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Early iPhone 4’s plagued by retina display discoloration

Unfortunately, some unlucky new iPhone 4 users are beginning to discover the down side of early adopting. “I got my 32gb iphone 4 just now from fedex. I just noticed a flaw on my display. It wasn’t very obvious, i was messing with the phone for a good 45 minutes till i even spotted it. On [...]

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Apple posts 243-page iPhone 4/iOS 4 user guide

If the beautifully simple ‘Finger Tips’ user guide that comes with the iPhone just isn’t enough reading material for you, you’ll be happy to know that Apple just posted a 243-page guide to their website earlier today (PDF link/iPhone-formatted version.) The guide, which is longer than some novels, is broken down into 28 chapters, and contains [...]

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White iPhone 4 will not be available until the ’second half of July’

This news is for all of you iPhonefreaks who still haven’t gone out and purchased the black iPhone 4 because you are patiently awaiting the arrival of the coveted white model. Unfortunately, you’re going to have to wait a bit longer. Apple just released a (very) brief press statement announcing that the white iPhone 4 will [...]

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Qwak on Sale Until 1.1 Update

You may recall we reviewed Qwak a short while ago and absolutely loved it.  In between now and then our feelings haven’t changed, as we still return to it whenever we have a moment spare to play an iPhone game.  There is no doubt it’s really, really tough – we’ve still not quite completed it [...]

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Background streaming music on iOS4: Slacker Radio & Pandora both given updates

The rush to update apps for iOS 4 is upon us, and for me one of the most important to become iOS 4 ready with support for backgrounding are the music streaming apps. And sure, there are lots to pick from these days, however I think most will agree that Slacker Radio and Pandora are [...]

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Jailbreaking news: iPhone Dev-Team release PwnageTool 4.01 for Mac OS X

The iPhone Dev-Team has released the latest version of Pwnage Tool, which is currently sitting at version 4.01. Bottom line, you can now jailbreak iOS 4 devices. Of course, that bottom line is not quite as simple as it sounds when it comes to jailbreaking. And remember this is not an unlock. To begin with, [...]

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Tesco UK iPhone 4 Tariffs Appear Online – *UPDATED* Official!

Tesco are the latest addition to the growing army of iPhone 4 retailers in the UK, and a set of Pay As You Go and monthly contract prices for customers wishing to purchase Apple’s new phone from them have appeared online.  However, their website still only displays the option to register for updates, so we’ll [...]

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White iPhone 4 available at Walmart?

According to Walmart’s website, Walmart will have white iPhone 4’s in stock on June 24th, this coming Thursday. This is surprising, especially considering that Apple’s website clearly states “White iPhone currently unavailable for pre-order or in-store pickup.” This could mean either one of two things: the people who manage Walmart’s website and online inventory didn’t get [...]

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Apple: Over 3 million iPads sold in just 80 days

Earlier today, Apple published a press release announcing that the company had sold over 3 million iPads (WiFi + 3G,) in just 80 days. “Apple today announced that it sold its three millionth iPad™ yesterday, just 80 days after its introduction in the US. iPad is a revolutionary and magical product that allows users to connect [...]

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Why the iPhone 3G doesn’t get custom wallpapers

In my opinion, one of the coolest features included in iOS 4 (in addition to multi-tasking and folders of course,) is the ability to set a custom home screen wallpaper in addition to the already customizable lock screen wallpaper. Being an iPhone 3GS user myself, I had no trouble downloading and installing iOS 4. Some [...]

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