Due to the nature of iPhone/iPod touch development, developers are not able to beta test using the same methods used on other platforms. Instead, developers are forced to use what Apple calls “Ad Hoc” distribution so that Apps can be tested prior to submission to the iTunes App store. The Apple method requires pre-registration of […]
Apple’s Discussion boards are buzzing with a huge problem affecting many users of iPhone OS 2.0 and 2.0.1. People are starting to call it: “White Apple Logo Screen of Death.”The problem manifests itself during an app install or update. During either process something interrupts the iPhone and/or iTunes from completing the task. Then the iPhone […]
Reselling your used iPhone can be risky business if the device contains sensitive data. Normal restore and wipe procedures don’t fully delete user daa from the iPhone. In fact, iPhones sold as refurbished units may contain personal data from their previous owners that, with a little leg-work, is readily accessible by new owners. These data […]
In these times of fervid speculation, most anything — a stray embedded icon, an off-hand remark from a wireless executive, an iPhone-shaped potato chip — can pass as a viable indicator of forthcoming announcements from Apple. This latest tidbit of pure rumor is no different, providing nothing more than further confirmation that a significant happening […]
A year after its introduction, the iPhone still differs from many competing devices on one point: it lacks carrier-supplied insurance, meaning that a drop, spill or other mishap can result in total device replacement. The iPhone is notably absent from AT&T’s wireless phone insurance (other excluded devices include the Palm Treo 750 and BlackBerry Curve […]
Images allegedly depicting a forthcoming 3G iPhone are a dime a dozen. Numerous sites have posted purportedly genuine photos of the actual device, mock-ups, and renderings — some ridiculous, others plausible.A word of circumspection regarding these photos: even prominent case manufacturers generally do not receive advance prototypes of any future-release iPod or iPhone models. Instead, […]
If the all touch interface on the iPhone is not your style when it comes to games, then the iControlPad may just be for you. The peripheral enables your iPhone to be in a casing that allows for a PSP like feel. It adds physical buttons to the iPhone for the purpose of playing games. […]