The phone takes 20-25 seconds to turn on, instead of 50 like the iPhone 3G. The O.S. has a much better response time, although the difference isn’t that noticeable when it comes to the default programs. The true difference in speed is on the other applications and Internet navigation.

The new 600Mhz processor and the double RAM truly do their job: the heavier programs are initialized rather quickly and the rendering is much superior. Some heavier games such as Need For Speed present quite a fluidity that hadn’t seen before.

As we were saying, the cloth to clean the display isn’t needed, and the reason is the new touchscreen display that has a special protection that prevents the fingerprints to stain the glass. The system works quite well, and if the display ends up with any fingerprints at all, a quick cleaning with a normal cloth should be enough to clean it.

The true differences are beyond the design: the new hardware. Many have defined the new iPhone 3G S as a new upgrate, but it can definitely seem much more than that upon using the smartphone.

The design is a winner, but that’s part of Apple’s normal philosophy. The iPhone is very elegant and with fine details, although there are small details that are found on the new 3G S model that has not been there for the previous ones. For example, the symbols on the back part are now silver and much more visible. Also the central hardware key seems much more resistant to pressure. But those are all small details.

The new model also feels more solid, more sturdy than the 3G model. Perhaps it is just an impression, but it is an impression that remains upon the first usage of the phone.

The package is the same as all the previous iPhones, nothing has changed. It’s minimalist and elegant, and with only one difference from the others: the letter S placed next to the iPhone 3G sentence. The package includes the smartphone, the special SIM remover, the USB cable, stereo headphones, the battery recharger and a mini-book with general instructions.

This time, the small cloth to clean the screen is not included, but as we will see with this review, it’s completely unnecessary with this new iPhone model in any case.

It was highly awaited and once it was finally launched, it was the talk of the moment, with positive and negative comments due to the high costs. Of course, we’re talking about the new iPhone 3G S, the new Apple smartphone that is going to be featured on the next few posts on our overview.

We’ll be going through some of the aspects on this new phone, including the software and hardware. So stay tuned!

MacRumors apparently has received and published the pictures of the disk and packaging for the upcoming Snow Leopard OS. If these images aren’t fake, which is probable, the OS could be launched earlier than what was expected. The images seem to show the Portuguese version of the OS, with the picture of a Snow Leopard and the sentence:

“The world’s most advanced operating system. Perfectly optimized.”

Although there are many conflicting rumors about Snow Leopard at the moment, one of them claims that the OS will be launched on August 28th. We’ll have to wait and see.

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Apple released the final version for the Leopard update 10.5.8 last Wednesday. Since Snow Leopard is scheduled to launch on September, this will probably be the last update for the Mac OS X Leopard.

The update is available through the Software Update (165MB) and soon it will be available through manual download and Apple highly recommends it for all Leopard users.

More details can be found on Apple’s support page.

Rogers, a Canadian cellphone carrier, would be ready to launch the iPhone 3G S with 8GB to the resellers that apparently have pre-ordered them. The news were somewhat “proved” by a photo that apparently comes from internal sources, although there are no mention of prices.

Of course, we’re treating it as a rumor, but it does seem to have a hint of truth to it: it does sound useless to keep both the iPhone 3G and the iPhone 3G S at the same time except for those that still have the older version of the iPhone to sell. But, this is a rumor and we’ll be waiting for more confirmation on the matter.

Not even a full day since Amazon.com has made the pre-order of Snow Leopard available, and the new upcoming OS is already the number 1 best seller on the whole Amazon website. The second position is also held by Apple’s Snow Leopard OS, with the Family Pack for 5 users at the price of $49.

Reminding you all that these are pre-order prices for those who already have the Leopard OS and are looking for an upgrade.

Amazon.com has published a page for the Mac OS X Snow Leopard through which users can pre-order a copy of Apple’s new OS. Mac OS X Snow Leopard is available for those who already have Leopard for $29. The online store doesn’t mention a delivery date, although most users are aware that the official release will be done in September.

The page also informs that only those users that already have Leopard will be able to pre-order and buy the new OS with this huge discount.