iphone tips and tricks http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com covering the latest tips and tricks about the iphone and ipod touch... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:32:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Chatroulette! iPhone! App! [IPhone Apps] http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/chatroulette-iphone-app-iphone-apps/ http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/chatroulette-iphone-app-iphone-apps/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:20:09 +0000 admin Err…you may be disappointed though. Particularly if you were on the look-out for some manbits.

Considering the iPhone doesn’t have a front-facing camera, video-chatting on Chatroulette with your iPhone just wouldn’t work. So it’s no surprise the Chatroulette! (exclamation mark their own) app is a fakey. Developers xhumans describes the app as allowing you to connect “to a random user to chat with.” Text chat, needless to say.

Sooo, you may as well go back to leaving your AIM details on bathroom walls, or just firing up your old ICQ username, if typing weird come-ons to strangers is what you seek. It’ll save you 99 cents, anyway. [Chatroulette! via Mobile-Ent]

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          ]]>           http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/chatroulette-iphone-app-iphone-apps/feed/           The iDongle Makes iPhone Jailbreaking Child’s Play [Hacking] http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/the-idongle-makes-iphone-jailbreaking-childs-play-hacking/ http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/the-idongle-makes-iphone-jailbreaking-childs-play-hacking/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:20:04 +0000 admin It used to be that jailbreaking your iPhone was a long, involved process, but worth it for the freedom. We’ve reached a new age, though, where emancipating your phone is as simple as plugging in an iDongle. Liberty!

          The iDongle won’t unlock your iPhone directly, but it does allow you to jailbreak a fresh factory unit or, just as importantly, reboot a jailbroken phone on the go. The good news: as you can see in the video below, it’s an incredibly easy hack. The bad news: it’s currently only for 3.1.2 iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch 2G/3G. There also are only a few dozen of them at the moment, but the developer is in the process of raising money to build up production.

          I don’t know about you guys, but I’m suddenly feeling miiiiiighty charitable.

          [iDongle via Engadget]

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                  ]]>                   http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/the-idongle-makes-iphone-jailbreaking-childs-play-hacking/feed/                   More possible iPad camera evidence surfaces http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/more-possible-ipad-camera-evidence-surfaces/ http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/more-possible-ipad-camera-evidence-surfaces/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:34:42 +0000 admin http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/more-possible-ipad-camera-evidence-surfaces/ More clues are being discovered in hardware and software leading to speculation that the iPad can support a front-facing iSight camera.

                  ]]>                   http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/more-possible-ipad-camera-evidence-surfaces/feed/                   Springpad Turns Your iPhone Into a Scrapbook for Everything [IPhone Apps] http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/springpad-turns-your-iphone-into-a-scrapbook-for-everything-iphone-apps/ http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/springpad-turns-your-iphone-into-a-scrapbook-for-everything-iphone-apps/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:20:05 +0000 admin Are you one of those people who collects stuff? Not material items, but little tiny scraps of information, be they photos, places, products, text snippets, ideas, or plans? Then maybe, maybe, you should try Springpad.

                  Springpad is a free iPhone app in the vein of Evernote, except with a broader scope. You can dump just about anything you encounter in here: photos are easily snapped and categorized; barcodes are scanned and filed restaurants and stores are identified by manual or geo-based search; notes are pecked and saved; every input field, nearly, is augmented by a “search” option; and all your material syncs to the service’s desktop web interface.

                  Since the app’s promise—to make collecting and organizing little scraps of information super-easy—is so appealing, it’s disappointing to find some interface awkwardness here; there’s never anything missing, really, but you often find yourself pausing to look for the next command longer than you should have to. Regardless, information hoarders and relentless scrapbookers should probably give Springpad a chance—it’s free, and for a first release, it does a lot. [Springpad]

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                          ]]>                           http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/springpad-turns-your-iphone-into-a-scrapbook-for-everything-iphone-apps/feed/                           Novothink’s iPhone Surge charging case ships http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/novothinks-iphone-surge-charging-case-ships/ http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/novothinks-iphone-surge-charging-case-ships/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:24:20 +0000 admin http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/novothinks-iphone-surge-charging-case-ships/ The first Apple-certified solar charging case for the iPhone and iPod Touch is now available for purchase.

                          ]]>                           http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/novothinks-iphone-surge-charging-case-ships/feed/                           The Inventor of the Cellphone Is an Android Man [Android] http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/the-inventor-of-the-cellphone-is-an-android-man-android/ http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/the-inventor-of-the-cellphone-is-an-android-man-android/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0000 admin Martin Cooper knows a thing or two about cellphones, having invented them and all. And while he’s owned an iPhone before, he revealed in a recent interview that his current handset of choice runs Android. Guess which!

                          If you said Droid, well done! Apparently—like most of us, in so many situations—he’s opted for the popuar choice instead of arguably the best one. Or maybe he just likes the physical keyboard.

                          The entire interview is below and worth watching, but know that the relevant conversation comes a little after half an hour:

                          “I always have the latest cell phone, and I try every cell phone out, only because people like you keep asking me. Right now I’m using the Droid, because I want to get some experience with the Android operating system, and I, so far, have some favorable results.”

                          More fun facts: when he was through with his iPhone he donated it to his grandson. Also: he uses a feature phone, too! What I’m most interested in, though, isn’t what phone he’s rocking now. I want to know what’s next on his list. Because so far, Martin Cooper’s got excellent taste.

                          [C-SPAN via Android Central]

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                              ]]>                               http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/the-inventor-of-the-cellphone-is-an-android-man-android/feed/                               Novothink’s iPhone Solar Surge charging case finally shipping http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/novothinks-iphone-solar-surge-charging-case-finally-shipping/ http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/novothinks-iphone-solar-surge-charging-case-finally-shipping/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:32:34 +0000 admin http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/novothinks-iphone-solar-surge-charging-case-finally-shipping/ The first Apple-certified solar charging case for the iPhone and iPod Touch is now available for purchase.

                              ]]>                               http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/novothinks-iphone-solar-surge-charging-case-finally-shipping/feed/                               The Future Of Camera-Based Input [IPhone Apps] http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/the-future-of-camera-based-input-iphone-apps/ http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/the-future-of-camera-based-input-iphone-apps/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:20:12 +0000 admin Not entirely dissimilar to the 2008 patent which showed an iPhone being controlled by camera-based input, is this German student’s app, which controls the Maps app being controlled by the camera tracking hand movements through the app.

                              It’s probably easiest if you watch the below, which demonstrates—in a slightly limited fashion—a hand being moved in front of the camera, controlling a dot moving around the iPhone’s Google Maps app. The iPhone is connected to a laptop, which has the Map interface displayed. Interestingly, moving the hand further away from the camera zooms the map out, and moving it in zooms the map in.

                              I can’t see how this app could be used any further though—or maybe I’m being too obtuse? The idea of having another way to control a touchscreen phone just seems a little crazy to me. [Daniel Bierwirth via Recombu]

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                                    ]]>                                     http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/the-future-of-camera-based-input-iphone-apps/feed/                                     The refrigerator: There’s an App Magnet for that http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/the-refrigerator-theres-an-app-magnet-for-that/ http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/the-refrigerator-theres-an-app-magnet-for-that/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:25:08 +0000 admin http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/the-refrigerator-theres-an-app-magnet-for-that/ Coolest…magnets…ever. Decorate your fridge, cubicle, metal door, or whatever with this awesome collection of iPhone-app magnets. A set of 18 runs just $12.99.

                                    ]]>                                     http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/the-refrigerator-theres-an-app-magnet-for-that/feed/                                     Google Mobile Search Reveals What’s In Stock Nearby [Google] http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/google-mobile-search-reveals-whats-in-stock-nearby-google/ http://iphonetipsandtricks.syntechsoftware.com/google-mobile-search-reveals-whats-in-stock-nearby-google/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:59:00 +0000 admin Google Product Search was already a handy shopping aid, but today’s addition of local inventory info makes it essential. And like most great ideas, it’s only going to get better with time.

                                    The new feature works on the iPhone and any PalmOS or Android device. When you search for Shopping results, Google now returns not only pricing information for the item you’re looking for, but a blue dot indicates which retailers have it nearby and whether they’ve got it in stock. It’s basically there to save yourself a trip.

                                    The catch—there’s always a catch!—is that currently only a few retail partners are signed up. There are some major ones in there, like Best Buy, Sears, and Williams-Sonoma, but the feature needs participation from both big box stores and local merchants to be truly helpful. You hear that, sellers of goods? Go here now to sign up. Buyers of goods, you’re beautiful. Just keep doing what you’re doing, and look for that blue dot. [Google Mobile Blog]

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