Dropbox App Now Available for Your iPhone
September 30th, 2009 by iPhoneTechZone
Dropbox allows you to remotely back up important files so that they are not lost in case of a problem with your computer. It continuously runs in the background and whenever you add a file, remove a file or make changes to a file in your “Dropbox” folder, it syncs that file with Dropbox’s remote servers. Synced files can also be accessed from their website, even from a computer that does not have the program installed.
Dropbox now has an iPhone app that allows you to browse the files you have synced from your computer. You can access files that the iPhone supports, such as PDF files, Word documents, images and music files. In addition, images and videos can be uploaded from the iPhone, which will then be automatically synced and uploaded to your desktop computer.
Dropbox comes with 2GB of storage for free, which may be enough to store your most important files, but also has a 50GB package for $9.99 per month and a 100GB package for $19.99 per month.
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iPhone Accessories Can Now Prompt for App Download
September 30th, 2009 by iPhoneTechZone
Apple is reportedly allowing ‘Made For iPod’ and ‘Works With iPhone’ certified accessories to prompt the user to install an app when connected. According to iLounge this capability debuted with Griffin Technology’s new iTrip with App Support.
When connecting such an accessory to an iPhone or iPod touch for the first time, an alert box labeled “Application Not Installed” appears, informing users that the accessory requires an application which is not currently installed, and asking if they would like to install the application from the App Store. Upon acceptance, the iPhone or iPod touch then takes users to a new “For This Accessory” page on the App Store, with a direct link to the necessary app’s listing, from which they can download and install the application.
Apple is reportedly allowing ‘Made For iPod’ and ‘Works With iPhone’ certified accessories to prompt the user to install an app when connected.
According to iLounge this capability debuted with Griffin Technology’s new iTrip with App Support.
When connecting such an accessory to an iPhone or iPod touch for the first time, an alert box labeled “Application Not Installed” appears, informing users that the accessory requires an application which is not currently installed, and asking if they would like to install the application from the App Store. Upon acceptance, the iPhone or iPod touch then takes users to a new “For This Accessory” page on the App Store, with a direct link to the necessary app’s listing, from which they can download and install the application.
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Apple stores to add iPhone activation staff
September 20th, 2009 by iPhoneTechZone
Apple’s iPhone needs to be activated in store. This has never caused efforts for Austrians – but has become a major problem in the USA, where extremely long queues at Apple stores have become the norm rather than the exception.
TheAppleBlog reports the following:
The plans require changes to the store layout to make space for a dedicated space, a la Genius Bar, but titled “iPhone Activation Zone.” This new zone will be manned by a new category of Apple Store staff, named “iPhone Experts,” sporting unique name badges and t-shirts.
MacRumours says that the service requires customers to have already completed the pre-authorization process online, presumably before coming to the store.
Even though the move will likely help raise customer satisfaction, I am not sure whether it really is needed after all, those who queue up have already decided that they want an iPhone…
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iPhone 3.1 Problem Feedback
September 10th, 2009 by iPhoneTechZone
The iPhone 3.1 software update was issued yesterday. Since then, it has caused some handsets to freeze and get stuck in a restore loop. The upgrade wipes out all the content of the device. Moreover, the iPhone gets stuck and cannot be used to make or receive calls. It is also difficult to downgrade the software to the previous 3.0 operating system.
Batwing, an iPhone user, said on Apple’s support forums that he tried everything that he could find on trouble shooting pages, but ended up getting numerical errors after the phone/computer tries to restore to 3.1.
Reinstalling iTunes, restoring on 3 different computers, holding down power/home buttons, nothing helped to restore the phone to 3.1.
According to another user, the iPhone does restore back to 3.0, but trying to update to 3.1 gets the iPhone stuck in recovery mode every time.
Apple should thoroughly test these upgrades before issue them out to users. It seems as though they are not doing thorough testing as so many people are having the same problem with the same software.
Most of the iPhone owners have been using Twitter to discuss the issue and find solutions. It is not known how many iPhone users are affected by the software problems, nor what has caused dozens of devices to crash. Apple has not commented on the situation, although it is likely that engineers are already working on resolving the problem.
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New Features of iPhone OS 3.1
September 10th, 2009 by iPhoneTechZone
At yesterday’s “It’s Only Rock and Roll” event not only did we get new iPods, but Apple also made available the new iPhone OS 3.1 for download.
Here’s a brief overview of what goodies you’ll find:
- Improved syncing for music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, and photos
- iTunes U content organization
- Redeem iTunes Gift Cards, codes, and certificates in the App Store
- Display available iTunes account credits in the App Store and iTunes Store
- Save video from Mail and MMS into Camera Roll
- Option to “Save as new clip” when trimming a video on iPhone 3GS
- Better iPhone 3G Wi-Fi performance when Bluetooth is turned on
- Remotely lock iPhone with a passcode via MobileMe
- Use Voice Control on iPhone 3GS with Bluetooth headsets
- Paste phone numbers into the keypad
- Option to use Home button to turn on accessibility features on iPhone 3GS
- Warn when visiting fraudulent websites in Safari (anti-phishing)
- Improved Exchange calendar syncing and invitation handling
- Fixes issue that cause some app icons to display incorrectly
As usual, iPhone OS 3.1 is free for iPhone users but will cost iPod Touch owners $4.95 (unless they already have OS 3.0, in which case it’s free for them too).
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AmericanGreetings.com App Now Available For iPhone
September 6th, 2009 by iPhoneTechZone
Introduced in the month of August the iphone app from Americangreetings.com is now in the list of top 10 entertainment Apps on itunes.
In terms of total number of downloads the free app from AmericanGreetings.com has topped the list of offerings on iTunes. Once downloaded, users can browse from a wide variety of greetings, personalize, and send e-cards to anyone with an e-mail address.
The vice president of product management at AmericanGreetings.com Dan Miller said “We are thrilled with the success of the app and the positive feedback we’ve received from consumers”.
The AmericanGreetins.com ecard app gives its users exclusive access to a vast selection of world class greetings from American Greetings.
Features includes:
- high quality, innovative ecards from AmericanGreetings.com creative studio
- add a photo ecards: use photos from your iPhone to create personalized ecards.
- create a card: choose from different backgrounds, stickers and messages to create and personalize the perfect card.
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Sony ICF-CL75iP iPhone Clock Radio
September 5th, 2009 by iPhoneTechZone
Sony is preparing an iPhone clock radio that would serve as a center for various types of media at once. Temporarily displayed on a product page, the ICF-CL75iP have a 7 inch LCD display that not only the music information and time, but also photos of an iPhone or iPod. It will also provide support for videos, although the informant did not specify whether only be limited to AVI, MJPEG and MPEG-4 movies loaded on 1GB of local storage through a USB port.
The system displays photos and plays MP3/WMA music from the flash. Users could wake up with any of these audio sources, radio, preset environmental sounds or audio recordings of up to 10 seconds long. Those who prefer to tune the radio may provide up to 39 bookmarks.
The shipping dates have not been determined, but the system will cost $150.
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