Today I tried the new version of Google Mobile App for iPhone, and I was surprised with the new voice search feature… just start the application, put the phone on your ear and speak, with the help of the proximity sensor the iPhone knows that you are speaking and recognizes your voice, in my first try the feature worked perfectly!
Google Mobile App in my iPhone 3G
Today I was reading the bug fixes and improvements of the new 2.1 iPhone update, and I’ve discovered a new interesting functionality.
If somebody stolen your iPhone and you have it locked by a code, all your data will be wiped if the thief fails ten (10) times to unlock it.
iPhone 3G lock options
Just updated my iPhone 3G with the new 2.1 firmware and installed iTunes 8 on my Sony VAIO laptop, I have this Sony VAIO for 6 months and this is the first time I see a Blue Screen of Death just after the first iPhone sync with this new firmware.
The truth is that there is a compatibility problem with the new iTunes version, but Apple has released a revised version that solves the problem, you can download it here.
First, disconnect your iPod/iPhone from your PC, then uninstall iTunes 8 and Apple Mobile Device and then, reinstall the recently downloaded iTunes from Apple.
It seems that the problem is caused by a new driver that Apple has replaced with the old iTunes 7.7 version.
Via: Guizmodo
Yesterday Steve jobs presented the new shit on the Keynote, new iPod’s, new 2.1 firmware (for the iPhone too), new iTunes 8, new Genius mode… and new spectacular 3D games, like Need for Speed
Here you can see a video from the Apple keynote presentation:
You can also download for free the full Keynote from the iTunes Store.
Via: esferaiphone
David OReilly has finished a new iPhone/iPod Touch application that shows a “hologram” in the screen, obiously it is not a real hologram but the effect is simply amazing.
Watch this!
That is an another strange thing I have experienced today, and I think that i’m not the only one…
This morning I was listening to a song on my car radio and I wanted to use Shazam to recognize the title and author, then I opened the application, and 2 seconds later… was shut down automatically, so I tried again and again and did the same thing, I was not able to run it, nor any application purchased in the AppStore, and even with a hard-reset!
The solution? reinstalling again all the apps, and then, it worked.
Some days ago… on July 11, I bought a iPhone 3G in the new telefonica’s flagship in Gran Via, Madrid (read the full story here), I went with one of my best friends, Ivan, who was lucky to get two!
I also have the first iPhone since October 2007, and now with the new version I want to compare the two editions in some really important aspects, like the screen quality and photo camera, something I haven’t fount too much information on the net.
First of all, the package :) two cases are quite similar, something that could be expected (the new one is a little bit higher) but the only thing I don’t understand is why the hell Apple has put the number 9 at the calendar icon again, and why not 11… anyway
iPhone and iPhone 3G boxes
iPhone and iPhone 3G boxes
Next, the phone itself. I remember when Steve Jobs was showing the iPhone 3G in the past KeyNote, many people thought that would be a poor quality material (arg, a plastic iPhone! wtf!), but you cannot realize how beautiful is until you have it in your own hands… and it is, absolutely beautiful and robust, it is NOT simple and poor quality plastic, in fact, it seems thats a ceramic material called Zirconium/Yttrium, and it feels very very confortable in your hand.
iPhone and iPhone 3G screens
Comparing iPhone 3G and iPhone
Now it’s turn for the camera quality… has the new iPhone 3G the same 2mpix camera? yes, but for the tests I made, it seems the quality become much better now.
iPhone and iPhone 3G camera shots
Photo taken with iPhone
Photo taken with iPhone 3G
The iPhone screen: Many people said that the new screen has a green/yellow tonality, it is normal folks! that’s absolutely not a hardware issue, Apple did it intentionally and the new screen has been rebalanced to display a warmer tonality to create richer tones and better contrast. The previous iPhone had a blue-color screen that caused images from camera to display improperly.
Another thing is… look at the brightness settings in the images below, while in the previous iPhone the brightness level is set at 50%, in the new 3G version we have a better quality image with less brightness! (photo was taken in a dark room)
iPhone and iPhone 3G screens with 100% brightness
In my opinion, the Springboard looks better too:…
iPhone and iPhone 3G Springboard
… and also the images :D
iPhone and iPhone 3G Image comparison with 100% brightness
