engadget.com — Just thought we'd let the droves of paranoid upgraders know in on a small bit of good bad news. Yes, Apple did already release a new version of iTunes tonight, 7.4.1, and we tested to see if said update "fixes" the ringtone-renaming hack (if you really want to call it a hack) that lets users supply their own ringtones , well it's over!
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Closed AccountSep 9, 2007
i AM IN MY SONY ERICSSON S500I SETTING MY OWN RINGTONES. This is the reason why people should not f**king get products that lock you in like that.
zdigglerSep 9, 2007
I don't even get why people have MP3 ringtones. Only time I use ringer is when the phone is away from me. most of the time its on me and it keep it on vibrates. I don't want to bother other people around me with my music or a phone ring.Those personal Ringtons are as bad as visting a MySpace Page with auto music play.
gfnwSep 9, 2007
"do people really use ringtones anymore?"Well people generally like to know when someone is calling them...
davesawyerSep 9, 2007
I say leave it on vibrate and don't bother everyone around you with the latest top 40 hit.
gildudeSep 9, 2007
absolutely right on. About 8 years ago, I had a old cell phone that could record ring tones through the mic. I stuck it next to the computer speakers and played a star trek clip ("Captain, incoming message" - arguably fair use as I was spoofing star trek, right). Anyway, it was the stupid phone companies that told the cell phone makers to remove this type of feature because they wanted to charge $2.00 for stupid ring tones.The best thing about that is I NEVER had to look at my phone to see if it was mine ringing in a crowded place. It's funny in some meetings to see 3 people look at their phones when one rings. That was never me as mine was unique.
alexweejSep 10, 2007
This is pretty retarded. Apple throw away quality encoding to AAC, you then throw more away encoding to MP3, and now you're throwing MORE away encoding back to AAC. I know it's only a ringtone but jeez...<a class="user" href="http://www.openmoko.com/">http://www.openmoko.com/</a>
Closed AccountOct 28, 2007
Hm... This not reality... I can't use this.... Sorry!