As of late, we have three prominent names publicly ditching the iPhone. Om Malik, from GigaOm, Michael Arrington from TechCrunch, and one person who’s inspired me for ages, macintosh developer Steven Frank from Panic, inc. here in Portland, Oregon. While I have no qualms with their decisions to ditch the iPhone, I’m having a tough [...]
AT&T has been internally testing HSPA and HSPA+ cellular network speeds in their labs. Currently reaching peaks of up to 7.2 Mbps, it is being reported that these speeds may possibly double before AT&T officially rolls out the wireless enhancements.
We know that AT&T has been testing wireless speeds both in their internal labs, and in [...]
Apple’s App Store is an interesting, exciting and frightening place all at the same time. iPhone application developer Chris Nikkel knows this first hand. His application “Newber” has spent nearly 75 days waiting for approval from Apple, and he has yet to hear a word.
Chris Nikkel and FreedomVoice Systems have spent nearly half a million [...]
As Crave’s Nicole Lee explains, AT&T is experimenting with in-home cell phone boosters, also known as femtocells, which are designed to boost the cell phone signal via your high-speed Internet connection.
According to one iPhone Atlas reader’s experience with the already-on-the-market zboost, “It’s a pricey solution at around $250 US, but it does work. [...]
Adding to the mounting list of lawsuits that Apple has faced over the iPhone 3G’s performance, the company is being sued yet again with additional accusations that they are neglecting to acknowledge the prevalence of hairline cracks in the device’s casing.
AppleInsider reports that the 23-page suit, filed in a New York district court [...]
Apple has seeded iPhone Firmware 2.2 to developers. While there hasn’t been too much time to dig around the insides, one change that has been noticed is a slight interface tweak to the device’s web browser “Mobile Safari.”
Not long after Apple released iPhone Software 2.1, they have seeded firmware 2.2 to developers. This new build [...]
A man from Little Rock, Arkansas has started a class action lawsuit against Apple Inc., demanding $5 million in damages claiming that Apple and AT&T oversold the iPhone 3G and over-saturated the 3G network.
The Arkansas man claims that the firms (AT&T-Apple) “should have known that the strain on the network would make it impossible to [...]
Nove Media has unveiled the iCON 401, “a wireless USB modem for Macintosh computers with memory stick functionality.” The new device can be used worldwide, and supports most kinds of mobile connection speeds.
To use the device, all you need is a SIM card from a cell provider which has been enabled for data transmission. [...]
Roughly 48 hours ago, Apple released a massive software update for all iPhone users. My initial reaction was great, and the general buzz has been very positive. Two days later, I couldn’t be happier with iPhone Software 2.1. My iPhone feels like itself again, and Apple definitely delivered as promised.
When Apple made the extremely over-ambitious [...]
Only a few hours ago, Apple released iPhone Software Update 2.1 for all iPhone users. Though the update has only been available for a few hours, early usage feels very promising with increased reception, signal strength, and overall device and app stability.
I have been using iPhone Software 2.1 for about 2 hours now. The update [...]
In the midst of all the iPod hoopla, The National Law Journal revealed court documents that confirm Apple CEO Steve Jobs, along with other members of Apple’s current and former management team, have agreed to pay up to $14 million to resolve the 20 outstanding investor derivative law suites over backdated stock options.
Derivative law suites [...]
Last week we reported about a class action lawsuit that had been filed by an Alabama woman against Apple Inc. for misrepresenting reception and internet speeds in their iPhone 3G advertisements. The suit put further blame on Apple for profiting off of a defective device. Now a second plaintiff has joined the party, [...]
Many users were excited about Apple’s iPhone Software Update 2.0.2, expecting it to clarify some on-going network and reception issues. Unfortunately, the 3G network issues remain the same, and now a major security flaw has been exposed in 2.0.2.
Despite Apple’s acknowledgment about poor 3G network reception, the latest update was supposed to “partially fix” the [...]
As of late, we have reported extensive information about the reception problems have been plaguing the iPhone 3G worldwide. Frustrated users have been desperately searching for answers, and pointing fingers at who may be to blame for problems they are experiencing.
Despite Apple’s acknowledgment of the problem and recent 2.0.2 update, some folks have [...]
An unhappy iPhone 3G user from Alabama, Jessica Alena Smith has filed a class action law suit against Apple over slow speeds and poor reception as well as profiting from a defective device. Is she serious?
Smith claims that she purchased the device shortly after seeing Apple’s advertisements promoting the device’s increased speeds. “One could [...]
Despite Apple’s recent accolades from the American Customer Satisfaction survey released this week, Apple is still struggling to hedge consumer complaints regarding the recent induction of the iPhone 3G and MobileMe to their ongoing arsenal.
Apple released a software update this week that “partially fixes” the connection issues that have caused a global uproar for those [...]
Apple has released iPhone update 2.0.2 this afternoon. In typical Apple fashion, the update is set to deliver some “bug fixes,” while lacking any further specifics.
The update is 248.7MB in size and is available via iTunes, or directly from Apple.
Some analysts have been speculating that Apple is (or has been) working on a software update [...]
Former Apple Emlpoyee, Chuq von Rospach has blogged about Apple’s internals before. Having worked on Apple’s email lists for many years, Rospach understand certain aspects of the company, and lucky for us, he blogs about them too.
Blogging in response to the on-going 3G Network issues people are having with the iPhone 3G, Rospach had lunch [...]
Apple’s iPhone 3G has been subject to some harsh criticism over the last 6 weeks. Among the avalanche of issues that Apple has had to deal with (and PR their way out of), poor 3G network reception is currently in the spotlight.
An analyst has recently claimed that an immature Infineon Chipset used in the iPhone [...]
On-Going Connection Issues; Hardware or Network to Blame?
Many iPhone owners have been reporting very spotty experiences with AT&T’s 3G network while using Apple’s new iPhone 3G. We’ve previously reported about the one bar blues, and the ongoing trouble with AT&T’s network. So it comes as no surprise that the issue is more widespread [...]
As of late, we have three prominent names publicly ditching the iPhone. Om Malik, from GigaOm, Michael Arrington from TechCrunch, and one person who’s inspired me for ages, macintosh developer Steven Frank from Panic, inc. here in Portland, Oregon. While I have no qualms with their decisions to ditch the iPhone, I’m having a tough [...]
I’ve had roughly 7 hands on hours with the iPhone 3GS. While the device performs entirely like a newer, faster, more powerful iPhone, a few pit-falls regarding searching and tagging leave me a tad confused.
Undoubtedly, the video recording feature is absolutely phenomenal. I’ve already been recording everything around me for the fun of it, [...]
From an article on popular Israeli website nana10, it has been announced that Israel will finally (officially) get the iPhone through national carrier support.
As of now, the announcements only state that Pelephone will be carrying the device and that they’ve been told to “get ready” for the launch. What’s perplexing is why Orange isn’t anywhere [...]
Apparently some folks over at DreamField.se either decided to get real creative with some After Effecting, or they’re literally doing Apple’s work for them.
This might totally be fake, and done with running a matte mask through After Effects, but it’s still incredibly impressive. I can think of a ton of useful real-world applications for something [...]
