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iPhone firmware 2.2.1: push notifications?

Saturday, November 29, 2008

According to RussianiPhone.ru, the iPhone 2.2.1 beta firmware apparently contains support for both push notifications as well as over-the-air MobileMe syncing with Notes support. For those of you unfamiliar with the concept, push notifications allow you to receive notifications pertaining to a specific application (e.g. instant messanging) on your mobile device without actually having the entire application running in [...]

Apple, AT&T urging iPhone owners to update to firmware 2.0.2

Saturday, August 23, 2008

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An unexpected surprise came yesterday afternoon from Apple and AT&T in the form a text message that was urging users to update to the latest firmware. The message was simple and to the point and some believe it was prompted by comments from MSNBC writer Suzanne Choney who urged Apple and AT&T to tell users about [...]

Apple gets sued over poor iPhone 3G performance

Thursday, August 21, 2008

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Apple gets sued over poor iPhone 3G performance

Of course, it was just a matter of time before the first lawsuit came, and I can honestly say I am surprised it has taken so long. However the first lawsuit is being brought on Apple by Jessica Alena Smith, who has filed a complaint and is currently seeking class-action status. According to the complaint [...]

iPhone firmware 2.0.2 killing 3G calling for some

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

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iPhone firmware 2.0.2 killing 3G calling for some

Several user reports are beginning to trickle in about the lack of 3G calling after the recent firmware 2.0.2 update. It seems that although the update has only made things better for the majority of users, at least a few are finding themselves unable to make or receive any calls while on the 3G network. So [...]

iPhone firmware update: 2.0.2

Monday, August 18, 2008

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While Apple may have just recently released the 2.0.1 firmware, 2.0.2 was quick to replace it. From what we can see, no apparent feature changes have been made in this latest version. The purpose of this update was to “fix bugs,” a firmware description we are becoming all too familiar with. According to AppleInsider, some users are [...]

New Firmware Beta Loses Push

Sunday, August 17, 2008

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According to Appleinsider, push notification is missing in action in the latest beta release of iPhone firmware (2.1, beta 4). The new firmware was recently seeded to developers. Push notification allows third-party developers to take advantage of Apple’s servers for real-time push of data to and from applications. The site advances the theory that the feature has [...]

Infineon follow up, they are not to blame for reception issues

Friday, August 15, 2008

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After plenty of reports and plenty of stories, Infineon has responded to the recent claims stating that they are not to blame for the recent iPhone 3G reception issues. The story first began when an analyst report claimed that the 3G chipsets in the iPhone 3G were released with “an immature chipset and radio protocol [...]

A new iPod Touch in the works?

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

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Curious iPod Touch users have begun to dig through the beta seed of the Touch’s upcoming firmware release (2.1) in hopes of finding a tidbit of interesting information. Alas, they have! During their review of these files, inquisitive iPod Touch users stumbled upon a file structure named “iPod2,1,” the current iPod Touch is dubbed “iPod1,1.” “iPod1,1″ is a generic [...]

New Firmware out to Developers

Monday, July 28, 2008

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Apple’s has allowed some developers a glance at a a beta version of firmware 2.1 which the rumor mill reports may have some new GPS features: as in possibly turn-by-turn directions. Speculation is that the new firmware will include Core Location hooks for keeping track of both direction and speed. Of course the current [...]

iPhone 2.0 firmware: future printer connectivity?

Sunday, July 20, 2008

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3rd party iPhone developers have recently “decrypted” the iPhone’s newly released 2.0 firmware, and have found what appears to be an empty directory simply named “Printers.” While this finding is by no means hard evidence, it does lead us to believe that Apple might just be cooking up something for us, in terms of wireless iPhone/iPod [...]