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.
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Consumer Reports Now Recommends Bumpers
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.
David Letterman’s Bad iPhone Top Ten [Video]
Looks like the issue has gone mainstream in the US. Gotta love the “eye foam” though.
Calcbot: A Beautiful New Take on Calculators - For iPhone & iPad
Tapbots are well known for making incredible applications: they look incredible, they’re incredibly useful. Pastebot is one of my most used iPhone apps, and the recent Retina Display update made it even better. Convertbot makes converting units fun and simple. Weightbot - I wish I’ll be able to use it someday. Thing is, no one gets custom UIs as right as Mark Jardine does. Period.
There was so much hype about Tapbots’ new projects. This review is not about Tweetbot, and I guess we’ll have to wait for their much-requested Twitter client for a while. The folks over at Tapbots have just released a brand new application for iPhone and iPad, and before you hold your breath for something incredibly complex and game-changing - Calcbot is a “just” a simple calculator.
But it’s the best calculator app I’ve ever had on my iPhone. And iPad. And it’s not sitting on both my home screens.
Expenditure: A Beautiful Way To Track Your Expenses - 10 Codes Up for Grabs
Finance is boring. Numbers are boring. I’m not a mathematician, I’m no finance expert either - I’ve never been interested in these subjects. Not until I realized I had to keep track of my expenses and incomes if I wanted to make a living out of what I do every day.
Thank Jobs the world is full of App Store developers willing to create gorgeous and enjoyable apps for stuff that would be tremendously boring otherwise. I’m an avid MoneyBook user and couldn’t be happier about it: it’s got a stunning UI, it’s got online sync, it’s easy to use. But, there’s a new kid on the block of financial apps for iPhone: Expenditure by Shape HQ.
iFiles Now iPad-compatible with MobileMe, Google Docs and Facebook Support
iFiles is one of the most popular file manager apps for iPhone. Actually, it’s more than a simple file manager: it’s a document viewer, a voice recorder, a wifi drive and a text editor. And, unlike other similar apps, it’s got a great looking icon and a clean interface design.
iFiles is one of the best executed, feature-rich productivity apps of its kind I’ve seen in the App Store. Now, it’s iPad compatible, too.
iPhone 4 Unlock Is Done, Now Waiting for Release
After weeks of hard work, the iPhone 4 has been unlocked. With a tweet sent a few minutes ago, @planetbeing confirmed that he’s now using an unlocked iPhone 4.
As usual, please remember that unlock is a different thing from jailbreak: by unlocking your iPhone you’ll be able to use any kind of SIM on it, which is very useful for US users who want to ditch AT&T or Europeans thinking about importing one from the States.
We’ll keep you posted about the official release of the unlock tool.
AT&T to Move ‘Heaven & Earth’
VentureBeat MobileBeat 2010: AT&T Chief Technology Officer John Donovan is blasted with questions from VB Editor in Chief Matt Marshall concerning AT&T and their network. The response ties in with what Jobs said D8, “… when they start to fix them, get worse before they get better…and if you believe that, things should be getting a lot better real soon.”
VentureBeat reports,
It’s a little bit of everything, Donovan replied. With a flood of new chipsets, phones, and applications, the traditional device testing and rollout methods have “broken down.” In addition, AT&T recently faced a shortage of the components needed to improve its network.
“I’ll tell you the things it’s not been,” Donovan said. “It’s not been capital, it’s not been conviction and commitment.” AT&T “will move heaven and Earth” to meet its customers’ growing data needs, he said.
I’d be impressed if AT&T could actually move the heavens to improve reception.
[VentureBeat via 9 to 5 Mac]