New iPhone to be announced! *gasp*

Gasps! New iPhone! But what will be so new about it? Besides the $200 price drop (because AT&T will subsidize it) it’s a whole lot faster. It will use a 3G wireless radio, which will boost download speeds, and also thicken the body of it (unless it is to be thinner, as also rumored). A little thickness won’t be wasted however, because this allows more space for more hardware, like the new, improved camera. It will (finally) be able to take videos! Hopefully, direct YouTube uploading could come of this. It has also be rumored that it will have a secondary, front-facing video camera for video calling. Although this isn’t likely, it’d still be pretty cool. It could be capable of doing these things thanks to the super-fast speed the 3G wireless feature offers it. It will also run newer, updated firmware with new features such as a store to buy more applications and video games for the iPhone. But what if you get lost in all of these new features? Don’t worry, you’ll never be lost with its new and fully-functional GPS!

But what will it look like? Many sources report it will be comprised of a glossy, plastic finish instead of the aluminum finish on the previous iPhone. (See picture above) The above picture is what it may look like, and is not expected to be the new iPhone.

Comic of the Week

Admit it, you’ve forwarded a chain email before. Come on, you can tell me.
Really?…How dare you!
Anyways, Snopes.com was set up by the CIA (way back when, in the *gasp* 90’s) to debunk urban legends.
It’s really a great site to look up the next chain letter you receive.
So, here’s the comic:

I could knock out 25 five-year-olds in a row, you?

Honestly, I thought this was pretty stupid, until I clicked the link.

Come on…aren’t you curious to find out how many five-year-olds you can take on?

Rules:

• You are in an enclosed area roughly the size of a basketball court
• There are no weapons or foreign objects
• Everyone is wearing a cup (so no kicks to the groin)
• The children are merciless and will show no fear
• If a child is knocked unconscious, he is “out.” The same goes for you.

Can you beat 25? Find out and then click the “read more” link below.

Take the Test

Pandora.com – find music you like, and music you never knew you liked

Yay! Pandora! Derived from the Greek myth – that a woman named Pandora carried with her a box containing all the evils of mankind – comes a box at Pandora.com which contains all the music made by mankind. Basically, you enter a song or band you like, and Pandora fetches and plays music that sounds similar to that artist. Yes, iTunes does that too, but they aren’t always as accurate, and they only carry more popular music. Pandora is very specific.

I searched for “Five Minutes to Midnight” by Boys Like Girls (this is just an example) and it created my own personal station serving music that sounds just like that song.

Apparently they try not to play the exact song, because in order to serve up free music (legally, achem…SeeqPod) their lawyers won’t let everyone listen to a specific song on demand. These are just security measures so someone/something trying to record the song won’t get a freebie…basically. You can rate the song good or bad and move on to the next song on your station. As you rate more songs, your station starts aquiring the exact taste you’re looking for.

The bad part: you can only skip so many songs per hour when track surfing, (again, legal issues) which makes it hard to attune a station to your tastes quickly, but you can make another station and skip tracks over there, until you hit the limit.

Awesome Tip: Make a station for each of the basic genres you like, then have one dedicated party-music station. Since there are no commercials and Pandora.com is free, you can have your own supply of never-ending party music.

SeeqPod – Free Copyright Violations for your iPod

Can’t quite seem to fill your iPod with 40,000 songs you thought you needed? No fear, SeeqPod is here! With enough songs to fill your iPod (and then some) you can easily listen to and download music. So quit wasting space with songs you don’t like to justify your spendings, and download free music!

Awesome Tip: go to the mobile version and you can find your song, and Right Click + “Save Target As…” to download it!