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By Ex on May 2nd, 2011

With the latest drama about iOS location services and data tracking, Apple indicated that it would push out an iOS update to address the issue. It now seems that the iOS 4.3.3 update is due within the next week or two. The upcoming iOS update (build 8J2) will reportedly address the following: – The update…

By Ex on April 19th, 2011

Vietnamese site Tinhte seems to have picked up an official white iPhone 4 from Apple running a mystery build of iOS 4. To begin, the hardware of this device features 64 GB of storage instead of the current 16/32 GB. So could this be an updated iPhone 4? Maybe. For software, the device is running…

By Ex on April 14th, 2011

Today, Apple has released iOS 4.3.2 for iOS devices. The firmware was originally rumored to be released next week, but it seems Apple may be ahead of schedule. iOS 4.3.2 brings minor feature fixes and security updates: Fixes an issue that occasionally caused blank or frozen video during FaceTime call Fixes an issue that prevented…

By Ex on April 7th, 2011

With iOS 4.3.1 just released in March, it seems that Apple may be prepared to launch iOS 4.3.2 according to BGR. The release is expected within the next two weeks and is reported to include various enhancements, security fixes, and several bug fixes. In other words, nothing revolutionary. The update will be available for iPhone…

By Ex on March 27th, 2011

With iPhone 5, and iOS 5, on the horizon, TechCrunch reports that Apple may not be releasing the next major version of iOS alongside new iPhone hardware in June/July. Instead, speculation puts iOS 5 to a fall release with an unveiling at WWDC 2011. If the next major iOS is being pushed to the fall,…

By Ex on March 23rd, 2011

Today, BGR continues its iOS 4.3.1 story with a brief hands-on of an iPhone with iOS 4.3.1 installed. As originally reported, it seems that iOS 4.3.1 will deliver minor bug fixes but also could improve battery life. We reported the changes from iOS 4.3 a few days back, and it really does look as if…

By Ex on March 21st, 2011

Today, BGR reports that Apple may be releasing iOS 4.3.1 within the next “one to two weeks”. The update would bring mostly bug fixes for Apple’s iOS devices. For reference, the changes from iOS 4.3 are detailed: Baseband updates for iPhone 3GS and original iPad Fixed memory hang that results in memory corruption when reading…

By Ex on March 17th, 2011

The better half of the afternoon today was spent reading about a silly iOS vs. Android web browsing speed benchmark that tried to prove iOS web browsing is slower than Android. Suffice to say, the whole thing was flawed and a waste of time. Regarding the matter, Apple issued a statement to The Register confirming…

By Ex on March 13th, 2011

We’ve received numerous reports this weekend that after updating their iDevices to iOS 4.3, some users have experienced scroll bar glitches in mobile Safari. In specific, when users are flicking through websites in Safari, the scroll bar is temporarily visible near the center of the display, instead of at the bottom or side where it…

By Ex on March 9th, 2011

Apple originally set iOS 4.3 for release on March 11, 2011 to coincide with the iPad 2 release. iOS 4.3 has now been released a few days earlier and is available for immediate download. iOS 4.3 brings numerous feature enhancements to iDevices such as AirPlay video compatibility for third-party apps and websites, Safari speed improvements,…