Still remember that alarm bug that caused so many iPhone uses to oversleep a year ago? The bug is again active and has caused alarms to fail on January 1st and 2nd. However, iOS 4.2.1 seems to be the only version that is causing it, so if you’d run the newest version, you wouldn’t have these problems! I guess its time for everyone to update to the major new software version called iOS 5. This also means that owners of older equipment than iPhone 3GS are left with a faulty alarm, sorry. The problem will yet again self-corrent on January 3rd.
Here’s a pretty awesome case-mod for the iPhone 4/4S. With $40 and roughly 5 minutes of time you’ll be able to make the Apple logo on the back of your iPhone 4S glow! You need to install a small light panel and a new rear cover in order for this to work.
Here’s what you need to do:
Remove the 2 screws flanking the iPhone’s dock connector port
Slide open and remove the rear panel
Remove the 5 screws near the flash
Lift up the power connector of the screen
Position the light panel, then connect and mount it using the 3M sticker (details will be provided after purchase)
Replace the 5 screws near the flash
Slide on the included rear panel with the transparent logo (so that the light is visible through it)
Replace the 2 remaining screws flanking the dock connector port
It was just a few days ago when news broke that an iPhone 4 catching fire aboard an airplane. This might not have been an isolated incident, since news broke that an iPhone 4 caught fire while charging at a Brazilian residence. Could this have something to do with iOS 5..? Who knows! Let’s hope this is the last burning iPhone incident we hear of!
An Apple iPhone 4 began smoking and emitting a red glow while aboard an airplane in Australia. This scenario happened abroad Regional Express flight ZL319 to Sidney.
According to the airline, “a passenger’s mobile phone started emitting a significant amount of dense smoke accompanied by a red glow.” A flight attendant reacted quick and extinguished the device. No passengers or crew were injured.
The incident has been reported to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).
The iPhone 4 has for a while been the most popular cameraphone on Flickr. The iPhone 3G has been the second most popular, and the iPhone 3GS the third most popular. This situation changed pretty fast after the iPhone 4S was released.
Today, the iPhone 4S has been available for little over one month, and it has already climbed to be the second most popular cameraphone used on Flickr. It will be interesting to see how high the device can climb.
The only non-Apple cameraphone is the HTC EVO 4G, which keeps a steady 5th position in popularity.
Redmond Pie has a great video showing you the camera differences between the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. As you know, the camera got bumped from 5 to 8-megapixels. The video shooting also got improved from 720p to 1080p.
Apple said the following about the new iPhone 4S camera:
The iPhone 4S camera gives you 8 megapixels — that’s 60 percent more pixels than the camera on iPhone 4. They’re engineered with a higher, full-well capacity to collect even more light. With more megapixels and more light, you’ll see a dramatic difference in the resolution and details of your images. So your photos look stunning everywhere you show them off — on your iPhone, your computer, or your HDTV. And they’re rendered pixel for pixel in prints as large as 8×10.
With 8 megapixels and all-new optics, this just might be the best camera ever on a mobile phone. It just might be the only camera you’ll ever need. And if you think that’s amazing, wait until you see your photos.
Let’s wait and see what the users can really come up with!
Apple has finally released iOS 5 to excisting iOS users. As usual, the update is free of charge, and available via iTunes now. According to Apple, the update brings over 200 new features. The most important of these are iMessage, Newsstand, the new notification system and Twitter integration. iOS 5 also brings OTA updates to the platform, so from now on, you shouldn’t need to connect your iPhone to a computer in order to receive an update.
Check out this browser speed comparison between the Nokia N9 and the iPhone 4. You can’t really say which of the phones goes home with the winner’s trophy.
It is now official – the new iPhone will be unveiled on October 4th.
Apple today sent out press invites for an event on October 4th, under the tagline “Let’s talk iPhone.” The event will be take place at Apple’s 1 Infinite Loop HQ, which is different from their regular iPhone events that have been held in San Francisco.
It is speculated that Apple’s new CEO, Tim Cook, will present the next generation iPhone at this event. What we currently don’t know, is what iPhone Apple will release. Will it be just a speed-bumped version called iPhone 4+ or 4S, or the ‘whole’ new iPhone 5 with new internal and external components?
