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So … I went ahead and did the iPhone upgrade from my 3G to the 3G S. Altho I wasn’t all that impressed with the changes that were made in the new version of the phone to the previous version of the phone I admit I was impressed with the processing speed and the ability to record video (and autofocus). It turns out that I am able to sell my iPhone 3G for a considerable sum at NextWorth.com so the cost to upgrade is minimal:

Because the line at the Apple Store at The Grove was gargantuan on Friday night, I decided to wait until Saturday afternoon to do the upgrade. I went to the Beverly Center Apple Store and got in a fairly short line … then the power blew inside the Apple Store. Without power, they cannot activate phones … so I went off for a Starbucks coffee drink and came back a bit later. The power was restored, the whole process had me in and out in about 15 mins. No sweat. Thus far, I’m enjoying the upgrades … but I still with the battery life was longer. Ah well, mebbe the next new iPhone will get that part right. I have to give a shout out to Pink reader Brett, from Louisiana, who I met at the Beverly Center yesterday. It was my extreme pleasure meeting you … enjoy the Summer here in SoCal :)

Oh and I have a special Father’s Day message for Pink reader Todd Strobel today … your awesome daughter Kaitlin asked me to pass along this message — “Happy Father’s Day, you’re going to see Kathy Griffin LIVE in August”:

The very resourceful Kaitlin wanted a fun way to break the happy news that she hooked her dad up with tix to see Kathy Griffin live so … here you go!! Happy Father’s Day, Todd … enjoy the show!!

This afternoon, I’m meeting up with Mike and Jill for brunch and then tonight Darion is having a few peeps over to play Rock Band! I know David is counting down the seconds for that … Happy Sunday, y’all!!

Apple announced the release of the third generation iPhone, called the iPhone 3G S, at the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, CA earlier today in the hopes of combating the release of a new mobile device from Palm that is jockeying for position in the market. OK, so mebbe Apple wasn’t really responding to anything … but since the new Palm Pre was released for sale over the weekend, today’s announcement kinda sounded like a response (actually, it was prolly more an offensive move on Palm‘s part to release before the already scheduled WWDC). In my personal opinion, the new iPhone does not offer enough upgrades for me to buy the new phone but there are a few great new capabilities that the new iPhone 3G S will offer … and will surely tempt others to purchase:

Today, during its WWDC keynote address, Apple has unveiled the new iPhone 3G S, the successor to the iPhone 3G that was unveiled one year ago. Available in the U.S. on June 19, the new iPhone is giving people a lot of what they’ve been asking for in the past — and some stuff that Apple undoubtedly hopes will make buyers forget all about the Palm Pre. First of all, the new iPhone is significantly faster than the current model. That’s what the “S” really stands for, “Speed.” Most applications will run at least 2 times faster, according to Apple. Specifics weren’t given about the processor in the device and the RAM included, but you can bet it’s about double the RAM and a processor that has been bumped significantly something which we talked about at length recently. Also not noted is if the device will have a chip to use the faster 3G network that AT&T is supposedly rolling out, but you can bet that’s in the cards as well. The other improvements in this new iPhone are what were expected. It will have a nicer 3 megapixel camera, that can finally do auto-focus. I’ve been testing out a similar camera on the Google Ion phone for a few weeks now, and it’s not even funny how much better it is than the current iPhone’s. And yes, as rumored, this iPhone will offer the ability to shoot video — something which Apple prevented on the iPhone 3G, although it was possible with unapproved apps. Another new feature is voice control. Not only can now make calls simply by talking to the phone but you can also control the playback on the iPhone with your voice. If you say “play a song by the Killers,” it will work. You can also ask the phone, “what is playing now?” And it will say it. And you can also say “play more songs like this,” and iTunes Genius will activate … One of the most important improvements to this new iPhone however is that the battery life has improved. Apple claims that the iPhone 3G S will get 9 hours of web surfing now when on WiFi — that’s up from 6 hours on the current iPhone. 3G talk time will be the same 5 hours now though. The iPhone 3G S will come in two sizes, each with two colors: White or Black. The low-end 16 GB version will run you $199. The high-end 32 GB version will be $299. While the price points are the same as last year, the storage sizes have doubled. One thing that everyone seemed to agree on following its launch this weekend, is that the Palm Pre had an experience that was overall faster than the iPhone’s. With this new processor, more RAM and faster download speeds, that is likely to shift in favor of the iPhone once again.

The speed, longer battery life and improved camera are very attractive but my current iPhone 3G is fast enough for me, has an extended battery case that doubles the normal battery life and I don’t really use the iPhone for photos … therefore, no real reason for me to upgrade. The 3.0 operating system that will be available for all current iPhone owners for free will be released on June 17 … that’s enough of an upgrade for me. I was more impressed with the WWDC announcement that the Mac OS X Snow Leopard OS will be available in September for the low cost of $29! But as far as the iPhone announcement goes … I wasn’t wowed. I will say that the new iPhone 3G S is the best iPhone of the bunch … if you don’t have one and are thinking of getting one, I say go for the new 3G S. I will just wait until some real hardware upgrades are offered (front camera, much larger storage capacity, etc.). I don’t really need a digital compass … but I’m sure it’s fun to play with. I guess we’ll see what Apple brings to the table next year.

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