By PaulDM on Tuesday, July 22, 2008Filed Under: Featured, The Wall of Technology
So finally Wordpress have released the iphone app so I can write articles on the go. This one is just a test post to see how it works and hopefully there will be a photo of my bottle of vin rouge somewhere in the post!
This could be the way forward for mobile blogging.
…
If you’re eagerly awaiting the new iPhone App Store then read this found on the PC World Blog earlier today . . .
Chatter on Apple-centric sites points to the long-awaited iPhone App Store launching by 12PM EST on July 10. Apple has not confirmed any exact launch time for the App Store, but this theory …
By PaulDM on Tuesday, March 11, 2008Filed Under: The Wall of Technology
Â
Well, I finally gave in to the allure of its beauty and functionality and shelled out £340 on a 16gb iPhone last Tuesday. So after a week’s use how is it working out?
To be honest I think it’s really good. It is such a joy to use and so intuitive that I keep switching it on and opening and closing things just because I can. I think I may have finished the Windows Mobile phase of my life.
The key highlights for me are:
The touch interface - Wow, it works brilliantly.
The clarity of the screen - it is just so sharp and everything looks good on it.
Safari (web browser) - this is the way to browse the web on a handheld device. It is almost the full internet in miniature and is so easy to navigate and zoom in on pages.
BBC iPlayer - the BBC have just released a beta version of their iPlayer for use on iPhones. You can now catch up on all your favourite BBC shows but only over a WiFi connection.
SMS - this is displayed in conversation format so you can trace the whole conversation with individuals. Important if you are a serial texter or are trying to piece together a drunken evening!
Google Maps - yes, you can get this on most phones these days and a lot of phones have built in GPS, but do they look as good as this? No, they do not.
The keyboard - it does take some getting used to and it is very easy to hit the wrong keys BUT it guesses what you were trying to type and gets it right a surprising amount of the time.
On the downside (yes, there are some):