Saturday, July 31, 2010

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Apple Replaces Google And Skyhook Databases With In-House Database To Provide Location-Based Services

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 01:38 AM PDT

It is no secret that Apple and Google are no longer partners as they once were and the rivalry between the two companies has been steadily on the rise. Consequently, Apple's recent acquisition of map software developers like PlaceBase and Poly9 to potentially replace Google Maps on the iOS are...


Amazon Adds Inline Dictionary And More To Kindle App

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 06:32 PM PDT

Amazon continues to improve the user experience of its Kindle app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. It had recently updated its app to bring audio and video content to e-books. It has just released a new version of the iOS app with an in-line dictionary, which was one of...


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Friday, July 30, 2010

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iPhone 4 Launching In 17 New Countries Today

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 12:37 AM PDT

As we had noted earlier, the iPhone 4 goes on sale in 17 new countries starting today. The countries in this round of launch include Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. According to reports on the...


iPhone 4 Real World Testing Report

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 04:35 PM PDT

One of the surprising things about the iPhone 4 reception saga was that most of the our favorite tech journalists did not report the antenna issue when they reviewed iPhone 4. Walt Mossberg of Wall Street Journal was probably the only one who reported that iPhone 4's performance in making...


White iPhone 4 Delay Due To Light Leakage Issue?

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 07:55 AM PDT

Though highly anticipated, the white iPhone 4 is yet to see the light of day. The model was initially postponed until the "second half of July" only to be postponed yet again "until later this year". Apple has cited challenges in manufacturing process as the reason behind the delay in...


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Thursday, July 29, 2010

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Apple Investigating iPhone 3G Performance Issue Observed After Upgrading To iOS 4

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 12:06 AM PDT

Some of our readers who own an iPhone 3G have reported that iOS 4 has slowed down their iPhone, which has forced some of them to downgrade to iPhone OS 3.1.3 or try workarounds to make it faster. Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple is "looking into" complaints from...


Apple iPhone 4 Vs. Samsung Captivate (Galaxy S) - Which One is Better?

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 05:39 PM PDT

AT&T has recently announced a handful of new Android handsets and among them, Samsung Captivate; also known as Samsung Galaxy S on carriers like Sprint and Verizon, has been receiving a lot of rave reviews. So how does this Android 2.1 device compare with Apple's iPhone 4? We will take...


Apple Releases iOS 4.1 Beta 2 To Developers

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 08:59 AM PDT

Apple has released the second beta version of iOS 4.1 (build 8B5091b) and iOS SDK 4.1 for developers of its iPhone Developer Program. Based on the release notes, it looks like Apple has fixed some bugs. iOS 4.1 Beta 2 is available for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G and...


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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

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Apple Starts Shipping Free iPhone 4 Bumpers

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 02:51 PM PDT

We had reported earlier that all the free iPhone 4 cases that Apple was giving away as part of Apple's iPhone 4 case program were going to be shipped only after three weeks or more. But looks like some lucky users are already getting emails from Apple informing them the...


Apple: Jailbreaking iPhone May Void The Warranty

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 12:02 PM PDT

Copyright Office of the U.S. Library of Congress had introduced two critical exceptions to the DMCA, which makes it legal for users to jailbreak and unlock their iPhone in the US. Cult of Mac have reported that Apple has issued an official response to the new federal policies on jailbreaking...


AT&T Expands Wi-Fi Hotzone Project; Also Plans To Fix iPhone 4 Data Upload Issue Over Next 2 To 3 Weeks

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 10:56 AM PDT

Few months back, AT&T announced a pilot Wi-Fi project in the bustling Times Square area of New York called "Hotzone". The project sought to reduce data congestion issues in high smartphone density areas by automatically switching users in the hotzone from 3G network to Wi-Fi. The carrier was expected to...


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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

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How To Make iPhone 3G On iOS 4 Faster

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 04:19 PM PDT

While a vast majority of iPhone users are enjoying the new features and performance improvement in the latest iOS, some iPhone 3G users have reported that iOS 4 has slowed down their iPhone, which has forced some of them to downgrade to iPhone OS 3.1.3. It has also motivated someone...


Speed Test Comparison: iPhone 4 Vs. iPhone 3GS Vs. iPhone 3G Vs. iPhone 2G

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 03:07 PM PDT

One of the things to look forward to when you upgrade to the next generation iPhone is improved performance due to faster processor, more RAM etc. Folks at Gadgets DNA have discovered a YouTube video by Mike Hellers who has compared all the four generations of iPhone to show the...


Unlocked iPhone 4 Coming To Canada For $659

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 01:48 PM PDT

Apple has been offering a factory unlocked iPhone for quite sometime and started offering factory unlocked iPhones in UK and France with the launch of iPhone 4. We had also learned that SIM-free, factory unlocked iPhones will also be offered to Canadian customers. Folks at Boy Genius Report point to...


Jailbreaking iPhone Is Now Legal In The US

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 11:48 AM PDT

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has just announced that they have won two critical exceptions to the DMCA, which makes it legal for users to jailbreak and unlock their iPhone. For the 2009 rulemaking, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) had filed an exemption request with the U.S. Copyright Office to the Digital...


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Monday, July 26, 2010

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Browser Speed Test - iOS 4 Vs. Windows Phone 7

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 12:43 AM PDT

Folks at Modmyi point us to a speed test conducted by an Israeli technology blog where the browser speed on iPhone 3GS running iOS 4 and a Samsung handset running the upcoming Windows Phone 7 operating system are compared. The test, a video of which is embedded further down in...


Survey Shows 73% Of iPhone Customers Are Very Satisfied With ATT

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 12:51 PM PDT

AT&T has long been considered as one of the weakness of Apple's iPhone in the US, especially in places with high smartphone density like New York City. But the results of a survey recently carried out by market research firm Yankee Group are quite surprising. According to the survey, 73%...


Roundup Of Free iPhone 4 Cases - Which One Are You Getting?

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 09:13 AM PDT

Apple had launched the iPhone 4 case program and had also released an iPhone app that lets customers apply for their free iPhone 4 bumper or case. Since Apple can't make enough iPhone 4 bumpers it has roped in accessory manufacturers like Griffin, Belkin, Incase and Speck to supply iPhone...


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Sunday, July 25, 2010

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Apple Posts Videos Of Droid X And Nokia N97 Mini Antenna Performance And Their Weak Spots

Posted: 24 Jul 2010 06:35 AM PDT

At the special iPhone 4 conference last week, Apple's CEO Steve Jobs had shown videos of RIM's BlackBerry Bold 9700, HTC's Droid Eric, Samsung's Omnia II lose signal strength when they're gripped in a certain way. Apple had also published new pages on its website, where it is trying to...


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Saturday, July 24, 2010

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White iPhone 4 Delayed Once Again - To Be Available "Later This Year"

Posted: 24 Jul 2010 02:47 AM PDT

Bad news for folks who have been waiting for the launch of the white iPhone 4. Apple has announced that the release of the white colored version of the new iPhone has been delayed once again due to challenges in the manufacturing process. This is quite disappointing as Apple's CEO...


New Flipboard App For iPad Creates Personalized Socially Curated Newspaper

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 06:10 PM PDT

The blogosphere has been abuzz with extremely positive reviews about a new iPad app called Flipboard. The application claims to create a personalized social magazine for its users by aggregating links shared by their friends and followers on social networks like Facebook and Twitter. While this is not the first...


More Updates For iPhone Jailbreakers And Unlockers From Dev Team

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 12:54 PM PDT

We had reported yesterday that Comex had indicated that he plans to release his Spirit like tool in a few days and doesn't plan to wait for Apple to release iOS 4.1, which it had seeded to developers of its iPhone Developer Program last week. iPhone Dev Team have also...


Apple Launches iPhone 4 Case Program; Releases iPhone App To Apply For Free Bumper or Case

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 11:05 AM PDT

We reported yesterday that Apple had started refunding for iPhone 4 bumpers that were purchased on Apple's online store. Apple has just launched the iPhone 4 case program and has released an iPhone app that lets customers apply for their free iPhone 4 bumper case. Apple had announced at the...


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