Posted by admin under General on Monday Jan 25, 2010
Apple today released the first beta version of iOS 4.1 and the associated software development kit (SDK) to developers. There is no word yet on changes included in the updates.
Many users have been waiting for a promised iOS s…
Posted by admin under General on Sunday Jan 24, 2010
Aside from the signal bar changes, Apple has also made a number of other small improvements to iOS in their latest beta which was released to developers tonight.
Game Center returns to the beta releases with a brand ne…
Posted by admin under General on Saturday Jan 23, 2010
Bloomberg reports that Apple senior engineer and antenna expert Ruben Caballero expressed his concerns to CEO Steve Jobs early in the iPhone 4′s design process over the device’s antenna design.
Apple Inc.’s senior antenna expe…
Posted by admin under General on Friday Jan 22, 2010
TheStreet reports on new research from Rodman Renshaw analyst Ashok Kumar claiming that Apple has developed an internal insulator to isolate the iPhone 4′s antenna connection that has been causing signal …
Posted by admin under General on Wednesday Jan 20, 2010
As predicted earlier today, Apple has released iOS 4.0.1 (8A306) for the iPhone 4, 3GS, and 3G. According to the release notes, the update addresses changes to the signal strength indicators as promised by Apple earlier this month.
Posted by admin under General on Wednesday Jan 20, 2010
What is bootcamp? Well as I have been wading through the iPhone SDK and numerous books I thought there is no substitute for classroom training so I have enrolled on a 3 day intensive bootcamp to get in depth with the iPhone SDK. I’ll report back shortly!
Posted by admin under General on Tuesday Jan 19, 2010
Late last month, Anandtech detailed the signal strength drop-off experienced by iPhone 4 users when bridging the antenna gap at the lower left corner of the device, mapping how the “bars” of signal strength shown on the device correspond to actual si…
Posted by admin under General on Monday Jan 18, 2010
The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple is not planning on issuing an iPhone 4 recall at tomorrow’s press conference.
Apple’s iPhone 4 has been dogged by reports of antenna-reception problems since its launch last month. The compan…
Posted by admin under General on Saturday Jan 16, 2010
Apple’s surprise announcement of a last minute press conference this Friday has led to a flurry of speculation about what Apple might be planning on doing. Apple will certainly be addressing the widely reported signal loss issue with the iPhone 4 i…
Posted by admin under General on Friday Jan 15, 2010
Despite the fact that today’s release of iOS 4.0.1 addressed only the display of signal strength on the iPhone and not actual signal attenuation issues caused by touching the antenna in the side of the iPhone 4, a software fix may yet still b…