Archive for the ‘iphone’ Category

iPhone Push Notify Applications

Monday, July 13th, 2009 |

Just a quick question, did you unlock your iPhone?

If you can answer yes to the above, then do not buy any Push Notification Application, as it seams that Apple is blocking these phones from receiving notifications – more here

Now how about the phones bought in Italy, or Belgium which already are unlocked, but are used on non-approved carriers by Apple, will they work, or is it the “activate” thing one should do in iTunes which is the whole secret to this…

One day someone might figure out how this works….

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Apple have discovered vCards

Friday, March 20th, 2009 |

The new thing is that Apple have finally discovered that vCards is use full, and can be used to replace Rolodex cards.

That is according to this “Apple Pro Tip”. Now one can hope that they also can figure out that sending vCards via SMS is also a great thing, and will include this feature in the upcoming iPhone OS v3 which is supposed to be released later this year.

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Another useful iPhone App

Saturday, January 31st, 2009 |

Just found another iPhone App which is useful – that is if one is addicted to FaceBook.

So install the FaceBook App and you will be able to tell you friends what you’re doing while on the road (if that is you wish).

Or even upload photos….

iPhone and vCards

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 |

It’s almost there, that is if you can live without sending vCards via SMS.

Read this review on the AppleBlog.

Still freaking annoying that Apple cannot figure out how to do this.

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Shazam the first really useful iPhone app

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 |

I’m the first one to admit that my short term memory is like a drainpipe, that is, not very good. I often hear some music which I think should be added to my collection, but 1 minute later I can’t remember what it was.

Now there is an app for the iPhone which can help with that; Shazam. When you hear something which you don’t really know, you run it, it will “listen” to it, and tell you what it is.

And also do other stuff like tag it, and it will enable you to buy it from iTunes (don’t like that part, but someone might do).

Great part is that it’s for free. But as it requires a microphone it will not work with the iPod Touch.

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First usefull App from AppStore

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 |

Finally an App from the AppStore, which actually can be used for something, and at the same time is free.

I’m talking about the Wordpress App, which was released yesterday.

Now I just need a way to do copy n’ paste, send vCards, and one last thing which I can’t remember what is.

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First steps with an iPhone

Friday, April 4th, 2008 |

One of the most annoying things with the iPhone is that on have to pay through the nose to get an unlocked iPhone (current only Orange in France, and they charge €699 – afair), and Apple have an silly idea about programs on it – the SDK is a great idea, but I’m still to learn Objective-C (it makes my head in)…..

But getting an iPhone, there are a couple of things which needs to be done to make it usable for the “normal” population (the people who either does not want an AT&T subscription, or does not live in the US.

  • download ZiPhone from http://www.ziphone.org/ (choose either Windows or OSX)
  • run ziphone – the “Unlock, Jailbreak & Activate” option will fit most people. And it will allow people to use their own simcard (just what I wanted)

    At this point you will have a functional iPhone which can be used to with you own (old) simcard

  • use installer.app (Installer on the screeen) to install
    • “Boss Tool” to move your fonts from the root filesystem – you’ll need to restore the phone if it runs full (you do not want to do that).
    • “Community Sources”, which will add more installation sources, and yet even more applications

Next install the following to get some usability;

  • “Contacts | HomeScreen” which will allow you to access the Address Book without having to go though the Phone application
  • and even more programs which looks interesting…..

More to follow…

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