While performing tests on the new Verizon iPhone 4, iLounge discovered that it suffers from the ‘Death Grip’ as well as the ‘Death Hug’. The CDMA iPhone 4 can still lose substantial cellular signal strength when held in the prior “death grip” position, as well as Wi-Fi signal when held in a different position, in [...]
NBC is reporting that Apple has asked the federal government to help crack down on hackers “jailbreaking” the iPhone. ”Current jailbreak technologies now in widespread use utilize unauthorized modifications to the copyrighted bootloader and operating system, resulting in the infringement of the copyrights in those programs,” Apple told the U.S. Copyright Office. This request comes despite the [...]
It seems that the iPhone’s alarm clock will not function properly come New Year’s Day. This particular glitch in the iOS software will affect all users who use the alarm clock without recurring alarms. According to 9to5mac, the glitch will fix itself on January 3rd. You may recall a similar bug in the iOS software [...]
Apps are sending your personal data to online trackers in violation of Apple’s privacy rules. That’s the conclusion of a Wall Street Journal investigation, which determined that a number of popular apps – such as Pandora and MySpace – transmit device and demographic data to advertisers without first asking the user for permission. The Wall Street [...]
Jailbreakers, please stay away from this update until further announcement.
Consumer Reports has just announced that it “can’t recommend the iPhone 4? due to the infamous antenna issue. The site’s test engineers have recently confirmed the problem after undertaking an extensive test. Three separately purchased handsets were connected to a base-station emulator – a device which simulates cell towers – in an impervious isolation chamber. There, Consumer [...]
First of all, this is not a big deal. When ever a new device comes to the market, problems also come with them! As with every new device, there are always a few complaints, and the release of the iPad was no exception. Many users have been reporting overheating, weak WiFi signals, system time stopping in standby mode, [...]
