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Apple addressed the iPhone 4 antennagate/Death Grip issues in a press conference Friday and CEO Steve Jobs admitted there was a problem but insinuated it was being overblown by the press. Still, the company will be giving out free bumper cases to all impacted users. The company reiterated that the reception issues weren’t exclusive to…
We were very excited to see that HTC had updated it’s PC Sync software to allow AT&T HTC Aria users to load applications outside of the Android Market, but that little work around was short-lived. We can’t say we’re surprised, but the software has already been pulled, making side-loading of Android apps onto your HTC…
Apple is holding a press conference tomorrow morning to presumably address the iPhone 4 reception problems and a source tells the Wall Street Journal that the company will definitely not issue a recall. Furthermore, the WSJ report said that Apple was aware of the reception glitch prior to the launch but Apple CEO pushed forward…
Looks like AT&T is using the Samsung Captivate (Galaxy S) to steal some thunder away from the T-Mobile Vibrant, which is unfortunate because T-Mobile needs it. It looks like someone has already managed to get their hands on AT&T’s new Android device, the Samsung Captivate, ahead of its schedule launch on Sunday. Why AT&T chose…
Apple just released the latest version of its software for the iPhone and iPod Touch and iOS 4.1 has some new Bluetooth features that should make mobile music fans happy. For the longest of time, Apple iPhone fans were disappointed with the lack of stereo Bluetooth. This finally came in iOS 3.0 but you didn’t…
Today is the day that Apple pushes out their first update to the 4th generation iOS mobile operating system – the iOS 4.0.1 update for iPhone 3G, 3GS and iPhone 4 smartphones. Apple recently seeded the beta and an updated SDK to developers, so this was an expected move and we’re not too excited. What…
It looks like Hewlett-Packard (HP) has shelved its plans for an Android tablet. While reports say it’s “delayed,” I wouldn’t expect HP to pump out an Android tablet any time soon because it will want to focus on the newly-acquired webOS. According to All Things D: Sources in position to know tell me that HP’s…
Apple’s on the verge of announcing something about the iPhone 4 reception problem known as the “Death Grip.” Something tells me, though, that they aren’t going to tell us that they knew about the problem all along and went ahead with production anyway, even though that was apparently the case. Senior Apple engineer Ruben Caballero…
The inevitable has finally happened – the iPhone Dev Team has worked their magic to jailbreak and unlock the iPhone 4. Today, iPhone Dev Team member @planetbeing posted a proof-of-life tweet showing his iPhone 4 running on Canada’s Bell network. It seems all the hard work on the part of the Dev Team has finally…
It’s barely been a month since we rolled out the first Superphone Shootout but the smartphone market has become even better. We’ll take a look at the hottest devices on all the major carriers and break down the pros and cons and each. Motorola Droid X $199 on a new, two-year contract with Verizon Wireless…