Comments on: Why I'm (still) Not Buying an iPhone http://dooba.net/2009/06/19/why-im-still-not-buying-an-iphone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-im-still-not-buying-an-iphone Tech, Science, Insanity Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:09:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: David http://dooba.net/2009/06/19/why-im-still-not-buying-an-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-8 David Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:42:03 +0000 http://dooba.net/?p=110#comment-8 <a href="#comment-2145" rel="nofollow">@Iain Kay </a> I agree that there are some potential ways around the lack of background apps. However the vast majority of the user base is simply not going to jailbreak their phone or do anything out of the ATT/Apple ecosystem. I don't agree with your point that the limited RAM/CPU in the iPhones is a valid reason to limit users ability to run multiple apps. For example, I have an HTC Magic and it has 192mb RAM, this is in between the old iPhones and the 3GS. I run background apps all day - IM, gChat, 2 widgets, etc. And I have far better battery life than the iPhone. Also, look at the Palm Pre, it is very similar to the 3GS in terms of RAM/CPU and it runs background apps out of the box and has at least as good of battery as the iPhone. @Iain Kay

I agree that there are some potential ways around the lack of background apps. However the vast majority of the user base is simply not going to jailbreak their phone or do anything out of the ATT/Apple ecosystem.

I don’t agree with your point that the limited RAM/CPU in the iPhones is a valid reason to limit users ability to run multiple apps. For example, I have an HTC Magic and it has 192mb RAM, this is in between the old iPhones and the 3GS. I run background apps all day – IM, gChat, 2 widgets, etc. And I have far better battery life than the iPhone.

Also, look at the Palm Pre, it is very similar to the 3GS in terms of RAM/CPU and it runs background apps out of the box and has at least as good of battery as the iPhone.

]]> By: Iain Kay http://dooba.net/2009/06/19/why-im-still-not-buying-an-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Iain Kay Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:54:48 +0000 http://dooba.net/?p=110#comment-7 Apple do limit your devices potential by only allowing 1 application to be running at once. However they do this with good reason where the 2.5G + 3G are concerned as they only have 128MB of RAM. Most of that is taken up by Mail, Safari, iPod and Phone running simultaneously with no way to close them. Now enter the 3GS with a whopping 256MB RAM (still a little low but a worthy upgrade none the less) and a faster processor. This iPhone is ready to multitask and with a little bit of Jailbreaking and an application called 'iphone-backgrounder' it works a treat. Jailbreaking is possible on the 3GS however it requires a program called 'redsnow-0.8'. The baseband will not be changed and the whole process is completely reversible using iTunes to restore the latest version of the OS. After installing 'iphone-backgrounder' you can then send an app in to the background by holding the home button for a second. It's not limited to one app either, you can run 2-3 fairly successfully, more if they focus on lean memory management or don't do much. Apple do limit your devices potential by only allowing 1 application to be running at once. However they do this with good reason where the 2.5G + 3G are concerned as they only have 128MB of RAM. Most of that is taken up by Mail, Safari, iPod and Phone running simultaneously with no way to close them.
Now enter the 3GS with a whopping 256MB RAM (still a little low but a worthy upgrade none the less) and a faster processor. This iPhone is ready to multitask and with a little bit of Jailbreaking and an application called ‘iphone-backgrounder’ it works a treat.
Jailbreaking is possible on the 3GS however it requires a program called ‘redsnow-0.8′. The baseband will not be changed and the whole process is completely reversible using iTunes to restore the latest version of the OS.
After installing ‘iphone-backgrounder’ you can then send an app in to the background by holding the home button for a second. It’s not limited to one app either, you can run 2-3 fairly successfully, more if they focus on lean memory management or don’t do much.

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