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Yesterday saw the dawn of a new trend emerging on Twitter: #internetbeatles. The idea of the trend is that people suggest Beatles songs that can be associated with technology and Internet related pun-wizardry. As a massive fan of the fab four, I thought it only reasonable to contribute to such an important discussion and trending topic. Some of the outstanding puns that emerged included the following:When I’m 64kbpsShe Came In Through The Bathroom Windows/She Came In Through The Pop-Up WindowBlackberry Fields ForeverLucy In The Skype With DiamondsPolythene SpamI’ve Just Seen A FacebookYouTube Really Got A Hold On MeTwitter & ShoutAnyway, you get the idea. Please feel free to add any genius like suggestions in the comments section below. 

Mr Hilton usually makes his crust discussing details of other celebrity’s lives via his super popular blog. However, on this particular occasion, Perez found himself at the centre of a media fuelled storm, and his platform of choice to document the whole experience was Twitter.On June 21st, the celebrity gossip machine tweeted the following statement to his army of 1 million plus followers “assaulted by Will.I.AM of the Black Eyed Peas and his security guard.” Rather than report the incident directly to the police, Perez continued to Tweet about the incident, prompting many of his followers to call the authorities. The fact he had the phone in his hand begs the rather obvious question, why didn’t he call them directly himself? As it transpires, the incident has divided opinion on both sides of the fence, those he feel he was wrongly attacked and those who believe he was rightfully smacked. The Black Eyed Peas front man was quick to formulate a video response according to his own version of events. Soon after Perez released a counter statement claiming he had multiple witness accounts of the situation. It may now be some time before the full details emanate into the public domain as the matter is rightfully being dealt with by the appropriate authorities. Perhaps Perez thought that it would be better to post his own account of the situation, rather than leaving it to the tabloids and gossip blogs to convey the facts. This demonstrates the appeal of micro blogging to the modern day celebrity, the irony of course being that this story involves the world’s number one celebrity gossip monger. 

As an IPhone 3G user, I have been looking forward to the OS3.0 software upgrade for weeks. What has not been made abundantly clear through Apple’s usually flawless marketing is the distinction between the release dates for the software upgrade and the new IPhone 3GS handset. Let’s set the record straight: IPhone OS3.0 is out June 17th (today) and I’m currently anticipating its arrival as this written. Friday 19th June sees the equally anticipated arrival of the IPhone 3GS. In essence, this means that current users of the IPhone 3G will be able to benefit from some software tweaks on the revitalised OS3.0 and people who have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of IPhone 3GS will be able to benefit from all the wonderful new software of OS3.0 and some nifty new hardware features too.  As an existing customer, I would like to know if I am entitled to a hardware upgrade through The Carphone Warehouse. I would be prepared to pay for this, however I suspect this would be unlikely. SoftwareThe new software will be available for anyone who owns either an original IPhone, an IPhone 3G or an IPod Touch. Certain features on OS3.0 will be restricted and unavailable for 1st generation IPhone handsets and IPod Touch users will be charged circa $10 for the privilege. The FeaturesWhile you are probably already well versed with some of the benefits associated with an upgrade to OS3.0, I thought it would be relevant to take the opportunity to cover all the features in some detail. To make things simple, rather than list all the features, I’ve included a YouTube clip that should explain what’s going on.  HardwareWhereas the software will be available today at 6pm GMT, customers will be left sweating until Friday 19th June to get their hands on the IPhone 3GS.  So what is so special about it compared to the IPhone 3G? For starters, users will benefit from superior levels of processing power, battery life, and the ability to record video, a 3MP camera with auto-focus and a compass facility. Although this is a technological leap forward, the differences between IPhone 3G and 3GS are limited compared to the abundance of functionality that was added to the hardware between the original IPhone and the subsequent 3G model. In addition, we will start to see many of your favourite applications being bolstered to keep up to speed with the new hardware capabilities. This represents exciting times for Apple and its users so leave a comment below and let us know your thoughts. In the meantime, check out this YouTube clip below for more details on the IPhone 3GS.