iPhone Matters

Facial Recognition, Voice Modulation, and Unread Message Alerts

2009-07-09T20:07:17+00:00

Leave it to Apple to creatively think of ways to send me to the edge of my seat! Amongst some of the most recent patents that Apple has submitted, a few caught my eye and just might catch yours as well.

iPhone 3GS Discoloration Could Be Caused From 3rd Party Cases

2009-07-09T19:00:19+00:00

Reports have been coming in of some white iPhone 3GS becoming discolored after overheating. Apple has acknowledged the problem as partially true but only when 3rd party cases are involved. Many had speculated that due to the iPhone 3GS’ faster CPU, that…

Are You Experiencing WiFi Problems with your iPhone?

2009-07-08T20:03:59+00:00

When iPhone 3.0 launched, there were a few reports of WiFi problems but a simple network reset or OS restore seem to calm the clatter. Tuaw is reporting that the problem is back with a vengeance for iPhone users. Are you one of them? Users note that…

iPhone 3.0 Jailbroken, Does Anyone Care?

2009-07-08T08:48:35+00:00

I still remember Jailbreaking my first iPhone. It was amazing….you could add these things called Applications that did all sorts of wacky things. Yesterday we had the celebration of one year of the iPhone Application store whereby developers could release Applications (albeit with access to a limited set of services…

iPhone Oleophobic Screens Wearing Off?

2009-07-07T10:00:28+00:00

One of the iPhone 3GS’ selling points is its Oleophobic coated screen which resists fingerprints and other smudges. However, one user is reporting that the coating on his iPhone is wearing off prematurely. What’s odd about this problem is that a hole has opened from where apfeltalk.de forum…

White iPhones Becoming Discolored Due To Faulty Battery?

2009-07-01T16:00:42+00:00

Users are reporting that their white iPhones are becoming discolored in the back changing the white plastic to a pinkish hue. The reason for this pinkish hue appearing only on white iPhones seems to be a faulty battery giving off an…

Apple Adopting USB Standard For European iPhones

2009-07-01T14:00:05+00:00

Phone manufacturers across the world use different charger connections and are so diluted that even the same size tip won’t charge every phone there is. That’s why the European Union is proposing a standard for all manufacturers to use: Micro-USB. Interestingly enough,…

Shortages Of iPhone 3GS’ Expected

2009-07-01T12:00:13+00:00

Since going on sale, analysts have expected a healthy shipment of iPhone 3GS’ but it seems supply problems may soon plague Apple. A short while after the iPhone 3GS went on sale, Apple brought back its availability tracker which…

Possible iPhone Bug: MobileMe Changes To .Mac

2009-07-01T10:00:43+00:00

Some iPhone users are reporting that after upgrading to Firmware 3.0, references to MobileMe change back to the now defunct .Mac moniker. The bug only appears after users upgraded to Firmware 3.0 and have MobileMe accounts saved on their iPhones. Similar to…

Push notifications come to AIM and BeeJive. Is this the end of SMS?

2009-06-23T11:57:48+00:00

One of the most exciting and anticipated new features of iPhone 3.0 is push notifications. These enable your applications to alert you even when they are not running. Today we saw updates to AIM and BeeJive to take advantage of push notifications. But it raises the…