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Having pledged to fix the snowballing antenna problem via a firmware update, early reports suggest that the upcoming iOS 4.1 does not eradicate the ‘death grip’ bug that is threatening to bring down Apple’s iPhone empire. MobileCrunch reports that while Apple’s previously announced changes – including signal bars of a …
Read More »Apple calls surprise news conference
There’s no word yet on exactly what will be discussed there, but Apple has called a surprise press conference for tomorrow night at 18:00 BST – and with only one thing on the agenda at camp Apple right now, the speculation about what could be on the cards is reaching …
Read More »Has Apple quietly redesigned the iPhone 4?
A report from tech site Gizmodo claims that Apple might have already made some minor tweaks to its iPhone 4 hardware in an effort to address two of the major issues that have troubled the device since its launch last month. One user reports that a new iPhone 4 received …
Read More »Jobs doesnt understand game development
David Helgason, Unity Technologies CEO, has said that he believes Apple CEO Steve Jobs doesn’t understand the economics of games development.” I think he also said that consumers will decide what they think of them, and they have decided that some of the middleware games – including some of the …
Read More »Helgason: Jobs doesnâ??t understand development economics
Unity CEO lambasts Apple bossâ?? harsh words about iPhone titles utilising middleware
Read More »Apple deleting forum complaints
Apple has removed a number of threads containing complaints about the iPhone 4 from its comment boards. According to Mac User, the vendor deleted comments that referred to an unfavourable review by Consumer Reports, the US equivalent to Which?. The referred article was critical of the widely reported antenna problems …
Read More »Develop Conference launches event app
Delegates set to benefit from iPhone, iPad and Blackberry interactive guide
Read More »“In games, no job is truly safe”
Malcolm Sparrow takes a long hard look at a life in the industry, and tries to decide if it is all really worthwhile...
Read More »iPhone 4s launch put into perspective
Apple’s confirmation that the iPhone 4 sold 1.7m units in its first three days on sale (despite some fairly substantial PR problems) is even more impressive when considered in comparison to the launch numbers enjoyed by other tech releases. ITProPortal reports that the iPhone 4 bettered its immediate predecessor the …
Read More »OPINION: Apples response analysed
Could Apple recall the iPhone 4? Will they dish out free bumpers for everyone? Is there actually no problem at all and we’ve allowed ourselves all to be brought into the hype? Opinions will continue to differ, but Apple has at last published a full and lengthy response to the …
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