Apple iPhone and related items (cont.)

[FridgeMagnet]

It's not a paper about the iPhone anyway, it's about interference between the type of antenna and flesh - which can occur with all sorts of phones of course. Obviously it's been spun to appear to be about the iPhone though.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

I think it's a great example of investigations getting the results wanted, from both sides

 

[cybertect]

Charlie Brooker doesn't like iTunes very much:

mrs c read out that article to me a couple of days ago. My ears pricked up when I heard this passage.

Apple continually attempts to scrape even more money from anything that might conceivably pass through iTunes' tight, leathery anus. Take ebooks. Apple's own iBook reader app may be nauseatingly pretty, but it's not a patch on Amazon's Kindle, which, far from being just a standalone machine, is a surprisingly nifty cross-platform "cloud" system that lets you read books on a variety of devices, including the iPhone and iPad. It even remembers what page you were on, regardless of whichever machine you were reading it on last. (It does that by "syncing" – but we'll forgive it that, because a) it happens seamlessly and b) you never, ever lose any of your purchases.)

...

So I no longer hate Apple products. In fact I use them every day. But I never feel like I own them. More like I'm renting them from Skynet.

I guess he didn't hear about Amazon's disappearing Orwell event?

Amazon vanishes 1984 from citizen Kindles

In an irony-filled moment that underlines the flaws of our increasingly digital society, Amazon has removed George Orwell's 1984 from America's Kindle ebook readers.

As noticed by one loyal Reg reader - and by the ebullient David Pogue of The New York Times - Amazon vanished the Kindle incarnations of both 1984 and Animal Farm after their copyright holder notified the company that the books were being been sold without its permission.


"These books were added to our catalog using our self-service platform by a third-party who did not have the rights to the books," an Amazon spokesman tells us. "When we were notified of this by the rights holder, we removed the illegal copies from our systems and from customers’ devices, and refunded customers."

But according to some buyers, Amazon stopped short of explicitly telling them the books had been rescinded. It merely sent refund notices via email. Some who had paid for and downloaded electronic Orwell editions were left to wonder why the titles had suddenly disappeared.

 

[sim667]

1. Make iPhone playlist
2. Put tunes for iPhone in playlist
3. Plug in iPhone
4. Select playlist to sync under 'music' tab
5. Press sync button

I suppose you might find that hard if you were illiterate or had no hands.

Infact I had to sync someones ipod last night, and she's got a smaller library than her ipod and the steps were even simpler (fuck knows how she didnt work it out, I think she just started panicing because she didnt know what 'sync' meant....... but tbf she didnt know you could right click on stuff til last night either (windows not mac)).....

Anyway the steps for this were.
1. Plug iPod in
2. When asked if you would like to sync, click 'Yes'

If worst came to worst, you could probably get through that process by continuously mashing the return button with your face.

 

[ShiftyBagLady]

Can I moan?
I'm really truly sick to death of the shitty shitty earphones that came with my iPhone. They are amongst the worst earphones I've ever had; poor quality, shitty sound, bad shape and they keep falling out. I've had it with them and am going to buy a decent pair of in ear ones but I don't see why I should fucking have to when I paid a lot of money for the stinking stuff. grumblegrumblegrumble
Also, apple's in ear ones cost £70, admittedly they have the hands free( which doesn't interest me as I'm old fashioned) but for that money you coukd buy a set of Bose and get much better quality of sound.

 

[grit]

mrs c read out that article to me a couple of days ago. My ears pricked up when I heard this passage.



I guess he didn't hear about Amazon's disappearing Orwell event?

Amazon vanishes 1984 from citizen Kindles

Apples and bowling balls.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Bose... quality of sound

Bose make bloody awful sounding products, you can far far better for the money.

 

[ShiftyBagLady]

Every review I've seen says they're really good quality but I'd be sure to try them out first of course

 

[paolo]

Sennheisser (sp?) in-ear are fab.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Yup they are the best at their price point IMO.

 

[editor]

These are the best iPhone/mobile headphones I've ever used. http://www.wirefresh.com/v-moda-remix-remote-earphones-for-the-iphone-3gsipod-review/

And I frigging well lost them

 

[Crispy]

Sennheiser cx400. Do it. Do it now.

 

[Lazy Llama]

I've had Sennheisers, V-Modas and Sony but now use Klipsch S2's.
They go deep into the ear and sound great. Much less likely to fail than the V-Modas, 3 pairs of which all failed within 3 months of purchase.
The S2's can be had for around £20.

 

[editor]

I've had Sennheisers, V-Modas and Sony but now use Klipsch S2's.
They go deep into the ear and sound great. Much less likely to fail than the V-Modas, 3 pairs of which all failed within 3 months of purchase.
The S2's can be had for around £20.

My V-Modas were ruddy ace until I lost 'em. I tried out the Audio-Technica ATH-CK400i in-ear headphones and they were really awful. I'm now back to using the Sennheiser CX550 MkII headphones with a slightly bulky Griffin adapter.

I see the Klipsch S2s are £27 on Amazon. Hmmm...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=0ZX71P1W31BVAXPB8EVJ

These look lovely for £80:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=0ZX71P1W31BVAXPB8EVJ

 

[fen_boy]

There are a lot of dodgy fake Sennheisers about. Get them from somewhere reputable (not amazon marketplace or ebay)

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Sennheiser cx400. Do it. Do it now.

Yep these are great.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

My V-Modas were ruddy ace until I lost 'em. I tried out the Audio-Technica ATH-CK400i in-ear headphones and they were really awful. I'm now back to using the Sennheiser CX550 MkII headphones with a slightly bulky Griffin adapter.

I see the Klipsch S2s are £27 on Amazon. Hmmm...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=0ZX71P1W31BVAXPB8EVJ

These look lovely for £80:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=0ZX71P1W31BVAXPB8EVJ

Well done on the SEO, searching for Sennheiser CX550 MkII gives you the Wirefresh article as the first result.

 

[editor]

Well done on the SEO, searching for Sennheiser CX550 MkII gives you the Wirefresh article as the first result.

After being slammed hard by the Google Algorithm-bomb last week, I'm grateful for any small remaining victories

 

[Kid_Eternity]

After being slammed hard by the Google Algorithm-bomb last week, I'm grateful for any small remaining victories

I hear ya. I've been watching the web site I manages' traffic like a fucking hawk all week to see if the changes have had any negative affect too...

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Custom moulded Ultimate Ears in ear monitors ftw

 

[FridgeMagnet]

Tbh I find in-ear headphones a bit annoying. I have some but I never use them, they feel alien and squidgy in my ears and I get every footstep I make echoed up into the music. I'd actually prefer a good set of buds.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

I must have near ninja like ability then, I'm 6 foot 3, heavy set and clump like a Rhino when I walk and never hear my footsteps...

 

[sim667]

Has anyone had a problem with the itunes 10.2 release? Upgraded, plugged into my phone to update, and the phone charges but is not recognised as a device in itunes.

E2a: Resolved, install itunes from the .dmg rather than software updater.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

New notification system for iPhone/ iOS

Interesting idea. Was thinking just the other day that I never use the Spotlight thing and it's taking up a whole screen that could be used in another more useful way...

Now, mock-ups of how the notification system should work on iOS are nothing new. But the system Shawn Hickman has mocked up on his site today looks damn near perfect given how I use the iPhone. Gone are the lame, text-message like Push Notification pop-ups. They’re replaced by a new notification bar that appears at the bottom of the screen when a new notification comes in.

Okay, you might think: the last thing the iPhone needs is a #dickbar. But it’s much more than that — and it actually contains useful information, unlike the #dickbar. While bottom notification alert gives the latest notification coming in, the real key is the new left-most screen, where all of the recent notifications are held for you to go through. Yes, Hickman’s idea is to replace the Spotlight Search area with in iOS this new Notifications area. “Spotlight is a cool feature that I rarely use. That space can be used much more effectively,” Hickman writes. I totally agree.

Wouldn't surprise me if Apple announce a new notification along with the next iPhone.






Oh yeah if you fancy getting your blood pressure rising in outrage over yet another Apple device rumour, check out this one about the iPhone 5! Funny enough I was talking about the idea of having a metal back but using the logo as the reception point a little while ago...

 

[Sunray]

That identical to the original iPhone, so I doubt it.

 

[editor]

Apple hired the bloke who did the class-leading webOS notification system, so no doubt they'll be nicking, sorry adapting that soon.
Notifications really are rubbish on iOS.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

That identical to the original iPhone, so I doubt it.

Damn, where's your outrage??

 

[editor]

Oh yeah if you fancy getting your blood pressure rising in outrage over yet another Apple device rumour, check out this one about the iPhone 5! Funny enough I was talking about the idea of having a metal back but using the logo as the reception point a little while ago...

A complete case redesign for the iPhone 5 isn't beyond the realm of possibility, but personally, I'll remain skeptical until there are corroborating reports from at least one other source.

Translates into, "I really haven't a fucking clue what I'm posting here, but it'll probably drive some traffic my way."

 

[sim667]

Has anyone read about how they're planning on charging for personal hotspot data on o2?

Im tempted to get it for my ipad.

 

[Sunray]

I can only assume its the same as tethering.