iPhone Modem App Promises 10 Second iPhone Tethering

Just released yesterday, iPhone Modem for the Cydia jailbreak application repository promises tethering your laptop to your iPhone in just 10 seconds. We haven't gotten around to jailbreaking our own yet, but this one is supposedly even easier than the official NetShare tethering app in the official App Store. ModMyiPhone forum says it works just fine on both the MacBook and MacBook Pro. Careful using this on AT&T, since too much tethering data usage you're not actively "paying" for will get you neutered. [modmyiphone]

credit - http://gizmodo.com/5049425/iphone-modem-app-promises-10-second-iphone-tethering

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Posted Aug 18th 2008 1:00PM by Steven Sande
Filed under: Software, iPhone, App Store

As TUAW's own Robert Palmer noted a few weeks ago, there are over 20 Bible applications available for iPhone. Some require an Internet connection to query an online Bible database, while others store the text on the device.

HANDiBIBLE (formerly Pocket Bible) is one of the latter apps, and is now available in the App Store (iTunes link). The developer, Jerry Beers, made an easily accessible (US$4.99) and usable Bible application and realizes that version 1.0 is just the start -- he welcomes feature requests.

At the present time, HANDiBIBLE provides an easy-to-use interface to a King James Version of both the Old and New Testaments. Readers pick which Testament they wish to read and a list of all of the books appears. Pick the book by tapping on it, and a set of scroll wheels appears which are used to set the Chapter and Verse. Tap go, and you're reading.

Since the developer has asked for feature requests, I'd suggest a word search mechanism and a New King James Version translation for readability. Despite these suggestions, HANDiBIBLE is a well-done and affordable Bible application for iPhone.

credit - http://www.tuaw.com/2008/08/18/first-look-handibible-for-iphone/

A few tricks, apps for disabling lengthy iPhone backups

By David Chartier | Published: July 30, 2008 - 01:24PM CT

With great iPhone OS 2.0 power comes great responsibility—in the form of an excruciatingly long backup process that precedes every sync operation. From complaints across blogs, our forums, and Twitter, these backups can last anywhere from 5 to 45 minutes or, in the case of one Apple support discussion, a whopping 15 hours. Thankfully there are a few simple workarounds, but as usual, they have a catch.

The first trick to getting around an epic iPhone backup is simply to hit the (X) button in iTunes' status window during the backup process. This will stop the backup and begin the familiar sync process, but clicker be warned: doing this will leave you with a corrupt backup since iTunes apparently trashes each backup on the fly when beginning a new one. Smart move, Apple. We guess we should be thankful that Time Machine doesn't exhibit the same behavior.

Still, if you're on a crunch for time or simply don't care about having a clean backup to restore from, this simple trick is an easy way to go.

The second method to prevent iPhone backups is simply to remove that step of the process from iTunes' to-do list. This can be done with a Terminal command, as Gizmodo details, or with a simple donationware utility like Backup Disabler. This way, you can perform a backup when you know you have time, then use one of these methods to manually disable the operation until you've finished whooping some Bomberman, Enigmo, or de Blob arse to the point where saving your progress becomes a prudent idea.

Naturally, we join the rest of y'all in hoping that Apple will both improve the iPhone backup process and give us a little more control over how often they're performed. Having a backup of a device like the iPhone is a no-brainer, but like other arguably more significant iPhone OS 2.0 problems, Apple really needs to slap some polish on here.

credit - arstechnica.com

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How To Disable iPhone's Backup Process

We've noted in our iPhone 2.0 software review that iTunes' full image backup of your iPhone when you've made changes to what apps you've got installed can take a really long time. We're talking tens of minutes. If you're the type of person that doesn't really store anything important on your phone that can't be reinstated from your contact list or calendar or elsewhere on your computer, Zero Logic found that you can actually skip this process.

Two caveats to this. One, you shouldn't interrupt a backup that's in place, because that results in a corrupt backup. It's fine if you perform another backup right after to make a correct one, but if you forget and try and restore? It's phone corruption time. Two, using this method means you will not have a phone backup. Yeah, seriously. You won't have anything to restore from, so you'll have to go in naked the next time something's broken with your OS. Now that you know what the risks are, here's how you do it:

This command will change a hidden setting in the iTunes preferences that will force it to skip the backup process.

1. - Quit iTunes.
2. - Open Terminal.app
3. - Copy and paste this in, then hit return:
defaults write com.apple.iTunes DeviceBackupsDisabled -bool true

4. - Open iTunes
5. - Plug in your iPhone (2.0 or 3G) and sync.

It will take a few seconds, assuming you don't have a ton of music or podcasts.

Changing the 'true' in step 3 to 'false' will re-enable the backup feature.

credit - http://gizmodo.com/5029121/how-to-disable-iphones-backup-process

With the launch of iPhone 3G, many have been waiting and hoping for a method that would allow tethering of the iPhone to a mobile computer like, say, a MacBook. Well, lucky for your mobile warriors, that time has finally come - it’s just takes a bit of work to get it functioning. Do remember, though, that AT&T isn’t offering any sort of tethering plan with the iPhone, so if you get caught, you may be forced to pay a bunch of money out of pocket. Or your service could be shut off. Still, if that isn’t something that matters to you, then click on through for the instructions, provided by my pal Nate True. He took a bunch of different pieces of software and solutions, and mixed them together into a powerful concoction that allows you to use your iPhone 3G as a modem by way of 3Proxy, Terminal, and WiFi. Now all we need are batteries for the iPhone 3G that don’t die in a matter of seconds.

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Posted on Monday, Jul 21, 2008 by Dieter Bohn

File Under:Reviews, Software Reviews;   Tags: baseball, lightning reviews, Software

Masseym drops our latest Lightning Review, for MLB At Bat ($4.99 at iTunes), which we publish today even though masseym clearly was trying to play this Minnesota boy’s heart by using a Twins game in his screenshot. We’re publishing Lightning reviews of iPhone apps nearly every day, write your review in our forums and you’ll get a chance to win a 25% off coupon to our iPhone accessories Store. Click here for full details!

As an avid baseball fan (ok, just the Mets) living in Texas, I was excited when MLB announced their app. I could see the strike/ball/out counts live and then watch highlight clips from anywhere in the world! What an exciting application.

Well, after $4.95 I am disappointed. The app refreshes only once per minute, so there is no “live” update to strike count. It does have a small “on base” display, but again, only updates every minute. No box score or other stats.

I was most excited about the highlights. On my wifi connection, the highlights are AWESOME! 30 to 45 second clips of the “exciting” parts. They are delayed about 2-3 minutes after the actual action, but that involves the encoding of the video on MLB’s end.

On 3G and EDGE, the video is a different story. They are TERRIBLE. You can’t even make out who the players are since MLB compresses the video so highly. I can somewhat understand on EGDE, but 3G too? Come on.

credit - http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/07/21/lightning-review-mlb-at-bat/

Apple prepping iPhone 2.1 software

Posted Jul 16th 2008 10:00AM by Dave Caolo
Filed under: Rumors, iPhone

The folks at The Boy Genius Report spent some time poking around server logs and found references to iPhone OS 2.0.1. It seems that build 5B101 is the 2.0.1 software for first-generation iPhones, while 5B103 is for 3G iPhones.

No word on what's included, of course, or when this might hit iTunes. According to AppleInsider, some people are having trouble with the camera and the accelerometer since the update. Have any of you 1st generation iPhone owners had software trouble since the update? Here's hoping this update will solve the problem.