I suppose I should offer a little word of caution here, while iTunes allows you to transfer and listen to your music files on an unlimited number of iPhones and iPods, and it allows you to authorize up to 5 computers, its not quite as clear on whether or not you are supposed to be paying for every app or if those are able to be shared in the same way.
The good news is that its pretty easy to be able to share the apps, now keep in mind I am not suggesting that you run out and share these with everyone, but fair use between family members.
Melvin Rivera has a great step by step set up, so if you are a multiple iPhone family then you may want to head on over and check it out, of nothing else it will help cut some costs with not having to purchase two copies of every app.
Of course, every device will have some battery issues, this is not a new subject, after all we have been dealing with this same situation with laptops for years now. However battery life, or the lack off has really touched a nerve with iPhone and iPhone 3G owners recently.
Personally my battery life is not what I had hoped for, but I seem to not be following any of the battery saving tricks that Apple has given out. As a whole this does strike me as a little funny though, Apple has stated that;
“Depending on how they are configured, a few features may decrease your iPhone battery life.”
Well of course, that makes sense, its simple the more you use something the more you will drain the battery, however their suggestions seem to say that in order to get the maximum battery life from your iPhone, then you should turn off all services and just use it as an iPod.
Here is a nice list of twelve battery saving ideas, courtesy of Apple:
* Turn off 3G
* Minimize use of location services
* Fetch new data less frequently
* Turn off push mail
* Auto-check fewer email accounts
* Minimize use of third-party applications
* Turn off Wi-Fi
* Turn off Bluetooth
* Use Airplane Mode in low- or no-coverage areas
* Adjust brightness
* Turn off EQ
* Lock Your iPhone
To offer a little more serious look at this though, some of these really do make sense, after all as we have found lots of us who own an iPhone 3G do not live in a 3G coverage area, that makes perfect sense to turn off.
The same goes for Bluetooth, as nice as I think it is, and as much as more people should use it, especially when driving, its something that goes unused quite a bit.
The item that I have issue with is turning off the location services, because after all that is one of the main features, but I suppose its not hard to switch that back on in the settings when I need to, because after all I am not using Google Maps on a regular basis.
Some additional advice, this time to preserve the overall battery life is to make “sure to go through at least one charge cycle per month,” which judging how quickly and easily it is to drain the battery should not be hard.
So how does everyone feel about their 3G enabled and GPS equipped iPhone now that you have to constantly turn these features on and off just to be able to make it through a day of use?
The iPhone is a good piece of technology and the one that really rocks the mobile business, but as technology goes we are always needing new features more and more, some features require an redesign or adaptation in our devices, but others just need a firmware update and are ready to compete in numerous areas.
Here is a short list of things I really need in my iPhone:
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1. A Systemwide Dictionary
I would lke to have a systemwide dictionary that let you correct, search and compare terms on the fly. This system must be plugin ready in order to add different languages and their respective translations.
2. Networkable Applications
A networkable System that let you turn any application into a collaboration hub. Using wifi the iPhone must detects all nearby iPhone, seek for any Network Ready Application and then ask permission to collaborate, this will help people in business meeting that need to share information on the fly. Share budgets, notes, agenda meetings, To do list. It must be from iPhone to iPhone no MobileMe or any internet service.
3. Full feature Business Suite (Office, Iwork, OpenOffice, whatever)
If the iPhone will be used for business management or business related activities it must come with a Full Office Suite, one that can open and save Excel, Word and Powerpoint documents.
4. Wireless Printing
This feature is Mandatory, it is easier to print any document direct from your iPhone than send it by mail to achieve this archaic action. So Apple must include a printing module that lets you connect to any wireless or network printer.
5. Voice Recording - Annotation
Sometimes writing our mind is very difficult, so Apple must provide a Voice Recording application that will guide you in order to make a good Narrative voice document, it will give you the chance to make a podcast, attatch to any business document, mail it or broadcast it to a group of people in your contact.
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6. A Better Video and Photo Camera
We really need to have the a camera that meets the iPhone status, no the standard camera easily found in any $1 phone. The iPhone must record video, let you transfer to iMovie for editing and them put it in Youtube.
7. Mobile Business Presentation
Let use our iPhone as the main source for all our business presentations, a module that broadcast your Powerpoint or Keynote Presentation to a Projector. If this feature is implemented Apple will have a home run, we all do Business Presentations and if we can do it from our Mobile Phone, Better.
8. MobileTV ? Youtube
Apple should start negotiations with all major TV channels to provide a real TV experience for every iPhone users or create a Live Quictime TV Channel to broadcast short movies, featured videos and free entertainment. With this channel Apple can advertise iTunes, the Apple Store or third party mac oriented companies. The investment is guaranteed, all major advertiser would like to reach every iPhone user out there. The Live Quicktime TV Channel must be free.
iPhone Firmware Downloads
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http://blog.iphone-dev.org/
WinPwn 2.0.0.3
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http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=1566
xpwn 0.3 - open source iPhone development utility suite
http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/4307…ces-are-now-up
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Iplus 2.0
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iLiberty+
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Bootloader V4.6
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