Technology Speed Track

Release notes/changes for 1.4/1.4.1

• fix to force close on mobile sites when double tap zoom cycle goes back to the “all the way out” setting
• double-tap/triple-tap anywhere on a page to zoom
• setting to change triple tap delay value in advanced settings (so the lower the setting, the more responsive double-taps are, but the quicker you have to get your triple-tap in!)
• setting to change double-tap behaviour, between the existing zoom cycle, and also now just a simple zoom out only setting (so if you want to just keep it simple, and have double-tap to zoom in, triple tap to zoom out,
  the latter will be the setting for you). How many zooms this will result in per cycle will depend on the page you’re viewing.
• change to double-tap zoom cycle behaviour - now zooms ALL the way out to give a true page overview, and also introduces an intermediate step between page overview and 1:1 zoom (this is a nice level for sites with
  big fonts, eg. aintitcool.com)
• click title bar (or top of screen) to bring down the address/search bar
• click top left of screen to go to home page. Click it a second time when on the home page to exit the browser completely (or double-click from elsewhere).

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0. If you have an official RC29 or lower phone, type the following command on the phone keyboard to enable adb:
<enter>setprop persist.service.adb.enable 1<enter>

1. Download the SDK and unzip contents to a directory on your computer.
http://code.google.com/android/download.html

2. Download the USB Driver and unzip contents to a directory on your computer.
http://dl.google.com/android/android_usb_windows.zip

3. Connect the phone using the USB cable provided with the phone to your computer and direct your computer to search for drivers in the location you unzipped the drivers in.

4. Open a Run command prompt (WIN+R) and type cmd, then go to the directory where you unzipped the SDK and go to the “tools” directory. In the command prompt type: adb.exe shell

5. Type in the shell session and you should see the menu change on your phone:
am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.android.settings/.Settings

6. Configure Wifi settings on your phone and the phone should be able to connect to the network, remember to WAIT for the phone to verify it has connected the network before exiting the screen, else you’ll have to redo the shell command in order to access the screen

7. Register the phone and watch everything sync.

Recently, my friend bought Skype monthly subscription and a online number for his home phone. Monthly subscription for Unlimited US & Canada to landlines and mobile is $2.95/month, Unlimited US, Canada and 1 world country is $5.95/month, and Unlimited World is $12.95/month. Right now they have a promotion to sign up for a monthly subscription and take an advantage of 50% off an online number. A Skype to-go number usually costs $60. Based on its Fair Usage Policy, “calls to phones and mobiles and Skype To Go calls are included in your subscription subject to a fair usage limit of 10,000 minutes per user per month, with a maximum of 6 hours per day. Also, no more than 50 different numbers in total can be called per day.” Here is where the idea comes from.

If we can have a mobile device with unlimited Internet online time, we will save a lot with Skype service. It is only possible to a cell phone with a data plan and Skype installable. Skype can be installed on Windows Mobile powered phones and iPhones. Questions should be answered for this plan are:

• How much is data plan for phones?
• Will carriers sell data plan without call plan?
• Is there any restriction for the data plan?
• What speed is required for Skype to make a normal call?
• How long does the battery last?
• Will the software still work when phone goes stand by?
• Very important!!! How much can we save?

1. Go to /var/mobile/Applications then look for the folder that has skype, go into the skype.app folder in there
2. Drag a .wav file nameed “call_ringin.wav”
3. Respring and enjoy!!!

ZodTTD now has psx4iphone running very speedy on the 3GS.  It’s at the point where Final Fantasy 7 is full-speed at very least without sound. The build is rough around the edges, as you can’t switch games without restarting the emulator, and only memory card saves are currently working, no save states just yet. Both these issues are being worked on.

So how would you like to run psx4iphone on your 3GS right now, even without a jailbreak? Well you can! ZodTTD can make a build for a limited number of people. In order to run this build you will need a tool like DiskAid for PC & Mac to place games & bios, that you must supply yourself, in a publicly writable directory. It’s simple drag & drop.

Still up for it? Since ZodTTD only a limited number of slots to fill to send out this build, it will currently cost $10 and you must email him your 40 character device ID (UUID/UDID) as provided within iTunes.

Stack v3.0 Alpha1 allows for multiple stacks by implement the stack as an icon which can be moved anywhere on your SpringBoard. It’s re-written to be an icon in SpringBoard and can be moved anywhere, has all the same positioning and reordering abilities as any other icon, it doesn’t interfere with other apps, and is generally the cleanest and best way to Stacks’ implementation.

Copy, Paste, Cut & Undo

To use hold your finger in one place over an area of text. The magnifying glass will pop up and you’ll have the options for “Select” “Select all” and/or “Paste” (Paste only pops up if you have something copied already and are in an editable text area). If you choose “Select” you get some little doo-dads (technical term) that you can move around to select what you want to copy. “Select all” chooses the entire text region. In some areas you just hold the magnifying glass for awhile and let go, the phone will auto select an area and give you the option to copy. To paste go to somewhere where you can edit test, hold, select “Paste.” Cut works like “Select” except it cuts test from an editable area for paste somewhere else. To share safari links just hold on the link, wait for the pop up, and select copy.

For Undo just shake your iPhone and it asks if you’d like to undo!

Tethering

Go to Settings->General->Network->Tethering->On. Now you can tether over USB cable or via Bluetooth. Over USB just plug in with iTunes running and it magically happens. For bluetooth pair and setup you computer to your iPhone like you normally would while connecting a new device. Be sure to choose to setup a mobile phone and enable share internet gateway while you’re at it. Afterwards simply connect the computer and iPhone via bluetooth.

Movie Downloads

You can now download Movies, TV, Music Videos, etc via iTunes on your iPhone. No longer is there any need to scramble to a computer if you just Need something to watch while on the go. Head into iTunes app, choose something, download, and then play via the iPod app.

Send & Receive MMS, Resend TXT

For most AT&T users, MMS is functioning with iPhone firmware 3.0. It is integrated into the normal SMS app. Choose the camera icon to the left of the text entry bit while in SMS to take a photo or choose one from your library to send. When you receive MMS a miniature image will pop up mid-conversation which you can select to see the full size.

Unfortunately, AT&T will support this function later this Summer.

If you send a txt message and it fails (because you lost network strength or something) you can simply re-send it without re-typing.

Listen to Stereo Bluetooth

If you have stereo bluetooth headphones or similar devices simply pair them to your iPhone. Done. Nice little image while you’re playing tunes too!

Landscape Mode Everywhere

Emails, whatever, landscape is practically everywhere where it would be useful. Enjoy typing with two hands!

Search Added for Everything

Spotlight Search is a quick way to search your entire phone from the main menu. just slide the scree right, enter in what you are looking for, and the iPhone pulls up results from your mail, your contact book, and your music.

Mail search allows you to search for “To” “From” Subject” and “All” in any individual mail account. Makes it simple to easily pull up that one email from a month ago you’re looking for. Even searches on the server if need be!

Easily find just one song, artist, album, movie, whatever via search in the iPod app. If you know what you’re looking for then there is no need to browse through all the menus to get there.

Improved Notes and Calendar Syncing

CalDAV protocol has been added to Calendar syncing allowing you to sync in both directions with GCal or any other calendar service that supports CalDAV.

Notes.app now syncs so you wont lose all your notes if you drop your phone in a river or have to restore. Just enable it in the Info section of iTunes.

Parental Controls

You can limit what kind of content the iPhone is allowed to download. Apps, music, whatever. Good for those parents that let their kids play around with their iPhones, or even those parents that spoil their young children with iPhones

Settings->General->Restrictions

Safari

Is said to be faster. It might be only faster with new iPhone 3GS.

Voice Memos

Yeah there is a Voice Memos app by default now. If you couldn’t find one of the many apps that do the same thing (and many of them do it better) in the App Store by now then this less than impressive feature might be of interest.

Settings

You can stick in details for your iTunes Store account in Settings->Store and browse/edit account info etc via the iphone

Safari configuration has the option to turn Autofill for forms on, making online ordering etc via iPhone easier.

iPod Scrubbing

Jumping to specific points in your music is easier now. Grab the track location marker, slide you finger downward slightly, and scrubbing is enabled at a slower speed allowing more precision when trying to find a specific bit of the track. Further you slide downward the more precise it gets from high speed->half speed->quarter speed->fine scrubbing.

YouTube

This crappy app has been updated to include all sorts of new features. Rating, commenting, account management, etc are all controllable easily by iPhone now.

Find My Phone

MobileMe users can locate their iPhone, send messages to it, and remote-erase all personal data via any computer.

Shake to Shuffle

Want to listen to a different track while in the iPod app? Shake your iPhone to shuffle your music and bring up a new track. And of course, shake to shuffle won’t work if the phone is locked.

AT&T HotSpot Auto-Authentication

Accessing WiFi at an AT&T HotSpot via iPhone is simple now. Just select the HotSpot from you iPhone WiFi settings and it automatically logs you in.

Push + More Application Features

Yup 3.0 has push. Expect brand new apps with brand new functionality (Tom Tom) along with updates from your favorites to include some push (BeeJive, etc.).

- Cody Overcash, ModMyi Founder -