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At today's Apple Press Conference, Steve Jobs announced that the iPhone 4 is not perfect and that their "fix" will be to offer free Bumper (or third party cases due to Bumper shortages) to customers. Meanwhile, in the following Q&A session after the press conference, Steve Jobs admitted they didn't educate customers enough and they...

This morning Steve Jobs took the stage at their Cupertino headquarters to address the world about the issues surrounding the iPhone 4. Near the end of the presentation, Steve Jobs confirmed that the second wave of iPhone 4 launches will take place on July 30th--which includes Canada! iPhone 4 Coming to Canada on July 30th--Confirmed...

Later last night, reports indicated that Apple may be working on a "brute force" hardware fix for the iPhone 4 antenna problem. AppleInsider claims that people familiar with the matter have indicated that Apple has decided on an actual hardware fix for the iPhone 4. Sources have reportedly revealed that the "mechanical fix" is the...

Just another heads up that The iPhone Podcast Episode 9 is now live in iTunes. This new podcast is currently under "New and Noteworthy" in the Gadgets section in iTunes Canada, and currently the #1 Podcast in the Technology category. Thanks everybody for listening and giving us feedback! Click here to listen to Episode 9!...

As predictions would have it, this morning Apple released iOS 4.0.1 (8A306) for iPhone 3G, 3GS, and iPhone 4. This is a minor update to firmware 4.0. Yesterday, Apple released a beta of iOS 4.1 to developers that included many more enhancements but firmware 4.0.1 today addresses only the formula used to determine how many...

Yesterday Apple pushed out the first beta of iOS 4.1, which brought various software enhancements. Later on in the day, Apple announced a surprise press conference regarding the iPhone 4 for this Friday. Today, iPhoneHellas.gr claims that iOS 4.0.1 will be released some time today. The report cites a "reliable" source for the supposed leak....

The end of this week is going to be a busy one for Apple. There will be a press conference to address the iPhone 4 reception issue, plus iOS 4.1 beta has been released for Developers. One of the notable changes in iOS 4.1 is a change to signal bar graphics. Since Apple's algorithms were...

With the recent negative press Apple has been receiving regarding the iPhone 4 reception issues, All Things Digital is reporting that Apple will be having an invite-only press conference this Friday. Could it be a full preview of what iOS 4.1 could be offering and how Apple will address this out of control PR nightmare?...

This week, Apple has started to beta test the next software update, iOS 4.1, for iPhone and iPod touch. A beta of iOS 4.1 (build # 8B5080c) is now available to developers. Alongside the beta iOS release, Apple has also pushed out the iOS SDK 4.1 Beta. If this beta period goes anything like previous...

Reports this week reveal that Apple has acquired a Web Mapping company named Poly9. The company is a Canadian firm based out of Quebec City. While Poly9 as a brand may not be widely known, their work includes programming interfaces (API's) for many large clients such Microsoft, Apple, and MSNBC. The company has also had...

A few days ago, the iPhone Dev Team posted a notice that an iPhone 4 unlock was almost done. At the time, we had hoped there would be a successful unlock by the time the iPhone 4 hits Canada, but the unlock has come even sooner! Today, the amazing Dev Team announced that it has...

Early iPhone 4 users in the USA reported reception issues immediately with their new phones. The issue was that touching the lower left part of the antenna resulted in dropped signals and eventually a full signal loss. People were getting frustrated and angry. Apple kept quiet, aside from a Steve Jobs email that told people...