iPhone thread

[VR46]

This new Ashpalt 4 Elite Racing game is looking mighty impressive. Like the way you can tap the left or right side of the screen to control the car as well as using the tilt sensor.

[Strider]

Just create a US itunes account on another email account via one of the free song offers which has a redemption code or by getting a US itunes voucher from ebay or one of the sellers that operate the service on the net.

I've gone to the main itunes page, but there doesn't seem to be any way to set up a new account I really want to watch my digital copy of nightmare before christmas

[MyDogSkip]

Guys, when itunes says that its backing up the iphone, where does it back it up to? Im trying to free up some space! (Im using a Mac by the way)

[ezg]

I've gone to the main itunes page, but there doesn't seem to be any way to set up a new account I really want to watch my digital copy of nightmare before christmas

It's very simple to do, first of all click the button in itunes where your account email address is displayed, top right hand corner, this will bring up a window for you to enter either your password on your current itunes account or located in the bottom left hand corner of that window there is a create account button.

This site gives you instructions on how to create a US itunes account without a credit card, http://blog.techquilla.com/2008/07/2...a-credit-card/

That redemption code should still be valid and you get 34 free tracks to boot

You could also set up an account using a pre-paid US itunes store voucher, I've used this seller and you receive the code immediately by email and displayed on your web browser once the paypal payment has gone through.

There are also instructions on how to use the voucher to create an account.

When you need to change from US to UK itunes store and vice versa simply sign out and enter the other accounts email address and it will log you back in.

[Brats]

I love that it's easy to use any song as a ring tone. I've currently got Trans Europe Express as my main theme and The Buzzcocks' Boredom for texts

(B-dum, B-dum).

[Fei Fong Wong]

Guys, when itunes says that its backing up the iphone, where does it back it up to? Im trying to free up some space! (Im using a Mac by the way)

/Users/[username]/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup

They are some kind of compressed SQLite3 files. Afraid I don't know much more about them.

[yesteryeargames]

havent updated it yet, could the update deleat all my apps like nes and other games, and the installer thing?

[Strider]

Is the itunes store down? O've just used the falke store account, got my 35 tunes, but when I try to access the store via my itouch it's saying it's temperary unavailable...

I can get stuff from the UK store fine, but when I try accessing the us to enter my code for nightmare before christmas it says it isn't currently available...

[PrayforMojo]

I signed up for one of these at the weekend and it really is an amazing bit of kit, but even after spending just a few days with it, I know I'm destined to have a love/hate relationship with it. You know, it's a bit like going out with someone who is great shag but horrendously high maintenance, and after about two weeks they start doing your head in big time. The problem is that I've now got to live with it for 18 months and already little niggly things like battery life and not being able to forward text messages are bugging me. And I now know what Bono was singing about in I Still Having Found What I'm Looking For - it's about a stable 3G signal, innit. The free application Simplify Media, that lets you stream music from your home PC to your iPhone, would be the greatest invention ever, but without a decent 3G signal it's pretty much useless.

But the worst is having to deal with iTunes. What kind of sick, twisted mind designed that piece of **** software? You know when you read about people flipping out and going on killing sprees? I bet the last thing they did, the thing that finally pushed them over the edge, was manually syncing music to their iPhone. Is it even possible, because after the nightmare I had at the weekend I'm terrified to tinker about in the settings after making the mistake of trusting iTunes to sort my music folder. I hate how it separates artists into their own folders. It just makes a complete mess of things like compilation albums or albums that feature duets, or whatever. And I think that's my major beef with iTunes, it's not really designed with the anal, OCD nature of music fans in mind. Even the Get Album Artwork feature is a bastard. It takes ages to scan for the appropriate album covers and you're lucky if it finds 50%.

Other than the above, I'm loving it, though. Playing Super Monkey Ball whilst taking a dump is amazingly awesome.

[TommyG]

Is it me or is my battery life getting better the more I use it?

[VR46]

The big firmware updates mention improving battery life so that may be a factor.

As to recgargeable batteries improving with usage, didn't think so (never did like Science topics at school).

[Brats]

I find that it depnds what you do with it. I tried installing an app from the app store on the phone and not only did it take ages, but it sucked the battery massively.

I think anything that requires a lot of CPU power drains the battery, so games and complex apps do, whereas listening to music and making a call are okay.

[TommyG]

Yeah that's true plus I only turn 3G on when I have a need for it.

[KIT786]

Got a 16gb one today, and i'm very happy with it. What do people think about making a sticky with apps/games worth getting instead of everyone asking what apps to get when they get an iphone?

[VR46]

Been mentioned before, good idea, I'll start a thread later this morning.