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Macworld just reviewed some portable cameras, including smart phones:
“…the highest scoring of all the smartphone cameras that we tested, was none other than the iPhone 4. Next in the rankings was the Droid X, followed by the EVO 4G, the Samsung Galaxy, and way at the bottom, the iPhone 3GS.”
(source: iPhone 4 camera beats the smartphone competition)
The camera on my iPhone 3G is shockingly bad, something I have not been overly bothered about (it’s better than my last phone’s camera and I don’t take many pictures - although I’d like to), but even I was surprised that the iPhone has gone from the worst (the 3GS, which is even better than my 3G) to the best (iPhone 4) camera. And then there’s the HD video!
When I get my new iPhone (and the frustration with O2 is a whole ‘nother blog post) I will be taking many more pictures and videos - I can’t wait!
The Tumblr iPhone app is so frustratingly bad that I find myself only using Tumblr on my Mac or iPad (using the browser rather than the app).
Problems include:
- Formatting problems on posts often means the text overflows and you cannot read it all.
- About 1 in 5 times, enlarging an image will cause you to scroll to the very top, so to find your place you have to do some rapid scrolling down (which reminds me of an iPhone game the boys put on my phone, 100 metre sprint). This leads to me choosing very carefully which images to view and then regretting it if I have to scroll.
- It is a big improvement having links open in “new window” and keeping your place but then reblogging will take you to the top again. This is worse than the above point because the pages you viewed have to be loaded again: scroll, tap, wait, scroll, tap, wait. This leads to me not reblogging using the app.
- As Marco created both Tumblr and Instapaper I continue to be baffled as to why there is no “read later” button.
- This is more of a problem with Tumblr than just the app but I wish there was an option to read your dashboard in chronological order. Then not only would series of posts make sense but it could be easier to catch up on posts you missed. Tracking posts you have read would be the icing on the cake.
- Also lately the app has been crashing, this could be due to the new iOS or my old iPhone 3G.
I’m quite confused how the guys and gals at Tumblr can put up with this, I can only conclude that they do not use the app.
Tumblr iPhone App 1.2
Just in time for your shiny new iPhone 4! Here’s the new stuff:
- Native reblogging. Reblog posts to any of your blogs using the native editor. Even peek at the original post if you need to.
- German localization. Sprechen Sie deutsch?
- Enhanced photo post options. Click-through links and uploading via URL are now supported.
- ‘Send to Twitter’ switch now respects your individual blog settings.
- iOS 4.0 compatibility and multitasking!
- Bug fixes and optimizations. Booooring.
Download or search for “tumblr” in the App Store.
(People have been complaining that the iPhone does not support Flash for years now, and yet no other phone has support for it yet either.)
This is how smartphones looked before Apple released the iPhone. There is no question that they have now all copied the iPhone.
Phoenix Wright iPhone Game Hands-On Gameplay Preview
I have been hoping this would happen ever since I got an iPhone. Yay!
The time I spend playing on my DS slowly declined, and now I never use it. Part of the reason is I hate having to carry it around. Having my favourite games on my iPhone would be perfect, as I always have my phone with me.
