Archive | June 29th, 2010
Leaked AppleCare document explains how to deal with iPhone 4 reception issues; Free iPhone bumpers not gonna happen
Boy Genius Report this evening posted a leaked internal document from Apple instructing AppleCare employees how to handle complaints about reception issues on the iPhone 4. As you can tell from the snapshot below, Apple is maintaining the position that reported reception and signal issues are simply a fact of life for all celluar phones. […]
Continue reading...Another Verizion/iPhone rumor to add to the collection
29. June 2010
We have another Verizon/iPhone rumor on our hands, but instead of coming from some no-name analyst looking to attain free publicity, this one comes from Bloomberg. Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. mobile-phone company, will start selling Apple Inc.’s iPhone next year, ending AT&T Inc.’s exclusive hold on the smartphone in the U.S., two people familiar […]
Continue reading...Hulu announces “Hulu Plus” service for all iOS devices
29. June 2010
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After months of speculation, Hulu today announced via its official blog the arrival of “Hulu Plus”, a new ad supported subscription based service available for $9.99. That’s right, even subscribers will have to deal with ads. But that’s not really important right now. What is important is what that $9.99 will get you.
Continue reading...Ron Wayne, the third and forgotten co-founder of Apple
29. June 2010
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Contrary to popular belief, there were actually three Apple co-founders of Apple Computer. While everyone’s heard of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, not everyone is familiar with Ron Wayne. Wayne, who is now 76, initially met Steve Jobs while they were both employed by Atari. When Jobs and Wozniak up and decided to create Apple […]
Continue reading...Is Apple going to go on a shopping spree?
29. June 2010
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Apple doesn’t purchase companies outright very often, and when it does, they are often strategic additions to the company. Over the past two years or so, however, Apple has turned up the dial on its corporate acquisitions, and a recent report from Dan Frommer suggests that they may just be getting started. After moderating a […]
Continue reading...Ph.D in Electromagnetics explains the iPhone 4’s sensitivity to fingers
29. June 2010
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“The technical explanation for the variation in signal strength found when closing the iPhone’s case gaps with one’s fingers is, that the antennas are being “loaded”. The loading from fingers, a material with a high relative permittivity of ~50 at 2 GHz, changes the input impedance and resonant frequency of the antenna resulting in loss. […]
Continue reading...iMovie for the iPhone ported to the 3GS
29. June 2010
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iMovie for the iPhone is too power hungry to run on the 3GS? Pish posh. Redmond Pie reader David Romhan Torres was able to port the iMovie app to the 3GS by downloading the app from iTunes, modifying the info.plist file, changing the minimum system version to 3.0.0 and front-facing camera to false. Sounds easy […]
Continue reading...Foxconn installs safety nets at bottom of employee dorms – Report
29. June 2010
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Apple’s manufacturing partner in Asia, Foxconn, recently found itself at the center of an ongoing controversy regarding questionable working conditions and a rash of employee suicides over the past few months. While the ratio of suicides at Foxconn is actually lower than the overall suicide rate in China, Foxconn’s connection to Apple and other tech […]
Continue reading...Andy Ihnatko’s mammoth iPhone 4 review
29. June 2010
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Though arriving late to the iPhone 4 reviewing party, Chicago Sun-Times tech columnist Andy Ihnatko more than makes up for his tardiness with a mammoth and extensively detailed review. And yes, Ihnatko also fell victim to the much maligned “death grip.” I noticed something odd with the iPhone from almost the moment I first powered […]
Continue reading...Money grubbing law firm of Kershaw, Cutter, & Ratinoff already organizing class-action lawsuit over iPhone 4 signal problems
29. June 2010
Wow, what took so long? A lawsuit targeting Apple for what appears to be widespread iPhone 4 reception issues is already in the works thanks to the Scaramento-based money grubbing law firm of Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff. To be clear, this isn’t a plaintiff initiated lawsuit as far as we can tell, but was actually […]
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29. June 2010
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