I took this today on my iPhone. I like it, such a willing model

(this entry was posted from WordPress iPhone app)

This is one of the little things I like in the iPhone beta OS. You can zoooooom with the camera (only on stills).

iPhone OS 4 from ernmander

This is just another test of the WordPress iPhone app. I am trying to load multiple pictures via the app.

I’ll use some pictures I took today with my iPhone

I still think the iPhone takes fantastic pictures.

WordPress release an update for their excellent iPhone app (this post was written on it).

Blogging from anywhere just gets better and easier.

Well it finally arrived. The Associated Press iPhone app. The difference with this app is that is has push functionality. “Push functionality, wtf is that Ern?” you ask. Push functionality means that the app does not have to be open for it to update you of something happening. In the case of The Associated Press app if a breaking story hits their newswires the app wakes up your iPhone and tells you that headline. It is awesome and will change the way all apps will work in the future.

You can also share any story from The Associated Press app by selecting the share icon at the bottom of every story. The cool thing if you look at the picture above (click to enlarge) is the locations you can share to. You can text it to a friend, you can email it, you can share it through your Twitter stream and you can send it to your Facebook wall.

Awesome stuff hey? Well I have some concerns. If we all download this app onto our iPhone and iPod Touches and use this as our way to get news, what will happen to our local newspapers? Will we stop reading them? Will we visit their websites and interact with them?

Why the concern? I forgot to mention in this app you can set it to glean news relevant to your zip code … yep your local news via this app. Where will this leave an already under pressure industry? I worry that this app will make us lazy in hunting for news relevant to ourselves. Why look for it when it can come to you? Why fire up my browser and visit my local papers website?

I love local news and will still interact with and buy my local newspaper. Will you?

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Skype for iPhone was released in UK today. So it was with huge excitement I went to The App Store and downloaded my free copy of the Skype app. Like the Mac and PC version it is a free download.

Now for the sad news. My iPhone is running the current version of OS 3.0 BETA the Skype app does not work with this OS. I have managed to do one successful test call, when played back sounded ropey.

When trying to make calls the app just hangs so you have to close the app, but after you close the app the iPhone makes a very odd ticking sound.

Ah the woes of BETA software, but I know users running OS 2.2.1 are having some difficulties too. Maybe the app has been rushed or maybe the iPhone OS is not ready.

Please also note that the Skype app does not work on Jailbroken iPhones, the app opens then closes on these iPhones. The latest news is that if you update the Mobile Substrate this improves the stability of the of the Skype app.

I do find it hard to understand how an app like Nimbuzz manages to do Skype perfectly on all iPhone OS and Skype themselves cannot. I am not entertaining Fring as a Skype app as the call quality is shockingly poor.

Looks like I and maybe a few others will be sticking with Nimbuzz to make our Skype calls, till Skype and the iPhone OS see eye to eye.

Feel free to comment by the standard written way or try leaving a video comment, it’s fun

Just testing out the latest WordPress app for the iPhone.

The previous version would not let me post to my hosted WordPress install at ernmander.com (here) looks like this version does.

Now with the video, Seesmic and now this app this blog will be exactly how I invisaged it. Love the thought of posting to my blog from anywhere with no need of laptop

Look out you lot, this may become a busy blog

Don’t forget you can also leave video comments if you want. You can also still comment in the traditional way.

This is what I live with daily. The video below show what signal strength I get from my 3G iPhone on the O2 network here in UK. I would not mind if it was my work mobile, but this is my personal mobile that I am paying O2 a monthly bill for.

There have been new releases of PwnageTool and QuickPwn that Jailbreak the 2.1 iPhone firmware. 

I can confirm this new tool works I have just Jailbroken my 2.1 iPhone using it.

Head over to the iPhone Dev website for more info.

Personally I would not use any Jailbreak software to jailbreak the 3G iPhone.

I use jailbreak software on my 2G iPhone, I paid £250 for the phone (now replaced by my 3G iPhone) and feel I have the right to use it as a test bed. My 3G will always use Apple original software.

As for the opposition of iPhone-Dev there are only screenshots of XiPhone, will it ever be released?

You are welcome to share your views here.

All the very Best

Ernie

Listed below are what Apple say is improved:

The iPhone 2.1 software update contains many bug fixes and improvements. To get it, connect your iPhone to your computer using iTunes 8 and click Check for Update.

Update includes: