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Archives for July, 2010

Apple conducts probe into iPhone 3G iOS4 issues

Apple fans still rocking the iPhone 3G and 3GS who were fast to grab up the new iOS 4 operating system when it was made available for the smartphones were also the first to realize the new OS has some issues on older handsets. The WSJ reports that Apple is currently probing reported issues with …

OWC offers RAM upgrades for new iMac

If you plan on ordering one of the new updated iMac computers that Apple unveiled this week, you can save yourself a bit of green by getting the most basic amount of RAM. Apple isn’t known for offering good deals when you upgrade memory. Mac specialty shop OWC has announced memory upgrades specifically for the …

The Morning Lowdown 07.29.10

»  The new Kindle is lighter, cheaper, faster than ever—but will it kill the iPad? [paidContent] »  Time Inc. (NYSE: TWX) execs are increasingly driven to distraction by Apple’s refusal to give publishers more control over selling subscriptions to readers through the iTunes Store. [Mediamemo] »  Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is extending its iAd system directly …

Apple investigating issues with iOS 4 upgrade on iPhone 3G

Back when we outlined the iOS 4 features missing from iPhone 3G, we forgot one key bullet point: performance. As more and more two-year veterans of Apple’s phones have taken the plunge and upgraded to the latest firmware, slowdown and battery drain issues have become a common complaint, which is even more irksome when you …

iPhone 3G Users Complain of Slowdown on Uprade to iOS4

Some Apple 3G phone owners who upgraded to the new iOS4 operating system are facing buyer’s remorse. The upgrade has left their devices slow and struggling for breath, according to complaints on Apple’s users forum. “My iPhone 8Gb 3G is soooo slow after ‘upgrading’ to OS4,” says a user registered as George Stark on the …

Time Inc. execs said to be frustrated over lack of iPad magazine subcriptions

Not interested in paying $4.99 for an issue of a magazine on your iPad? Well, Time Inc. execs don’t seem to be too keen on the idea either. As Peter Kafka of All Things Digital reports, Time was planning to launch a subscription version of its Sports Illustrated iPad app last month in which you’d …

Aircord Lab’s N-3D concept turns an iPad into world’s second least practical 3D display (video)

Think giant active-shutter glasses are a roadblock to 3D adoption? Wait until you get a load of this, the N-3D from Aircord Labs, a glass pyramid with semi-reflective sides that allows you to peer through while reflecting the image of a screen above. In this case the screen is provided by an iPad which, as …