Archive for the 'iPhone News' Category

iOS 4.0.1 Available Now for the iPhone, iOS 3.2.1 for the iPad too.

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

Fire up iTunes, plug in your iPhone or iPad and download some new firmware.  For the iPhone, Apple have prepared iOS 4.0.1, a small but potentially key piece of software, as it brings the improved version of the formula used to calculate the amount of signal strength bars to display.  This was expected in iOS

World Watches Reception Drop in Exciting iOS 4.1 Video!

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

Roll up!  Here’s today’s hottest video in the mobile tech community!  It shows the wonder of the iPhone 4 running a beta version of iOS 4.1, the much vaunted – by Apple anyway – software fix for the death grip antenna issue.  Mobile Crunch have filmed what happens when they grip their iPhone 4 in

Apple Call Press Conference, Addressing Antenna Issues?

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple have invited certain members of the press to its headquarters in Cupertino, California on the 16th July at 10am, where they will be discussing the iPhone 4.  They’ve not elaborated on this, but it seems certain they will be talking about the antenna issues which have plagued the

Should Apple Recall the iPhone 4? They’ve Got Two Weeks to Decide

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Read this: When your finger or hand touches a spot on the phone’s lower left side—an easy thing, especially for lefties—the signal can significantly degrade enough to cause you to lose your connection altogether if you’re in an area with a weak signal. Nothing new, right?  We’ve been hearing and reading this since the launch of the

Three New FaceTime Ads Arrive

Monday, July 12th, 2010

The first FaceTime TV advert gave us a glimpse at how the iPhone 4’s video-calling feature could fit into our lives.  It looked great too, mainly because it was directed by Sam Mendes, and didn’t follow the structured approach we’ve become used to thanks to the massive amount of ‘there’s an app for that’ examples

FaceTime Coming to iPod Touch Says John Lewis

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Before any non-UK readers ask who John Lewis is and how he knows so much about the iPod Touch, you should know that in this case, John Lewis is the name of a large group of department stores spread over the UK, and they have spoken out about the next iPod Touch at an event

Have You Visited YouTube on Your iPhone Recently?

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

You probably have, but only via the iPhone’s handy application that provides quick and easy access to the video website.  However, take a moment to fire up Safari and visit YouTube, as Google have given their mobile site a makeover that makes it run just as well – if not a little better – inside

White iPhone 4 Teases in Picture Form

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

If you’ve been holding out for a white iPhone 4, then these pictures will do little to ease your longing, as it looks really great.  The white colour scheme has always been something of an acquired taste, but with the iPhone 4 it looks as if Apple could win over more than a few doubters. The

Official Apple Statement on the iPhone 4’s Reception Problem Released

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

It’s about time!  In a move which really should have been made at the beginning of the week, Apple have issued an official statement, in the form of a letter, to iPhone 4 owners who are experiencing problems with disappearing signal strength bars when the phone is held in a certain way.  Nicknamed the ‘death

First iPhone 4 Lawsuits Filed

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

It had to happen didn’t it, and the prize for being first out of the gate goes to Ward & Ward PLLC and Charles A. Gilman LLC, who have filed a class-action lawsuit against both Apple and AT&T for a wide variety of claims, all centered around the phone’s antenna. The legal folk have included general