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Blogging With WordPress For iPhone

This is my first blog post using the new WordPress for iPhone app.

I had a few initial problems getting my sites setup. I am not sure what the problem was, but the only way I could get it to work was to repeatedly delete and then add the sites again.

This post is short and sweet and mainly for testing purposes. I have even included a rough iPhone photo.

WordPress For iPhone

One app I have been waiting to hit the App Store is the new WordPress for iPhone app.

The wait is nearly over, with this announcement on the WordPress for iPhone blog.

“Just a quick update that we’ve successfully uploaded the app to the iTunes Store, and the status message “In Review” indicates that the Apple team is conducting their testing procedures. We have not been provided with an ETA — so it could get approved at any time.

Also as many of you have noticed, Matt Thomas has done an amazing job updating the look & feel of this blog to make way for the additional content we’ll be posting shortly.”

I have checked and it is not available yet via iTunes App Store. I’ll keep you posted once it becomes available.

Update:- It is available now, I just downloaded and installed my copy and will post my thoughts later.

Optus Major Network Outage

If you are on the Optus network and experiencing problems at the moment, you are not alone. My wife jut phoned me to check if there was a network problem, as the EFTPOS is not working and neither are their mobiles.

Sure enough, my shiny new iPhone on the Optus network has signal, but cannot send and the same goes with my Vodafone mobile. Vodafone uses the Optus network.

Optus has experienced a MAJOR network outage. The problem is not confined to the Optus mobile network, but includes Optus landlines and reportedly, some Internet connections.

The network has been down since 8:30am. At this stage no announcement has been forthcoming from Optus.

Update:- The problem was caused by a fibre optic cable on the Gold Coast being cut, as well as some problems with another cable near Stanthorpe.

How To Fix A Crashed iPhone

As I reported before, there have been reports of Apps crashing the new iPhone, sometimes these crashes are so bad that they require a complete restore.

The problems being reported all seem to relate to the installation of applications. It is not confined to apps you install via iTunes, as the crashes are being reported when installing on the phone itself. Many app developers are claiming that the problem lies with Apple, but irrespective, if your Apple goes into meltdown, you need a way to fix it.

The standard method to restart a locked up iPhone is to press the home and power keys at the same time and hold them for 6 seconds. This forces the iPhone to shut down and normally would clear any problem when you press the power key again to turn it back on. However, this method is not always effective in the case of an iPhone locking up during an application installation. If after trying this method, you get stuck on the reboot screen, you will have to force the phone into recovery mode, which performs an iTunes firmware restore.

To use recovery mode, and hopefully get your iPhone back in working order, follow these steps:

• Turn your iPhone off by holding the Sleep/Wake button for 5 - 6 seconds.
• Press and hold the Home button and plug the iPhone into your Mac or PC.
• Keep holding the Home button until you see a yellow triangle or a dock cable and iTunes icon.
• Release the Home button.
• Open iTunes, which will say it has detected an iPhone in recovery mode.
• Click ‘OK’.
• Click restore.

Sit back and wait, there are reports of recovery taking up to several hours to complete, so if it looks like the green progress bar is hardly moving, don’t turn it off and try again, it simply takes time, you will jsut have to be patient.

Last.fm iPhone App

One app for the iPhone that will appeal to many users is Last.fm’s.

It comes with all the standard Last.fm items, including love, ban, skip, artist bio’s, similar artists and events.

A cool feature is the ability to see current events for the now playing artists and specify if you’re attending or not and go to a Google map for the event location.

The app can read lastfm:// links, and will automatically start streaming any song when you click the play button on the website.

At the moment, due to licensing issues, Last.fm for the iPhone is only available in the US, UK, Canada, France, Germany and Spain.

You can download the Last.fm app for free from the App Store.

App Store Hits 10 Million Downloads

The App Store is off to a flying start, with 10 million applications downloaded over the weekend from the 500 or so available at lauch.

There is already some interesting data coming out from Medialets, the new advertising network for iPhone app developers, who report that the average price paid per app has fallen from $6.03 to $5.47. Another interesting piece of information to emerge, is that free apps are rated higher than paid apps.

The price drop is a reflection of competition in the market, which is to be expected, especially with sales of 10 million over one weekend.

The top paid apps are game and entertainment related, iBeer, which I wrote about yesterday comes in at number 5.

There have been some reports of applications locking up and even causing crashes on the iPhone. I experienced one app that caused a slight problem, but this didn’t require a reset to rectify.

Some developers have reportedly started to try and game the App Store by changing the name of their applications to appear higher on the pages.

Aside from these issues, this level of activity points to the value that App Store brings to Apple, both as an extra revenue stream and probably more importantly, as a means of strengthening the iPhone platform, as if it needed it.

Solution For Flat iPhone Battery

With many users complaining about the 3G iPhone running out of puff too soon, there is a solution at hand, the Storm High Capacity Portable Battery Charger.

This is an ideal accessory for those on the move without convenient access to a power supply. It is essentially a battery itself that can power devices for over 20 hours. In the case of an iPhone, it can recharge a flat battery up to 8 times on a single charge.

The Storm itself can be recharged through your computer using the mini USB cable, or through a wall socket charger. The Storm kit is comprehensive, with enough adapters to charge a large range of devices, including iPhone, iPod, SonyEricsson, Nokia, Samsung, PSP, Motorola, and PDA’s.

For only $59.90, the Storm looks like a good investment.

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