New iPhone info annoucend today - Page 5

Ghoulish Delight · 06-10-2009, 02:01 PM

It's the ability to use your phone as a modem for your laptop (well, it works on any computer, but obviously the necessity comes from laptops).

Kevy Baby · 06-10-2009, 02:11 PM

Just saw these additional notes here:

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A couple of other minor items we've found worthy of mentioning have popped up in the excitement of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference.

- iPhone 3G S Oleophobic Screen Coating: A number of readers have pointed out that Apple's tech specs page for the new iPhone 3G S mentions that the device's screen includes a "fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating". Fingerprint smudges on the iPhone's screen have been a minor but frequent complaint from users.

Apple's iPhone cleaning instructions also differentiate between the iPhone 3G S and earlier models. While Apple recommends that original iPhone and iPhone 3G screens be cleaned with a "soft, slightly damp, lint-free cloth", the iPhone 3G S's oleophobic coating allows users to clean their screen with a dry cloth, simplifying the cleaning process and reducing potential moisture damage.

- "Find My iPhone" Live: One of the iPhone OS 3.0 features previewed during Monday's keynote was "Find My iPhone", which allows MobileMe customers to track the location of their lost iPhone, send alerts to the device in order to assist with recovery, and to perform remote wipes for data security. Several readers have reported that the feature is already live for those with iPhone OS 3.0 installed, and Engadget offers a video demo illustrating the feature. In addition to a text alert, the lost device emits a pinging sound upon receipt of a message sent via the MobileMe interface, even if the iPhone is set to silent mode.

Alex · 06-10-2009, 02:46 PM

Oleo is also an old fashioned word for margine. I will now assume iPhone's are scared of margarine.

How helfpul will the find thing be? 90% of the time I lose my phone, I know it is in my apartment but not where, I need pretty specific location information.

Andrew · 06-10-2009, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

How helfpul will the find thing be? 90% of the time I lose my phone, I know it is in my apartment but not where, I need pretty specific location information.

It beeps, loudly, even if you have the sound turned off.

Ghoulish Delight · 06-10-2009, 04:03 PM

Still fails to address the problem that 90% of the time I lose my phone it's off or the battery's dead.

innerSpaceman · 06-10-2009, 04:23 PM

Yeah, mine's always off when I lose it. Otherwise, I can find it by calling myself and hearing it ring. Wow! Because if I lose it anyplace other than my home or in a friend's car or home, a ping is not going to get it back to me any better than a ring.

Nice try though.

Admittedly, I'm one of the last people on earth with both a land line and a mobile phone ... so I guess the option to call your cell if you lost your cell is not so easy for a lot of people.

Ghoulish Delight · 06-10-2009, 04:50 PM

The remote data wipe is a good feature I suppose.

It turns out that all of the carriers are now forcing you to select one of their all-inclusive plans if you're getting a smartphone. No more getting away with not paying for nav. if you don't want to use it, or only paying for 300 texts instead of unlimited because that's all I'll ever use. That's pretty sh*tty.

Stan4dSteph · 06-10-2009, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

It turns out that all of the carriers are now forcing you to select one of their all-inclusive plans if you're getting a smartphone. No more getting away with not paying for nav. if you don't want to use it, or only paying for 300 texts instead of unlimited because that's all I'll ever use. That's pretty sh*tty.

Not all. I don't have a text plan at all with AT&T. Data plan is $30 and I get my company discount on that and the call plan too.

innerSpaceman · 06-10-2009, 05:03 PM

I guess I'll go broke going for broke. I feel like such a dork with a cell phone. I'm embarrased by it.

Not Afraid · 06-10-2009, 05:54 PM

Chris doesn't have unlimited text either.

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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Oleo is also an old fashioned word for margine. I will now assume iPhone's are scared of margarine. How helfpul will the find thing be? 90% of the time I lose my phone, I know it is in my apartment but not where, I need pretty specific location information.
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Still fails to address the problem that 90% of the time I lose my phone it's off or the battery's dead. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Yeah, mine's always off when I lose it. Otherwise, I can find it by calling myself and hearing it ring. Wow! Because if I lose it anyplace other than my home or in a friend's car or home, a ping is not going to get it back to me any better than a ring. Nice try though. Admittedly, I'm one of the last people on earth with both a land line and a mobile phone ... so I guess the option to call your cell if you lost your cell is not so easy for a lot of people.
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	The remote data wipe is a good feature I suppose. It turns out that all of the carriers are now forcing you to select one of their all-inclusive plans if you're getting a smartphone. No more getting away with not paying for nav. if you don't want to use it, or only paying for 300 texts instead of unlimited because that's all I'll ever use. That's pretty sh*tty. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I guess I'll go broke going for broke. I feel like such a dork with a cell phone. I'm embarrased by it.
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Chris doesn't have unlimited text either.
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