iPhone News

IOS 4.1

Aug 21, 2010

iOS 4.1 Will Fix Proximity Sensor And Bluetooth Problems?

Jason

AppleInsider is reporting that iOS 4.1, which is currently in its third beta includes fixes for the proximity sensor and Bluetooth problems reported by iPhone 4 users. We had also reported yesterday that iOS 4.1 might also fix the performance issue observed by iPhone 3G users after upgrading to iOS...

IPHONE NEWS

Aug 21, 2010

Poor Performance Of Flash Player 10.1 On Droid 2 Justifies Apple’s Decision To Not Allow Flash On The iPhone

Andy

Adobe had recently launched its new Flash Player 10.1 for mobile that is now being offered on the latest version of the Android OS. The launch has raised considerable interest and has got several iPhone users wondering if this could in any way bring Flash to their iDevices. However, according...

IOS

Aug 20, 2010

Steve Jobs: Software Update For iPhone 3G Users To Fix iOS 4 Performance Issue ‘Coming Soon’

Jason

We had reported that Apple is "looking into"complaints from iPhone 3G users about performance issues with iOS 4. Steve Jobs has replied to a frustrated iPhone 3G user, which appears to confirm that Apple will release a software update to fix the performance issue observed on an iPhone 3G after...

APPLE TV

Aug 19, 2010

Apples Testing iOS 4.1 On Next Generation iPod Touch, iPad And A Mystery Device

Jason

AppleInsider claims that according to their ‘source familiar with the matter’, Apple is testing iOS 4.1 that has been seeded to developers of iPhone developer program on three new devices. AppleInsider reports that the new "Configuration Descriptors" within iOS 4’s USB configuration files has revealed devices with model numbers “iPod...

IPHONE APPS

Aug 19, 2010

New Facebook iPhone App Gets Places, More Privacy Control, Background Uploading

Jason

Facebook announced its much awaited location-based feature called Places at a small press event yesterday, which allows you to share your location with people on Facebook. Facebook followed up the announcement by releasing an updated version of their iPhone app that incorporates this new feature. Here is how the feature...

IPHONE NEWS

Aug 17, 2010

iPhone 3G SIM Tool Made Of Liquidmetal; Future iPhones Could Be Also Made From Liquidmetal

Jason

We had reported yesterday that the next generation iPhone could come with an antenna system made of liquidmetal, which according to experts could drastically improve the signal reception on the iPhone. Folks at CultOfMac have pointed out that Apple has already started using liquidmetal for one small component of the...

IOS

Aug 17, 2010

Flash On iOS Devices – Adobe CEO Says His Company Has “Moved On”

Andy

Steve Jobs' dislike for Flash is well documented. The relationship between Apple and Adobe reached a dead end earlier this month when Apple made changes to its App Developer License agreement that effectively banned the use of cross-compiler programs for iPhone app development. So after realizing that there was no...

IPHONE GAMES

Aug 16, 2010

Sony Takes A Dig At iPhone Games In New PSP Ad

Jason

Ars Technica has spotted a new television ad for Sony PSP, which takes a dig at a smartphone that looks like Apple’s iPhone, indirectly admitting that it is facing the heat from Apple’s iPhone for gaming dollars. Sony is also trying to promote its older PSP games that are available...

CDMA IPHONE

Aug 16, 2010

New iPhones And iPad 2 References Found In iOS 4; Apple To Start Field Testing Them Soon

Jason

Boy Genius Report claims that one of their source has discovered code in iOS 4 that reveals that Apple might start field testing new iPhone and iPad models. The relevant code auto-activates devices with model numbers iPhone3,2, iPhone3,3, and iProd2,1, which will allow Apple and iPhone carriers to test the...

IPHONE 5

Aug 16, 2010

Next Generation iPhone Could Come With An Antenna Made Of Liquidmetal

Andy

Apple has received a lot of flak in recent times for the issues relating to the iPhone 4's antenna. Though the media frenzy over the issue has now partly died down since Apple's announced free iPhone bumpers to its customers, there is no doubt that the company could be working...

CARRIERS

Aug 14, 2010

Survey: 34% Of AT&T’s iPhone Customers Waiting For Another iPhone Carrier To Upgrade

Andy

In the past few quarters, AT&T has seen a significant chunk of its revenues come from the sale of iPhones in the US. Though the company's CEO Ralph de la Vega has insisted that an end to iPhone exclusivity is not a big deal and that the company would continue...

IPHONE APPS

Aug 12, 2010

Navigon Offering Discount Of Up To 50% On MobileNavigator iPhone Apps

Jason

If you’ve felt that the Navigation apps available on the App Store are too expensive then you probably don’t want to miss out on this opportunity. Navigon has just announced that it is offering its Navigation iPhone apps on the App Store at a discount of up to 50% to...

IPHONE APP STORE

Aug 12, 2010

Apple Removes Camera+ iPhone App From The App Store After Developer Reveals Hack To Enable Hidden Feature

Jason

Camera+, a popular iPhone app developed by tap tap tap has been removed from the App Store. Apple seems to have removed the iPhone app after the developer revealed a hack to enable a hidden feature, which allowed iPhone users to use the volume buttons as a camera shutter button...

CDMA IPHONE

Aug 11, 2010

CDMA iPhone 4 Codenamed N92 At ‘Engineering Verification Test’ Stage

Jason

We have heard several rumors lately about the CDMA-based iPhone coming to Verizon. John Gruber of Daring Fireball who has a good track record with Apple rumors has revealed some interesting details about the CDMA-based iPhone, which is codenamed N92. According to him, Apple is working on a CDMA-based iPhone,...

IOS

Aug 11, 2010

Apple Releases iOS 4.0.2 For iPhone, iPod Touch And iOS 3.2.2 For iPad To Fix Security Vulnerability Used By JailbreakMe

Jason

Apple has just released iOS 4.0.2 for the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G along with iOS 3.2.2 for iPad. iOS 4.0.2 fixes the security vulnerability in iOS 4 and iOS 4.0.1 that was used by JailbreakMe 2.0 - the web-based to jailbreak iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. According...

IPHONE NEWS

Aug 10, 2010

Study: iPhone Users Have More Sex

Jason

Dating site, OkCupid has completed a fascinating study in which they analyzed 552,000 user pictures from a numerical angle. According to the findings of OK Cupid’s survey, digital SLRs make you look more attractive, using camera flash makes you look older, large-aperture lenses make you hotter and iPhone users have...

IOS

Aug 10, 2010

European Commission Joins FTC To Investigate Apple’s Decision To Ban Flash-To-iPhone Compiler

Jason

Back in April, Apple had modified its iPhone Developer Program License agreement with iOS 4.0 to ban applications built with cross-compiler programs. Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs had posted an open letter elaborating on the reasons why Apple has chosen not to allow Adobe Flash on their platform. We had reported...

APPLE TABLET

Aug 9, 2010

Details Of Next Gen iPad, Verizon iPhone And iOS-Based Apple TV Revealed?

Jason

Taiwanese website, DigiTimes has revealed some interesting details about Apple’s next generation iOS devices. According to their source, Apple will be releasing the next generation iPad in the first quarter of 2011, launching a CDMA-based iPhone at CES in January 2011 and introduce a new Apple TV based on AMD’s...

CARRIERS

Aug 9, 2010

Apple Has Ordered Qualcomm CDMA Chips For Verizon iPhone Launch In January 2011?

Andy

Rumors about the iPhone launching on Verizon are as old as the iPhone itself. But the latest report from TechCrunch has added an additional layer of credibility to the speculation. The website reports that Apple has placed a large order for Qualcomm CDMA chips to be deployed in a iPhone...

IPHONE GUIDES, IPHONE TUTORIALS

Aug 8, 2010

What To Do If You Drop Your iPhone In Water

Jason

If you ever happen to accidentally drop your iPhone in water then you will find the do-it-yourself procedure posted by iFixYouri useful, especially since warranties don’t cover water damage. According to iFixYouri, a repair shop for iPhones, water damaged iPhone is one of the most common iPhone repair types. Here...

IPHONE 4

Aug 7, 2010

Executive In Charge Of iPhone’s Hardware Leaves Apple – Is It Due To iPhone 4 Antennagate?

Jason

Mark Papermaster, the senior Vice President who was in charge of iPhone’s hardware has left the company. It is not clear if Apple won't confirm whether Papermaster has left the company due to the widely publicized iPhone 4 antenna issue, which ultimately resulted in Apple giving away free cases for...

IOS APPS

Aug 6, 2010

Apple Adds New “Try Before You Buy” Section To The App Store

Jason

Apple seems to be quietly rolling out minor tweaks to the App Store. Folks at 9to5Mac noticed that Apple has added a new sub-section called “Try Before You Buy”. As the name suggests, the new section features the most popular lite and free iOS apps on the App Store whose...

IOS 4

Aug 5, 2010

Apple To Fix Security Hole In iOS 4 Used In JailbreakMe In Upcoming Software Update

Jason

If you want to jailbreak your iPhone then you should do it soon as Apple already figured out a way to fix the security hole that has been used in JailbreakMe, the web-based method to jailbreak iPhone and iPod Touch on iOS 4, iOS 4.0.1 and iPad on iPhone OS...

IOS APPS

Aug 5, 2010

MobileMe iDisk App Music Streaming Feature – Could This Be A Step Towards A Cloud-Based iTunes?

Andy

Last month, Apple released an update to their MobileMe iDisk app for iOS and among the newly introduced features was the application's ability to “play audio from your iDisk while using another app”. The new feature on the MobileMe iDisk iPhone app lets users to play music files in the...

IPHONE 5

Aug 4, 2010

Details Of Next Generation iPods, Mini iPad, iPhone 5 And Cheaper All-Silicone iPhone 4 Bumper Leaked?

Jason

iLounge has just reported that they have received information about Apple’s plans for the next generation iPod, iPad and iPhone from a 'highly reliable source'. According to their source, Apple is planning to release as many as three new iPod models very soon, a seven-inch iPad later this year or...

IPHONE 4

Aug 4, 2010

Survey: iPhone 4 Dropping Fewer Calls Than iPhone 3GS

Jason

Research firm ChangeWave has just released results of iPhone 4’s initial customer satisfaction survey. The surveys throws up some interesting results, especially when you take into account the negative publicity Apple’s new iPhone has received over the antenna issue. Here are some of the key points from ChangeWave’s iPhone 4...

IOS 4.1

Aug 3, 2010

Apple Releases iOS 4.1 Beta 3; Game Centre No Longer Supported On iPhone 3G and iPod Touch 2G

Jason

Apple has released the third beta version of iOS 4.1 (build 8B5097d) and iOS SDK 4.1 for developers of its iPhone Developer Program. Based on the release notes, it looks like Apple has fixed some bugs. iOS 4.1 Beta 3 is available for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G and...

IPHONE KILLERS, IPHONE COMPARISON

Aug 3, 2010

Report Claims Sale Of Android Smartphones Outpaced iPhones Last Quarter But…

Andy

Nielsen reports that the sale of Android phones outnumbered the iPhones for the first time last quarter. The study reports that Android smartphones now account for 27% of the US smartphone market - 4 percentage points higher than Apple's 23%. Another study from Canalys estimates that global Android sales grew...

IOS 4

Aug 3, 2010

iPhone Dev Team Will Be Releasing Ultrasn0w 1.0-1 To Unlock iPhone 4 Very Soon

Jason

Ever since Comex released JailbreakMe 2.0, the world’s first solution to jailbreak iPhone 4, iPhone 4 users have been eagerly waiting for iPhone Dev Team to release Ultrasn0w to unlock iPhone 4. We have some good news. MuscleNerd and Planetbeing from the iPhone Dev Team announced yesterday that they will...

IPHONE 4

Jul 31, 2010

Videos And Photos Of Smartphone Antenna Performance And Their Weak Spots Disappear From Apple’s Website

Jason

Folks at TechCrunch have spotted something interesting. You might remember that Apple had published new pages on its website to explain smartphone performance and their weak spots. The new pages explained the attenuation and signal loss in smartphones and published videos to demonstrate how different grips cause the attenuation problem...