Yes, but if there is dedicated H.264 hardware then it will be easier on the battery since the software doesnt have to encode/decode everything; especially if the hardware is very efficient at what it does. Think software cache vs a hardware cache.
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Yes, but if there is dedicated H.264 hardware then it will be easier on the battery since the software doesnt have to encode/decode everything; especially if the hardware is very efficient at what it does. Think software cache vs a hardware cache.
This does kinda work, you can search on contacts (first and last name only) by typing in just a few characters, i.e. "Jo" will bring up John Joanne Jonathan Joseth "Jackie Joiner Smith" etc
Caveats:
1) Doesn't work if you have the contact entered as the "Comany Name" field - this seems to me as a BUG in Maps. Companies have addresses that should be mappable too, right?
2) Doesn't search any other fields other than First Name or Last Name. i.e. doesn't search phone number, notes associated, etc
Yagrax
PS: I'll submit bug report to apple about #1 today.
Great update!
A really great update. Wifi reception
and connection is much improved. The phone works
better. Some places I had problems with before now work
like a charm. Overall speed of iPhone OS is improved.
Great!
A really great update. Wifi reception
and connection is much improved. The phone works
better. Some places I had problems with before now work
like a charm. Overall speed of iPhone OS is improved.
Great!
Anyone else notice that the camera seems to work a lot better? It seems quicker, and can focus closer or something... 
Bug in Maps: FYI only, not related to 1.0.2
This is not related to 1.0.2, but has been there awhile, this post is for the user who uses Maps to do the "workaround" "limited character" contact search in Maps. Maps will not search on company name, nor any other fields.
Bug reported today in Apple Bug Reporter. Here's the text I submitted in Apple's preferred format (bug #5429091):
Summary:
Probably occurred in 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 as well.
iPhone map search feature doesn't use Company field in search.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Mare sure iPhone is on.
2. Add a contact with just Firstname and Lastname, include an address.
i.e. John Smith 1 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203
3. Add a contact with just Company name, include an address.
i.e. Apple Computer 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014
4. Goto Home->Maps
5. Touch the search field.
6. Type in a few characters of the firstname, i.e. "Jo".
7. The contact with just the Firstname and Lastname will show in the list.
6. Type in a few characters of the just Company name contact, i.e. "App"
Expected Results:
1. The Apple Computer contact should appear in the list, but doesn't.
Actual Results:
1. List was blank
Regression:
1. Occurs all the time.
Notes:
Company only contacts should be searchable as well as FirstName LastName contacts. There are countless times when a contact could just be a company name, such as a dog groomer "Pup n Suds" where you don't have a person to contact, just the main number and an address.
A suggestion is to allow typed character searching in Phone->Contacts and Maps and other places where Contacts is searchable. The character searching should take into consideration all fields in the contact, firstname, lastname, notes, phone numbers, company name, etc. This would be very helpful if you forget someone's name but remember another bit of information about that person or company or contact, and could type that bit of information in and Contact search would search everypart of the contact info, not just FirstName LastName.
This is not related to 1.0.2, but has been there awhile, this post is for the user who uses Maps to do the "workaround" "limited character" contact search in Maps. Maps will not search on company name, nor any other fields.
Bug reported today in Apple Bug Reporter. Here's the text I submitted in Apple's preferred format (bug #5429091):
Summary:
Probably occurred in 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 as well.
iPhone map search feature doesn't use Company field in search.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Mare sure iPhone is on.
2. Add a contact with just Firstname and Lastname, include an address.
i.e. John Smith 1 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203
3. Add a contact with just Company name, include an address.
i.e. Apple Computer 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014
4. Goto Home->Maps
5. Touch the search field.
6. Type in a few characters of the firstname, i.e. "Jo".
7. The contact with just the Firstname and Lastname will show in the list.
6. Type in a few characters of the just Company name contact, i.e. "App"
Expected Results:
1. The Apple Computer contact should appear in the list, but doesn't.
Actual Results:
1. List was blank
Regression:
1. Occurs all the time.
Notes:
Company only contacts should be searchable as well as FirstName LastName contacts. There are countless times when a contact could just be a company name, such as a dog groomer "Pup n Suds" where you don't have a person to contact, just the main number and an address.
A suggestion is to allow typed character searching in Phone->Contacts and Maps and other places where Contacts is searchable. The character searching should take into consideration all fields in the contact, firstname, lastname, notes, phone numbers, company name, etc. This would be very helpful if you forget someone's name but remember another bit of information about that person or company or contact, and could type that bit of information in and Contact search would search everypart of the contact info, not just FirstName LastName.
No, I think your tooth brush is defective. It's trying to act more like a speaker instead of a tooth brush.
The iPhone's CPU, a Samsung S3C6400 features a hardware H.264 decoder, allowing efficient, low power-draw deocoding of H.264 media.
I've observed much less battery use in watching an hour of H.264 video on the iPhone as compared to various other activities on the device.
blakespot
I has this problem too and then noticed I only had 73MB free on it. You should be leaving 10% free, or 700MB on an 8GB model (which formatted is closer to 7GB). Deleted some videos and my problems disappeared.
I see what your saying, but I disagree. I like the fact that I can have my phone on silent when I go to sleep but the alarm still goes off when it's time to get up.
there should be an option to have 'Vibrate' as an alarm.
http://iphone.nullriver.com/beta/
Installer.app has been updated to reflect the new firmware. w00t! The page for it doesn't reflect that yet, but the appropriate changes were made in the installer script.
Installer.app has been updated to reflect the new firmware. w00t! The page for it doesn't reflect that yet, but the appropriate changes were made in the installer script.
I'm assuming that you can hear everything when this happens if you plugin th e headphones?
chances are, you are right, it is thinking the head phones got plugged in. I'd bet that plugging them in and removing them once or twice would set it back to normal. Maybe clean out your headphone jack and make sure there is nothing in there that is triggering the switch?
So does that mean we can just update the phone by using the installer script? huh, 2 birds with one proverbial stone...
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NEW FEATURE: ability to add email addresses to new or existing contacts from the SMS program. Before update 1.0.2, you could only click on an email link in SMS to send an email; now there's a blue arrow besides the email link. This arrow slides up a menu giving you the ability to add the email address to new or existing contacts.
just an FYI.
NEW FEATURE: ability to add email addresses to new or existing contacts from the SMS program. Before update 1.0.2, you could only click on an email link in SMS to send an email; now there's a blue arrow besides the email link. This arrow slides up a menu giving you the ability to add the email address to new or existing contacts.
just an FYI.
Camera Is More Functional
There is no doubt about it, the camera is improved. I just noticed when I was snapping a picture of a car and then I started walking with the camera pointed at the ground. At that point, I noticed that my feet weren't just a blur, you could still see detail.
Upon closer inspection, you'll see that the camera doesn't now try to give you a continuous shot, instead it seems to be staggered to give you a snapshot every tenth of a second or so...
But this greatly imporves the camera's functionality in taking pictures when either the object in the picture is moving or the hand holding the camera is moving.
Anyone else notice that the camera seems to work a lot better? It seems quicker, and can focus closer or something...
There is no doubt about it, the camera is improved. I just noticed when I was snapping a picture of a car and then I started walking with the camera pointed at the ground. At that point, I noticed that my feet weren't just a blur, you could still see detail.
Upon closer inspection, you'll see that the camera doesn't now try to give you a continuous shot, instead it seems to be staggered to give you a snapshot every tenth of a second or so...
But this greatly imporves the camera's functionality in taking pictures when either the object in the picture is moving or the hand holding the camera is moving.
assuming you're talking about phone signal strength, and not airport, that fix would be huge for me. my phone was nearly unusable at one of my two primary locations because of wildly fluctuating signal strength, and i had plans to return it to the store tomorrow. fingers crossed...
For me, this is NOT fixed. I saw this at home consistently with 1.0 and 1.0.1. Updated to 1.0.2 today at work, came home, and went into Stocks. While downloading data, phone went from 5 bars to 1 bar (dropping the EDGE connection). Received an "error downloading data" message in Stocks. EDGE came back a few seconds later (still one bar), and then reception returned to 5 bars a few seconds after that.
The phone wasn't moved the whole time, nor was I holding it (which I suppose could affect the antenna).
Does anyone else still see this problem with 1.0.2? Did I need to "soft reset" after I upgraded to update the phone in some way?
To those reporting 1.0.2 added bluetooth syncing support; that's definitely there in (at least) 1.0.1.. just tested with 1.0.1 and it synced to by mbp just fine.
Reported available features are: Handsfree Gateway, Phonebook, Headset Gateway, IrMC Sync
Reported available features are: Handsfree Gateway, Phonebook, Headset Gateway, IrMC Sync
Outlook Web Access (OWA) is still broken
Funny...I have been using Web Outlook since day 1 with no problems.