iPhone.. zomg

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:48 pm

does running multiple apps slow down the phone?

How is it normally...does it run fairly quickly with not much lag?

skiba · Post by **skiba** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:22 am

depends on what apps you want to run?
the other thing is the more apps you run the faster its going drain your battery life

skiba · Post by **skiba** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:25 am

breaksRbest wrote:I still don't understand the need to jailbreak an iPhone?

somebody please explain it to usk non tech-geeks

basically it allows you to do a whole lot more on the iphone then apple will allow you todo.
but for non geeks its just cool to have different themes, k/boards, lockscreens and a few handy tools for eg: having a 5 icon dock + five icons across your springboard..
well worth doing if you know how or know someone that knows how to jailbreak..

skiba · Post by **skiba** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:30 am

if your nice to me i might do it for free =P

youthful_implants · Post by **youthful_implants** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:01 pm

I've got to say that as much as I love my Iphone the battery is pretty ghey.

I wouldn't want to be stuck in the outback with only that for communication lets put it that way.

Post by **breaksRbest** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:56 pm

I think I'll leave my iPhone in jail

already does what I need it to, can't see the point. plus I'd like to keep the warranty intact

same o · Post by **same o** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:58 pm

u cant do the os upgrades with jail break aswell.. and u can only use jail break apps...

dont seem like there much point of doin it 2 me.

andy_hoffman · Post by **andy_hoffman** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:03 pm

You can use both jailbroken and official appstore apps and you can upgrade the os.

ADD_Boy · Post by **ADD_Boy** » Wed May 06, 2009 9:57 am

iphone, ZOMG indeed.

MIne is fucking dead. Kaput. Gone.

dropped it from about 2 feet on the weekend while playing with my puppy and i now have the white screen of death. Read about it on google. Tried to back up and recover it and still nothing.

On a good note (I hope anyway), I went to Optus about getting it fixed. They said you have 2 options, 1) Leave it here and we'll get it fixed up to 2 weeks, or 2) go to apple in chaddy and they will repair or replace on the spot.

So gonna go in soon and see what they can do .. I hope i ain't lost my data but i backed it up (Itunes still knows the phone is there so it must be a LCD issue?)

Farken.

Goes to show that i have now developed an unhealthy dependance on this little fucker. I have EVERYTHING in it now... Lesson learned. back shit up.

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Wed May 06, 2009 11:52 am

have dropped mine twice in the last week and the screen is completely farked. can't believe it still works though. going to the doctors today, so hopefully it won't cost too much to fix.

back to the old peanut phone...it's ghey.

although it has made me realise how much i hate texting on an iphone.

ADD_Boy · Post by **ADD_Boy** » Wed May 06, 2009 2:12 pm

yay. apple just gave me a shiny brand spaking new one !!!

:):)

restoring from old back up now.. will see what happens..

pretty mad tho. brand new one.. stoked.

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Wed May 06, 2009 3:05 pm

i want a freshie!

Lil MiSbreaks · Post by **Lil MiSbreaks** » Thu May 07, 2009 1:41 pm

witty_pseudonym wrote:have dropped mine twice in the last week and the screen is completely farked. can't believe it still works though. going to the doctors today, so hopefully it won't cost too much to fix.

back to the old peanut phone...it's ghey.

although it has made me realise how much i hate texting on an iphone.

Same. Dropped it on tiles on the weekend (the old slipped out of your pocket when you go the loo thing)

Was all excited thinking I could update to a 16GB and get a new one.

Now they can replace the screen, so not so new one for me.

but thats ok, fix it and give it back, stat.

Using an old Nokia, which yeah Witty, the texting is great and back to fast as fuck hey, but I want my iphone back!! Keep going to check my emails or something and realising, oh thats right, I canna do nuthin like that on this one.

Check this app on youtube.

Isnort.

Pisser.

skiba · Post by **skiba** » Thu May 07, 2009 3:13 pm

+1 for isnort =)

anyone with a jailbroken phone instead of using cydia get icy. works the same as cydia but a whole lot faster and better looking GUI =)

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Wed May 13, 2009 2:42 pm

i miss my iphone.
peanut ftl.

ADD_Boy · Post by **ADD_Boy** » Wed May 13, 2009 7:49 pm

I'm stroking my shiny new iPhone now w_p

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Thu May 14, 2009 1:57 pm

too much information!

getting a freshie!
the old one was "beyond repair." lolz. need to get me a case.
just hoping that i backed up all my numbers properly.

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Wed May 20, 2009 4:49 pm

probably been asked before but...

is there a way to get your itunes tracks as the ringtones? or just some new ringtones without signing up to some rip off scheme?

Lil MiSbreaks · Post by **Lil MiSbreaks** » Wed May 20, 2009 4:52 pm

Not that im aware of.

If you have a pc, download Iringer...really easy. if youve got a mac, you gotta use garage band.

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Wed May 20, 2009 4:53 pm

and how does that help? convert them into ringtones?

Lil MiSbreaks · Post by **Lil MiSbreaks** » Wed May 20, 2009 4:59 pm

yeppers. 30 seconds of any part of any tune.

apophenian · Post by **apophenian** » Wed May 20, 2009 5:24 pm

Its pretty easy really, convert the tune or portion of the tune to aac using itunes, find it in explorer, rename the file extension to m4r, then double click on the file or drag it into itunes.

it will appear under 'ringtones'

nic · Post by **nic** » Wed May 20, 2009 5:46 pm

i n33d one of these i think
quickly

get get get

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Wed May 20, 2009 10:48 pm

so how do i turn tunes into ring tones on a mac again?

:notsavvy:

almax · Post by **almax** » Thu May 21, 2009 9:12 am

DBoy wrote:so how do i turn tunes into ring tones on a mac again?

:notsavvy:

you can do it in garageband, you have to cut the clip to 40 seconds or less then send it to itunes as a ringtone, easy as pie. I did under mi sensi the other day, awesome as a ringtone.

Lil MiSbreaks · Post by **Lil MiSbreaks** » Thu May 21, 2009 10:16 am

DBoy wrote:so how do i turn tunes into ring tones on a mac again?

:notsavvy:

I followed the help cos I was clueless.

open itunes and open garage band

Grab the tune you want from itunes and drag and drop it into garage band.

Find the part of the track you want and thats it. I think save as ringtone maybe?? Cant remember, but mega easy. Wonder if you could mash some tracks together and use a megamix as ringtone or something???? Oohh thats an thought

andy_hoffman · Post by **andy_hoffman** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:39 pm

iPhone 3G S Announced: Faster, 3MP Camera, Video, Improved Battery and More

After months of rumors and speculations, Apple announced their eagerly awaited third generation iPhone at the WWDC Keynote address today. They are calling it iPhone 3G S and as many (including our reader, Gilberto) had guessed ‘S’ stands for speed.

There are no changes in the physical design of iPhone 3G S as compared to iPhone 3G but brings some changes under the hood.

iPhone 3G S has the following features:

Speed:

As mentioned earlier, 'S' in iPhone 3G S stands for speed. It is the fastest iPhone that Apple has created.

Apple mentioned in their Keynote address that it will be 2.1x faster to launch Messages, 2.4x to load SimCity, 3.6x faster to load an Excel attachment, 2.9x faster to load a large website.

I’m guessing that will be mainly due to a faster processor and hopefully more RAM. Apple usually does not mention these details, so we will find out as soon it is available.

Better Camera:

iPhone 3G S comes with a 3-megapixel camera which will allow users to take better still photos, thanks to the built-in autofocus.

The autofocus feature works as we had heard, you can tap on the display to focus on anything or anyone you want.

But one of the killer features of iPhone 3G S has to be the ability to shoot videos at 30 frames per second VGA with audio and with autofocus, auto white balance, and auto exposure in both portrait and landscape mode.

You will also be able to trim the videos right on the iPhone and share them either via email, post them to your MobileMe gallery, publish it on YouTube, or sync it back to your Mac or PC using iTunes.

Faster Internet connectivity:

It supports the 7.2 Mbps HSDPA standard which would mean improved internet connectivity.

A faster processor with support for faster internet connectivity will significantly improve the user experience which is already one of the best in the smartphone market.

Graphics:

We missed this while covering the Keynote address but Apple’s new iPhone will support the OpenGL|ES standard, for faster and more complicated 3D games.

Improved Battery Life:

It will have improved battery life as seen in the table below.

Design:

As you can see from the screenshots below, there is no change in the design of the new iPhone when you compare it with iPhone 3G.

However, Apple has used greener materials in the new iPhone such as Arsenic-free glass, BDF-free, Mercury-free LCD. But no OLED, which is a pity as it would have further improved battery life.

So all the so-called leaked images of Apple’s new iPhone were fake.

Digital Compass:

It includes a compass application which makes use of the built-in magnetometer. It will also be integrated with the built-in Maps app which will show orientation with longitude and latitude.

Voice Control:

It also includes a voice control app which can be used to make calls or play music from iPhone’s music library by speaking into the iPhone.

Nike+:

Apple has also included built-in Nike + iPod support in iPhone 3G S,which was included in iPod Touch 2nd generation.

Release date:

iPhone 3G S will be available on June 19th.

andy_hoffman · Post by **andy_hoffman** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:53 pm

iPhone OS 3.0 coming on June 17; Brings Movie Downloads, Faster Safari;

NEW FEATURES!

Cut, Copy & Paste: Users will be able to cut, copy and paste text. The blocks of text could be selected from application and web by simply taping the content. You can check this page to find out how it works.

Landscape Mode: iPhone OS 3.0 will allow users to use iPhone's virtual keyboard in landscape mode in mails, messages, notes.

MMS: Users will be able to send and receive photos, audio, vCard (contact cards), and ‘location' with the ability to take photos and videos right inside the message.

Apple announced that MMS support for AT&T will only become available in late summer although a number of carriers across the globe will support MMS.

Note: MMS is not supported on first-generation iPhone. Sending video via MMS is not supported on iPhone 3G, since, the camera can't capture video.

Movies and TV Shows direct download: Apple announced that with iPhone OS 3.0, users will be able to rent and download movies, tv shows directly onto their iPhones.

Apple already allows users to download songs, podcasts and iPhone apps over the air using iPhone’s data connection if the file size is less than 10 MB, if the file size is more than 10 MB, users will have to download it over Wi-Fi. Thus, it is anyone's guess that Apple is indirectly stating that this feature will only work over Wi-Fi.

Tethering Capability: iPhone OS 3.0 will also bring the ability to tether the iPhone to feed a data connection to your computer and surf the internet. However it will depend on carriers to add tethering support on their networks.

Tethering is not currently offered in the U.S. and some other countries. AT&T was absent from the list of carriers that allow tethering. Some of the networks that allow tethering include names such as bharti, Telefonica, Hutchinson Telecom, Orange, O2, T-Mobile,Vodafone, and Chunghwa Telecom.

Safari Improvements: Safari on iPhone OS 3.0 is now 3 times faster in iPhone OS 3.0 and will have the autofill username and password feature.

Safari also brings support for HTTP streaming audio and video. It will automatically determine best quality for your connection

Find My iPhone and wipe feature: iPhone OS 3.0 will include a feature called 'Find my iPhone'. The service will obtain iPhone's location and make it available to MobileMe user on request if the unit is lost or stolen.

The users will be able to protect their privacy by sending remote wipe instructions, which will wipe off all data from lost or stolen iPhones.

Peer to Peer Connectivity: This will allow users to play multiplayer games and to share information.

In App Purchase: Apple has introduced a new business model, which adds more ways for the developers to charge users for an iPhone app. The models are Subscriptions, charging for additional content or levels.

ScrollMotion who creates ebook apps for the App Store demoed its new iPhone App that will make use of the In-app purchase to download books directly through the iPhone App.

Third-party Accessories: This feature will allow Accessory manufacturers to create applications to interface with their hardware accessories through Dock Connector or Bluetooth.

As an example, Line6 and Planet Waves demoed their app that allows you to control your guitar and Amp using your iPhone.

Push Notification Service: One of the most anticipated features of iPhone OS 3.0 and Apple's solution or workaround for the ability to run third party iPhone apps in the background especially for applications like Instant Messenger, Facebook etc.

Apart from the above features, iPhone OS 3.0 will also sport the following features:

Video Recording and Editing: With the iPhone OS 3.0 users will be able to carry out basic video editing on their iPhone 3G S. The 3-megapixel improved camera and video recording capability in iPhone 3G S are sure to be a delight.

Note: This feature will not be available to the first generation iPhone and iPhone 3G users.

Spotlight (Universal Search Feature): Spotlight for iPhone will allow the user to search contacts, emails, calendars, notes etc. Spotlight for iPhone will now be your new left-most home screen. You can just start typing in the search box which will bring up a list of everything that matches your search. Users will be able to search contacts, messages etc and will also be able to launch the searched applications.

Voice Memos: Users will be able to record notes, lectures, interviews, or any audio on the go using the built-in microphone or using the mic on their headset. Users will also to share their recorded voice files either as an email or MMS.

Bluetooth Support: iPhone OS 3.0 will support bluetooth allowing users to use bluetooth stereo headphones and speaker with their iPhone 3G.

Turn By Turn GPS: With iPhone OS 3.0, users will be able to see third party Turn by Turn GPS apps for the iPhone. However, developers will need to include their own maps due to licensing issues. TomTom demoed its turn-by-turn GPS application for the iPhone with voice navigation, which was pretty cool.

SMS App enhancements: Users will be able to forward and delete multiple text messages and will be able to use the landscape mode.

Parental Controls: With iPhone OS 3.0 Apple will introduce age-based parental control for iPhone Apps. This feature will allow users to restrict kids from accessing certain music, video and app.

Multiple Account log-in: With iPhone OS 3.0 users will be able to create and log in to multiple iTunes account on their iPhones.

Battery Indicator: With the iPhone OS 3.0, the battery indicator, in addition to the current battery bar, will display the remaining battery power in percentage.

Support for Exchange: Mail, iCal, and Address Book now all support Exchange.

Automatic Wi-Fi: Upon connection iPhone will automatically logs you in to a previously joined Wi-Fi hotspot.

Sync Note: Users will now be able to sync their notes on their PCs or Macs.

You Tube Login: Users will have an option to login to their You Tube accounts, save and sync the bookmarks and to rate favorites.

Shake to Shuffle: Shake your iPhone with OS 3.0 and it will shuffle to a different song in your music library.

New Languages: iPhone improves it multi-lingual capabilities by supporting 30 languages and more than 40 keyboard layouts.

Lephrenic · Post by **Lephrenic** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:33 pm

How about 'Turn off Cover Flow in iPod'. Shits me.

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:38 pm

man, that's an impressive list of new (and useful) new features.

ADD_Boy · Post by **ADD_Boy** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:11 pm

CANNOT WAIT !!!!!

andy_hoffman · Post by **andy_hoffman** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:06 pm

Can't wait for the SMS fixes. Also can't wait for the TomTom app and car kit! Looks nuts!

http://iphone.tomtom.com/iphone.html

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:25 pm

TomTom would be stupid to undermine their own product by releasing software for another one. Don't understand TBH.

apophenian · Post by **apophenian** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:49 pm

There is a hardware component to the kit, and considering they have to pay microsoft since the patent lawsuits (http://www.itwire.com/content/view/24159/1090/) on the os that runs their own hardware, it's probably a sensible move...

Post by **fooishbar** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:23 pm

yeah, os 3.0 is really very nice. been running it for a fair while and can't really complain at all. haven't got mms working yet as optus are arseclowns, but maybe that's fixed by now. the best feature by far which i've not seen mentioned anywhere is changing the seek granularity!

i.e. when you're moving through a song, if you have your finger in the top quarter of the screen, it'll move, say, 2min at a time in a long mix. if you move your finger down a little bit, it'll move 1min at a time. if you move your finger down again, it'll move 30sec at a time, and down again for 2sec at a time. it's kinda hard to describe but absolute genius for mixes, because you can always get exactly where you want to the second, compared to trying to get within 3min before.

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:45 am

How much (as a percentage) do you think an iPhone with 3.0 improves your creativity?

I'm thinking about getting into graphic design / advertising / marketing and at the moment I only have a Blackberry. I'm worried that I will come across as "too serious" or "a drone" in interviews. I really want to explore my creative side, and think a new iPhone might just be the best way to do it.

Thoughts?

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 10:17 am

Just because the world is catching on to the seriousness of good design does not mean you need to be seriously creative to enjoy it. However, seriously enjoying it may well add to your creativity, that same creativity which has been crushed by surrounding yourself with shit design for so long. After all, your speak like who you hang with and piece like who you bang with....

@MILCO@ · Post by **@MILCO@** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:40 pm

woo hoo optus will have the new iphone this friday! plan look ok as well

http://personal.optus.com.au/web/ocapor ... e=personal

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:14 pm

hmmmm, want

have resisted for so long... can fight it no more

@MILCO@ · Post by **@MILCO@** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:26 pm

yeah same as me, i almost went and got one a few weeks ago lucky i waited!

Jinx · Post by **Jinx** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 12:55 pm

Of course you can but it seems pointless as optus iPhone plans are priced higher than non iphone plans? Unless this has changed from when I worked for optus.

Jinx · Post by **Jinx** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 1:01 pm

Actually you may run in to one problem. On mobile phones you have these things set on your account called APNs and on normal accounts they are all the same so you can use any phone so Internet apn, mms apn, wap apn etc. However blackberry and iPhone plans get their own apns because they run on the network differently. So iPhone lacks mms apn for example so you would have to tell optus you want them added to your account.

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:29 pm

hmmm still not sold....

foo what about the new nokia N97 or whatevs it's called?

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:15 pm

can buy online from 9pm tonight.... with free courier delivery on saturday... BOH

stores open at midnight.

Post by **fooishbar** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:49 pm

gnat wrote:hmmm still not sold....

foo what about the new nokia N97 or whatevs it's called?

still rubbish ...

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:14 pm

lol, I stayed up 'til 9 for the offer... optus.com.au not working

fail

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 3:17 pm

Wow, you must have been pretty sleepy by 9pm Dan!

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 3:58 pm

shutup khunt... I had a gig at 4am and work today

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 6:14 pm

lol... Sydney Apple store says "no tyre kickers!"

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1034 ... from-wire/

almax · Post by **almax** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 5:30 pm

Anyone here play chess?
I got iphone application for chess called "chess with friends" and need some more people to play with.
Serious playerz only, no chumps

just search for my profile "almax" and challenge me