Thursday Morning News

<img class="imgright" title="sjobs" src="http://heyinternet.com/imgdump/jobs1984-20090319-075326.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="192" />Lots and lots of stuff on the web about the iPhone OS 3.0.*<a onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outgoing/http_www_9to5mac_com_iphone3_0_videos');" href="http://www.9to5mac.com/iphone3-0-videos" target="_blank">9 to 5 Mac found some videos on YouTube</a> demonstrating iPhone OS 3.0's features.*<a onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outgoing/http_www_appleinsider_com_articles_09_03_17_iphone _os_3_0_first_impressions_and_photos_html');" href="http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03/17/iphone_os_3_0_first_impressions_and_photos.html" target="_blank">AppleInsider have some screenshots of iPhone OS 3.0.</a> Apple has uploaded the 3.0 keynote to their podcast feed, so if you wanna watch it (and it's pretty cool if you're interested in knowing what some of these features actually mean and seeing 3rd party app demos),*<a onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outgoing/http_itunes_apple_com_WebObjects_MZStore_woa_wa_vi ewPodcast_id_275834665');" href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=275834665" target="_blank">grab it now from iTunes.</a>

No doubt you've seen the furore over Apple's mystery chip placed in the headphones of the new iPod Shuffle. It's been a bit confusing, but all you need to read is*<a onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outgoing/http_gadgets_boingboing_net_2009_03_16_manufacture r_confirm_html');" href="http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/03/16/manufacturer-confirm.html" target="_blank">Boing Boing Gadget's analysis of the chip</a>, what it does, why it's in there, Apple's response to their comments and a bunch of links to other sites who go into other details. In short, it doesn't seem like DRM (ie: nothing is encrypted), but it is still quite odd as to it's actual purpose in the headphones.

<a onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outgoing/http_limutil_com_Liminal_Utilities_Phone_Usage_htm l');" href="http://limutil.com/Liminal_Utilities/Phone_Usage.html" target="_blank">An Optus call usage iPhone app has hit the App Store.</a> I have just tried it out and it works as advertised! Even grabs stats for Optus broadband too if you use it.



<a href="http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/Assassin's+Creed+(iPhone)/news.asp?c=12104" target="_blank">Assassin's Creed</a>, a pretty popular PC &amp; console game may be coming to the iPhone. Even more exciting is the fact*<a onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outgoing/http_www_s2d6_com_x_x_c_amp_z_s_amp_v_1101258_amp_ t_http_3A_2F_2Fphobos_apple_com_2FWebObjects_2FMZS tore_woa_2Fwa_2FviewSoftware_3Fid_3D307351323_26pa rtnerId_3D1002');" href="http://www.s2d6.com/x/?x=c&amp;z=s&amp;v=1101258&amp;t=http%3A%2F%2Fphob os.apple.com%2FWebObjects%2FMZStore.woa%2Fwa%2Fvie wSoftware%3Fid%3D307351323%26partnerId%3D1002" target="_blank">Metal Gear Touch</a> is now out for the iPhone and up on the Australian iTunes Store. SNAKE? SNAKE? SNAAAKEEE!

The iPhone's screen is currently 320x480, but one day it will increase in resolution. This brings about the question of what will happen to current apps when the screen res goes up?*<a onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outgoing/http_blog_cocoia_com_2009_03_17_not_hosed_for_now_ ');" href="http://blog.cocoia.com/2009/03/17/not-hosed-for-now/" target="_blank">The Cocoia blog has a post on what they think will happen.</a>

ZD Net has a piece on Telstra's stance on the iPhone and generally stating the question,*<a onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outgoing/http_www_zdnet_com_au_blogs_fullduplex_soa_Blog_Lo ng_a_PC_can_Telstra_become_a_Mac_0_139033349_33929 5467_00_htm_feed_rss');" href="http://www.zdnet.com.au/blogs/fullduplex/soa/Blog-Long-a-PC-can-Telstra-become-a-Mac-/0,139033349,339295467,00.htm?feed=rss" target="_blank">"Can Telstra ever be a Mac?"</a> - Telstra are far too up themselves and moronic to ever achieve what Apple has done.

<a onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outgoing/http_netkas_org_p_90');" href="http://netkas.org/?p=90" target="_blank">Someone has figured out how to flash a "PC" Radeon 4870 to work in a Mac Pro</a>, so you don't need to buy the more expensive Mac version. I wouldn't recommend it to those who aren't hardcore geeks and like having a warranty, but if you're keen to save a bit of cash and can figure out how to do it from the sparse instructions, good luck to ya!*<a href="http://forums.mactalk.com.au/29/68796-overclocking-intel-gma950-macbook.html" target="_blank">In the same vein, you can overclock the GMA950 video card in your MacBook</a> for a little bit more oomph in exchange for less battery life and more fan noise.

Apple's website is pretty awesome, for such a big website, it's so easy to use. Go look at HP's website for example. Yuck.*<a onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outgoing/http_www_spoonfeddesign_com_usability_analysis_of_ applecom_why_is_it_so_good');" href="http://www.spoonfeddesign.com/usability-analysis-of-applecom-why-is-it-so-good" target="_blank">Spoonfed Design looked into why it Apple's site is so great</a> and wrote a blog post for us to read and to soak in the awesomeness.*<a onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outgoing/http_www_upstartblogger_com_quick_web_design_mocku ps_using_iweb');" href="http://www.upstartblogger.com/quick-web-design-mockups-using-iweb" target="_blank">Also on web design, Upstart Blogger shows us how to use iWeb as a site design mock up tool.</a>

<a onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outgoing/http_adiumx_com_blog_2009_03_birds_of_a_feather_') ;" href="http://adiumx.com/blog/2009/03/birds-of-a-feather/" target="_blank">Twitter support is coming to Adium soon.</a> One app to rule them all!

<a onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outgoing/http_www_applesource_com_au_reviews_soa_Apple_AirP ort_Extreme_Base_Station_2009_0_2000070834_3392954 92_00_htm_feed_rss');" href="http://www.applesource.com.au/reviews/soa/Apple-AirPort-Extreme-Base-Station-2009-/0,2000070834,339295492,00.htm?feed=rss" target="_blank">AppleSource</a> takes a look at the new AirPort Extreme with dual band radios.