Cult of Mac is reporting that the new iPhone will have; -3G -GPS -2 x memory (16GB and 32GB) -22 percent thinner -Better battery life and will only cost $200 USD (roughly 273SGD)!!!! OMG! OMFG! This is going to be really fun.
Ad suggesting that the use of “Mobile Me” as .Mac’s new name is possible?
Posted June 1st, 2008 by Ryu at 2:53 am in Mobile Me. 0 CommentsCheck out this advertisement that is now on the .Mac site. Mobile sharing. Mobile viewing. And doesn’t “Mobile Me” sounds like the next line in this sequence? I am not trying to be lame at all.
David Alison: Why switching to Mac was the right move for me
Posted June 1st, 2008 by Ryu at 2:49 am in Switching. 0 CommentsDavid Alison has a nice post about his experience switching over to the Mac. Not to encourage any mass conversion here, but at least you have an additional resource to refer to when you are trying to convince your friends and family that Mac converts are not only made up of elites, geniuses, rock stars, […]
When you should flame a recent Mac switcher
Posted May 31st, 2008 by Ryu at 8:06 pm in Switching. 0 CommentsThought of the day: If a Mac switcher starts hurling abuse or constantly complaining why can’t Mac OS X is lousy or stupid because it does not do things like how Windows does, then it’s time to flame the fellow. Take this thread for a good example. Just because we don’t clean a floor of […]
Shucks. I just got my .Mac and this had to happen to me. Daring Fireball and the Macosphere are widely reporting that .Mac will have a major upgrade, as well as a change of name to possibly “Mobile Me”, come WWDC 2008. I’m all happy for the change, so long they don’t suddenly announce that […]
Photoshop is not going to be GPU-accelerated
Posted May 26th, 2008 by Ryu at 3:55 pm in Photoshop. 0 CommentsAdobe Photoshop’s Project Manager John Nack addresses the crazy amount of rumors going on the net about Photoshop CS4 getting GPU acceleration in his blog post here. Basically he states that everything you heard about the story is bull. GPU acceleration has not been promised for any version of Photoshop, much less CS4. Hell they […]
It’s Official: Singtel to carry iPhone in Singapore, India, Australia and Philippines
Posted May 12th, 2008 by Ryu at 11:04 pm in iPhone. 0 CommentsIt’s finally official: Singtel, as first reported by MacRyu many many months ago, will be carrying the 3G iPhone into Singapore, and various other countries through its subsidiaries. According to Italian sources, the 3G iPhone will be available in Italy in June, and thus we should expect Singtel to offer it in the few weeks […]
Some really interesting news/rumors to report. According to a relatively reliable source, the 3G iPhone might be totally unlocked in all countries, directly in the firmware. There will still be “exclusive carriers” in various countries, but these carriers will essentially be selling unlocked phones which can be used with other GSM carriers as well. This […]
Micro 2000, one of the long-time Apple authorised service centres and certainly one of the best if not the best, is apparently moving out of their long time location at BMW Performance Centre at Alexandra. They are now at Sunshine Plaza, and will apparently open other branches elsewhere in the Republic. Will update with more […]
New iMacs due next week. Expect price drop in Singapore
Posted April 25th, 2008 by Ryu at 4:22 pm in iMac. 0 CommentsAccording to Appleinsider, new iMacs will be out, finally, next tuesday, 9 months after the Aluminum iMac was first introduced last August. As with the recent price drops in MacBooks and MacBook Pros locally due to the weakening US dollar, expect a good price drop on the iMacs as well.