Apple already liquid submersion sensors in some of its recent products, but a recent patent application seems to suggest that it is significantly Grander plans in mind to identify and prevent abuse gadget. Described as a "system for collecting consumer abuse and method", the new system appears to use a variety of sensors for different problems that could invalidate the warranty of the device, such as exposure to extreme cold or heat, drops or immersion in liquid. What's more, unlike... Read more...
We had reported yesterday that the iPhone Dev team had warned users who want to jailbreak their iPhone to avoid upgrading to iTunes 8.2 as it breaks their QuickPwn and PwnageTool tools and iPhone tunneling suite (ssh over USB) required for jailbreaking. They have just published a post which provides more details on why it breaks jailbreaking and their plans to address the issue. They have also reported that yesterday's iTunes update might also break the hack used by Palm to sync... Read more...
Last week, during Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC), we learned of the day when the iPhone 3.0 Operating System would be available for iPhones everywhere: June 17th. Well, if you take a look at your calendar, that day has arrived, and soon Apple phone owners will be buzzing about push notifications or their newfound ability to cut, copy and paste. While you may know many of the features that are coming out with the iPhone 3.0 update, you probably don’t know them all, and you... Read more...
Now tha the dust has settled over the iPhone 3G S launch, comparisons are inevitable. Is Apple getting ahead in the race for producing a gadget that can replicate all functions of your laptop? A closer examination of iPhone 3G S and its competitors is in order. The BlackBerry Bold is the nearest competitor that deserves a closer look. The comparison needs to be identical to comparing say two tennis players. The aspects to be compared would be mail, browser, ease of typing or the touch-tap and... Read more...
Now that you have downloaded and installed OS 3.0, some of you might be pretty confused with the feature list of OS 3.0 and why few features are not supported on your iPhone hardware. Apple has shared this bit of information in a check-list format showing some major features supported by all iPhone models, by the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3G S, and by the new iPhone 3G S. Check it out: Notes: Peer-to-peer connectivity requires compatible applications, which can be downloaded from the App... Read more...
AT & T, the exclusive carrier of iPhone in the U.S., announced this week that it has strengthened its 3G signal in the village of Tri-state-region, and further improvement of the national network are also provided. The wireless service provider, said it has deployed in the 850MHz spectrum through "a lot" of New York City, Long Island and New Jersey, and customers in that area will have better reception and speed as well as improved indoor coverage. The company noted that the 850 MHz spectrum... Read more...
Several weeks after iPhone OS 3 Beta 2 release, Apple posted new versions of the beta 3 of iPhone OS 3.1 firmware and the iPhone 3.1 SDK for developers. OS 3.1 is available for all versions of the iPod Touch and iPhone, while the 3.1 SDK is available in versions that are compatible with Leopard and Snow Leopard. We have just received an anonymous tip to date (shown below) that voice mail is now a button that lets you select audio track source.We do not know what brings other changes in beta,... Read more...
This year's launch was more low-key than last year's About 30 people were waiting outside Apple's store in the Ginza district of Tokyo when the doors opened at 7 a.m. and more turned up during the first 30 minutes of sales. Apple had allowed customers to reserve the phone and the time they would pick it up, which led to a smaller but more orderly launch. Japan is one of six countries where the handset went on sale Friday. It also launched in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Ireland and... Read more...
Happy iPhone 3G S Day! We’ve got the tear down of the latest iPhone here so you don’t have to spend all day sitting and staring at your new phone, wondering how it ticks. Oh, and there is a small, and geeky, surprise hidden within the iPhone 3G S that might reveal upcoming features. It seems that the Samsung SoC S5PC100 and ARM Cortex A8 has enough juice to support 720p video recording verse the VGA that’s currently implemented on the iPhone 3G S. Plus, there might be enough power... Read more...
Along with all recent iPhone 3.1 update, the 3.1 Software Development Kit has also been released and we have found some of the new features within it for you to check out. As reported from TheiPhoneBlog, two main features that have been found is Non-destructive video editing. It now means that when users trim a video clip, it will no longer save over the original video clip, but instead give you the option to ‘Save As’. Another main feature found in the SDK and sure to be a... Read more...
Vodafone have recently been asking a lot, first, we learned that they would like to buy T-Mobile and the second release of that now, want the Apple iPhone. O2 know that Vodafone's exclusive deal with Apple is about to come to an end, so that now the iPhone to offer their customers. 
