With 1 million units sold in the first 3 days of its release, the iPhone 3G S, Apple’s newest version of the iPhone shows us that it’s still the one to beat. While the Palm Pre is an impressive smart phone, it still paled in comparison to the iPhone in terms of sales. The lines weren’t as long as the previous launches of the iPhone but this is partly due to Apple accepting reservations and orders online.

iPhone 3G S image courtesy of Apple

The new iPhone 3G S still looks pretty much the same as the iPhone 3G it follows. To the untrained eye they look exactly the same. Minor tell tale differences separate the new from the old. Details such as silver lettering that is similar to the Apple logo distinguish which is which. Also the iPhone 3G S is the only model with 32 GB of memory. So if you see 32 at the back, it’s a 3G S.

What’s under the hood is what matters. The 3G S boasts of a performance boost that is indeniable. It launches apps faster, performs tasks quicker and is just overall a much more responsive device. It also supports the OpenGL ES 2.0 standard that will allow better graphics performance. Games should see great improvement with the 3G S.

Apple knew to leave well enough alone. The design of the iPhone still makes it arguably the best looking smart phone around. It works so why change it. Instead Apple focused on the small things. Improving performance, software, and adding small touches.

The camera is now much beter with auto focus and the ability to take videos. It’s by far not the best in the market but it’s a step up. Besides you don’t get a smart phone just for it’s imaging capabilities. If you’re worried about that it’s best to get a dedicated camera.

The new 3.0 software which was downloaed over 6 million times already offers great improvements as well. Apple may have been really late in adding cut and paste but at least they did it right. I must say it’s easy to use and it does work. The landscape mode of the keyboard makes it easier for people with big fingers to type. MMS, text forwarding, etc.. All of this contribute to making the iPhone a much much better device.

While Apple faces stiff competition from the likes of Blackberry and now it seems from the likes of Palm as well, it still is in my opinion the smart phone to beat. Blackberry might have better business features but the iPhone is the overall winner. With 50,000 apps and counting available to you at the app store, it’s just the most flexible phone around.

As an IT guy, I very rarely leave my cell phone, laptop, Blackberry or other computer-related device behind. I hate the though of going somewhere without being connected to the rest of “my world”. The internet is supposed to be a never-ending place. And I never want to be without it just in case it does end. I would have to be the first to hear it.

When I started at Rohm and Haas, I was without a phone, desk, computer or login accounts for 3 days. This was one of the strangest feelings I’ve had since learning to drive a car, or the first time I partied too hard in college. It wasn’t fun. Sure, I wasn’t stuck over a toilet or driving like a granny, trying to not go over the speed limit, but it was almost painful.

I’m used to being connected to anyone and everyone at the push of a button. Now, I had to pre-plan what route I was going to take (no Google Maps), who I might need to call (no company directory at hand) and what I had to do (no Blackberry connected to my datebook). I think in the end though, it was good for me. I learned over the past couple months to not always stare at my email, respond to them in near real-time and to live on the Internet (especially Twitter) day in and day out.

With this, I ask you, do you have nomophobia? If so, what do you think you should do about it? Face your fears or live with it?

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This will be a quick story that I came across from an angry IT guy. All you nonits, listen up as a friendly IT guy sent in this email:

Don’t lie to me when you need help with your computer. I don’t judge you if your PC messes up, these things happen but don’t think to lie your way out of it. I need to know what you were doing when the problems happened. If you spilled a coke on your laptop tell me, we all make mistakes.

Now, we have all come across the issue of lying about silly things — more often than not it was back when we were still in diapers but there is an upward trend of telling little white lies about mishaps happening at the work place. Take for example, a Blackberry administrator and his lovely end-user.

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