^ it's just like Risk if you've ever played it. You get a card at the end of your turn as long as you've conquered at least one territory that turn. Once you get 3 cards that either match or are all different you can cash in for more troops. The number of troops you get goes up each time someone cashes their cards in. So a good ways into the game thats why someone will randomly get 70 extra troops. Also if you defeat a color completely you get their cards. Read the rules for Risk online and you can find out more vital info

[Edited on October 28, 2008 at 2:07 AM. Reason : pg 59]

10/28/2008 2:07:25 AM

Quote :

"But is there a way to store your App store username/password? I hate having to enter that shit in everytime I want a new app. I know it keeps it cached if you enter it in and download apps, but once you exit out of the App store it doesnt store the credentials"

I thought I wanted this feature too but then I got to thinking, what if my phone was stolen and people just went on the store and bought all kinds of crap. That would suck. I think it's more of a security feature and after thinking about that, I don't mind having to type it in now.

10/29/2008 11:38:55 AM

thought i'd post it in here since this thread gets more views and it's iphone related:

https://secure.logmein.com/welcome/IgnitionPreview/



https://secure.logmein.com/products/ignition/default.asp

10/29/2008 11:50:22 AM

A little old, but i got PDAnet (tethering app) today. sets up in 20seconds (just make an ad hoc wifi network and connect the iphone to it) and its rolling. works like a champ

10/29/2008 7:46:19 PM

any one else having apps crash like crazy? Its mostly on safari, as that's what I use the most. But google earth keeps crashing too.

10/29/2008 7:47:07 PM

^^i got it too..keeps working for 10-15 seconds for me then stopping. i've installed Insomnia just to be sure it's not the wifi going off so I'm not sure what is going on

10/29/2008 7:49:25 PM

^do you have the latest version, 1.33? i saw in the release notes that the built in insomnia stuff was updated/fixed. Worked fine for me for about 5min and then i quit it. I'm on a 1GB data quota here.

10/29/2008 7:56:54 PM

i'll update and try it again although i think saw that mentioned in the notes before i installed it. couldn't hurt to reinstall though

[Edited on October 29, 2008 at 8:00 PM. Reason : unlimited here]

10/29/2008 8:00:02 PM

Quote :

"^ummm its a feature dude. If you get a text and you don't look at it (i.e. leaving it on the home locked screen) it will keep reminding you until you acknowledge you have a txt."

wtf kind of feature is that? does any other phone in the world do that? can it be turned off?

another problem is when i open texts, the text i just received won't show up, or it will show up under someone else's name

10/29/2008 10:59:32 PM

http://www.macrumors.com/2008/10/30/opera-browser-now-allowed-in-iphone-app-store/

what bullshit

[Edited on October 30, 2008 at 7:44 PM. Reason : i should say, more bullshit]

10/30/2008 7:44:17 PM

yeah..now that is some bullshit

10/30/2008 8:24:33 PM

Quote :

"or, more clearly, that Apple has been restricting apps that compete directly with some of their built in iPhone apps such as Safari."

Then why the fuck do they have an entire section for weather apps that DO compete directly with Apple's default weather app?

10/30/2008 8:28:13 PM

that ^^^ is more than MS ever did by bundling windows media player and internet explorer - they should catch a lot of heat

10/30/2008 8:52:01 PM

^^ it's been postulated (because Apple never defined this anywhere) that Apple is not allowing competition with the iPhone's "Core Applications", or more specifically, the 4 apps that are permanently in the "Dock" - Safari (no web browsers), iPod (no music players, podcasters, etc), Mail (they even rejected an application that only served Gmail), and Phone (duh).

I say - if they don't want to allow competition with these services, that's their right. It's a bad move on their part, because competition will certainly force all the applications to be better, but it's still their right. The main problem is that Apple has yet to state or define anywhere the criteria for accepting or rejecting applications.

10/30/2008 9:10:34 PM

I've been in Orlando this past week presenting in a conference, and netshare had been a God send. First time I have really used it and its made a huge impact. My hotel connection was awful. Well just have to see if at and t bitches.

10/30/2008 10:19:58 PM

I could care less if Opera's on the iPhone.

Find me a better browsing experience than mobile Safari, then we'll complain.

10/30/2008 11:40:28 PM

Quote :

"Find me a better browsing experience than mobile Safari,"

Well if Apple doesn't let anyone else play the game then how will there ever be a better experience...?

And yes, I realize you probably meant find a better experience on another phone. But still.

10/31/2008 2:41:54 AM

First off, let me say that I have a first gen iPod touch. I have a few questions, hope you guys can help.

Is there any way to gain access to more than one email account at a time with the Mail app?

NEVERMIND figured that out


Are there any tricks to maximize battery life?

Does this have some kind of GPS?

And what is netshare?

[Edited on October 31, 2008 at 3:18 PM. Reason : ?]

10/31/2008 3:17:20 PM

it can triangulate based off some wifi hot spots but basically no..no GPS as far as I know.

as far as battery life i turn the screen brightness down when i know im gonna be using it a lot without a chance to charge it

10/31/2008 3:41:49 PM

extending battery life tips

http://www.apple.com/batteries/iphone.html

10/31/2008 5:48:38 PM

anyone else able to have a phonecall last longer than 10 seconds?

mine just started dropping calls left and right, sometimes I can't even stay on long enough for people to pick up

11/1/2008 12:24:01 AM

^ turn off 3g

11/1/2008 8:16:03 AM

I dont have an iPhone. I really only use the iPod touch for music in the car, where it is charged the entire time.

11/1/2008 1:56:25 PM

heres some more background info on the Opera thing
http://daringfireball.net/2008/11/opera_app_store

11/2/2008 9:56:49 AM

Quote :

"anyone else able to have a phonecall last longer than 10 seconds? mine just started dropping calls left and right, sometimes I can't even stay on long enough for people to pick up "

I've never had issues with that (Knock on wood)

11/3/2008 12:13:14 AM

it seems to be back to normal. Maybe my apartment is cursed

11/3/2008 4:34:35 PM

When you restore an ipod touch/iphone from itunes does it restore everything? Like my email settings? Any files i have on it? etc?

11/3/2008 5:38:44 PM

If you've done a backup (and it didn't get corrupted ) it will restore things like pictures, email settings, high scores for games, bookmarks, contacts, things like that. I don't know about files stored. That might depend on how you got the files there. If you jailbroke it and used SSH, then no, but if you used something like that airshare program, then that might be something that itunes would back up for you, but I doubt it.

11/3/2008 6:23:01 PM

Alright it did restore my files. I was worried about my Stanza books. The only thing it didn't do is remember what music i had on it. But that was expected because i manually put music on it.

11/3/2008 6:25:34 PM

is there an app that will compare prices and find reviews for products that you type or input the UPC?

i noticed it for google apps. i like it.

11/4/2008 12:07:46 PM

in the logmein beta! woot

11/4/2008 12:08:46 PM

my phone drops 1 in every 4 calls.. getting pretty old

on an unrelated topic, the "mouse/trackpad" on the new macbook's totally blows

11/5/2008 9:37:53 PM

okay, my iphone has been getting slower and slower... i think it's because all the cydia apps i've installed... it will also force quit apps quite frequently, i assume it's doing this because it's running out of RAM

anyone else had such a huge problem with this? i think i'll just reflash with stock firmware and then repwn from scratch....

11/5/2008 9:43:28 PM

it's been pretty well established that installing a lot of apps significantly decreases the overall performance

11/5/2008 9:48:26 PM

^^I've had a huge problem with it. I can't post on tdub without it crashing lately.. Guess I need to uninstall some crap

11/5/2008 10:10:13 PM

i don't have a problem with apps crashing so much as just the general responsiveness has decreased noticably

11/5/2008 11:36:12 PM

So my old phone broke down last night, and I went out and got a new iPhone.

If I have to, I'll read through all 59 pages of this thread, but I'd rather get the abridged version. Can someone give me a brief summary of apps I need to D/L, and things I need to configure to make life with the iPhone easier?

11/6/2008 6:26:59 AM

Quote :

"it's just like Risk if you've ever played it. You get a card at the end of your turn as long as you've conquered at least one territory that turn. Once you get 3 cards that either match or are all different you can cash in for more troops. The number of troops you get goes up each time someone cashes their cards in. So a good ways into the game thats why someone will randomly get 70 extra troops. Also if you defeat a color completely you get their cards. Read the rules for Risk online and you can find out more vital info"

oh ok i remember that part from the game now...but how do you look at your cards while playing this game? it just seems every now and then some cards pop up all over the board and you get the option to cash. is there no way to manage your cards and see what you have? ntm when i cash cards i get way less armies than the computer...has anyone been able to beat this game? any strategies?

also does the app store have anything like categories? thats like the only reason i jailbreak these days

11/6/2008 9:14:11 AM

I haven't been paying attention, is there an iPhone 3G tethering app yet?

11/6/2008 9:47:56 AM

pda.net

11/6/2008 9:48:53 AM

Cool, that requires the phone to be jailbroken i guess. What are the risks/disadvantages to a jailbreaking the phone, other than the obvious legal shit and possibility of having a $300 brick.

11/6/2008 10:07:05 AM

there are no risks or disadvantages and you aren't going to end up with a brick as long as you unjailbreak it before you do any updates from apple. they aren't sending them through the air or anything so there really isn't anything to worry about as far as i am aware.

[Edited on November 6, 2008 at 10:13 AM. Reason : and i dont think there is any real legal s hit]

11/6/2008 10:12:46 AM

you're not gonna brick your phone if you use quickpwn, it's pretty much idiot proof

as far as legal issues go... it's your phone. you paid for it. yes, apple owns the IP rights to the code, but fuck that.

11/6/2008 11:02:32 AM

http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/apple-adds-ota-podcast-downloads-to-iphone-firmware-2-2-continu/

Also the possibility (probability?) of legal tethering to be included in 2.2 firmware?

http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/atandts-ralph-de-la-vega-says-iphone-tethering-coming-soon/

11/6/2008 3:21:23 PM

i LOL'ed all over myself at this

11/6/2008 3:30:42 PM

hahaha, that pic is funny. damn whoring out of brands

11/6/2008 3:46:11 PM

podcasts OTA is coming in 2.2 as well.

11/6/2008 3:56:13 PM

3 posts up.

11/6/2008 10:31:16 PM

whats wrong with that pic? upside down or something?

[/don't have an iphone]

11/6/2008 10:36:28 PM

What's wrong with it is it's a 1st gen iPhone and no respectable person would be caught dead with one of those.



/1st gen user.

But, yeah it's upside down.

11/6/2008 10:58:06 PM