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I posted a few days ago about having this annoying bubble underneath my iPhone screen. Well this bubble appeared literally a few days after my original warranty ran out (I never extended it with Applecare figuring that if my phone broke I would just get the newer improved model).

Since it was so close to the warranty date I still took it into an Apple store and after some discussion with his manager the genius replaced my screen for free. :D

I didn't actually expect this would happen and was prepared to buy a new 3GS but needless to say for once I have a good story to tell about Apple's tech support.
 
SuperPac said:
This has really turned into a thread about jailbreaking, hasn't it? It's like an official console thread turning into chat about homebrew and custom firmware.
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Well, there's no real news to talk about except for FCC inquires, app store bullshit and the 3.0.1 update (wheee)

when there's more news, the discussion will even out.

This thread has always been like that.
 
So I need a decent FM transmitter for my iphone in my car.

Can anyone recommend one that is fairly powerful, legal and allows handsfree use in the UK?
 
mcmonkeyplc said:
So I need a decent FM transmitter for my iphone in my car.

Can anyone recommend one that is fairly powerful, legal and allows handsfree use in the UK?
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I did some reading on this a while back and everything I read pretty much said using an FM transmittor sucks because of quality issues.
 
soundahfekz said:
I did some reading on this a while back and everything I read pretty much said using an FM transmittor sucks because of quality issues.
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:( not even powered transmitters that charge whilst you drive?
 
scorcho said:
there's a 20-second timeout extension on one of the repositories - search for it.
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Found it cheers,

Plus a whole bunch of other tweaks like SSH, terminal, a security lock for mail (if I lost my phone then someone finds it and hits Mail, SMS or facebook..then BAMM they're straight into my private life...)
 
I got my iPhone 3GS, jailbroke it about an hour after I got it. SBsettings is too hard to leave behind once you've experienced it. I use a custom theme as well because I prefer a tiered system for apps as opposed to having it on pages.

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SuperPac said:
This has really turned into a thread about jailbreaking, hasn't it? It's like an official console thread turning into chat about homebrew and custom firmware.
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I just tune it out and wait for some real news. Having to scroll through the pages of hideous custom screens is the real annoyance.

Fake Edit: What LC said.
 
Tobor said:
I just tune it out and wait for some real news. Having to scroll through the pages of hideous custom screens is the real annoyance.

Fake Edit: What LC said.
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Well, I still appreciate your commentary, Tobor. :)
 
TheHeretic said:
I got my iPhone 3GS, jailbroke it about an hour after I got it. SBsettings is too hard to leave behind once you've experienced it. I use a custom theme as well because I prefer a tiered system for apps as opposed to having it on pages.

http://i27.tinypic.com/21bqa1k.png
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Are you using the Categories App? I tried it but it takes too long to wait for each folder to open. Is there anything else out there?
 
mcmonkeyplc said:
:( not even powered transmitters that charge whilst you drive?
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I have the Griffin auto trip pilot, or whatever the fuck they call it, the one that is compatible with the iPhone. It works fine for me in my Ford Ranger, I use it to listen to audiobooks and podcasts and keep the phone charged on my commute.

It depends on where you live and what type of car you have. Some car antennas seem to work well, others don't. I live in Richmond, VA and it works fine most of the time, but when I drive up to DC, forget about it. Too much noise on all the radio bands.

If you can swing it, you're probably better off replacing with your head unit. I went this route because I like having the factory radio(radio only, no cd) as a theft deterrent.

crisdecuba said:
Well, I still appreciate your commentary, Tobor. :)
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It wouldn't be so bad if people would remove the
 
crisdecuba said:
Are you using the Categories App? I tried it but it takes too long to wait for each folder to open. Is there anything else out there?
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Categories is quick on the 3GS, it was significantly slower on my iPod touch. Its the only app I know of capable of implementing a folder system into the phone. I'd say it takes about half a second to open a folder for me.
 
Tobor said:
It wouldn't be so bad if people would remove the tag when quoting so we don't have to see it over and over again. Wink wink, nudge nudge. ;)[/QUOTE]
Ahh, this is very true. :) (Goes back to edit quoted response).
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TheHeretic said:
Categories is quick on the 3GS, it was significantly slower on my iPod touch. Its the only app I know of capable of implementing a folder system into the phone. I'd say it takes about half a second to open a folder for me.
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Yeah, I have a 3Gs - I guess the half-second is still too much for me. :)
 
Tobor said:
It wouldn't be so bad if people would remove the tag when quoting so we don't have to see it over and over again. Wink wink, nudge nudge. ;)[/QUOTE]


Well in my case I was posting from the NeoGaf Web app so I couldn't remove the IMG tags.


Thanks for sharing crisdecuba
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tmdorsey said:
Well in my case I was posting from the NeoGaf Web app so I couldn't remove the IMG tags.


Thanks for sharing crisdecuba
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You can edit quotes in the NeoGAF web app, I do it all the time. Just click on the quote link, edit, and save the update. I admit that's an extra step, but themoreyouknow.gif.
 
tmdorsey said:
Well in my case I was posting from the NeoGaf Web app so I couldn't remove the IMG tags.


Thanks for sharing crisdecuba



Sup dude
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Sure you can, clicking on the blue bubble in the "quoting" field will allow you to edit the text/code you are quoting. Just hit "Update" after you edit.

Edit: Fuck, beaten :lol
 
Tobor said:
I just tune it out and wait for some real news. Having to scroll through the pages of hideous custom screens is the real annoyance.

Fake Edit: What LC said.
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I'm always here too. I just let things scroll by. I love this thread.
 
farfromfinished said:
Sure you can, clicking on the blue bubble in the "quoting" field will allow you to edit the text/code you are quoting. Just hit "Update" after you edit.

Edit: Fuck, beaten :lol
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I DID NOT KNOW THIS

That webapp is so amazing.
 
Charred Greyface said:
Yeah, it look awesome -- compared to Notes. But I rarely use that, instead I'm looking for a replacement for a notepad that I carry around. Yet there isn't one awesome app with handwriting recognition :(
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It'd be nice for quick doodles and things like that, but I don't think it's a device for those purposes. If you absolutely need freehand, normal real-life notepads will work fine.

But I do a lot of journaling and note-taking for lectures, seminars, etc., so it's perfect for me. Password protection is perfect for my secret of secrets. Hopefully they come out with a My Pretty Pony theme sometime soon.
 
Finally, I got the google voice invite. Now I can use the google voice app I got from Cydia

Setting up your number was really easy and now I can send free texts............yayyyy
 
Recently I upgraded my OG iPhone to an iPhone 3GS

In my car, I had wired an Apple firewire cable through my dashboard and soldered the firewire end directly to the cigarette lighter assembly. That way I had a discrete cable that would charge my phone easily.

Apple in their infinite wisdom removed firewire charging support from the 3G/S phones, so my cable is now useless. All I want is a charging cable that I can hack into my cars nether regions, and have it perform line out functions also. I don't want to be seen with some shit like this in my car:

cablejive_car_charging_bundle.jpg


I'd rather have something like this:

sik_pimp_led.jpg


Anyone know of a 3GS iPhone line out/charge cable that isn't a rip off Griffin product ?
 
Burger said:
Recently I upgraded my OG iPhone to an iPhone 3GS

In my car, I had wired an Apple firewire cable through my dashboard and soldered the firewire end directly to the cigarette lighter assembly. That way I had a discrete cable that would charge my phone easily.

Apple in their infinite wisdom removed firewire charging support from the 3G/S phones, so my cable is now useless. All I want is a charging cable that I can hack into my cars nether regions, and have it perform line out functions also. I don't want to be seen with some shit like this in my car:

http://cablejive.com/images/cablejive_car_charging_bundle.jpg

I'd rather have something like this:

http://sik.com/images/sik_pimp_led.jpg

Anyone know of a 3GS iPhone line out/charge cable that isn't a rip off Griffin product ?
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you can try this too

http://www.scosche.com/products/productID/1667
 
Burger said:
No line out. I'm sick of plugging in 2 cables. If both functions are supported via Dock Connector, then that's the way I want it to be.
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you're fucked.


..well, not really. there are new line out chargers that use the USB pins and not the FW pins but that puts you out another 100 bucks or whatever they're charging for those things now.
 
I think you can get an adaptor that sits inbetween one cable and the iPhone that reroutes the charging pins. Not sure if it still acts as a dock connector pass through, however.

I hate third party stuff - it's always messed up with the specs not meeting standards etc. I bought a Griffin charging doohickey for the car, and it works wonderfully. I thought the cable itself would work as a sync cable, but for some reason it doesn't.
 
LCfiner said:
you're fucked.


..well, not really. there are new line out chargers that use the USB pins and not the FW pins but that puts you out another 100 bucks or whatever they're charging for those things now.
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That's what I thought. Plus if it's not apple sanctioned it will pop up with a message every time you plug it in.

I mean, Monster cables are a rip off, but these things are mental. I've emailed SIK about that picture I posted above, hopefully they can come up with something.
 
I haven't seen this talked about in awhile on here (though I admittedly don't check the thread every single day), so I figure it doesn't hurt to ask: any word yet on when we'll be able to send/receive MMS messages?
 
mrkgoo said:
I think you can get an adaptor that sits inbetween one cable and the iPhone that reroutes the charging pins. Not sure if it still acts as a dock connector pass through, however.

I hate third party stuff - it's always messed up with the specs not meeting standards etc. I bought a Griffin charging doohickey for the car, and it works wonderfully. I thought the cable itself would work as a sync cable, but for some reason it doesn't.
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Firewire is 12v (the same as a cig adapter, which is why it's so easy to do), but USB is 5v, so swapping the pins would be as bad as crossing the streams.
 
Ok, I am looking to get an iphone and I read on the incredibly reliable internets that you cannot use blutooth headphones to listen to music. Is this correct?
 
TheExecutive said:
Ok, I am looking to get an iphone and I read on the incredibly reliable internets that you cannot use blutooth headphones to listen to music. Is this correct?
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pretty sure this was patched in with the 3.0 update.
 
Costanza said:
pretty sure this was patched in with the 3.0 update.
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Good god that was the quickest response in the history of forums. Thank you very much. Oh and is jailbreaking an iphone worth it? I am always worrying about hacking into products.
 
TheExecutive said:
Good god that was the quickest response in the history of forums. Thank you very much. Oh and is jailbreaking an iphone worth it? I am always worrying about hacking into products.
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try using it unjailbroken for a week or two and see if you feel annoyed by things you think might be missing. there are lots of posts in this thread saying what you gain with jailbreaking plus the risks associated with it. browse around the last 5 or 6 pages. lots of good info
 
God, this thread is making me jealous. I wish I could afford an iPhone contract.

I think I might make up for it by treating myself to an iPod touch next time they update them. (Especially if they have the camera like the rumors are saying) :D
 
Ghost said:
Anyone use nike+ with their iphone? I'm looking for a decent phone holder (guess it needs to go on my arm?)
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I went for my first run with nike+ on my iphone this morning (had used it before with a nano) and bought a Belkin sport armband to use with my iphone. Worked great, put my car key in it without it slipping at all. Can recommend

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Take Note: A Roundup of ‘Notes’ Apps for the iPhone

In the beginning, there was Notes, and it was… well, it was pretty awful, actually. No sync, no password protection, and mandatory Marker Felt. But then Apple created the App Store, and it was good. It’s been just over a year since the App Store opened, and plenty of notes apps have appeared, so we thought it was about time to round up some of the top suspects and see which one came out on top.

Before we dive into the assessments, a couple of notes:
John Gruber has written a bit on this subject already. We did our best to ignore everything he said and come to our own conclusions, but in the interest of full disclosure, we did read both of those articles.

We excluded Evernote from this roundup for a couple of reasons: it does one too many things for a simple ‘notes’ app, and it doesn’t actually store most of your notes on the iPhone itself—except for manually chosen favorites, they’re all stored online—so if you don’t have internet access, you don’t have your notes. All the apps we included in this roundup keep a copy of your notes on the device itself, whether or not they also include a sync feature.

How scoring works
First, I made a detailed analysis of each app based on its features, icon, and general user interface experience. I weighed in on ease of use and simplicity, and frowned upon unnecessary navigation to get things started. I like syncing features, judging the webapp or desktop sync client. I personally don’t need password protection for individual notes, but added that to the overall tally. Then I went ahead and assigned a totally subjective score out of 10 based on how much I enjoyed using it. This is an Apple blog, after all.

Note that the review is riddled with linked screenshots of features. Just clicking it will make it spring out like a daisy right inside this window. There are of course more screenshots in the iTunes pages of the apps in question.

And without further ado, the contestants…
Notes
Awesome Note
Notebooks
NoteMaster
Notespark
WriteRoom
Simplenote
Honorable mention: gNotes
Final… ::cough:: …Notes
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Charred Greyface said:
Install liveclock then search for a digital clock theme in Cydia (theme works through winterboard)
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do you or anyone else know what the name of the theme is? I'm searching throguh cydia right now and I cant find it...
 
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