First they said they had to test the iPhone 4. Then they published a highly-linked post about the fact that they couldn’t recommend it because of its antenna woes.
Now Consumer Reports says that the Bumper is what you need. Forget the duct tape.
Consumer Reports Now Recommends Bumpers
iOS 4.0.1 Coming Today?
This is curious: iPhoneHellas is claiming that Apple will release iOS 4.0.1 later today. They cite “a reliable source”, and as MacRumors notices the site was right about firmware releases in the past.
The 4.0.1 update should only contain bug fixes and the signal indicator formula. If this is true, expect it to drop in 6 hours.
Apple Holding Special iPhone 4 Conference on Friday
We’ve been waiting for this, as Apple had to do something about all the much-reported iPhone 4 reception issues. In fact, they’re holding a special press conference on Friday about the iPhone 4. No additional info are available at this moment.
Select press was invited on Wednesday, The Loop reports. We’ll be following the event here on MacStories, so stay tuned.
As for what I think will happen, I’ve just tweeted it.
Genius Bar to be Revamped
The Genius Bar consists of Apple’s most techie employees, those that can solve everything from a fried motherboard to bad hard drives and corrupted data. But these can-do-anything super men and women will be asked to do more, in hopes of making the customer support experience more efficient than ever.
iOS 4.1 Beta Available - Here’s What’s New
Microsoft on iPhone 4: It’s Apple’s Vista
Not again. If there’s such a thing as a backhanded insult, Microsoft certainly pulled it off. Microsoft’s chief operating offcier labels the iPhone 4 as ‘Vista,’ poking fun at Apple in the process.
“One of the things I want to make sure you know today is that you’re going to be able to use a Windows Phone 7 and not have to worry about how you’re holding it to make a phone call,” Turner said, referring to the Microsoft mobile operating system set to debut on smartphones this fall.
Tough talk for a product that hasn’t even been released yet.
[via Computerworld]
iFixit Wants to Confirm the Existence of a Silent Recall
It’s questionable whether Apple is silently recalling iPhones, yet iFixit is adamant to find out. Apple PR won’t confirm or deny the issue, so they’d like readers to confirm their problems via decoding the serial number and testing the impedance of the metal frame. They’d like to narrow down a particular manufacturing week in which the new changes took place – you can find all the information necessary to take on the task at the source link below.
[via iFixit]
Original iPhone Commercial Comes Back for iOS 4 on 3G Parody
Remember the original iPhone commercial? It’s back, and it’s focused on an iPhone 3G getting slooooow when running iOS 4.
I feel sorry for iPhone 3G users (saw a unit running iOS 4 last night, it’s terrible) but really, this video is awesome.
[via Mike Rundle]
Ether: Beautiful Online Radio, iPhone 4-ready
The Retina Display is great, and it’s always a pleasure to see updated apps show up in iTunes every day. If you don’t have an iPhone, you really have no idea how gorgeous apps look on it.
I was amazed by Ether, a simple radio app by Pandapps, as I saw the first screenshots in iTunes. Why? Because it’s the first music app that actually looks great on my new device.