Are you having problems with the responsiveness of your touchscreen on your iPhone or iPod Touch? Apple has detailed the symptoms and offers suggestions on how to test it and what to do to get it fixed in a recent knowledge base article. According to Apple, if you are experiencing any of the following symptoms, …
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Are you having problems with apps that close unexpectedly on your iPhone or iPod Touch, returning you repeatedly to the device’s Home screen? Apple has detailed both the cause and the suggested cures in a new knowledge base article. According to Apple, the primary cause for apps closing unexpectedly is a device running low on memory allocated for applications–a bigger …
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Does your iPhone battery never last as long as you’d like despite our tips to give it more juice? Do you need additional backup power? If so, then you need a battery pack. Griffin’s TuneJuice, which I tested this week, gives an iPhone as much as 2 hours to 3 hours and 30 minutes of extra talk time depending on …
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Last week, Apple released a new support document for MobileMe with details on what to expect when you visit me.com using an iPhone or iPod Touch. On these devices the Web site looks different from the one you see when you visit your PC or Mac and offers: A direct link to instructions about configuring Mail, Contacts, Calendars, and Find …
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Updated February 25, 2010 at 8:06 a.m. PST: Update and correction to reflect that the app is now free and the prize is up to $1,000 daily. Screenshot: David Martin/CNET According to a report by RegHardware, Apple is now allowing developers to add contests, lotteries, or sweepstakes to iPhone and iPod Touch apps, thanks to a new SDK rule, if …
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Updated February 24, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. PST: Updated to reflect that Beta 3 is available again for download. Apple Apple briefly released and then pulled, without explanation, an update for the iPhone SDK for the iPad, which would have brought the current version of that SDK to 3.2 beta 3. The short-lived update followed the second iPhone OS and …
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Last week, Apple announced that iPhone OS developers can distribute their apps to customers in 13 more countries than were previously allowed via the iTunes App Store. This is a boon for developers, increasing the App Store’s reach from 77 countries up to 90. The new countries are: Armenia Apple, Inc. Botswana Bulgaria Jordan Kenya Macedonia Madagascar Mali Mauritius Niger …
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Apple has raised the maximum size of app downloads over a 3G connection to 20MB, in what developer site Appadvice says is preparation for the iPad launch. Screenshot: David Martin/CNET In the past, iPhone app downloads were limited to less than 10MB over a 3G connection. If you wanted to download larger apps, you had to use Wi-Fi. This limitation …
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Earlier this week, iPhone repair site iResQ posted photos of what the blog claims are fourth-generation iPhone parts, received “as a sample from a reputable source.” The most obvious change in features of the alleged new iPhone is that the front panel–and therefore, the phone–measures nearly a quarter-inch taller than the iPhone 3GS. Left: iPhone 3GS. Right: iPhone 4G. iResQ …
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Since Apple introduced iPhone OS 3.1.3 last week, we’ve found a number of complaints about two issues with the firmware update. Battery life Although the update was supposed to address issues with iPhone 3GS battery life, it appears to have caused battery problems for some users. According to users on Apple Discussions under the topic iPhone 3GS OS 3.1.3 battery …
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