Comments on: iPhone OS vs. Android, Part I

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:57:04 +0000

I just realized that you're right. Despite generally being very accurate, mine currently tells me I'm near Denton Square, when I'm actually about 15 miles from there.

By: Daniel James Lashua

Daniel James Lashua — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:57:04 +0000

I just realized that you're right. Despite generally being very accurate, mine currently tells me I'm near Denton Square, when I'm actually about 15 miles from there.

By: Sean Vreeland

Sean Vreeland — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:10:43 +0000

From what I've read the Touch doesn't have a GPS receiver. It uses wifi to triangulate your approximate location. I am currently sitting in my living room and my Touch tells me I am in Pittsburgh.

The only app I use that has implemented push notifications is Beejive. But it isn't free. I really do like it though. The only push options I have are to turn on sounds, badges, and alerts. I originally had all of them on but have since turned off alerts. Evry time someone IM's me I would get a popup message. Now I just check for the badge every once in a while.

I would really love it if Apple could implement a notification system similar to the one that is on the Pre. That is best I've seen so far.

By: Jim Reverend

Jim Reverend — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:25:31 +0000

I haven't read specs or anything but I'm pretty sure the touch has some form of GPSr as it seems to know where I am with good accuracy.

Can you recommend any other free apps that use push?

By: Sean Vreeland

Sean Vreeland — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:00:16 +0000

A few comments about the iPhone and iPod Touch. The iPhone 3G(S) has a GPS receiver where Touch doesn't. Hopefully they will put GPS to the next gen Touch.

Gmail on iPhone doesn't support push email. It sucks, I wish it did. Yahoo supports push though, I'm not sure why gmail doesn't.

I've only had my iPhone for a few weeks and I am pleasantly surprised at how fast I can type. I still make a lot of mistakes but it's autocorrection is very good.

Overall I like the iPhone, especially the hardware. If they would allow more customization of the notifications I would be really happy, maybe jailbreaking will fix that.