New iPhone to replace the 3Gs?

According to some news source / rumours from around the web, a new iPhone hardware model is being tested and Apple’s interest in updating the handset’s built-in Maps application have been revealed.

A Handset identifier as ‘iPhone 3,1′ was tracked by PinchMedia in its application iBART for San Fran’s public transportation, said the Apple Insider. According to MacRumors, iPhone 3,1 appeared in its usage logs last month.

The reference could signify a new iPhone model with substantial hardware changes, since Apple only changes the first number in a product’s identifier string when it receives a significant upgrade.

The current iPhone 3Gs carries the identifier iPhone 2,1 while the original iPhone was identified as iPhone 1,1. the 3G model carries the identifier iPhone 1,2. (more…)

Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2010

Was told about the Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2010 which mostly features the best action and adventure sports photography from around the world. I decide to take a shot at it with 2 of my photos.

The first one was of this photo I shot of Fazuly from the X-Games.

And the 2nd one was of this South African Flowboarder doing her thang at the Wave House. (more…)

Nikon Girl & Canon Boy Music video

JoeyLawrence posted this video up on youtube and @glennguan found it and shared it. Just thought I’d share it with the readers of mikeyip.com as well.

The lyrics (more…)

Apple’s iPods and iPhones to carry advertising

The Daily Telegraph recently reported that a patent application filed in the United States suggests that the leading technology firm is considering introducing commercials in order to sell its products at a discounted price. Described in the application as “enforcement routine” software, it is believed the technology would force users to watch or listen to small adverts which they would be unable to skip past.

Apple, like all leading technology firms, regularly files experimental patent applications, which never come to fruition. But the inclusion of Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs’ name on the application, has led some commentators to conclude that the idea is being taken seriously by the company. It is believed pressure from rival firms, such as Spotify – which allows users to download free music tracks providing they listen to periodic adverts – has persuaded Apple to take the technology seriously. (more…)

Don’t lie to kids

There was this guy sunbathing in the nude at the beach.
Well, this little girl comes up to him, so he covers his private parts with a newspaper.

The little girl says, ‘What’s under there?’ The man answers, ‘A bird.’

The girl goes away and the man falls asleep.

When he wakes up, he is in a hospital and in great pain.
A doctor comes up to his bed and asks, ‘What happened?’
The man answers, ‘I don’t know.
I was at the beach and I fell asleep after talking to a little girl.’

So the doctor tells this to the Police, and they go to the beach to find any witnesses.

When they get there, they see the little girl the man was talking about.
So they ask her if she did anything to the man.

She answers, ‘ I didn’t do anything to the man, but while he was sleeping, I played with his bird.
After a while, it spit at me, so I broke its neck, burned its nest, and smashed all its eggs!’