So you think that you going to get yourself one of those MacBook or MacBook Pro to replace your old iBook or PowerBook. Well hold that thought!

This just in, from Engadget, Apple is staging an invitation only Town Hall event in San Fancisco on October 14th. By the looks of it, it is going to be a notebook event. Expect to see new MacBook and MacBook Pro. There are some truth in those rumors after all.

As usual my invitation got lost in the mail, so myself like the rest of the world will be watching the IRC chat rooms and refreshing Engadgets live coverage page.

[via Engadget]

• While you still see the sending bar. Quickly press home, then lock button.
• When you return to SMS again, the earlier message should back to the editing/typing menu.
• If you still get to see the sending bar, press home and restart the phone.

There’s no guarantee this trick will work every-time, if you are on a good cell coverage, the SMS will be sent faster than you try to cancel it. So take your time to read what you typed before sending it to someone important

The folks over had Mesa Dynamics had created Stainless, yet another Webkit based browser, but this time it has multi-process capabilities.

You can download and try it out but bare in mind this is just a technology demo and is likely to stay that way.

I’ve test it and it feels fast. It has the tab on top ala Chrome. However this is far from being your main web browser. It lacks bookmark features, middle mouse button does nothing and lack of a proper download manager.

Try Stainless, (Leopard only).

Unlike in Singapore, you don’t need to buy a phone plan to get the iPhone 3G. As you can see from the fine print under the select buttons above, you can choose any carrier to activate your iPhone with:

iPhone 3G purchased at the Apple Online Store can be activated with any wireless carrier. Simply insert the SIM from your current phone into iPhone 3G and connect to iTunes 8 to complete activation.

What will it cost? Converting the prices in the screenshot above with XE.com

• 8GB: RM2,385.92
• 16GB: RM2,739.36

This option appears to only be available for the online store, so I’m not sure you could just walk into any Apple store in Hong Kong to pick up your iPhone 3G. The best thing to do is probably to ask a friend or relative to buy the phones and pick them up when you visit.

Already in Hong Kong? Here’s a direct link to the Apple Store page.

If you have bought lots of electronics and tried bringing them across borders before, please share how you got around customs and taxes in the comments.

Update: To date, Apple has not announced the iPhone’s availability in Malaysia.

My take? A fusion of AppleTV & MacMini, a true media center Mac that run full scale 1080p HD movie. And conveniently Apple will announce 1080p movies purchase available in iTunes Store. But take it easy, I’m just speculating. What do you think ‘the brick’ will be?

iPod Touch (32GB) Second Generation Review

It was really interesting unpacking the iPod Touch. There was a sticker on the main screen of the iPod Touch where you have to peel off before “releasing” it. Oh yeah, the iPod Touch comes in a plastic box instead of a cardboard box like the first generation iPod Touch.

Smaller plastic box

Box Opened

Sticker had to be peeled.

I was required to slightly bend the plastic holder that was holding the iPod Touch. Underneath the iPod Touch was the accessories. I am amazed that Apple could fit in so many things in a tiny box like this.

Instructions to bend the plastic holder.

The crammed all these into a small box!

At first glance, the new iPod Touch looked more like the iPhone now with it’s chromed sides as oppose to the matte grey ones on the first generation iPod Touch. A very noticeable difference is that the new iPod Touch is thiner than the old when when it’s in your hands, thanks to the contoured back, just like the iPod 3G.

Second Generation iPod Touch 32GB in full glory

Shiney, figerprint magnet, contoured back.

myMacBUZZ on the iPod Touch

I particularly liked the built in speaker, as well as the volume buttons. You don’t have to go through the Home screen to change volume anymore. You can leave the iPod Touch in your pocket and adjust the volume on-the-fly. The speaker is slightly louder than the one on my iPhone but there’s nothing much to shout about. The audio comes out from the 30 pin port. It’s still not loud enough in a noisy mamak.

Volume buttons

Port connector + audio output area

The unit came with firmware 2.1.1 and it is really smooth. My iPhone’s 2.0 firmware is a bit buggy and slow but after using the iPod Touch, I feel like updating my firmware.

Anyway, I won’t be typing too much here since you guys are well versed with the iPod Touch via various reviews on the internet. Just post a comment and what you want to know and I’ll try to answer it. Expect the iPod Touch to be in stores on 1st October. Just in time for your duit raya spending.

Second Generation iPod Touch 32GB

I will most probably post it before the weekend.  Be sure to check it out!

As a designer myself, I’m excited today as Adobe announced Creative Suite 4 (CS4), about 18 months after CS3. For those that follow the earlier webcast announcement should know that CS4 will available sometime in October. Besides overall improvement, the upgrade packs will cost more than CS3 upgrades. There will be no 64-bit support for Mac version. After Effects & Premier Pro CS4 will be Intel Mac only. So, are you upgrading?

Many people have asked me how to make a printscreen (screenshot) on the iPhone. It’s simple with firmware 2.x, simply press Home & Lock button at the same time. Your iPhone screen will flash white for a moment & play a camera snap sound. A new png file will then saved into your camera roll. This shortcut works almost on any apps I’ve tried.

There’re many cases for iPhone out there, enough for you have one of them for each day in a year. From any color to any shape you can ever imagine. But most of them only serve one purpose - warp your iPhone (in full or partially).

Griffin recently launch a new product that did more than that, Clarifi, an iPhone case that come with a zoom lens. That’s something I will consider getting. For the sake of copying top-secret documents in 007 style.