Monday, January 28, 2008

1.3 million iPhones unlocked?

According to activation numbers from AT&T and European operators some 1.3 millions of iPhones may be unlocked.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

I still like a lot...

Despite everything, I still like it a lot... I did not feel like this for any product as far as I remember. Maybe for my Macintosh Plus, my very first computer.

I still cannot receive sms messages from my bank.
I received a message and then sms app failed to work. I could not read/write sms. Then I erased sms.db with iBrickr. Now sms app works fine but old messages are gone.

My firmware is 1.0.2 . I need to upgrade it to 1.1.2 for bank sms messages and for a few more patches. (like sound volume)

1.1.3 seems sooooo good. My location for maps app is nice. Springboard icons can be rearranged or deleted. Task manager icon too. You can have additional home screens for your apps. Too sexy. For one who did not see, please visit apple.com and watch the video iphone home screen in fingertip series. I wait for the day I can install 1.1.3 .

I installed a chess app, iPhartz, a few games. Chess is good but too small for my fingers. Need to be updated. I installed Launcher but Installer got lost. And it did not appear in Launcher screen. (If you install to many apps for iphone screen then you cannot see the ones outside the screen therefore you cannot launch them.) I erased Launcher with iBrickr. Then I could see Installer.

Missed calls or received calls cannot show time and date properly. Numbers get scrumbled. Calls from other operators different from tcell cannot show their names. I need to add phone numbers with +90 country code for those operators. Seems strange.

I wrote before bu I have to stress: this phone designed for Internet. You have to have wifi or data plan, so that you can browse Internet or download apps (thanks to Installer app or AppTap).

Monday, January 7, 2008

First Impressions

  • Touch screen is great really and responsiveness is quick.
  • Screen gets dirty easily with your fingers but screen is so bright that you rarely notice it.
  • Video conversion is a mess but after you convert your video it is a pleasure to watch it.
  • Screen is not small to watch a video at all.
  • Sides of the screen gets dirt and dust but wipe cloth seems to work for them too.
  • Taking photos is a little problem because of the touch screen. You need to be careful not to touch the button before you are ready to shoot.
  • Photo quality is not bad if there is enough light.
  • Without wi-fi you really do not get aware of what iPhone is. Many applications assume you have wi-fi or at least EDGE: Weather, stocks, youtube, map.