iPhone Manual online

All the information you'll need in this 124 page manual.

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Lucky....

To the cheers of the crowd, people walked the gauntlet with their brand new iPhones in NYC. I think it's kind of over the top, especially since these people are probably heading to the subway where I'd probably hide the box.

The interesting item in this link is that some people just strolled up at 7:15pm, walked in, bought the phone without a wait. I guess they had quite the inventory in NYC.

I just checked eBay and there are 661 items found for iphone in Cell Phones ranging from $15,500.01 down to about $624 for a 4GB version, $850 for a 8GB version. I suspect that you'd be better off taking a ride tomorrow to the local AT&T store to see what's availabe first.

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Vista, iTunes 7.3 and VBScript...

So you just got that new iPhone thing, sped home, downloaded iTunes 7.3 and installed on your new Vista machine (after all, if you're a techie like me, you need to run the latest and greatest on the best hardware). But you run into a problem. VBScript isn't installed by default by Vista.




Oh NO!!! how do I get around this and start using my wonderful new iPhone?????
Apple has already seen it with iTunes 7.2 on Windows XP. For Vista, there are a few more steps you need to do first.



Re-enabling the VBScript engine in Windows XP

If the VBScript is installed, it might not be registered within Windows XP. To re-enable the VBScript engine, follow these steps:

- click the Start Orb
- select All Programs
- select Accessories
- Right CLICK (very important) on Command Prompt
- Select Run As Administrator
- Follow the steps below...

On the Start menu, click Run.
In the "Open" field, enter the following command and click OK.
regsvr32 vbscript.dll
A message should appear stating that the "DllRegisterServer in C:\WINDOWS\system32\vbscript.dll succeeded."
Click OK and try installing iTunes or QuickTime again.
Note that the user needs to be logged in as the administrator or is a user with admin privileges for the step above.

You should see something like this when done.



When you load iTunes, you'll need to unblock the firewall.



Once this is done, go to Edit/Preference and setup you're iPhone stuff.



That should do it. Enjoy your new phone.

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MOBI Site - Good for the iPhone?

dot mobi sites are a new Top Level Domain (TLD) that is geared towards mobile devices. If you want to test out my blog on your shiny new iPhone... check out http://www.iphoneapps.mobi.

I know that the iPhone has a great browser and .mobi may not be necessary, but not everyone has a cool new phone yet. The advantage is that .mobi sites would not have to be zoomed and are made specifically small with small images. If you're on the "blazingly fast" EDGE network, maybe smaller web pages designed specifically for mobile networks would make sense.

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Apple official iPhone Accessories here!

The offical Apple accessories are listed with prices. I particularly like the travel cable for $29 that allows you to charge the phone and bluetooth headset with a simple cable.

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AT&T Stores Brace For Violent iPhone Shoppers

If you plan on stomping over other customers to get your iPhone fix, prepare to work your way through beefed up security and extra employees on hand to stop iPhone insanity. Violent shoppers!!! Maybe people who are crying or begging if they don't get an iPhone, but I hope it doesn't come down to violence. I suspect you'll be able to get one tomorrow if you just stroll over to a local AT&T store.

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Third Party Cocoa iPhone Apps Coming... "Soon"

During one of the many evening parties which took place during WWDC I overheard something very interesting from a key member of the iPhone development team that answers at least part of our question.I guess it's wait and see. If the iPhone is based on OS X, I suspect that if Apple does allow Third-Party applications, you'll want to spend the extra $100 for the 8GB version for some extra room.

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iPhone facts from the first reviews

Well, the first reviews are in. But you may have missed some of the more interesting factoids ... There's no way to cut, copy, or paste text!This is a great article that summarizes the facts extracted from several reviews. There is also a link to 4 main reviews of the iPhone. One of the facts that is really a bummer is that there is a limitation to the battery life. Once the battery dies or stops holding a charge, which it eventually will, you have to ship the phone back to Apple to get the battery replaced. To me, this is a show stopper. Of course, by the time the battery dies, there will probably be iPhone 2.0 or 3.0.

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How does the iPhone stack up in total cost?

"It's no secret or surprise that Apple pushed AT&T into whipping up some new plans for the iPhone -- specialness aside, one look at AT&T and users can get lost in its myriad plans, 44 in all (including prepaid, data, etc.). "It will basically cost $100/month with unlimited data and 1350 minutes. The analysis that Engadget does in this article shows that the iPhone could actually be less expensive than a Samsung Blackjack if you're on the family plan.

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Walt Mossberg Reviews the iPhone

Walt Mossberg has published his review of the iPhone. Not a surprise that he likes the hardware very much. The downside of the iPhone is the AT&T network and EDGE support.

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