New iPhone info annoucend today

[innerSpaceman]

I like having my fave tweeterer's tweets come straight to my fone with an on-screen alert, so I just upped my text plan to unlimited.

I like my case, but it doesn't cover the screen at all. Think I'll just take my chances with that, as I really like to touch the screen when I'm operating a touch-screen.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

I like having my fave tweeterer's tweets come straight to my fone with an on-screen alert, so I just upped my text plan to unlimited.

Everyone says that by far the best feature of the Palm Pre is how it does alerts, so since the Sprint plan comes with unlimited texts I may do the same when we get our Pres (9 more days!!) just to take advantage of that.

[Stan4dSteph]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

What are y'all's favorite Twitter clients?
Anybody have hints on the better cases to protect from clumsy owners who are prone to dropping phones?

Twitterific is my favorite. I also like TweetDeck because I can separate people into groups.

I just bought the SwitchEasy Rebel Serpent case. Really like it.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Everyone says that by far the best feature of the Palm Pre is how it does alerts, so since the Sprint plan comes with unlimited texts I may do the same when we get our Pres (9 more days!!) just to take advantage of that.

True, but the first thing I did was figure out how to get it to stop telling me I had new tweets. The flow is sufficiently constant for me (and my list isn't that big) that it is essentially pointless to be told. So I just keep the tweet app running and hit refresh whenever I have a moment to care (having 15 windows/apps going at a time is the most valuable feature of the Pre for me -- though I have no idea how multitasking is handled on other phones).

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Alex

(having 15 windows/apps going at a time is the most valuable feature of the Pre for me -- though I have no idea how multitasking is handled on other phones).

Poorly. If notifications are the best stylistic feature, multitasking is the best functional feature. The iPhone barely multitasks at all (you can play music while using another single app, but that's it). Our Moto Q's with Windows Mobile sort of multitask, but it's cumbersome to switch between apps and the apps inevitably crash while multitasking so it's not so useful.

15 is impressive. <----quote material

[Alex]

15 may be gross exaggeration. I've never really counted.

You do eventually run into a "too many cards open" error but that seems to have more to do with time since last phone boot than number of apps open (I've received it with just two cards open) indicating memory management flaws.

I'll try it now and see how high I can get.

[Alex]

Up to 17 cards open with no error yet. Now, not each card is a new app, but I have open and can switch between with no closure:

My main Twitter account in Tweed (app)
The camera
The photo gallery
Google Maps application
The LinkedIn app
AccuWeather App
Evernote app
My second Twitter account in Tweed
My primary Twittera account a second time in Tweed (three instances of Tweed running)
The Sporting News baseball app
Bubbles (a game app)
My contact list
A chat window with Person A
A chat window with Person B
My primary Twitter account in Spaz (a different twitter app)
Three instances of the web browser (viewing upcombing BART arrivals at Embarcadero station, LoT, and LJ respectively).

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Just doing a wee bit of research (including this thread) before heading out to purchase two iPhones

You might want to hold off for a couple weeks. Apple is due to make some new product announcements mid September.

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Anybody have hints on the better cases to protect from clumsy owners who are prone to dropping phones?

I have used iSkin cases on all my iPods. I quite like them. They are made of silicone and give a nice cushioning without being too bulky.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Alex

You do eventually run into a "too many cards open" error but that seems to have more to do with time since last phone boot than number of apps open (I've received it with just two cards open) indicating memory management flaws.

Yeah people have been reporting memory leaks.

Originally Posted by Alex

Up to 17 cards open with no error yet. Now, not each card is a new app, but I have open and can switch between with no closure:

I believe it handles multiple windows in a single app by creating a new instance of the app, so that counts.

BTW, how do you like evernote? Do you find yourself using it at all? Using it just as a simple notepad? Actually using any of its more advanced features?

[Alex]

Downloaded it when I got the phone. I think this was the second time I opened it.