Tag: "3G"

Remembering the first time (iPhone apps)

Remembering the first time (iPhone apps)

Whilst hovering my finger over my folder filled springboard I suddenly thought, “What was the first iPhone application I installed?” which was quickly followed up with, “What was the first iPhone application I paid for?”

Find my iPhone now a free MobileMe service

Find my iPhone now a free MobileMe service

If you needed a reason to upgrade your shiny iDevice to iOS 4.2.x, and you aren’t waiting around for a jailbreak solution, then Apple’s decision to make the previous badged “Find my iPhone” service free for all iOS 4.2.x users should help you make that decision a no brainer.

Is Apple’s iOS 4.1 a lame duck?

Is Apple’s iOS 4.1 a lame duck?

It’s two days since I updated my iPhone to 4.1. I’m giving serious consideration to downgrading to 4.0.1 again. Apps crash frequently, battery life is, at best, appalling.

How to: Upgrade / jailbreak iPhone 3G with iOS4 and redsn0w

How to: Upgrade / jailbreak iPhone 3G with iOS4 and redsn0w

iOS4 is available, but not by general release at this time. Here’s how to upgrade to it AND jailbreak your handset afterwards. (PC & Mac)

Recommended apps for your jailbroken iPhone / iTouch

Recommended apps for your jailbroken iPhone / iTouch

During a recent Twitter conversation I promised I’d spend some time writing about the applications I have on my iPhone that require a jailbroken handset.

Introducing iPhone 4

Introducing iPhone 4

Steve Jobs today revealed the hotly anticipated new iPhone. A wholly remarkable device when you look at what it brings to the mobile marketplace.

Do I need an iPad?

Do I need an iPad?

It feels like a lifetime ago that Apple launched the iPad. The US market have been able to enjoy the product for a number of weeks, whilst the rest of the world has (in some cases) been patiently waiting for a wider release.

How to: Improve your iPhone signal with a banana

How to: Improve your iPhone signal with a banana

If you place an iPhone next to a banana, it’s signal improves. Where the O2 iPhone users had no 3G service normally, once a banana was added to the equation they suddenly did!

Are Apple products worth their price tag?

Are Apple products worth their price tag?

Compared to many, I am still a relatively new Apple consumer – I purchased my iPhone 3G in early 2009. (I don’t feel it’s fair to count the Apple Newton I owned many years earlier!)

Nokia, I’m sorry to say, but I really don’t miss you

Nokia, I’m sorry to say, but I really don’t miss you

Until April 2009, all the other handsets I owned were made by Nokia – it was at this point I moved to the Apple iPhone and I haven’t looked back since.

How to: Make SkyPE calls over 3G on your iPhone

How to: Make SkyPE calls over 3G on your iPhone

Simply a “how to” guide for how to save money and make SkyPE calls (on your iPhone) using 3G services when no wireless network is available