Ok,, I’m an apple fanboy, even if the only Apple products I own is a MacBook Pro and an iPhone 3GS, the only reason by my main Desktop is not a mac, well it’s cause the PC still is king for games. I found this link on Gizmodo that’s hilarious. It’s funny reading quotes slamming the iPhone when it was first announced 2 years back.

The iPhone has been an amazing success over the pass few years. And thats what I like about Apple, it’s a company that designs and builds products ‘they’ would like to own, revolutionising the industry and media sphere as they release stuff.

I thought redman042 said it best in the comments.

I think the real point here is, even though these guys knew Apple was a threat to their space but wouldn’t admit it publicly (of course), none of them could have foreseen the barnstorming success that the iPhone is today. Apple didn’t just change the smartphone industry, it drastically changed 3rd party app development, the music and movie industries, and now, even before the iTablet is a confirmed reality, the magazine industry is bending over backwards and spending millions to be ready for an unconfirmed, potentially nonexistent product. In a nutshell, the entire media world is begging to be Steve Job’s bitch.

Now THAT’s what I call running a tech company.

It seems that the licensing issue Mediacorp had with streaming radio content online has been resolved. It’s great for listeners as you can now listen to your fave stations on the iPhone. I for one am happy as I do like to listen to the morning shows on my way to work in the morning.

All you will need to do is to download FStream for free on the App store

FStream: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fstream/id289892007?mt=8

And then add any of the 4 confirmed working links:

Y.E.S 93.3FM 醉爱频道
http://www.mediacorpradio.sg/mediapl…s933/fm933.asx

Class 95FM
http://www.class95.sg/asx/fm950.asx

98.7FM
http://www.mediacorpradio.sg/mediapl…87fm/fm987.asx

Lush 99.5FM
http://www.lush995.sg/asx/fm995.asx

Just enter the name and url; leave out the rest (they will be auto filled).

I’ll update the links as and when the other stations come up with them.

UPDATE:

If you’re having problems with the Class95FM link, try the following below instead,

mms://202.172.226.203/FM950

I got my 32GB iPhone 3GS (Black)!! It was kinda a last minute decision last Saturday night. Jas was teasing me and kept asking me if I was gonna get one. I was trying to keep away from temptation, but heck with it! So I got on the computer and did some quick research.

Via Jas’s Singtel plan, all we needed was to pay for the new phone via a recontract of her plan which came up to $508 + pay the up discounted upgrade fee of $300 as the plan was still in it’s first year after having bough the iPhone 3G last August. Thus, a total of $808 was to be paid. That’s a huge amount, and while Singtel was offering a trade-in amount of $400 for the iPhone 3G which meant paying $408 instead, that is still heaps to pay. So I quickly put up my iPhone 3G for sale one of the known local forums in SG. And 3 hours later, I sold the phone for $650! Woot! So off I went with Jas the next day to Singtel Comcentre and got the new 32GB iPhone 3GS for a sweet $158. Cheap cheap!

I’m loving the new phone and and already jailbreaked it. S really stands for speed. Apps load up much faster and surfing as well. It’s like going from a 386 to a 486. lol. The new camera is also a blast. The videos taken are pretty decent quality as well as some great macro shots. All in all, it’s worth the upgrade for me. But then again, I’m a bit of a tech geek.

And for those on Starhub that are wondering, you can use the directions as stated in my previous post to enable MMS & Tethering for your iPhone 3GS.

The new OS 3.0 comes out 17 June (taking into account time difference from US) in SG and I’m sure many iphone users are anticipating the new software. I’ve been using the Developers Release version of the software the past few days and I thought I’ll give my views. It’s basically the same as the public release.

Firstly, I just want to say, the new OS is worth upgrading to. It’s snappier, the phone really does feel smoother and the apps do not lag as much when loading. GPS also picks up your location much faster than before. It’s like a new phone! haha

There were initial rumours that MMS and tethering would only work with Singtel users, well, I can safely say that MMS works just as well on Starhub! Been MMSing heaps lately! So much easier on an iPhone. lol

Some Starhub users may not see the MMS camera icon when you SMS after having just upgraded. I’m not sure if this will be the same for the public release but this is a fix that should enable MMS for Starhub and possibly M1 users.

Under Settings >> General >> Network >> Cellular Data Network, input your Starhub settings as below. M1 users can easily find out their MMS settings by calling M1 Customer service or via online. The settings are no different to those for other phones.

Cellular Data:
APN – shwapint
Username -
Password -

MMS
APN – shmms
Username -
Password -
MMSC – http://mms.starhubgee.com.sg:8002
MMS Proxy – 10.12.1.80

After entering the settings, it should look something like the visual below.

You will also have to add your own mobile number under Settings >> Phone >> My Number.

Lastly under Settings >> General >> Network, turn Data Roaming ON and OFF once. Then reboot the phone. The MMS Camera Icon should now appear when you SMS people.

There are heaps of nice new features in the new OS 3.0, most of which are plastered all over the web by now. So I won’t go through all of them. Just some nice new ones which I liked, first is sharing of contacts, you can now send contacts to other phones!

And one I find real handy, is the ability to change iTunes accounts within the phone, instead of previously having to connect to iTunes to change accounts. Good for those which multiple accounts like me. I have a US and SG account.

All in all, OS 3.0 is great. And I’m finding out small new features daily. Some are huge changes and some are small ones which makes the phone just that much better. So look forward to local SG 17 June where the new OS should be available for download! Woot!