iPhone is becoming essential in Japanese Universities

A prestigious Japanese university is giving away hundreds of iPhones, in part to use its Global Positioning System to nab students that skip class.Truants in Japan often fake attendance by getting friends to answer roll-call or hand in signed attendance cards. That’s verging on cheating since attendance is a key requirement for graduation here.

Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo is giving Apple Inc.’s iPhone 3G to 550 students in its School of Social Informatics, which studies the use of Internet and computer technology in society.The gadget will work as a tool for studies, but it also comes with GPS, a satellite navigation system that automatically checks on its whereabouts. The university plans to use that as a way check attendance.

Students who skip class could still fake attendance by giving their iPhone to a friend who goes to class. But youngsters aren’t likely to lend their mobile phones, which are packed with personal information and e-mail, according to the university. U.S. universities use the iPhone for various, other purposes. At Stanford University, students have developed iPhone applications in a course. At Duke University, the gadget is used to get around the campus and find information about course listings and other events.

Aoyama Gakuin signed a deal earlier this month with Softbank Corp., the exclusive vendors of the iPhone in Japan.The number of students using the iPhone is expected to reach 1,000 in the program the first time the iPhone is being used on such a scale at a Japanese university.The iPhone will be used to relay course materials, lecture videos and tests. The university hopes students will develop software applications and other lifestyle uses for the cell phone.

Adobe Flash coming to iPhone Soon ?

I haven’t had the iPhone for long but i love the browsing experience on an iPhone well not that much its ruined by the lack of Flash and this lack of Flash for the iPhone is holding back some Application Developers too who want to develop Flash based iPhone Applications so you would be cursing Adobe for not making Flash available for the iPhone well you shouldn’t because its not their fault. In a recent Adobe Townhall meeting a flash expert received confirmation from Adobe Systems Senior Director of Engineering, Paul Betlem that they are pretty much done with Adobe Flash for the iPhone so in reality they are just waiting for a green light from Apple.

“ My team is working on Flash on the iPhone, but it’s a closed platform ” Paul Betlem (not direct quote)

But don’t get your hopes up just yet because Apple being the sucky control freak company it is still has to decide if they want to make Adobe Flash available for the iPhone or not ! but if out of the blue Apple does say YES ! then it wont be long before Adobe Flash Player makes it onto the TOUCH SCREEN !

Apple wwdc 2009 roundup the new iphone 3GS. And two, release of iphone 3.0

First thing's first, for any Mac user's and Apple enthusiats:
New Macbooks, being the cheapest, and greenest, to date. With a battery lasting up to seven hours. Also, the memory and processing power of all laptops has had a big increase, but with still the cheap price.This is for the 13,15, and 17 inch sizes.


Snow Leopard was released, which is Mac OS version 10.6. Retailing at $29, with a LOT of updates from prior versions. For example, there was a U.I change to the docks, and with a lot of enhancements to speedand processing. (Also, they changed the icon!) Plus you can now watch video clips direct through the browsers and Pdfs & Jpegs open at 1.5x the current speed. Also, the best part for most users is that you will SAVE space when installing it! You will get back 6GB which was taken up from prior versions, even though the OS has gotten quicker and better.
Werid, right?


Okay, so here are the two biggest and best updates:
One, the new iphone 3GS. And two, release of iphone 3.0 firmware. The new software for the "old" iphone contains,in short, over 1000 extra API's and 100 new features for the iphone devlopment team to use. it also had the annocencement of tomtom bring a turn by turn satnav application.

Update will be available worldwide on June 17, free for iPhone users and $9.95 for iPod Touch users.


As for the iphone 3GS, here's a list:
* Improved performance
* 3-megapixel auto-focus camera
* Video recording
* Voice Control
* Digital compass
* Cut, Copy & Paste
* Landscape keyboard
With speed for pretty much everything being doubled or tripled. And yes, the S in iphone 3GS officaly stands for Speed!And that's no surprise, as this looks like possibly the fastest phone ever. But have no fear, battery life shall not be lost! Infact, one of the more important new features is the increased battery life. According to Apple, you will get up to 12 hours of talk time on 2G and 5 on 3G, with a up to 300 hour standby time. And Video playback is 10 hours and 30 hours for audio.
So you could watch all the Lord Of The Rings in one battery charge! Or listein to a ton of songs!
However, something this good doesn't come cheap, and here are the prices. In dollars:
$199 for 16GB version,
$299 for 32GB version,
And the release date is set at June 19th. Get ready.

The fastest, most powerful iPhone 3GS. Now with built-in video camera, Voice Control, longer battery life, and more.

Meet the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet. iPhone 3G S features video recording, Voice Control, up to 32GB of storage, and more.

The Fastest iPhone Ever

The first thing you’ll notice about iPhone 3G S is how quickly you can launch applications. Web pages render in a fraction of the time, and you can view email attachments faster. Improved performance and updated 3D graphics deliver an incredible gaming experience, too. In fact, everything you do on iPhone 3G S is up to 2x faster and more responsive than iPhone 3G.