iPhone 3G
Engadget Podcast 200 – 06.11.2010
Hey, guess what happened this week? The 200th Engadget Podcast. That’s all you need to know, so chill – to the next episode.
AT&T offering price protection (or iPhone 4 swap) to recent 3GS buyers
We’ve been able to confirm some leaked information out of modmyi.com today that AT&T is doing us a solid by extending price protection for recent iPhone 3GS buyers by just a little bit. If you purchased a 3GS — either the 16GB or 32GB model — between May 7 and May 14, you’ll have until June 14 to get credited the difference between the price you paid and the $149 / $199 they’re charging now; if you bought it after the 14th of May, you’d have at least until the 14th of this month anyway, so it’s effectively a one-week extension. If you’d rather trade up to an iPhone 4 rather than pocketing some cash and keeping the 3GS, you’ve got an option there, too: anyone who picked up a 3GS between May 7 and May 21 can preorder an iPhone 4 by June 21 and get the new phone for only the difference in cost, assuming you bring in your 3GS when you pick it up.
iPhone 4 vs. EVO 4G… fight!
If you put your ear up to the screen, you can hear these two beasts snarling at one another. Hit up the gallery for more shots, along with some iPhone 3G for good measure. Let’s see how they stack up on the big stats, shall we
Yep, the iPhone runs Android 2.2, too
Sure, we might be seeing some big changes to the iPhone tomorrow , but what if you could see some big changes on your very own iPhone, today ? Well, you can if you’re brave enough to try installing Android on your iPhone, which we’ve seen done before , but not with Android 2.2 (otherwise more deliciously known as Froyo ).
PlayStation emulator coming to Android, courtesy of yongzh and ZodTTD
If you don’t know the names yongzh and ZodTTD , you can certainly be forgiven, but they’re basically the cell phone emulation dream team — where the former has been cranking out high-quality Nintendo and Sega emulators for Android, the latter is the one who brought PSX to iPhone , iPhone 3GS and the Palm Pre . Today, we hear they’re collaborating on a PSX emulator for Android that’s running faster than the 3GS version — before Froyo’s even factored into the equation — and that when his domination over the PSX is complete, ZodTTD intends to begin work on an Nintendo 64 emulator for Android, and then VLC . Without letting our enthusiasm get the better of us, let’s just say it’s an exciting time to be an Android owner, to say the least.
iWebcamera lets you ditch your webcam for an iPhone
Drahtwerk’s iWebcamera iPhone app was actually released late last week but it, ironically, only worked with a Windows-based PC. The company has now finally rectified that situation with some Mac drivers, however, which will at last let use your iPhone as a webcam for your Mac just like you’ve always wanted. We haven’t yet had a chance to try it out ourselves, but you can grab the app yourself from the App Store right now for $4.99, and snag the Mac drivers from the company’s website linked below.
