- Make Skype to Skype video calls on WiFi and 3G*
- Call Skype desktop users (Mac OS X or Windows) and other iPhone users.
- Two-way video calls supported on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch 4th gen.
- Receive only video supported on iPad and iPod touch 3rd gen, with no camera.
- Make video calls in portrait and landscape.
- Skype video calling requires iOS 4.0 or above.

The new video conferencing feature works between capable iOS devices as well as desktop machines. Skype is a free download on the App Store

Apple today released iPhone OS 3.1.3 for all iPhone and iPod touch models, addressing several specific bugs as well as offering fixes for a handful of security issues.

This update for the iPhone and iPod touch contains bug fixes and improvements, including the following:

- Improves accuracy of reported battery level on iPhone 3GS.
- Resolves issue where third-party apps would not launch in some instances.
- Fixes bug that may cause an app to crash when using the Japanese Kana keyboard.

This update can be downloaded from iTunes .

App Store Link

According to BuzBerry, Zain Kuwait will be offering the iPhone 3GS in Kuwait very very soon , the device will be sold for the price of KD230 for the 32GB model, but you will be tied with a one-year contract for the internet service for the phone.

No word yet if the phone will be locked to Zain since no provider phone locking laws that applies in Kuwait.

The price is a catch since most retailers in Kuwait sells the 32GB for KD330 which is KD100 cheaper than the competition .

Thanks to BuzBerry for the info.

UPDATE: according to our forum member SpiKeY,

Its already out….its with Euro-Com…you need a wiyana package and for a year

the prices are

239 for 32 GB
209 for 16 GB

Member SpiKey have created an IPCC file that enables Zain (MMS, GPRS, And Tethering) settings for you, it will also remove the group MMS when sending group SMS and changes the logo to Zain sign with no jailbreaking or hacking required , all you got to do is download his IPCC file from:

http://spikey.q8.googlepages.com/Zain_kw.ipcc

Then from iTunes, do a custom restore by clicking (Option+Restore) “For Mac” (Ctrl+Restore) “for windows” .

For more info and technical support, please post your comments on the forum (Here)

“Customers are voting and the iPhone is winning,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “With over 50,000 applications available from Apple’s revolutionary App Store, iPhone momentum is stronger than ever.”

The sales figures match those of last year’s iPhone 3G launch weekend sales numbers. Apple also reports that six million customers have downloaded the new iPhone 3.0 software which works on the existing 40 million iPhone and iPod touch models.

Source : MacRumors

Just received the following email from apple about the Enhancements they’ve added to the MobileMe service for the iPhone 3.0 firmware :

Dear MobileMe member,

We’re pleased to announce the availability of new MobileMe features that take advantage of the iPhone OS 3.0 update. Read on to see what’s new.

• Find My iPhone and Remote Wipe. With the new Find My iPhone web app on me.com you can locate your lost iPhone on a map and display a message on its screen to help someone return it. If you think you’ve misplaced your iPhone nearby, have it play a sound even when it is set to silent mode. And if your iPhone cannot be recovered, you can use Remote Wipe to permanently erase its data and protect your privacy.* To learn how to set up your iPhone and use these features, click here.
• Search all your messages. Using email search on your iPhone or iPod touch, you can now find and retrieve any MobileMe Mail message, including messages stored in the MobileMe cloud, even if they are no longer on your device. You can search the To, From, and Subject fields of all the messages in your Inbox or any folder you select.
• View published calendars. Many Mac users publish iCal calendars to MobileMe to share them with others. Now you can subscribe to these calendars and view them on your iPhone or iPod touch. When a friend shares a subscribed calendar via email, simply open the email on your iPhone, tap on the iCal link, and the calendar will be added to your iPhone. Learn more.
• Share video on your Gallery. With the new iPhone 3G S you can shoot a video and upload it to a MobileMe Gallery album so your friends and family can view it on the web. Learn more.

To take advantage of these new features, please make sure you’re running iPhone OS 3.0 on your iPhone or iPod touch.

We hope you enjoy these latest enhancements to your MobileMe service. Thank you for being a MobileMe member.

Sincerely,

The MobileMe Team

After updating you with the MMS settings, we bring you the feature most of you wanted ( Internet tethering) , I know that you cannot find that option under your network setting in your iPhone , but here’s how to enable it:

1. From your iphone 3g Safari browser log into : http://www.iphone-notes.de/mobileconfig/

2. Select your carrier

3. Type in the words you see in the screen

4. click download

5. accept the download prompt and then click install.

6. once its installed , go to Settings ,General, Network, then Internet Tethering and enable it.

7. Once enabled, Follow the guides on your iPhone.

Happy Surfing , Post your comments .

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Update

Ok people, for wataniya the internet configuration to enter is as follows:

APN: action.wataniya.com
Username: (Blank)
Password: (Blank)

For Viva try:

APN: VIVA
Username: (Blank)
Password: (Blank)

Hope this helps!

Apple released their new iPhone Firmware 3.0 last night, most of us are excited to have all the new features enabled (Copy paste, Arabic fonts, forwarding, and MMS), in order to get your MMS working with your provider in Kuwait, you have to set it up and have it enabled, here are the MMS settings for Zain (Kuwait) : (to set up MMS go to Settings, Genral, Network, Cellular Data Network, Then under the MMS field ) :

APN :  pps

Username: annyway <– could be pps

Password: online <– could be pps

MMSC: 176.0.0.21

MMS Proxy : 176.0.0.65:8080

MMS Max MEssage Size : (Leave Blank)

MMS UA Prof URL : http://kw.zain.com

Then under General , Messages , enable MMS .

For other providers please call your customer support center to get the details.

Happy MMSing

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Update – Wataniya
Note: Someone with a Wataniya line try it and let us know!

APN : mms.wataniya.com

Username: (leave Username Blank!)

Password: (leave Password Blank!)

MMSC: http://action.wataniya.com

MMS Proxy : 194.126.053.064:8080

MMS Max MEssage Size : (Leave Blank)

MMS UA Prof URL : http://www.wataniya.com

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Update – VIVA
Note: Someone with a VIVA line try it and let us know!

APN : VIVA

Username: (leave Username Blank!)

Password: (leave Password Blank!)

MMSC: 172.16.128.80:38090/was

MMS Proxy : 172.16.128.228:8080

MMS Max MEssage Size : (Leave Blank)

MMS UA Prof URL : 172.16.128.80:38090/was

Instead of going through the specs of the products introduced, which we thought that you already have or will read about them in the following links, we decided to tell you what is relevant for you and us.
- Macbook
- Macbook Pro
- Macbook Air
- iPhone 3GS

Macbook Pro
What is important to you is that the hard drive is still user replaceable but now you need to remove some 8 screws to get to it. The battery is also replaceable by removing the bottom cover of the laptop it is not, however, replaceable on the fly like before. Another important bit of information is the new battery and according to MacRumors.com tests with regular web browsing through Wifi, the 15 inch last and increadible 8 hours which to say the least is amazing. The sad bit of news also from MacRumors.com is that both the 13 inch and 15 inch Macbook Pros are using 1.5Gbit SATA Controllers instead of the 3.0Gbit versions.

iPhone
Obviously the new iPhone is better in terms of hardware but the real genius is the software which we will all be getting on the 17th of June. iPhone 3G-S is available today in the US and Europe but will be available in Saudi through Mobily and the UAE through Etisalat sometime in August according to WWDC 09 presentation. We will have more information for you then. Other GCC countries to follow soon but unfortunately there is no sign on Kuwait’s cell providers, Wataniya, Zain, and Viva, anywhere on the map which leaves us to think that either they don’t care or pretty much asleep.

Last but not least is Snow Leopard which I will be leaving for another post later on.