Remember Antennagate?
Back in July 2010, Steve Jobs walked onto the stage at Apple’s Town Hall to deal with the iPhone 4 antenna controversy. Tim Cook and Bob Mansfield joined him for what turned into a lengthy Q&A with the press.
We’ve known about that Q&A for 16 years.
We just haven’t been able to watch it.
Until now.
(more…)Apple has today confirmed that the official launch date for the White iPhone 4 is in fact tomorrow.
The homepage of Apple.com changed over just a little while ago to read “iPhone 4 in white. Available tomorrow.”
(more…)Today we got a tip from Twitter user Jason Freeman (@jayfreeman98) who noted that since upgrading to iOS4 he has been experiencing issues with iPod.app – and it seems that heading over to Apple Discussions, Jason may not be alone in the issue. (more…)
Due to sheer demand for the product and the complete collapse of its pre-order system on June 15th, AT&T announced iPhone 4 would not be available for sale both in-store or online until June 29th. (more…)
If you’re not yet aware, Apple offer a FREE online service called the “Repair Warranty Checker” for any Apple product you happen to purchase. The service specializes in returning a date that you are covered for warranty until, based on the SN assigned to the product (now found on the box).
Today, I decided to give it a shot with my UK bought iPhone 4, selecting Australia as the country.
What surprised me was the fact that it is actually covered under warranty, meaning if I was to break it or anything like that, Apple would have to exchange or replace it.
This comes as a surprise to me as I wouldn’t have expected it to have had warranty outside of UK, let alone in a country that they’re not even readily available yet. I did the exact same thing when my iPhone 3GS, as this was having issues with the battery, and this was sent from Hong Kong. The serial number was from the “HK Batch” and I honestly didn’t expect it to be covered outside of HK, or even China for that fact. Yet, it was also covered worldwide, I checked this by changing the country selection to everyone available.
If I’ve learnt one thing today, it’s that people shipping iPhone 4 to other countries shouldn’t worry about voiding their warranty on the product at all, even if the product hasn’t hit store shelves yet, apparently .. you’re fully covered.
What I’m trying to work out however is when we’re going to see this iOS 4.0.1 upgrade. My iPhone 4, being in Australia and using a homemade Micro SIM cuts in and out of reception even without holding it in the “Death Grip” but just texting. It is very frustrating and this update can’t come quick enough. However, there are a lot of different opinions on this situation, both opposing – one being the issue stems from the actual hardware and the other software.
Discuss.
The iPhone 4’s “Death Grip” issue has been plaguing new users of the device, and with Apple’s official stance on the matter being “Well, don’t hold it that way” many people are getting frustrated with the whole situation – especially considering the iPhone 4 starts at £500 on Apple.com here in the UK. (more…)
We just got a tip from Twitter user @Mohsin_M which seems to suggest Apple may today be giving customers in the UK a FREE Apple bumper case for their new iPhone 4 if they’re bold enough to walk into an Apple Store and complain. (more…)