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iPhone fails to sync all contacts; iTunes hangs on "Syncing contacts"

Several users have reported an issue where iTunes fails to properly synchronize contacts with the iPhone, hanging repeatedly at the "Syncing contacts" phase.

It appears that in most cases, this issue has to do with individual contact entries that contain problematic data. For instance, some users have reported that the issue started after photos were added to contacts on the iPhone.

Try creating a smaller group of contacts in your chosen application (Mac OS X Address Book, Entourage, Outlook, etc.) and re-attempt synchronization. If it works, add a few more contacts in batches and continue to re-attempt synchronization … Read more

Tough to find instant iPhone gratification at AT&T stores

Those iPhone hopefuls who had planned to avoid long lines at Apple stores by visiting AT&T stores had to get lucky to secure one yesterday, and replacements might not arrive for weeks.

Launch day for the iPhone went very smoothly at Apple's retail stores. Plenty of units were available and long lines of customers were moved swiftly in and out of the store. But 12 of 15 AT&T stores surveyed Saturday sold out of their allotments on Friday night, which ranged from 30 units to 90 units. Only one store in Chicago still had 4GB … Read more

Twitter on the iPhone: Hahlo

We predict that there will be a lot of Twitter interfaces for the iPhone. This is the first we've seen, though: Hahlo. It's not crystal clear what its icons do (the star is what you use to creat a Twitter message, for example), but it should take you all of two minutes to get the hang of it anyway.

iPhone link: http://www.hahlo.com/

Web site link: http://www.hahlo.com/

Via Frantic Industries.

20 hours with the iPhone: A full, hands-on evaluation...so far

As I mentioned in my previous iPhone post, I took the plunge Friday night and drove down to my local AT&T store for a nice new iPhone. So, with some time on my hands as my girlfriend watches more YouTube videos than anyone else who has ever seen the site, I thought I would give you some insight into my experience with the iPhone and my impressions at this point.

When I got to the AT&T store, I was asked to stand outside the door until one of the seven sales kiosks became available. Within five … Read more

Playing dress-up with the iPhone

As noted back in early May, we were shocked that it had taken so long for iPhone cases to begin showing up, some five months after it had been announced. But no sooner was that item printed that the floodgates began to open.

To date, however, most of the gadget-wear has been mundane to mediocre--hardly befitting the most celebrated consumer product launch in memory, if not history. So even if the latest case from urban apparel company LRG isn't exactly your taste, we think it's worthy of mention at least for an attempt at originality beyond the usual … Read more

No manual music management on iPhone?

During CNET's review of the Apple iPhone I found a surprising omission from the iPhone's device tab in iTunes. It seems that there's no way to manually move content between iTunes and the iPhone. Instead, content management relies entirely on automatic syncing preferences. As someone who uses their iPod on multiple computers, I rely on the 'Manage music and videos manually' check box that appears in the device manager tab when I connect my iPod to iTunes. Without it, each time I sync my iPod to a different computer I run the risk of having content overwritten. … Read more

Crave's iPhone review in real time

We finally have the Apple iPhone, and will be have been reviewing it all night. Senior Editor Donald Bell also contributed to this review.

2:14 a.m.: The verdict We've pushed and prodded all night, and now we have the final iPhone review. Read it here, then tune in tomorrow for our updates once we run our battery drain and talk time tests in CNET Labs. Thanks for staying up with us!

1:08 a.m.: Music and movies The bad news is that the iPhone's iPod leaves out the ability to manually manage the transfer of … Read more

What can you do with Bluetooth on the iPhone?; Bluetooth File Exchange, iSync do not work

The iPhone has Bluetooth 2.0 EDR built-in, but so far it seems to carry little functionality outside use of accessories like the Apple Bluetooth headset.

Apple's Bluetooth File Exchange for Mac OS X cannot send files to the iPhone stating "Device does not have the necessary services."

iSync for Mac OS X cannot be used to synchronize with the iPhone via Bluetooth, delivering the message "iSync can not connect to this device."

We've yet to hear reports of Windows applications that can successfully interact with the iPhone via Bluetooth.

So, what can be … Read more

How to reset the iPhone

A troubleshooting procedure that according to Apple will rarely need to be used, but can solve instances where the iPhone won't turn on, or the display freezes or doesn't respond: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears. This will completely reset the iPhone.