Multitask in iPhone

Please Mr. Apple, stop looking at us like dummies. Why multi-tasking is allowed for Apple products but not for others?

Are you tethering?

Connecting my laptop through the iPhone is extremely simple (go in Settings -> General -> Network) and a clear message is always available on top of the screen. Well done and very useful sometime.









What I found really useful is the landscape mode, when you need the keyboard is a big difference and a huge improvement for emails, blogging...



The last thing I tested so far is the copy/paste, this is a so basic feature but you end up using it a lot.
I'll come back as soon as I found new useful features...

-- Post From My iPhone

Scoop: the upcoming iPhone TV ;-)

Yesterday I was in HK for a few hours and what did I find in a shop on the middle of Causeway Bay? The new (obviously fake) upcoming iPhone TV, here is a shot:



Photo taken with my iPhone-not-yet-TV!
-- Post From My iPhone

Pano for iphone

I played with "Pano", a panorama app for iPhone...and I must said I am quite impressed. Since a picture is better than words, here it is!
This is Macau center (Leal Senado Square)
-- Post From My iPhone

iPhone 2.2, my view

As everybody I upgraded to iPhone OS 2.2 during the week-end. No big stuff for me, only minor changes. Yes I am aware we now have Google Maps Streetview, we can download podcast directly (although you can not subscribe to podcast but only download one episode), have some changes in Safari UI and so on.
BUT, what I noticed, and this is a big fix for me: caller ID is now working fine for me...Mr iPhone should have read my blog ;-) The problem before was for all phone number that I input with the country code in a format +Countrycode ... It could not regognize them when the person call me. Now it seems working fine, this is a really usefull fix.

iPhone compare to the Stone Age

Don't make me regret my purchase :-(
Actually I never used MMS or videocall and I really don't care. It is true that I would like to see video recording (I am sure this will come soon or later) and changeable memory cards (this one will probably never come).

Ocarina

This is really what I call creativity on iPhone ;-)

iPhone usage study

A very interesting study on how people use their iPhone and how to improve application based on this study.

How people really use the iPhone

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What kind of camera is this?

I had the surprise to get these photos with my iphone camera:



is my iphone kind of schizophrenic?



Yes indeed, I found a new "features" in my iPhone: "adding wind" to your photo!


What kind of strange distortion!
Anyone got that effect before?

-- Post From My iPhone

Iphone ...after 2 months

After 2 months, I believe it is time to share my "2 cents" on my days with Mr iPhone. I can say that the iPhone change the way I use the Internet...not the way I use a phone! So when Steve Jobs mentioned that their netbook is actually the iphone, I kind of agree with him (although the keyboard is still a huge difference).

What I don't like.

1. On the phone side, the Caller ID system is not working. I usually input all phone numbers with a + sign and the country code before because I do not like to edit a number when I am overseas. But my iPhone is not capable to identify local numbers against their complete number (including +country-code)...this is so annoying, I cannot believe they haven't fix this yet, come on Apple!
2. On the music side, the sound quality. If you are using only your iphone/ipod to listen your music, this is ok but as soon as you start to test or use another mp3 player such as the chinese Meizu, there you will find the difference and it is going to be very difficult to go back to your iphone.
3. Of course the battery life is too short, but everybody knows this, and I realise that I do not use only a phone but an mp3/mp4 player, a GPS and a computer, therefore my usage increase a lot compare to my previous phones.
4. Sometimes -I noticed this specially when I lost the signal- the iphone can hang for at least one minute before I can do anything.
5. I hate Apple restriction to publish or reject applications...Long life to Cydia & Co.

On the bright side:

1. I was also very surprise by the pretty good quality of the small 2Mb camera.
2. Apps, apps, apps. Amazing apps available from the Store.
3. Apps that I enjoyed currently (this kind of list tend to change over time):

• YouNote
• BlogPress
• Byline
• Google Earth
• Facebook
• Twitterific
• LinkedIn
• Fring
• Measures
• Shazam
• NYTimes
• Runkeeper, Fitnio and Trailguru (I am not sure which one is the best for me yet on this section)
  

1. BlogPress

An iphone app to write/manage your blogs (I actually use it to write this post). Very powerful and simple to use, it can integrated with a lot of different popular blog systems. I found that it is easier for me to blog with this app rather than on my computer. Not that it is easier to use the very small iPhone keyboard but you can blog when you have time, without a computer, and for this BlogPress is worth the money (yes, it is not free. I paid 2.99$ during their discount period but I believe the normal price is 9.99$).



2. Byline
Probably the application I use the most. This is a RSS Reader for your Google Reader account, it synchronizes perfectly, allows offline reading and even have your "starred" post. It is 3.99$ but definitively worth the money for me. I used before NetNewsWire from Newsgator, a free app, and it was good too but I really prefer to have an app integrated with Google Reader.



3. Google Earth - yes it is free!
Just arrived a few days ago and simply well done, as everybody said "the earth in your hand". When you do a search, it also conveniently list your matched contact from your iPhone address book, nice Mr Google ;-)
No need to mention GPS integration and gestures to zoom, move around,etc... too obvious!

4. Measures
A new comer for me. It is a beautiful app for converting anything into something else! It even includes a currency converter with Macau Patacas (not common indeed)!


-- Post From My iPhone (and finalize online...)

My iPhone very own record!

The iPhone is well known to have a pretty short battery life. This is BAD! But, don't forget that usually you use an iPhone almost like an EeePC rather than like a standard mobile phone.
I could run my iPhone for more than 3 days without recharging, not bad at all as I was using the 3G for web browsing, rss feeds. Wifi and Location off.

What about you?



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