Saturday, June 30, 2007

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  • Submit Your iPhone Bugs to Apple

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    There are bound to be bugs in any first generation product, and unfortunately this has been especially true for new Apple devices. It's only been a day since the iPhone went on sale, but already we're hearing of some nagging issues. But fear not, for you the user have the power to change the iPhone world for the better. If you already have an ADC account, you're all ready to start submitting bugs to the iPhone team. Head on over to bugreport.apple.com and go crazy- just make sure you submit responsibly and stick to the official description format, because someone has to read through each bug you submit.
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  • iPhone Experience: The keyboard

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    We've got our iPhones. Now it's time to see what these puppies can do. This is the first in a series of posts intended to explore the iPhone's features.

    This time, it's about the keyboard.

    With the iPhone, Apple eschewes the "real" keyboard of some other smart phones, and offers virtual replacement. It shows up when needed, and disappears when it's not. It's available in both landscape and portrait orientation, depending on what you're doing. Let's look at an example of each.

    First of all, the iPhone's response to your keystrokes is immediate. The "Notes" application (as well as a few others) requires you to use the keyboard in portrait mode. Create a new note and the keyboard emerges, taking over the lower half of the screen. By default, letters are displayed with a QWERTY layout, as well as a backspace button, shift, and spacebar. An additional button swaps letters for numbers and symbols (for punctuation, etc.).

    Click any key and it immediately "grows" from underneath your finger to confirm your selection. The problem for me, at least, is that I don't always see the letter I expect.

    Typing on this thing in portrait mode with 100% accuracy requires the hands of a adolescent girl. When typing a 27-letter phrase ("This little piggy went to market," if you must know), I made 5 "errors." That's not a whole lot, but it's enough to be kind of annoying.

    Apple must have predicted that people with adult-sized fingers would have trouble, so they've built in a helpful feature. As you type, the iPhone takes a guess at which word you're after, and places it on the screen just below the cursor. To accept the guess, simply hit the spacebar. While this is handy for avoiding errors in portrait mode, it's a real speed booster while in landscape.

    This is where things change. Typing in landscape mode - say, while using Safari - is much easier. Because it's got more real estate, the keyboard is wider and the keys are larger. I was able to type my test phrase with no errors and as quickly as I could find the necessary keys. Speaking of Safari, the keyboard acquires a handy ".com" button while you're on the net.

    It's also more comfortable to type in landscape. Your hands quickly learn how to position the iPhone so that it's secure in your grip while leaving your thumbs free to type away. I wish there was some why to flip all applications on their sides, just so I could make use of that nice, wide keyboard.

    If anything is at fault here, it's my massive Meat Mittens, not Apple's software. However, I would imagine that a number of users have hands like mine. For us, "slow and deliberate" is the name of the game.
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  • Steve shows up for iPhone launch

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    Steve made an appearance at the Palo Alto Apple Store just moments after the West Coast release of the iPhone. This video, which shows Steve pushing his way through the surprised throng, captured the tail-end of his visit.

    Watch as the blows off the guy who tries to shake his hand on the sidewalk. We don't love Steve because he's nice.

    Thanks, Kenneth!
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  • Couldn't buy an iPhone? Maybe you can win one.

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    Looks like lots of readers were able to nab an iPhone or two, but what if you just can't afford the thing? Or perhaps you want one but don't really NEED one. Why not try and win one? That's right, Engadget is giving away an iPhone. Simply leave a comment and you're entered! [That is, leave a comment at that Engadget post, not to this post!]

    Online video sharing site Viddler (which hosted some of our WWDC interviews) is giving away 2 iPhones over the next month. You have to do a little more than leave a comment to enter, so check out this video post for all the details.

    Know of anyone else giving away iPhones? Leave a comment and I'll update this post.
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  • iPhone orders at online Apple Store see 2-4 week delays

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    Uh oh, it looks like Apple might have dumped the majority of their iPhones into brick and mortar stores, making web shoppers wait longer than usual for a new device. The online Apple Store currently displays a 2-4 week shipping time for both 4GB and 8GB iPhones. While this could simply be an overestimation to help manage the demand, it might be motivation for more users to try their luck if they have a local Apple or AT&T store. Just remember: only one phone per customer is allowed at AT&T stores, while Apple has a cap of 2, and you can always check your local Apple Store's iPhone stock from the comforts of your pajamas before making the trek.

    Thanks to everyone who sent this in.
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  • Integrate Highrise with iPhone

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    I'm a real fan of 37 Signal's Highrise. If you're unfamiliar, it's an online contact manager that lets you track conversations, contact information, pending communications and more.

    Randy Hunt at Citizen Scholar has written a great tutorial for using Highrise with the iPhone. It's a simple process that consists of importing a vCard template into Address Book and then synchronizing Address Book to the iPhone. We love it!

    Of course, you can just navigate to the Highrise homepage via Safari on the iPhone, but as Randy points out, his solution will allow you to forward emails or add to-dos to your Highrise account without launching a browser.

    [Via 37signals Product Blog]
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