While working on a new design for NWW Network, I decided it was time to dedicate a domain to Wallsaver. I’m planning on releasing Wallsaver v2 alongside the release of NWW Network v10.
In the meantime, a (quite salivating, if you ask me) teaser image (just a full screen version of the one above) has been set up at Wallsaver’s new website www.wallsaverapp.com.
While browsing AT&T’s website trying to find more information about the new $30 iPhone data plan (some sites are reporting that AT&T removed the 200 SMS messages), I came across the “AT&T Coverage Viewer” and decided to see just how much AT&T had expanded its 3G coverage.
I really wish I hadn’t. As the screen shot below shows, AT&T’s 3G service ends about 100 feet from my house (the pin on the map).
What’s even more annoying is that the 3G “deadzone” extends until the very end of my neighborhood. By about another 200 feet. In fact, my neighborhood is the only inhabited area within a 5 mile radius that isn’t covered by 3G.
I’m going to be quite angry if AT&T makes me pay an extra $10 (above the old $20) for a faster data network that I won’t even be able to use. Thankfully, the iPhone can still fall back to EDGE when not in a 3G area.
Update: It looks like Fullerton and Brea (where I spend most of my non-summer time) are fully covered, a small consolation.
Apple announced the iPhone 3G at WWDC today, and it has everything that I had asked for.
The all-plastic phone is also now available in two colors, glossy black or white. Personally, the black looks very very appealing. There’s no doubt where I’ll be the night of July 11th.
We’ll all have to wait until July 11th to head into a retail store to pick it up. Apple won’t be selling it on their online store, at least not until after the launch.
The July 11th launch will also host the release of iPhone firmware 2.0 and the full SDK.
Update: Here’s an ad for the iPhone 3G.
I’ve been working on a new layout/design/theme (v10) for the NWW Network website over the past few weeks and I’ve finally gotten to a point where I feel comfortable releasing a little preview of what it’s going to look like.
Although I migrated the same header image over from the old design (v9), everything else (except the logo, of course) is completely redesigned.
The new design is semi-Web 2.0, is much cleaner on the back end, finally standards complaint, iPhone/iPod touch compatible, and should be ready to launch very soon.
It’s just under two days until Steve Jobs is set to take the stage at WWDC in San Francisco with an announcement about the new iPhone, and the blogosphere is already on fire with (quite convincing) pictures of the new phone.
The screen shots suggest that the phone will feature video chat/conferencing over AT&T’s 3G network and/or WiFi via an iChat application.
The blurb on the iChat page reads:
Video just became a little more fun. Start a real time video chat with other AT&T subscribers via 3G networking, or with iChat buddies via WiFi. The video calling revolution has begun.
Other notable items include: a front-facing video camera, iChat for Windows, MobileME (the rumored renaming of Apple’s .Mac service), full Exchange support (already announced), Product (RED), and a thinner bezeled border. Also, the choice of colors lends some credence to my earlier posting about AT&T leaking information on an “iPhone Black” on their website last month.
The story was originally broken at CrunchGear (via images on Flickr), however Engadget has some information that suggests the leaked images are fake. Notably the lack of a on/off button on the Product (RED) version and the improper capitalization of Windows XP on the iChat page.
I, along with pretty much every commenter on the CrunchGear and Engadget posts, hope that these are indeed real pictures. We’ll all have to wait until Steve Jobs’ keynote on Monday to know for sure.
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