Two of my most commonly used apps have just jumped on the iOS 4 bandwagon. Facebook has updated to 3.1.4, which brings: Updated for iOS 4: Fast App Switching, high-resolution icons Korean and Russian localizations Minor bug fixes And Yelp has gone up to 4.3.0 … [Read more...]
Today’s Jobs Email: Over-The-Air HD Video Uploads On The Way
June 30, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Now that the iPhone 4 is capable of HD video, every budding cinema auteur wants to try their hand at making videos with it. What they're also finding, is that the only way to get HD video off the iPhone, is to plug it into a computer. While you can send downsampled videos email, MMS, YouTube or … [Read more...]
UK Almost Completely Sold Out Of iPhones
June 30, 2010 by Leave a Comment
According to the Telegraph, the iPhone 4 is now almost impossible to get in the UK. The only seller with any stock left is O2. Vodafone is entirely on back-order, and every new shipment is being sent directly to those who backordered. Tesco is out, and doesn't know when more are coming. The only … [Read more...]
Verizon’s Droid X “Hold Any Way You Like” Ad Slams iPhone 4
June 30, 2010 by 9 Comments
Verizon today took out a full page ad today in the NY Times touting it's soon-to-be released Droid X that's coming July 15th. The ad provides an overview of the various specifications of the Droid X, but if you look closely there's some clear last minute copyrighting at work here. If you look at the … [Read more...]
Peering At The iPhone 4s Gyroscope Through An Electron Microscope
June 30, 2010 by 3 Comments
iFixIt have done the mother of all teardowns. Pairing up with Chipworks, they took the gyroscope from the iPhone 4, and ran it through an electron microscope. The iPhone 4 uses what's known as a MEMS gyroscope, which rely on tracking vibrations. How small of a scale is this whole thing used at? … [Read more...]
Apple Hiring Up Antenna Engineers
June 30, 2010 by 2 Comments
No antenna issue, huh? Then it's just a coincidence that Apple posted three positions related to antennae on their job board? What does Apple want out of their antenna engineers? Define and implement antenna system architecture to optimize the radiation performance for wireless portable … [Read more...]
More Professional Opinions On The Antennae Issues [UPDATED]
June 30, 2010 by 3 Comments
It's always nice to see people who actually know what they're talking about weighing in. Richard Gaywood has a Ph.D. in wireless network planning techniques (who knew that even existed) and has done some thinking in his blog. Based on his brief testing, it looks like the dropped bars are only really … [Read more...]
App Store Pulls Support For iOS 2.X
June 30, 2010 by 1 Comment
On Apple's iOS developer blog, they have announced that the App Store won't handle iOS 2.X apps any more. Here's what Apple says: Review the iOS 4 Readiness Checklist The next generation of the world's most advanced mobile operating system is in the hands of iPhone users around the world, and is … [Read more...]
FaceTime Doesn’t Need A Phone Connection To Run
June 29, 2010 by 3 Comments
AppleInsider have found out something interesting about FaceTime: it doesn't need a mobile signal to work. The very first time you make a FaceTime call, you need to be on an activated phone with service, but after that, you don't. For instance, if you're on an airplane with a Wi-Fi connection but … [Read more...]
Apple’s Antennae Troubleshooting Guide Leaked
June 29, 2010 by 4 Comments
BGR have managed to get hold of an internal guide from Apple, which details how to deal with customers complaining to AppleCare about signal loss due to holding the phone. Here's how they plan to deal with things: 1. Keep all of the positioning statements in the BN handy – your tone when … [Read more...]
