Sidfire’s iPhone4 Log: {updated: 10/08/2010}

History/Timeline/changelog:

Contd..from (click here for the outright purchase experience here in Sydney)

Unboxed: 30/07/2010

Free Case program;case chosen from apple store: SNAP INCASE – clear (expected shipping date: September)

Apps installed |Use links to redirect to corresponding app’s store in iTunes|

Social/Location-based:
Facebook Facebook – Facebook,
Twitter Twitter – Twitter, Inc.,
Flickr Flickr – Yahoo!,
iLoader iLoader for Facebook – Ky Vu,
MyPhone+ MyPhone+ (Sync with Facebook) – Ultimake Ltd,
foursquare foursquare – foursquare,
OutFront OutFront: all sport GPS computer – perform, analyse & share rides, runs and other outdoor activities – Tinderhouse,
Glympse Glympse – Location Sharing Made Simple – Glympse Inc.,
Trapster Trapster speed trap alerts (now with Caravan and Patrol) – Trapster.com,
Geocaching Intro Geocaching Intro – Groundspeak Inc.,
fring fring – fringland Ltd. .

Spiritual: Olivetree Bible Reader BibleReader – Free – Olive Tree Bible Software, INc,
AskGod Ask God Bible Verses – Snark Software.

Banking: CommBank CommBank – Commonwealth Bank of Australia,
Prop. Guide CommBank Property Guide – RP Data Ltd.

Gmail Web app (+ http://gmail.com from iPhone safari browser)

Reference:
Dictionary! Dictionary! – Catlin Software, LLC,
Wikipanion Wikipanion – Robert Chin.

Utilities: MusicID MusicID – Gravity Mobile .

Movies/showtimes: pktCinema Pocket Cinema – Standing Dog, LLC,
Airvideo Air Video – Watch your videos anywhere! – InMethod s.r.o.,

Gaming:
Angry BirdsAngry Birds – Clickgamer.com,
Real Racing GTI Real Racing GTI – Firemint
FS5 Air Hockey Touch Hockey: FS5 (FREE) – FlipSide5, Inc.,
iBall 3D iBall3D – StoneTrip,
MazeFinger+ MazeFinger Plus – ngmoco, Inc.,
iGunLite iGun Pro LITE – The Original Gun Application – Crimson Moon Entertainment LLC,
FingerPiano FingerPiano – Junpei Wada .

Misc.: iBooks iBooks – Apple Inc.,
IMDb IMDb Movies & TV – IMDb,
XE Currency XE Currency – XE.com Inc.,
Aljazeera English Live newsAl Jazeera English Live – Livestation,
WordPress WordPress – Automattic,
See This! You Gotta See This! – Boinx Software ,
ForzaTune ForzaTune – FlameFront Studios .

Paid Subscriptions: MobileMe service / find my phone feature to locate lost iphone.($120/year – me.com/find)

Jailbreak Status

Jailbroken status: Yes (click here for how-to in 5 minutes!)

Reason for Jailbreaking: Feature enhancements: [Custom SBSsettings, SMS app, SSH access]

Installed apps via Cydia: SBSettings, Remove recents, BiteSMS, Rename, ABGrouper,

Tips/Suggestions:

Current Settings:

Suggestions for Battery life:
1. Turn of Wifi when not needed
2. Brightness setting to around 20-30% with Auto bright.
3. Activate Potrait lock setting
4. Turn of Mail accounts including push notification features (exception: MobileMe account’s ‘find me’ feature)
5. Be sure to remove/uninstall OpenSSH app from Cydia after using it.
- my average battery life when in moderate to above average use: 12-16hours! *

*subject to further test conditions.

Other Jailbreak (purpose) tips:

1.Use Open SSH to change BiteSMS logo and Renamer app to change any app icon name
2. Use SBSsettings app from hide unwanted apps from HomeScreen.

[To be updated...]

Contd..from (click here for the outright purchase experience here in Sydney)

[Draft only W.I.P]

I was the 17th in queue at the Apple Store launch day in Sydney

My first Apple experience. Read on..

Ok, got the new iphone4. one word; Fantastic! and got to work in time and oh wait: Here’s coming my iPhone/iOS4 journal for your own benefit huzaaar! >>| Sidfire’s iPhone 4 log

mind you the above journal is constantly being updated as we read!.

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