera, I conclude that the camera is really something Apple needs to improve when launching next generation of iPhone.
• The battery is short-lived, as in when you turn on everything (3G, wifi, bluetooth for headset, GPS), the battery could be drained very quickly. In addition, unlike most other smart phones, the iPhone battery is sealed and hence can't be replaced with a spare.
• No voice dialing for iPhone 3G.
• There is no way to extend the memory size of this phone as no memory-card slot can be found in this phone.

Conclusion:
iPhone has successfully delivered what other smart phones unable to deliver. The design, technology, user interfaces, all are brilliant! However, most features that a standard phone has are missing. For myself, at least for the time being, I'd prefer to buy iPod touch rather than iPhone 3G. Both of them are nearly the same, the UI, design, applications, and so on. The only difference is that iPod Touch is working offline, as in not receiving any GSM signal whatsoever. Last word, iPhone 3G is worth the design and all the technologies it utilizes, but it is not worth a phone..




*all images are courtesy of engadget.com

Graduation and Working life...

Finally.. it's the end of our undergrad journey my dear SCEian fellows.. I started a new life on 8 July 2008.. which is my very 1st day working here in NCS. Yeah.. I'm working with NCS now. It's not like I have not ever imagined it before, but it's totally a two different worlds.. schooling vs working. Somehow.. in this very moment, i can feel the insatiable desire of human being.. It's very simple, once you have graduated and entering a working life, you might feel like university and dorm life were so great. Hahaha.. you could skip as many lectures as you want. :P you could slack and sleep in the LT.. etc and hence you wish you could go back in time to your uni life haha.

Having my convocation on 25 July. It was raining back then :( couldn't take pictures outdoor hahaha.. Yeah, I am officially graduated from NTU with Bachelor of Engineering (CE) degree :P LOLz.. My parents, my sis, and my dear were all there :D what a beautiful yet cloudy day :P

Well, my first day of work was quite normal. Woke up very2 early in the morning (ard 6 i guess) and reached office ten minutes before 830 and hence I had to wait til' 830 ^^;; I was brought to some room (dunno d name :P) and they took my photo for my staff ID card. I was introduced to Adam then, so called my buddy here in my team. haha.. He's so funny, talkative, etc :P i was also introduced to Jenny (if you noticed, she is the one who spammed my blog several days ago.. you can see her comments are everywhere within my entries LOL). Well, I was brought to my cubicle then.. in the nice corner just beside my Project Manager's cubicle haha. Well, maybe i was wrong, there's one flaw.. i wrongly put my monitor to face d aisle. You may have guessed it.. ya that's correct! Everybody who walks pass my cubicle might see what I am doing LOLz haha. Can't browse too much :P:P hahahahaha.

Nothing much to do on my 1st dae actually, read some online orientation module and tried hard to keep my eyes open :P hahaha. Then I tried to familiarize with the environment ard here, tried to remember the way to pantry and toilet, etc. One thing I dun really like here is that in this big big room, no single window can be found! haha.. of coz without ur watch or computer, u won't know whether it is morning, afternoon, or night! No big deal actually hahaah.. since my PC is always on.

a view from NCS's pantry on a bright day...

I was assigned to PORTS project. At first, I thought PORTS is really2 ports.. literally.. as in Singapore Ports stg like tat. haha, the real thing is, PORTS is totally a different thing. It's an abbreviation of Prison Operations and Rehabilitations System. hahaha.. So I'm kinda in "prison" rite now LOLz. About the work so far.. ya quite ok I guess. Still can manage to meet the deadline and everything. Sometimes, it could be dreadfully boring here.. hahaha.. especially when my team mates are nt in.

I have finished one assignment for module enhancement yesterday.. and nothing much to do now hahaha. Can just relax for d time being I guess :P


-=I'm out=-
"work hard, play harder!!"

--> this entry is the 100th entry in diz blog.. :P