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I still hate Weber State · 07-06-2009, 02:49 PM

Let me first state that I don't really care about the whole apple vs. PC (or in this case RIM/Palm/HTC) argument that this post may turn into, but what were the Apple marketing folks thinking about with these new iPhone 3Gs commercials? I mean every single one of them just outlines functions that are new to the iPhone but standard to so many other phones. Video? Cut and paste? Voice activated dialing? I mean come on. If people actually buy an iPhone because of those functions, then they are morans. There have to be other functions that are more unique to the iPhone 3Gs that could have been used in the commercials right

Jim in Atl · 07-07-2009, 10:21 AM

Report: U.S. Justice Department to Investigate AT&T-iPhone Exclusivity

Report: U.S. Justice Department to Investigate AT&T-iPhone Exclusivity | Digital Media Wire

Washington D. C. - The U.S. Justice Department has begun looking at big telecom [COLOR=#000000! important][COLOR=#000000! important]companies[/COLOR][/COLOR]

to try to determine if they have abused their market power when signing exclusivity agreements with handset makers, such as AT&T’s (NYSE: T) deal with Apple (NASD: AAPL) and the iPhone, according to Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

tuff bob · 07-07-2009, 12:44 PM

Check out this iPhone app:

YouTube - Nearest Tube Augmented Reality App for iPhone 3GS from acrossair

Trevor Barnes · 07-07-2009, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by tuff bob

Check out this iPhone app:

YouTube - Nearest Tube Augmented Reality App for iPhone 3GS from acrossair

Without understanding the potential of it, many people thought it was useless to add a compass to the iPhone. In fact, you can see that it may turn out to be one of the most important additions to the iPhone. I think they're only scratching the surface with augmented reality.

SpartyGuy92 · 07-07-2009, 01:42 PM

Attention golfers: Check out Golfshot at the app store or Golfshot.com. I have used it twice now and cannot say anything but good things about this gps and scorecard app. I trialed ViewTi and this one is in a different league. Best $30 I have spent in quite a while.

Golfshot - Golf GPS for iPhone

TripleGreen · 07-07-2009, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by SpartyGuy92

Attention golfers: Check out Golfshot at the app store or Golfshot.com. I have used it twice now and cannot say anything but good things about this gps and scorecard app. I trialed ViewTi and this one is in a different league. Best $30 I have spent in quite a while.

Golfshot - Golf GPS for iPhone

How is it different/better than ViewTI?

PortlandSpartan · 07-07-2009, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by SpartyGuy92

Attention golfers: Check out Golfshot at the app store or Golfshot.com. I have used it twice now and cannot say anything but good things about this gps and scorecard app. I trialed ViewTi and this one is in a different league. Best $30 I have spent in quite a while.

Golfshot - Golf GPS for iPhone

This looks amazing. Going to give it a shot.

TripleGreen · 07-07-2009, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by PortlandSpartan

This looks amazing. Going to give it a shot.

I have ViewTI right now, and GS GPS does look pretty sweet. I wonder if it has as many courses already programmed into the app like ViewTI does?

SpartyGuy92 · 07-07-2009, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by TripleGreen

How is it different/better than ViewTI?

This gives you a nice dynamic yardage book. The aerials are available too, but if you know the course it is nice to quickly see the markers/layups/carry distances. I also like to quickly see the front/back of the green distances.

You can download Bethpage Black for free and you can get a sense of the capabilities. I only tested ViewTi with their first hole offering. I liked it, but I think this one has some slicker features includig a great scorecard / statistics tracker which is impressive.

PortlandSpartan · 07-07-2009, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by TripleGreen

I have ViewTI right now, and GS GPS does look pretty sweet. I wonder if it has as many courses already programmed into the app like ViewTI does?

They have a list on the website. All the courses I play here in Oregon are listed.

PortlandSpartan · 07-07-2009, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by SpartyGuy92

This gives you a nice dynamic yardage book. The aerials are available too, but if you know the course it is nice to quickly see the markers/layups/carry distances. I also like to quickly see the front/back of the green distances.

You can download Bethpage Black for free and you can get a sense of the capabilities. I only tested ViewTi with their first hole offering. I liked it, but I think this one has some slicker features includig a great scorecard / statistics tracker which is impressive.

How does battery life fare when using GPS for 4hrs? Seems like it may be

SpartyGuy92 · 07-07-2009, 05:19 PM

Battery life is ok if you turn off wifi and bluetooth. On Saturday I golfed 18 at Angels Crossing and got the "20% battery life remaining" message at hole 16. I bought a portable battery pack for $20 and I plugged in but I probably could have finished the round. It was about a 4.5 hour round.

Also, there were four courses that were not mapped when I bought the app. I was able to send photos of the scorecards and they emailed me within 24 hours for each that they were done. I played a course I requested and one previously done and both gave great distances.

tuff bob · 07-07-2009, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Trevor Barnes

I think they're only scratching the surface with augmented reality.

There was a time knowing the direction to stagger to Farringdon to catch the Thameslink home would have been very useful for me

CincySpartan · 07-07-2009, 05:24 PM

Hey all, finally broke down and got a 32GB 3GS yesterday..... my first iphone.....

Anyway, I am sure this has been covered... and this thread is really really long...

So sorry to ask...

but is there Live TV for this thing?

tuff bob · 07-07-2009, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by CincySpartan

but is there Live TV for this thing?

other than the MLB app (and upcoming NFL), no.

Trevor Barnes · 07-07-2009, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by CincySpartan

Hey all, finally broke down and got a 32GB 3GS yesterday..... my first iphone.....

Anyway, I am sure this has been covered... and this thread is really really long...

So sorry to ask...

but is there Live TV for this thing?

Well, with WiFi and the SlingPlayer app...

Trevor Barnes · 07-07-2009, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by tuff bob

other than the MLB app (and upcoming NFL), no.

March Madness video was pretty cool too.

The Matador · 07-07-2009, 10:31 PM

Ever since the 3.0 software came out, my voicemail sucks.

When someone calls and leaves me a message, it wont show up until the next time i make a call on the phone.

Very ****ed up.

Jim in Atl · 07-08-2009, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by The Matador

Ever since the 3.0 software came out, my voicemail sucks.

When someone calls and leaves me a message, it wont show up until the next time i make a call on the phone.

Very ****ed up.

I've experinced that. Remove and replace the SIm card. Should clear that up. It resets the AT&T network settings.

SteveMSU · 07-08-2009, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by PortlandSpartan

How does battery life fare when using GPS for 4hrs? Seems like it may be

Monoprice has a $14 battery pack, as well as a $25 or so one that has a lot more power. I think I'm going to get Golfshot this weekend and test it out on The Bear.

PortlandSpartan · 07-08-2009, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveMSU

Monoprice has a $14 battery pack, as well as a $25 or so one that has a lot more power. I think I'm going to get Golfshot this weekend and test it out on The Bear.

Cool, thanks for the Monoprice heads up.

Let us know how Golfshot goes this weekend.