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Tim Bradbury - who has written 381 posts on iPhonefreak.

Tim is a student from the United States, and is an avid Apple lover. His life is organized around Apple products, such as his MacBook, iPhone, and iPod. He enjoys reporting the news on iPhonefreak and writing reviews of fun and useful iPhone web applications.

Does your iPhone 4 have signal issues? [Poll]

Saturday, June 26, 2010

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iPhone 4’s launch has been marred by signal issues, and many early adopters have noticed that their iPhone 4 drops calls when held in a certain way. We want to know, is your brand new iPhone suffering from these signal drop issues? Answer below.

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Apple introduces dedicated Face Time support/testing service

Saturday, June 26, 2010

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Apple introduces dedicated Face Time support/testing service

If you’re having trouble using Face Time or just want to give it a test run, then you may want to check out Apple’s new dedicated Face Time support service. To use the test service, simply call 1-888-FACETIME (188832238463) and speak with an Apple representative live over Face Time about anything and everything relating to what [...]

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Some iPhones shipping with reversed volume buttons

Saturday, June 26, 2010

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Up until now I thought Apple had pretty stringent policies regarding quality control for their overseas factories, but now that a bunch of iPhones are rolling off the assembly line with reversed volume buttons, I’m beginning to doubt that. I understand that Apple is cranking out hundreds of thousands of these devices each week, but [...]

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Early iPhone 4’s plagued by retina display discoloration

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

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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

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

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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’

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

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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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White iPhone 4 available at Walmart?

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

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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

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

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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

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

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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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iBooks for the iPhone now available

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

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iBooks for the iPhone now available

If you downloaded iOS 4 yesterday, then you may have noticed that you can now download the iBooks app to your iPhone. This application is almost identical to the iBooks app for the iPad in terms of function, only its been modified to work on seamlessly your iPhone. The user interface for the iPhone is pretty [...]

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