obachi.org » iPhone http://www.obachi.org Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:59:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 iPhone 3GS Compass and Google Maps http://www.obachi.org/2009/11/23/iphone-3gs-compass-and-google-maps/ http://www.obachi.org/2009/11/23/iphone-3gs-compass-and-google-maps/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:57:34 +0000 admin http://www.obachi.org/2009/11/23/iphone-3gs-compass-and-google-maps/ In order to get google maps to orient the map to your current direction, simply hit the GPS fix button again. It’s not very well documented but simple when you know how.

[updated] and before everyone tries to work out where I was. Starbucks of course. :)

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]]> http://www.obachi.org/2009/11/23/iphone-3gs-compass-and-google-maps/feed/ 0 Tom Tom, Co Pilot Live or Navigon Mobile Navigator? http://www.obachi.org/2009/11/19/tom-tom-co-pilot-live-or-navigon-mobile-navigator/ http://www.obachi.org/2009/11/19/tom-tom-co-pilot-live-or-navigon-mobile-navigator/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:35:04 +0000 admin http://www.obachi.org/2009/11/19/tom-tom-co-pilot-live-or-navigon-mobile-navigator/ For now I have to say none. I’ve only tested the app from ALK at the moment but with the amount of cash these boys are brining in on a daily basis they could at least do some work! We still don’t have live traffic information apart from Navigon. But then again Navigon can’t even be bothered to theme their screenshots in English!

I do like Co Pilot, mainly because of the price. I’m sure if Tom Tom dropped their price they’d be no stopping them. For now their are in it for the investors.

Unless I’m navigating to somewhere i’ve never been, google have the best solution for giving you what you want. Google Maps is my constant companion for my daily commute down the M62. It’s saved me hours! Come on guys, spend some of that cash making these apps better instead of recycling.

On a side note, the Tom Tom cradle with Google Maps is amazing!

]]> http://www.obachi.org/2009/11/19/tom-tom-co-pilot-live-or-navigon-mobile-navigator/feed/ 0 iPhone on Orange http://www.obachi.org/2009/11/11/iphone-on-orange/ http://www.obachi.org/2009/11/11/iphone-on-orange/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:52:14 +0000 admin http://www.obachi.org/2009/11/11/iphone-on-orange/ Orange have finally announced their tariffs the iPhone 3GS and i have to say i’m pretty unimpressed. You would have expected them to at least make an attempt to make the deal sweeter compared to o2. They are pretty much equalling o2 price for price on each of the tariffs. Savings of a meagre 11p on the £34.26 (24 month) tariff and 48p on the equivalent 18 month. Makes me hope they include tethering or something like that for free – but you know they won’t.

Come on vodafone – make us smile. The word is out, you know what to do.

]]> http://www.obachi.org/2009/11/11/iphone-on-orange/feed/ 0 AIM Push Notification Service goes live http://www.obachi.org/2009/06/23/aim-push-notification-service-goes-live/ http://www.obachi.org/2009/06/23/aim-push-notification-service-goes-live/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:09:16 +0000 nick http://www.obachi.org/2009/06/23/aim-push-notification-service-goes-live/ My iPhone has just informed me that the push notification enabled version of AIM instant messenger has just been released! Get it now people!

]]> http://www.obachi.org/2009/06/23/aim-push-notification-service-goes-live/feed/ 0 Star Defense Review http://www.obachi.org/2009/06/17/star-defense-review/ http://www.obachi.org/2009/06/17/star-defense-review/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:31:18 +0000 nick http://www.obachi.org/2009/06/17/star-defense-review/ I’ve always been a fan of tower defence games of which there are many on the iPhone App Store. Star Defence was release last week and it’s flippin’ awesome. I’m totally addicted to it. You have a large variety of worlds and 5 weapon types to use. It does crash occasionally when you receive text messages but generally it’s great. Get it now.

]]> http://www.obachi.org/2009/06/17/star-defense-review/feed/ 0 Grid Reference iPhone App http://www.obachi.org/2009/06/15/grid-reference-iphone-app/ http://www.obachi.org/2009/06/15/grid-reference-iphone-app/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:17:53 +0000 nick http://www.obachi.org/2009/06/15/grid-reference-iphone-app/ Many of us love to go walking in the hills, whether that be a bimble around the countryside or a 3 day walk over the Cullin Ridge. Or maybe for you it’s discovering your new favourite climbing or fishing venue. Grid is an attractive and useful application which will display your current Ordnance Survey grid reference (OSGB36) and how long you have before the sun goes down or rises again.

Use grid to work out where you are on the map and how many daylight hours you have left. Now you’ll know how long you have to get to that amazing vantage point to watch the setting sun. Features:

  • Calculation of a standard Ordnance survey 8 figure Grid Reference based on your current location.
  • OS Grid reference accuracy will change with GPS lock accuracy to give you the most accurate grid reference result.
  • Sunset/Sunrise calculation with time remaining.
  • Accuracy meter displaying the current GPS accuracy in metres.

    • Get it here.

    ]]>     http://www.obachi.org/2009/06/15/grid-reference-iphone-app/feed/ 0     Exsiting O2 iPhone owners will have to cancel to get the iPhone 3G S Upgrade http://www.obachi.org/2009/06/10/exsiting-o2-iphone-owners-will-have-to-cancel-to-get-the-iphone-3g-s-upgrade/ http://www.obachi.org/2009/06/10/exsiting-o2-iphone-owners-will-have-to-cancel-to-get-the-iphone-3g-s-upgrade/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:30:18 +0000 nick http://www.obachi.org/2009/06/10/exsiting-o2-iphone-owners-will-have-to-cancel-to-get-the-iphone-3g-s-upgrade/ According to Macworld UK existing iPhone contract holders will be required to cancel their existing

    iPhone contracts and purchase a brand new one when the iPhone 3G S is released.

    O2 really aren’t going to make a lot of friends with this move. It seems apparent to me that O2 consider the iPhone 3G S a minor upgrade in terms of features which is a really dangerous position to be in. Either that or we can expect this trend to continue when a new iPhone with significant improvements is released in the future.

    Having just spoken to o2 i have 3 options with regards to getting my hands on a iPhone 3G S. Considering i renewed my contract on the iPhone 3G release date. There is no free upgrade as everyone knows.

    - Purchase the iPhone on Pay as You Go which is £440.40

    - Buy out your existing contract which for me would cost £315 (7 months) and then the subsequent new phone price of £96.98. This would be a total of £411.98

    - Or wait 4 months which then i would be entitled to o2’s 3 month early upgrade which would just cost the price of the new handset under their current contract deals. £96.98

    As you can see o2 have us over a barrel with being the only provider of the iPhone in the UK. Seems to me that the best option would probably be Pay as You Go. Yeah it’ll cost £30 more but save the hassle of canceling.

    ]]>     http://www.obachi.org/2009/06/10/exsiting-o2-iphone-owners-will-have-to-cancel-to-get-the-iphone-3g-s-upgrade/feed/ 1     Waiting in line for the iPhone 3G. Bradford Forster Square, 7am http://www.obachi.org/2008/07/16/waiting-in-line-for-the-iphone-3g-bradford-forster-square-7am/ http://www.obachi.org/2008/07/16/waiting-in-line-for-the-iphone-3g-bradford-forster-square-7am/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:34:50 +0000 nick http://www.obachi.org/?p=133 Took this picture at 7am on friday morning. People waiting for the release of the iPhone 3G from Apple. There were 50 people in the queue by 8:02am.

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    ]]>     http://www.obachi.org/2008/07/16/waiting-in-line-for-the-iphone-3g-bradford-forster-square-7am/feed/ 0     Finally got my iPhone 3G. Apple servers down for registering. http://www.obachi.org/2008/07/11/finally-got-my-iphone-3g-apple-servers-down-for-registering/ http://www.obachi.org/2008/07/11/finally-got-my-iphone-3g-apple-servers-down-for-registering/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:22:55 +0000 nick http://www.obachi.org/?p=130 Got a call from the o2 shop 30 minutes ago telling me my iPhone 3G 16GB is ready to collect! Straight in the car and within minutes it’s in my sweaty palm (we’ll not that sweaty). Now it seems that the Apple servers can’t cope with the registration of 100 000’s of iPhones. I now have no phone until it registers. Is there no end to this debacle!

    There’s going to be some serious questions asked after this day!

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    ]]>     http://www.obachi.org/2008/07/11/finally-got-my-iphone-3g-apple-servers-down-for-registering/feed/ 0     o2 drop the ball AGAIN! http://www.obachi.org/2008/07/11/o2-drop-the-ball-again-2/ http://www.obachi.org/2008/07/11/o2-drop-the-ball-again-2/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:01:25 +0000 nick http://www.obachi.org/?p=129 Well i was there at 6am (well 6:15am) outside o2, Forster Square Bradford. 11 People ahead of me, some of which had been there since midnight, hoping to get their hands on the iPhone 3G. I saw 1 person walk out with it before me. Seems the same story as monday, system down, can’t process your order. My 16GB iPhone 3G (1 of 10 they had) is waiting in store with my name on it!

    Come on o2! This is an absolute mess!

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