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I'll be endorsing Infocomm123's iLike.iLink contest and the Xbox Xtravaganza from 8th to 27th July 2009, blogging once every three to four days. In this post I introduce three things: Infocomm123, the iLike.iLink contest and the Xbox Xtravaganza.
Google has announced Chrome OS, though it won't ship until the second half of next year. It looks set to challenge Microsoft's Windows 7 Starter Edition on netbooks. Chrome OS is an open-source, lightweight operating system aimed initially at netbooks.
SingTel has released its iPhone 3GS prices for the iFlexi plans. This post also links to my pricing write-ups for the later iPhone 4, 4S, 5, 5c/5s, 6/6 Plus and 6s/6s Plus on SingTel, for easy comparison across generations.
SingTel will launch the new iPhone 3GS on Friday, 10th July 2009, and I'm hoping it won't be during office hours. They've emailed to say I have a date with my new iPhone 3GS that day.
Looks like SingTel's iPhone 3GS launch is getting nearer; I got this in my mailbox yesterday. It thanks me for my interest and assures me that, having registered, I'll be among the first to receive pricing and launch event details.
My June 2009 site traffic stats: 12,353,277 hits, 928,925 pages and 238,957 visits from 174,547 unique sites, with about 47.9 million KBytes transferred over the month. Another consistently strong showing as the site keeps drawing steady traffic.
Firefox 3.5 is here, built on the Gecko 1.9.1 platform after a year of development. It brings plenty of changes over the previous version, supporting new web technologies while improving both performance and ease of use across the board.
The PHP development team has released PHP 5.3.0, a major improvement in the 5.x series with a large number of new features and bug fixes, including namespace support. A welcome update for anyone building modern applications in PHP.
Ozh and I have released YOURLS, Your Own URL Shortener. I run it on lc.sg and Ozh on ozh.in. YOURLS is a small set of PHP scripts that let you host your own TinyURL-style shortening service, private or public.
I grew up on Michael Jackson's songs, so it's sad he's passed away at just 50, still young. Despite his recent scandals, my perception of him hasn't changed. Rest in peace, Michael; you'll always be remembered.
My top 20 iPhone apps, in no particular order, sorted by price. The free picks include TweetDeck, Facebook, WordPress, Skype, SG Buses and Wikipanion, while paid favourites cover BeejiveIM, FTP On The Go, Byline and Bejeweled 2.
WOM World has shipped me two Nokia E75 sets from the UK for a project called Teach a Technophobe. My task is to coach a user, my mom, on using the E75 for email, across several challenges.
I took a day off for LG's press conference at CommunicAsia 2009 at Singapore Expo, billed as the world premiere of LG's newest feature-packed smartphone. Three phones featured: the LG GD900 Crystal, the GM730 and one more.
Here's my June 2009 update for all 16 of my WordPress plugins. They should work on WordPress 2.8, though I haven't tested older versions. The plugins now use jQuery for AJAX instead of TW-Sack.
Video Games Live Singapore takes place this Friday, 19th June 2009, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium at 8.30pm, with a pre-show from 6.30pm. The two-hour concert has tickets priced at S$55, S$70, S$85 and S$115.
I was invited to the SingTel AMPed event at Mandarin Oriental. AMPed is a music service much like Nokia Comes With Music, but not tied to any phone, working on Nokia, Samsung or Sony Ericsson.
Rare for me, I skipped the PC Show 2009 opening and only went at 7pm because of work. Compared with IT Show 2009, I didn't really enjoy it; the aisles between booths felt much narrower.
WordPress 2.8 has been released! As Matt announced, version 2.8 'Baker' is now available to download. It's a nice fit-and-finish release, with improvements to themes and plenty of under-the-hood polish that make it well worth upgrading to.
Apple has announced the iPhone 3GS, where the S stands for speed. It looks identical to the iPhone 3G but adds improved performance, a slightly better battery, faster 7.2Mbps HSDPA up from 3.6Mbps, and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR.
Samsung sent me the Lapfit LD190G to review, thanks Daniel! These widescreen monitors promise enhanced productivity and entertainment, designed to pair neatly with laptops and offering USB connectivity for multitasking on the move. A handy companion for a portable setup.
I was invited to the Nokia N97 launch in Kuala Lumpur, but my internship meant I couldn't take leave. Hopefully there's a next time, perhaps for the N98 or N99 when it reaches our local telcos.
My May 2009 site traffic stats: 10,860,869 hits, 735,381 pages and 208,951 visits from 159,587 unique sites, with about 39.7 million KBytes transferred over the month. A slightly quieter month, but still healthy traffic overall.