The written musings of a long-time Apple //e and Macintosh tech nerd. Opinions are my own.
The curtain is about to go up on the iPhone 4S. Starting this evening at 12:01am PDT / 3:01 EDT, the Apple iPhone 4S will begin pre-order sales on AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint.
I’ve enjoyed using my Palm Pre phone, but it is time to retire if for an Apple iPhone 4S.
For more details, visit the Apple website…
Time to put all the iPhone 5 rumors to rest. In a recent iTunes 10.5 beta release, people have found references to the iPhone 4S, not iPhone 5, in the .plist files.
Can’t wait until Tuesday to see what Apple CEO Tim Cook has up his sleeve.
[Via 9To5Mac.com…]
If you have a jailbroken/rooted Apple iPhone of one of the many Google Android and have been using apps to essentially “steal” wireless tethering services between your phone and your notebook or tablet computer, your days of “free” service are almost over.
AT&T and now Verizon are putting technology in place on their networks that allows them to sniff out people who are tethering devices like laptops, typically over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, to their smartphone’s data plan as a sort of wireless modem to get on the Internet.
Both AT&T and Verizon required you to subscribe to an additional service before you can tether another device to your phone.
I may not be a fan of the prices that are charged to tether or setup your smartphone as a mobile Wi-Fi hot spot, but I like the idea of people stealing bandwidth and driving up the cost of my smartphone data plans even less.
[Via EngadgetMobile.com, Electronista.com…]
Yesterday afternoon, Apple released the iOS 4.3.5 software update for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
The software update addresses an issue with how security certificates are validated and does not add any new features.
The software update is for the GSM iPhone 4, the GSM iPhone 3GS, both editions of the iPad, and the 3rd and 4th generation iPod touch.
The CDMA iPhone 4 for Verizon updates to iOS 4.2.10, addressing the same problem.
The latest software updates are available now via iTunes when you connect your iDevice to sync it.
Just in case you may have missed it, last weekend Apple released a security update to iOS brining the mobile operating system to version 4.3.4.
The latest security update is largely intended to plug a security hole in how an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch handles malicious .pdf files to allow hackers to by pass safeguards in the operating system. This same security hole was a means to allow people to install applications from Cydia, a third-party application source other than the iTunes App Store. This process is commonly referred to as “jailbreaking.”
iOS 4.3.4 was simultaneously released for the iPhone 4 (GSM edition), iPhone 3GS, the iPad 2, the iPad, and third and fourth generation iPod touch devices. iOS 4.2.9 was released specifically for the iPhone 4 (CDMA edition) on Verizon’s network.
Looks like HP and Verizon have started pushing out the webOS 2.1 update for the Pre2 smartphone. Hit up the Update application to get your webOS 2.1 goodness.
And yes, I’m still bitter that the Sprint Pre won’t be getting webOS 2.1 either as an OTA or slide load Doctor update.
[Via PreCentral.net…]
The next version of Motorola’s insanely popular Droid smartphone, the Droid 3, is rumored to touchdown on Verizon in June.
If the picture is accurate, we can see that just like the Droid 2, the d-pad is gone because of the 4-inch, 960 x 540 qHD display. The Droid 3 is also rumored to have an 8MP digital camera, and will not include an LTE cellular radio. (iPhone fans feel the collective pain from Droid fans.)
[Via BGR.com…]
Call it a parting gift. Call it a party favor. Heck, it might as well be a case of Turtle Wax or a year’s supply of Rice-A-Roni, but HP is allegedly pushing out a very small maintenance update for devices running webOS 1.4.5.
HP webOS 1.4.5.1 weighs in at an underwhelming 1MB and is reported to a bug fix release. I’ve been checking my Sprint Pre for the last two days and there has been no notice of a new patch in the Updates application. I’ve also checked the HP Palm support website, and the webOS Updates pages for the Pre, Pre Plus, Pixi, and Pixi Plus for Sprint, Verizon, AT&T and Bell don’t list any updates.
Someone keeping watch over the Twitter @webOSdev account claims the update is real and that they are “just cleaning up some bugs.” Hopefully, one of the bugs that will get fixed in the update is the annoying HTML tag error in the Contacts notes field that was fixed in webOS 2.x, but not in the 1.4.x software line.
I’ll keep an eye out for the webOS 1.4.5.1 update and let you know if it finally arrives on my original Sprint Palm Pre. The Palm webOS 1.4.5 update was first rolled out for the Sprint Palm Pre on August 10, 2010. Additionally, HP has not yet released the details of their “alternative plans” are for customers who, according to them, will not be receiving the HP webOS 2.0 update.
[Via PreCentral.net…]
After months of delays and false starts, the iPhone 4 is now finally available in white. Starting today, the elusive white iPhone 4 can be purchased directly from Apple at their amazing retail stores or online at Apple.com. You can also purchase a white iPhone directly from AT&T and Verizon locations or their online stores too.
The white iPhone has the same internals as the black model and the only difference between the two versions is the front and back plates and the home button.
The pricing for the white iPhone 4 is the same as the black model: $199 for the 16GB version; $299 for the 32GB version. A new two year service agreement is required to get the special pricing.
It’s rainy out today, so skip standing in line and use one of the handy links below to order your white iPhone 4 and stay warm and dry.
Apple Online Store…
AT&T Online Store…
Verizon Online Store…
Phew! I’m glad that’s behind us now! My guess that by this afternoon the iOS 5.0 and iPhone 5 and iPhone 6 rumors will be back in full force.
Just because it was a long Easter holiday weekend didn’t mean that there was a shortage of new white iPhone rumors.
The first is that the white iPhone 4 will finally go on sale here in the United States this week. Since this is a rumor, it is unclear if the near mythical iPhone will go on sale simultaneously for AT&T and Verizon Wireless or not. After all of the delays, I personally hope that Apple rolls out the white iPhone 4 in both the GSM and CDMA flavors at the same time. If the rumor is true, white iPhone 4’s are already being shipped in advance of the debut of their retail sales date.
[Via AppleInside.com…]
As a side note, BGR seems to have gotten their hands on what appears to be a prototype iPhone 4, yes, it’s white, running on the T-Mobile network. The T-Mobile iPhone seems to have all signs pointing to test device, so don’t expect any T-Mobile/Apple product announcements anytime soon.
[Via BGR.com…]