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[jonnybryce]

Does anyone here have Instapaper or Read It Later Pro? I've been very interested in Instapaper, but the price (3'99€) really draws me back. I'm used to the usual (0'79€), and I wouldn't mind, but I want to be sure my investment is worth it. Now, I use a lot public transport, and sometimes 3G drops, due to tunnels and the usual, so this app would be well-used.

Any ideas and experiences would be much appreciated!

I use Read It Later Pro every day. There's not much to say, it works exactly how you'd expect and is pretty reliable except for the occasional site which can't be rendered into it's reader mode accurately. It successfully caches what I want to read later through my browser extension or mobile safari java-bookmarklet and it's also really handy for sending things like pictures from the internet to my iPhone in one click. It's super smooth and fast, no issues like crashing, and feels very polished.

Get it, it's handy. Great entertainment on planes/trains.

 

[FerranMG]

I got ReadItLater a few months ago when it went free, and it's an amazing app.
I tried the lite version of Instapaper before, and didn't like it that much. The interface didn't grow on me, but I can't say I used it extensively enough to make a proper judgement.

I can vouch for ReadItLater. It's amazing, and one of the few apps I would have paid for.

 

[sixteen-bit]

I hope for iOS 5 they add background music to the app store, you know like the Wii Shop music?

You can play your own itunes music while you browse the store at least

 

[Koodo]

Whatsapp Messenger is free! Don't know if it's a permanent or temporary deal.

iCloud is officially confirmed. It will be unveiled next week by Steve Jobs.

 

[Sofo]

Instapaper is one of my Top 10 apps. I use it all the time for catching up on reading that I saved for later. Offline caching works great when you're without data.

I use Read It Later Pro every day. There's not much to say, it works exactly how you'd expect and is pretty reliable except for the occasional site which can't be rendered into it's reader mode accurately. It successfully caches what I want to read later through my browser extension or mobile safari java-bookmarklet and it's also really handy for sending things like pictures from the internet to my iPhone in one click. It's super smooth and fast, no issues like crashing, and feels very polished.

Get it, it's handy. Great entertainment on planes/trains.

I got ReadItLater a few months ago when it went free, and it's an amazing app.
I tried the lite version of Instapaper before, and didn't like it that much. The interface didn't grow on me, but I can't say I used it extensively enough to make a proper judgement.

I can vouch for ReadItLater. It's amazing, and one of the few apps I would have paid for.

I'm torn between ReadItLater or Instapaper. ._. I was almost sold on Instapaper, giga could you elaborate a little bit more on Instapaper? If not I might dip in ReadItLater Pro (I tried the lite version, it felt a bit confusing).

Thanks a lot for the replies, and sorry I couldn't check in earlier, had an exam.

 

[jonnybryce]

I'm torn between ReadItLater or Instapaper. ._. I was almost sold on Instapaper, giga could you elaborate a little bit more on Instapaper? If not I might dip in ReadItLater Pro (I tried the lite version, it felt a bit confusing).

Thanks a lot for the replies, and sorry I couldn't check in earlier, had an exam.

I'm surprised you say this but different strokes. Whatever you choose I definitely recommend adding a cache/cloud send/text reading mode app to your arsenal.

 

[iNvid02]

so is iphone 5 going to be a big step up? i have my 3gs and im more than happy with it but might upgrade if its a big enough leap. otherwise i'll have to get the one after for sure.

 

[Macho Madness]

so is iphone 5 going to be a big step up? i have my 3gs and im more than happy with it but might upgrade if its a big enough leap. otherwise i'll have to get the one after for sure.

Rumors point to no, but no one knows. iPhone 5 will probably be announced in the late summer or fall. Wait until Monday to know for sure though.

 

[giga]

I'm torn between ReadItLater or Instapaper. ._. I was almost sold on Instapaper, giga could you elaborate a little bit more on Instapaper? If not I might dip in ReadItLater Pro (I tried the lite version, it felt a bit confusing).

Thanks a lot for the replies, and sorry I couldn't check in earlier, had an exam.

Hm, I remember Instapaper having a lite version as well. Maybe Marco removed it. I'll upload some screens in a sec.

 

[giga]

I'm torn between ReadItLater or Instapaper. ._. I was almost sold on Instapaper, giga could you elaborate a little bit more on Instapaper? If not I might dip in ReadItLater Pro (I tried the lite version, it felt a bit confusing).

Thanks a lot for the replies, and sorry I couldn't check in earlier, had an exam.

Reading list view

Swipe to Archive or Delete

Article view

Tilt scrolling

Article formatting

Article options

App Settings

Dark Mode + Landscape

Text selection

 

[Liu Kang Baking A Pie]

so is iphone 5 going to be a big step up?

Yeah, I just got mine. It's really fast.

 

[dream]

I'm an absolute Instapaper whore too. I probably load it at least 20 times a day.

wtf@giga and I having the exact same articles

 

[Blackhead]

Hm, I remember Instapaper having a lite version as well. Maybe Marco removed it. I'll upload some screens in a sec.

Yeah Marco took it down as an experiment and then left only the paid one when he didn't notice any impact on sales. He talks about it in one of his recent podcasts irrc.

 

[Macho Madness]

http://www.marco.org/2011/04/28/removed-instapaper-free

 

[NYR]

Yeah, I just got mine. It's really fast.

Woah, thought you were banned. Welcome back, nice to see you haven't lost your sarcasm....

 

[Pachimari]

I just installed Numbers on my iPhone 4 (having it on iPad already), is there anyway it can calculate your economy itself?

 

[bionic77]

Yeah, I just got mine. It's really fast.

Do you still get 8 hours of battery life on 3G (or 4G if they upgraded)?

 

[Littleberu]

Hey guys, quick question ;

Is there a way to save a map on Google Maps on IOS? Like, save a map so it doesn't have to download it when I load it?

 

[Technosteve]

Saw this on daring fireball, I think it's a little to big but a brilliant idea.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/786496402/red-pop

 

[adamsappel]

Saw this on daring fireball, I think it's a little to big but a brilliant idea.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/786496402/red-pop

I do not understand why Jobs is so set against using the volume button(s) to take pictures. Touching the on-screen button can be awkward. At the very least, you should be able to touch anywhere on the screen to trigger the shutter.

 

[jonnybryce]

I do not understand why Jobs is so set against using the volume button(s) to take pictures. Touching the on-screen button can be awkward. At the very least, you should be able to touch anywhere on the screen to trigger the shutter.

Yeah, I'm avoiding jailbreaking because in my experience it was very buggy and springboard crashed toop often but the simple little things like volume-as-shutter made a world of a difference.

 

[Einbroch]

I have not followed iPhone news at all. My Droid X recently died (fell into a pool). I'm letting it dry overnight but I doubt it will help. It was in the pool for a good 20-30 seconds. I have a crappy backup phone in case it doesn't work, but am looking into the iPhone.

What's the latest on the iPhone 5? This year? Next? Anything? Sorry if it's been asked a lot, just weighing my options.

 

[Oyashiro]

No one knows when the next iPhone is coming out. WWDC is next week, there might be an announcement then.

 

[Sofo]

Reading list view

http://i.imgur.com/FLjg3.png

Swipe to Archive or Delete

http://i.imgur.com/pJfKw.png

Article view

http://i.imgur.com/UaSNG.png

Tilt scrolling

http://i.imgur.com/jafdz.png

Article formatting

http://i.imgur.com/1zjxW.png

Article options

http://i.imgur.com/55sXQ.png

App Settings

http://i.imgur.com/OM4ld.png

http://i.imgur.com/9qXE8.png

Dark Mode + Landscape

http://i.imgur.com/pZEwe.png

Text selection

http://i.imgur.com/Pvl6Y.png

http://i.imgur.com/xQYbm.png

Whoah, thanks a lot! I'm pretty decided on it, thanks!

 

[GhettoGamer]

My upgrade is monday and im getting the iphone 4, im also leaning to jailbreak for the first time. So any of you kind gentlemen would point me into the right direction? Cause i want to do it right with no problems

 

[Sofo]

My upgrade is monday and im getting the iphone 4, im also leaning to jailbreak for the first time. So any of you kind gentlemen would point me into the right direction? Cause i want to do it right with no problems

I'm on my phone but this should help you. This is the link for secondapps, the awesome webapp here, but just searching jailbreak should net you results.

http://www.secondapps.com/neogaf/showthread.php?t=405737&page=1&highlight=Jailbreak

 

[Blackhead]

My upgrade is monday and im getting the iphone 4, im also leaning to jailbreak for the first time. So any of you kind gentlemen would point me into the right direction? Cause i want to do it right with no problems

You should ask that question in the NeoGaf iOS jailbreak thread. The regulars in this iPhone 4 thread don't want to be disturbed by the jailbreak news and so requested that the topic be discussed in a different thread. You're more likely to get answers if you ask there. 

That said, here's an answer:
The 'official' site for jailbreak tools is the iPhone Dev blog. For folks new to the scene, I usually recommend the tutorials at iClarified (incidentally iPhone-Dev recently recommended iClarified as well). However iClarified is sometimes slow to update the links in its tutorials when one of the jailbreak tools gets an update, so make sure to cross-check with the iPhone Dev blog. An alternate tutorial site  to consider is, amusingly enough, a Microsoft blog, Redmondpie.

Jailbreaking an iPhone is not hard. Imo it's easier to get power user status (jailbreaking) that on other platforms (rooting on Android, installing Preware on webOS, usin the Chevron tool on WP7)

 

[Enco]

Personally I wouldn't jailbreak now.

iOS5 should be coming out soon and you don't want to make upgrading awkward.

I jailbroke before but removed it within the same day. Nothing interested me from the jailbreak.

 

[DR3AM]

what are some awesome, cool to show off the iphone apps (no games) something that will wow everybody

 

[renitou]

My upgrade is monday and im getting the iphone 4

Why?

 

[GhettoGamer]

Thanks for the info guys, really appreciate it

Why?

Cause its something I want?

 

[Blackhead]

Personally I wouldn't jailbreak now.

iOS5 should be coming out soon and you don't want to make upgrading awkward.

I jailbroke before but removed it within the same day. Nothing interested me from the jailbreak.

iOS5 beta will be here soon. Installing the beta is even worse than jailbreaking imo.

 

[sykoex]

what are some awesome, cool to show off the iphone apps (no games) something that will wow everybody

SoundHound can name any song the iPhone's mic can hear.

In Google Translate you can speak into it and it'll translate what you said. (Which is awesome when you hear a foreign word that you have no idea how to spell.)

 

[DR3AM]

if you use game center add me: DreamVsPS2 ( already posted it in the official thread)

 

[Koodo]

What (and where) do you click to stop Voice Notes from syncing back to iTunes?

 

[Arcipello]

does anyone know the best website for creating ringtones? i saw one ages ago where you could upload a song, choose a section of it and it would spit out a converted file ready for your iphone... cant seem to find it though.. the website had a short name, really would like to find it again

 

[mlaz14]

does anyone know the best website for creating ringtones? i saw one ages ago where you could upload a song, choose a section of it and it would spit out a converted file ready for your iphone... cant seem to find it though.. the website had a short name, really would like to find it again

Don't know if this is the one you're thinking of but audiko.net is the one I used to use.

 

[sixteen-bit]

does anyone know the best website for creating ringtones? i saw one ages ago where you could upload a song, choose a section of it and it would spit out a converted file ready for your iphone... cant seem to find it though.. the website had a short name, really would like to find it again

I use iRinger. It's great.

 

[Shanks]

Anybody having Issues with their home buttons? It seems like it started like two months ago but the home button is very hit and miss. It can sometimes takes 3 or 4 presses to register and then it can work fine the rest of the day.

 

[Sofo]

What (and where) do you click to stop Voice Notes from syncing back to iTunes?

I'm interested too! It never synced automatically and now it's there all the time. ._.

 

[caramac]

Anybody having Issues with their home buttons? It seems like it started like two months ago but the home button is very hit and miss. It can sometimes takes 3 or 4 presses to register and then it can work fine the rest of the day.

This comes up several times ITT, general consensus seems to be take it back to an Apple store and they will swap it out for you.

 

[giga]

I'm interested too! It never synced automatically and now it's there all the time. ._.

 

[Koodo]

Thank you!

 

[Husker86]

Just checkin out Verizon iPhone 4s on eBay and I have never seen any phone model with so many Bad ESN listings; it seems like 50/50 chance on good/bad ESN. What is going on here? Are people making a lot of insurance claims and selling their old ones or something (obviously not expecting an answer, but just thinking out loud)?

I kinda wish eBay wouldn't allow Bad ESN phones to be listed but I suppose they are not going to give up all of that revenue.

 

[Domino Theory]

So with the rumor of the iPhone 5 having a curved screen a la the Palm Pre, does that mean it won't have the flat 'build' that the iPhone 4 has (which I love)?

 

[Liu Kang Baking A Pie]

So with the rumor of the iPhone 5 having a curved screen a la the Palm Pre, does that mean it won't have the flat 'build' that the iPhone 4 has (which I love)?

"If this is a circle, does that mean it's not a square?"

???

 

[Oyashiro]

This comes up several times ITT, general consensus seems to be take it back to an Apple store and they will swap it out for you.

This is a stupid question, but do they swap out just the button or the whole phone? I dunno how easy it is to swap stuff on an iPhone, so I always just assumed they'd give you a new one.

 

[jonnybryce]

So with the rumor of the iPhone 5 having a curved screen a la the Palm Pre, does that mean it won't have the flat 'build' that the iPhone 4 has (which I love)?

The Pre curved like a bump, I thought the rumor was it would curve in like the Nexus S (inwards).

I'd prefer it remain flat myself.

 

[feel]

what are some awesome, cool to show off the iphone apps (no games) something that will wow everybody

Word Lens


edit- bep360 video always impresses too

 

[Sofo]

You're on a roll here, thanks!