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iPhone OS 3.1.3 Firmware Unexpected Release
Feb 2nd
In yet another surprising move, Apple unexpectedly released its new iPhone 3.1.3 firmware for iPhone 3G/3GS and iPod touch. Something important to note, this is not the same version which runs on the newly announced Apple iPad (OS 3.2). To update to iPhone OS 3.1.3 Firmware, you have to connect your iPhone with your computer via usb and start iTunes. You will see a message, just simply click on “Download and Install” button to get on to the new iPhone OS 3.1.3 firmware.
iPhone OS 4.0 Features Confirmed
Jan 19th
BGR finally leaked what was most awaited, the Apple’s next generation iPhone OS 4.0 exclusive features, through one of its reliable and trusted source within Apple. The OS 4.0 is basically released along with the Apple Tablet which forms the operating system of this new product. The same OS will be also available for iPhone 4G which is expected last quarter of this year.
VoIP Blocked Over 3G; Is Apple Cooking Something?
Jan 17th
Skype 1.3 for iPhone has added certain cool features like landscape mode for IM, Hints and Tips, Call quality indicator, Fixed call drop issue when returning to a held Skype call and a few others except Push Notification in Skype that was in great demand but once again, they dropped it over this time too. What’s Apple really upto?
Next Generation iPhone 4G Will Offer Touch Sensitive Shell
Jan 14th
The rumors were already on that Apple’s Next Generation iPhone 4G will be coming in April 2010, but no one could predict that interesting twist where Apple’s next iPhone may take some cues from the company’s new multi-touch Magic Mouse and incorporate a touch-sensitive casing over and above the existing traditional touchscreen that has been the hallmark of Apple. It was Bloomberg, which a while ago informed that touching the phone back while showing virtual finger tips on the front would keep fingers from blocking or obscuring the user’s vision, and thus reduce unintended results. It is also hinted that Apple’s latest iPhone 4G will most probably be available by June this year, The new device will have a more advanced 5 Megapixel camera with LED Flash and may feature a touch-sensitive shell. Quoting Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Taipei-based analyst, Robert Chen, without identifying his source, disclosed all this in his interview.
Next Generation iPhone 4G Powered by Dual Core Processor and OLED Screen
Jan 12th
KT which is reliable source being South Korea’s second largest mobile phone carrier and Apple’s sole iPhone provider in Korea revealed rumors based news that the upcoming next Generation iPhone 4G is being powered by extremely powerful dual core processor. Whether that rumored processor upgrade would be based on the ARM Cortex-9 MPCore or ARM11 MPCore, a chip arising from Apple’s own acquisition back in 2008, or will it be something entirely different, is too early to predict at this stage. This new development may be Apple’s response to the latest launches of smart phones in market like HTC HD2 and Google’s Nexus One.
Spin Your Mobile Battery Around Your Finger For a Quick Charge
Jan 10th
What a nightmare for a mobile phone user; battery exhausted at wrong time. Imagine yourself in a situation where you suddenly finds your mobile battery run out with no immediate charging facility available nearby. So what to do now? That’s the time your finger comes to your rescue. Remove the battery from the back of the phone; spin it around your index finger a few turns and it has gathered enough charge to last you a conversation, a few SMS or may be a safe trip to your charger and electric point. What a relief!
Vodafone now sells Apples
Sep 30th
It is even less than 24 hrs that Orange UK announced that it would begin to offer the iPhone 3G and 3GS before the end of the year, as reported. O2 exclusive rights to networking and marketing for iPhone were shared by Orange UK through an agreement. Now last night, Vodafone of UK has also reached an agreement with iPhone getting hands on selling rights in UK and Ireland. In a press release, Vodafone announced that it will carry the Apple iPhone 3G and 3GS in the UK and Ireland in early 2010.
