Apple: iPhone News and Discussion Thread
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Yes I doubt it too. But it is a rumor going around as well so it must be true 
Yea I figured it wouldnt work. You cant set skyfire to trick the website to thinking it's using a desktop browser?
Yea I figured it wouldnt work. You cant set skyfire to trick the website to thinking it's using a desktop browser?
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Ohh yea I got VLC for iPhone.
All of my content is at least 720P in both xvid or *.mkv (haven't tried wmv yet) so it won't play it. I just get the warning that my iPhone can't play it well.
Was hoping for a solution so I can just dump my video files onto the iPhone and it'll play it. No transcoding or reencoding needed type scenario.
All of my content is at least 720P in both xvid or *.mkv (haven't tried wmv yet) so it won't play it. I just get the warning that my iPhone can't play it well.
Was hoping for a solution so I can just dump my video files onto the iPhone and it'll play it. No transcoding or reencoding needed type scenario.
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Man Skyfire pulled it since their servers got toasted. If you read the reviews it works great at first but then as the reviews kept coming and more people had it the reviews plummeted. I'd liked to have d/led it and by the time I had the cojones to it was gone. Guess I gotta pay $4.99 or whatever their regular price is if I want it.
Steve's ego is a little big
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What's even more funny is he actually had some people convinced that they shouldn't have features that other mobile OS phones have. He told people they don't need something and those people listened. 
The iPhone is great, but it's by no means the only option. If you want flash, you can admit it, you can even have it, just go get a different OS.
The iPhone is great, but it's by no means the only option. If you want flash, you can admit it, you can even have it, just go get a different OS.
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MacBook Air battery shown to last two hours longer when browsing the web sans Flash
Posted Nov 4th 2010 7:22PM by Vlad Savov
Let's be honest, Apple's claim that it neglected to preload Flash on the new MacBook Airs so that users themselves could download and install the latest (and safest) version was a bit of a red herring. Behind that thin veil of corporate courtesy, we're now seeing a pretty potent cause for Apple's dumping of Adobe's wares. Ars Technica's review of the 11-inch Air discovered that the machine could crank its way through six hours of web browsing when Flash was nowhere near it, but only four hours with Flash installed and giving it "the full web experience." The primary culprit was Adobe's penchant for using CPU cycles to display animated ads, which were typically replaced by static imagery in the absence of the requisite software. So yeah, it's not a surprise that a "richer" web would require more resources, but it doesn't speak well for Flash's efficiency to find a laptop loses a third of its longevity when running it.
Posted Nov 4th 2010 7:22PM by Vlad Savov
Let's be honest, Apple's claim that it neglected to preload Flash on the new MacBook Airs so that users themselves could download and install the latest (and safest) version was a bit of a red herring. Behind that thin veil of corporate courtesy, we're now seeing a pretty potent cause for Apple's dumping of Adobe's wares. Ars Technica's review of the 11-inch Air discovered that the machine could crank its way through six hours of web browsing when Flash was nowhere near it, but only four hours with Flash installed and giving it "the full web experience." The primary culprit was Adobe's penchant for using CPU cycles to display animated ads, which were typically replaced by static imagery in the absence of the requisite software. So yeah, it's not a surprise that a "richer" web would require more resources, but it doesn't speak well for Flash's efficiency to find a laptop loses a third of its longevity when running it.
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Now that I've had some time to play around with it, I'm happy with it. For most web browsing I'll still use Safari as I think it's quicker but I didn't get this to be used as my browser, I got it so I could view flash videos. It's a stop gap solution, not the best, but it's functional.
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I love weekends in SF. I get a much stronger 3G signal that I can actually use 3G while at work.
I can use it during the regular work week, but it's off and on.
With the 3G S, I couldn't use it at all.
Gotta love working in a cave...
I can use it during the regular work week, but it's off and on.
With the 3G S, I couldn't use it at all.
Gotta love working in a cave...
iOS 4.2 coming Friday with iTunes and Mac OS X updates, sans AirPrint? (update)
http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/10/i...ates-sans-air/
We knew it was coming, and now we're hearing from MacStories (and their source at AT&T, who was probably wearing a trench coat and fedora) that iOS 4.2 for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad will roll out beginning this Friday, November 12, at 10AM PST. Of course, in order to take advantage AirPlay we'll have to see an update to iTunes as well, which is good because iTunes 10.1 is rumored to be coming tomorrow at some point. But that ain't all! It seems that the website of note for Mac stories has been hearing from devs that references to AirPrint have been disappearing from online documentation in the iOS developer center, leading to speculation that Mac OS X 10.6.5 (also rumored to hit tomorrow) will not have the ability to print wirelessly after all. We can't speak to the veracity of all these claims, but we're pretty sure we can look forward to a new OS for our Apple handhelds before the week is over.
Update: Of course, as Benedict Murray pointed out in the comments, if there really were a conspiracy afoot to disappear AirPrint, Apple certainly would have dropped it from the product page. So we'll see.
Update: Of course, as Benedict Murray pointed out in the comments, if there really were a conspiracy afoot to disappear AirPrint, Apple certainly would have dropped it from the product page. So we'll see.
iOS 4.2 reportedly delayed, iPad WiFi issues to blame
http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/12/i...sues-to-blame/
Guess we gotta wait a little longer. 
Sorry, Apple mobile device users, your first little pre-holidays gift has been delayed. Apple has reportedly canceled today's expected iOS 4.2 release, the controversial one that might or might not be lacking AirPrint. We'd hoped to solve that particular mystery before the weekend, but it seems we'll have to wait a little longer thanks to a serious looking connectivity bug plaguing the iPad. Many users of the Golden Master version of 4.2 reported that a WiFi connection could be established by their devices but, once made, they were unable to actually do anything on the 'net, and not being able to do anything on the 'net is what we like to call a Very Bad Thing. No word on exactly when a new version will be available, but it should still drop within the next few weeks.
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