Bluetooth Simple fix for iPhone 1.1.4
March 28, 2008
While iPhone update 1.1.4 repaired a few critical Bluetooth issues brought out on the firmware version 1.1.3 — including inconsistency on couple GPS units from Garmin (StreetPilot C550, Nuvi 360, 760, etc.) — it also introduced the inability to use Bluetooth completely for a lot of users. Luckily, all the users we have talked with, who came across these same problems had succeed with this simple fix: Toggling Airplane Mode off and on. To do this, release the Bluetooth off, and then navigate to Settings, and so slide Airplane Mode to On, hold a couple of secs, and then slide it back to Off. It appears that stopping and resuming the EDGE and WiFi components in the iPhone can repair the Bluetooth connectivity.
Copy & Paste Functionality for the iPhone: iCopy Bookmarklet
March 28, 2008
Until now, no software engineer has brought off to accomplish possibly the most requested breach on the iPhone, Copy and Paste functionality. Preston Monroe has built up a bookmarklet that presents the power to copy and paste inside Safari on the iPhone with amazingly a couple of restrictions. Also known as “iCopy,” this bookmarklet could copy paragraphs of text and URLs from Safari and paste the data back into Safari or into e-mail messages. iCopy could be expanded into a batch of additional groundbreaking usages of the bookmarklet model. Bookmarklets have been applied for password auto-filling, for looking at Safari-embedded YouTube content, doing a “Find on Page,” and turning Web pages into locally stored computer code. The writer provides this disclaimer about the iCopy’s utilization: “The text you paste is added up to the URL and transmitted over the internet, which means it is VERY UNSECURE, therefore make sure not to copy and paste crucial personal data for now.”
iPhone vs AT&T 8525 : Which is the Better one?
March 17, 2008
Recently there are a lot of rumors running around about the Apple iPhone and the AT&T 8525, and people want to know which is the better one. So by that, here is a breif comparison between both cellphones: The 8525 is a business handset with consumer features, while iPhone is a consumer handset with business features. They both converge, yet they end up in very different places. But which one is the better one? iPhone vs 8525? See below more details about them:
Display: iPhone has 3.5 inches vs 2.8 from the 8525;
Menu: iPhone comes with “essential features” at main display; 8525 allows selection of such for “Today” display;
Interface/entry: iPhone has touchscreen control for everything, and vertical qwerty on screen (one and only keying option) which can’t go horizontal and must go elsewhere for symbols or numbers (very inconvenient for texting/emailing) while 8525 has qwerty touchscreen (w/numbers) stylus included, slideout physical qwerty, blackberry roll/punch trackwheel, and directional button similar/common to many cell keypads;
Connectivity: both has Bluetooth 2.0 and wi-fi, together with same data network via AT&T aka Cingular;
Camera: each has 2.0 megapixel but 8525 adds video and more snapshot/shutter options;
Messaging & email: similar at first look, but iPhone has no cut/paste features;
PDF/Word/Excel: iPhone only views, while 8525 creates and edits (just not on pdf’s);
Video/Music: i via itunes (but must sync to manage); 8525 via media player or web interfaces (cellular video, mobitv, mobile xmradio, and others), and relevant to this feature is 4GB on iphone w/o expandability, then 51MB on 8525 expansion card adds 2.0GB ;
Browser: iPhone has an edge here, using the Safari which render true web vs. mobile web you get (as available) on 8525 (haven’t tried non-windows browser on 8525 yet)
Comparison Chart iPhone Vs 8525:
| AT&T 8525 | Apple iPhone | |
| Mobile networks | GSM/GPRS/EDGE, 3G (UMTS/HSDPA) | GSM/GPRS/EDGE |
| Unlocks for non-AT&T networks | Yes, at AT&T’s discretion (ask at end of contract) |
Unknown |
| TCP/IP downstream speed | 400-800 Kbps AT&T est. | No Apple est. (EDGE ~128 Kbps) |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11b/g | 802.11b/g |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 | 2.0 + extended data rate (EDR) |
| Camera | 2 megapixel w/LED flash | 2 megapixel |
| Platform | Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC (upgrade to WM6 in Q3) |
OS X |
| Display | 2.8″ 320×240 touch (finger/stylus) | 3.5″ 320×480 capacitive multi-touch |
| Keyboard | Backlit QWERTY, slide out | On-screen QWERTY |
| Buttons | Power, trackwheel, push to talk, nav pad+select, others | Power |
| CPU | 32-bit Samsung ARM | Intel x86 |
| Pocket Outlook (Exchange/IMAP/POP), Good, AT&T Xpress Mail | Proprietary (IMAP/POP) | |
| Browser | Pocket Internet Explorer Opera opt. |
Safari |
| Chat/IM | Yahoo, AOL (iChat), Windows Live, SMS, MMS | SMS |
| Media player | Windows Media 10 | Proprietary/QuickTime |
| Java VM | Yes | No |
| Flash Player | No | No |
| Dev platform | .net Compact Framework | JavaScript/Dashboard |
| Dev tools | Visual Studio 2005, $799 | TBD (Leopard Dashcode?) |
| PC Internet gateway/modem | Yes,EDGE/3G | TBD |
| Attachment View/Edit | Word,Excel,PowerPoint | HTML (edit?) |
| Light sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Orientation sensor | Keyboard slide-out switches to landscape | Yes, accelerometer |
| Proximity sensor | No | Yes (answers call) |
| Voice dialing | Yes,in-phone | TBD |
| Voice commands | Yes | TBD |
| Sync | ActiveSync, MS Direct Push OTA Contacts,calendar,e-mail,tasks |
iTunes Contacts,calendar,e-mail,bookmarks |
| User memory | 64 MB internal + add-in SD card (opt) | 4 or 8 GB, non-expandable |
| Talk time | 5 hours | 8 hours |
| Standby time | 240 hours | 250 hours |
| Size | 4.43 x 2.28 x 0.86″ | 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.46″ |
| Weight | 6.2 ounces | 4.8 ounces |
| Price | $599 list $449 w/2 yr contract |
$399/$499 list 8 GB/16 GB RAM 2 yr contract req’d |
What is the conclusion?… Who wins? It’s very hard to say. Both can provide a lot for consumers and business users. I live to you the final choice. Feel free to leave any comments about this post “iPhone vs AT&T 8525″ below.
Caissa Chess App for iPhone Updated
March 16, 2008
Right after the update of the native app Chess, Caissa is the next chess games for the iPhone to have an update, and added a couple nice little touches. It’s now got a colorful row of buttons across the bottom of its game screen, providing quick access to some common tasks. You can Undo (unlimited number of moves back I think), Save your game, Load a saved game, Flip the board around, and get a Hint on what to do. Both Caissa and Chess have been getting frequent updates since they launched, and both are very solid games by now.
ContactFlow Brings Contacts CoverFlow to iPhone
March 14, 2008
Created by Fafoulon, ContactFlow for iPhone lets you navigate through your contacts via CoverFlow, and call them or launch the Email app to mail them with just one tap. I don’t how much I’d use this one, as I think I’m more comfortable with the Photo Dial app - but this one still looks quite cool, as do any of them that work with CoverFlow. To try this app out, you’ll need to add the following source to Installer: http://rep.sosiphone.com or Download and Install CoverFlow manually on your iPhone
SNES Emulator for iPhone: snes4iphone v1.0.0
March 12, 2008
For those fans of the SNES, here is an exciting news! ZodTTD has released a SNES emulator for the iPhone. It’s called “snes4iphone v1.0.0“. As you may have seen before the NES emulator on the iPhone, now you can enjoy SNES games directly in you iPhone. For snes4iphone v1.0.0 manual installation download or For Download and install ZodTTD.com projects via Installer.app Repo
Check it Out in Action:
MxTube allows Downloading YouTube Videos Directly to iPhone
March 7, 2008
If you were looking for an iPhone app that you can download Youtube videos directly to you iPhone, MxTube is the solution. This app is a fantastic new native application for any jailbroken iPhone. If you’re one of the lucky few with a jailbroken handset and the installer app, you’ll find MxTube in the recent packages section as of last night. The app is fairly similar to the iPhone’s native YouTube video viewer with the added benefit of being able to download entire clips and save them to your phone’s memory for offline viewing. The app has a search tool that lets you hunt for videos, and each one has the option to download the higher or lower quality version in case you feel like trying to save space. Downloads can be stacked up, although in its current release, having more than one video in the download queue seems to crash it.
Google Reader for iPhone Updated with a New Great Look
March 7, 2008
Google launches a new iPhone friendly revamp to its popular web based RSS reader. Users are now welcomed with a cleaner, more logically designed interface that places key navigation icons on top, for greater accessibility. It still doesn’t provide the collapsible tree view that I long for, but it does go a step further.
Convert & Watch DVDs on your iPhone using HandBrake
March 5, 2008
If you just bought an iPhone or iPod Touch and desire to watch the best DVD movies out there or any movies from your DVD library on your own device, we’ve found a free solution. There are countless programs & utilities that promise to convert and/or rip DVDs so you can use in you iPhone, but I recommend trying HandBrake, an open-source free utility for Windows, Mac, and Linux that converts your DVDs for viewing on iPods, iPhones and any other portable media players. HandBrake can’t work its magic without a decryption utility running in the background. Rumor has it that DVD43, also free (but Windows-only), works just fine for that purpose.
Cool 3D Games for iPhone
March 4, 2008
Now you can add 3D Games to the list of cool things to try out on your iPhone. Yeti3D is a Doom/Quake like game with lights, 3D enemies, health, ammo and all that jazz. iPac3D is a Pac Man inspired game where you run round a 3D maze and face off against 3D human enemies. Both games look amazing on the iPhone, and already play pretty well also. OK, so it’s looking more and more like the SDK is “not” going to get released on time this month. So … what do we do in the meantime? Well, jailbreak and enjoy the ever-increasing number of cool apps already developed without any SDK / help from Apple.
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