Kyle
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iPhone - 2008/02/28 21:22
You know Apple claims it was just bug fixes in the latest update for the iPhone but am I the only one noticing that it is running a lot better...I have better cell strength...multiple safari windows stay open now and I never have trouble with e-mail anymore...I guess two of those are bug fixes but I am so excited for next weeks SDK so we can get native applications...
anyone else share this sentiment?
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Re:iPhone - 2008/02/29 06:17
Definitely an American phenomenon the iPhone. I am interested to see where the native apps take it. I thinking if writing iTIDIOTS for it 
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Kyle
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Re:iPhone - 2008/02/29 21:01
Fair enough...coming to the iTouch though which could make that appealing for those of you that don't want to get an iPhone across the pond there
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Kyle
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Re:iPhone - 2008/03/08 08:03
I think the iPhone is about to become a world wide phenomenon...for those of you that missed the SDK presentation go to the apple website and you can watch it. It will become the best business phone on the market and with the native applications coming out it will become an extremely useful tool for the average person. I'm looking forward to iChat and a remote application (hopefully bluetooth based but I doubt it).
Anyone else with an idea as to what would make you purchase one?
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Steve Cholerton
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Re:iPhone - 2008/03/08 08:40
Agree with Kyle M.
I've just written a short overview of the iPhone Roadmap presentation here: http://stevechol.livejournal.com/76153.html
The big surprise for me was the gaming ability - it looks superb.
I would like to see MSN, Skype and YoJimbo for the iPhone
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Luc
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Re:iPhone - 2008/03/11 19:00
I feel Apple is too controlling over having to put shareware through Apple, and a third of the profits to apple, talk about restricting.
Also considering that the SDK is only available for Leopard, knocks out a lot of developers that prefer using their own OS, considering the iPhone can be used with Windows as well.
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Steve Cholerton
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Re:iPhone - 2008/03/11 19:16
Just my 2p on Luc's comments:
I don't think Apple taking a third of the revenue is that much of an issue given the potential market that your product will be showcased to ... how else would a shareware developer achieve that level of exposure ? I personally think 70% of a large number is better than 100% of a tiny number.
Restricting the SDK to Leopard is understandable I think, lots of stuff is going to become Leopard specific quickly although it apparently can be installed on earlier versions of OSX with some tweaking
As for developing on other operating systems ... if they could have made that possible within a reasonable timeframe then I am sure they would, as the iPhone influence and interest stretches beyond Mac users and there are many more Win developers (and Linux Devs?) than there are Mac developers - although maybe it's a strategic move to sell more Macs ?
Given that the iPhone is basically a cut down OSX I think that technical reasons rather than marketing reasons are why development is restricted to the Mac platform.
Maybe I am easily sold to, but I was pretty damned ecited after watching that event where they announced all this stuff. Certainly a lot for us all to argue about for a while
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Kyle
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Re:iPhone - 2008/03/19 03:24
Finally you guys are getting to see this iPhone phenomenon. Just so you know I use iCal a lot for assignments that are due in classes and when you hook up the iPhone via USB it automatically syncs your calendars, backs up the phone, any events you put into iCal sync up to your Mac, iPhoto pops up and asks if you want to take pictures off your phone...among a few other things and this only takes about 20 seconds. So the iPhone if you're interested could save you a little money from the google sync and the pain of using safari to get to google...log into your account click on the calendar and then create the event.
About Docker which I found last month...I made the dock background reflect the color behind it. I don't remember exactly how to do it but my background is black instead of white because it matches my background. That I found to be one of the cooler features of Docker.
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Luc
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Re:iPhone - 2008/03/19 15:03
Fair point steve, I think I'm just too cynical.
One thing I think needs to be fixed is it's volume handling.
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Kyle
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Re:iPhone - 2008/03/20 07:48
I think apple did a great job with 1.1.4 for fixing the volume control...
Lets say you are listening to music and you want to turn the screen off to conserve the battery or put it in your pocket...to pause, skip a track or control the volume you just double click the home button and it takes you to a mini screen to control that without swiping your finger across the touch screen...I thought that was pretty awesome...what did you want to see out of it?
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Kyle
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Re:iPhone - 2008/07/03 14:21
So is anyone jumping on the new iPhone 3G?
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Re:iPhone - 2008/07/03 16:18
I don't think I am gonna be able to let this one go by, looks like too many cool features.
It is kinda expensive over 18 months though.
159 + (18*35) = £789 (600 minutes/month)
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59 + (18*45) = £869 (1200 minutes/month)
Not sure which one to go for, don't talk really for that long on the phone but wouldn't like to have any regrets.
Nicky
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Kyle
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Re:iPhone - 2008/07/03 17:37
I only have 450 minutes here in the U.S. I even share them with my parents so that they can have cell phones. The way it works out though is that if the iPhone is not the primary line then it is cheaper to have two phones on a family plan with the additional line being the iPhone. Which is why I share with my parents.
I rarely talk on the phone myself. Much bigger into texting and e-mail. At&t has rollover though. Not sure if O2 has that over there but basically any unused minutes from one month, roll over to the next month. I have over a 1,000 rollover minutes since I got the phone in November. No problems with minutes for me and my parents. It is free to talk to anyone on the same network too. So if I call my parents its free, if I call my girlfriend then its free. That is something to consider for your transition to the iPhone. I don't know if you can talk for free on the same network but from what I understand O2 is sort of like At&t over here and many people have it. Plus 5,000 night and weekend minutes is far more than I need.
I won't be getting the 3G though. For one 3G hasn't reached my part of MD and I have wi-fi everywhere I go. I have it at home, at school and at work. I rarely use the 2G network. GPS isn't that attractive because I have one and google maps is pretty sufficient on the current iPhone if I really need it, especially now that I'm hearing stories about how they won't let any developers develop GPS applications for turn by turn directions.
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Michael Oglesby
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Re:iPhone - 2008/07/03 17:39
The new iPhone 3G does seem very attractive product to buy. The price of the unit has come down and the call charges are more acceptable, but the most attractive detail here is that whatever Tariff that you choose, it has unlimited data transfers.
Being a 3G phone, surfing on a proper HTML web browser and having unlimited data has got to be something worth thinking about. Of course, you ain't going to be downloading those 700MB torrent files, but, surfing the web on the train, or out and about and not worrying about going over your quota seems very appealing.
But there is just one feature that is holding me back from buying a 3G iPhone, that's no MMS. That's just unacceptable. But I suspect that some guru developer, somewhere is developing an iApp that will give you this feature. Once this iApp ever gets release, then I am straight down to the nearest O2 store.
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alejandro castillo
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Re:iPhone - 2008/07/03 17:57
I feel sort of left out. Because i bought the iPhone and it doesn't seem that great. Don't get me wrong, its very innovative. I love the accelerometers , the fact that it has a real web browser, cover flow, visual voicemail , etc... but i think that it should do some basic things that a razr could do (video recording, mms, meaninful picture options with zooms, etc..) and some more serious that a windows mobile could do (edit office docs (not just view like 2.0) , control the edge, 3G switch, sync with other browsers, copy and paste etc..).
But it looks like there taking a small baby steps with the towards the right direction.
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