Amazon Announces New Kindles: $139 Wi-Fi, $189 3G

Last night, Amazon announced an all new Wi-Fi only Kindle that starts at only $139 with a 3G-capable one for $189.

Amazon.com is excited to introduce a new generation of Kindle. The all-new Kindle has a new electronic-ink sc...

Apple Investigating iPhone 3G Performance Issue Observed After Upgrading To iOS 4

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 think of just how little the update really adds to the UI. The Wall Street Journal reports speaking to an Apple spokesperson who said the company is looking into the matter. That doesn't necessarily mean a fix is coming anytime soon, but hey, at least you can hold the darn thing however you want.

Apple investigating issues with iOS 4 upgrade on iPhone 3G originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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New 27-Inch iMac Disassembled, Aftermarket SSD Install Deemed Difficult

Yesterday, we noted that Apple's new 27" iMac for the first time allows users to configure their machines with a second hard drive, offering a 256 GB solid state drive as an option for the second bay.


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Apple ‘looking into’ poor iOS 4 performance on iPhone 3G

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According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple is "looking into" reports of iOS 4's poor performance on the iPhone 3G. Many iPhone 3G users have noted generally slow performance and glitches after installing iOS 4 that have rendered their devices nearly unusable. An Apple spokesperson told the Journal that Apple is aware of the reports and investigating solutions. That Apple is responding to the issue at all is certainly encouraging, but their response has been anything but timely -- it's come only after a month of irate posts on Apple's support forums, parody videos on YouTube, and widespread reporting on the issue (including here at TUAW).

Some blogs, including us, have noted that iOS 4.1 beta provides better performance on the iPhone 3G. I initially experienced better performance under the beta, but only for a couple days after doing a DFU restore to the beta. Around 48 hours after installing the beta, all the old bugs crept back in: slow keyboard performance, glacial application launch times, app crashes, and random system-wide freezes when using Safari. None of the suggested fixes (some of which border on voodoo) have managed to get iOS 4 working properly on my iPhone 3G. I've tried everything short of wiping the phone clean and setting it up as a new phone, mostly because I don't want to lose my application data, which includes 20+ hours of game progress in Final Fantasy and over a year of food and exercise data in Lose It. (Ed: Ouch!) (Update: a couple people have pointed out that Lose It! can restore data to an iPhone independently of iTunes, an awesome feature I had completely forgotten about. Sadly, that's a feature not present in any of the 45 games I have on my iPhone.)

For now, our advice for those lucky few who haven't yet upgraded an iPhone 3G to iOS 4 remains the same: don't do it. For the rest of you iPhone 3G owners, if you're an unlucky member of the "iOS 4 turned my iPhone 3G into an iPhone POS" group, things are looking up for you at last thanks to Apple's official response.

[Via Macrumors]

Apple 'looking into' poor iOS 4 performance on iPhone 3G originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Apple 'looking into' poor iOS 4 performance on iPhone 3G originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Tapic turns your music into rhythm-based game levels

Zentertain's Tapic is a rhythm based game along the lines of Tap Tap Revenge with one important twist: it can turn your iPod's music into game levels.

iAssociate featured on ABC’s Good Morning America

TicBits Ltd has announced that ABC’s Good Morning America featured iAssociate in their reportage on how to keep your kids’ brains sharp during the summer. “This is a totally addictive word association game.” said parenting expert Ann Pleshette Murphy. According to Ann Pleshette Murphy games like iAssociate can help kids avoid the so called “Brain [...]

“iPhone DSLR prototype” mounts Canon EF lenses, enrages purists

The chassis is a 1.1lb solid piece of anodized billet aluminum with dual handle-grips and a tripod mount; up front is a Canon EF lens adapter, which Jeremy hopes to extend to support SLR lenses from other manufacturers. It’ll actually work with the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G, though of course the [...]

GE offers iPhone app to find mood lighting for your room

The application is called the GE Mood Cam app. Basically you take a picture of your room and then you slide the “Moodometer” to apply different filters to the image you took to simulate lighting effects in the room. Once you find the light effect you want, you can put together a shopping list of [...]

Disguised Cam – Taking Photos and Video Unnoticeably

MASAKA Soft today is pleased to announce the release of Disguised Cam version 1.5 for iPhone and iPod touch. Disguised Cam was developed specifically for users to take photos and video while “disguising” itself as a web browser app, an email app, an ebook reader app, a SMS app, or any other app that users [...]

Dejumble 2.0 for iPhone – Popular Mac Task Management App Now on iPhone

Thinking Code Software, Inc., today is pleased to announce Dejumble 2.0 for iPhone, an iPhone compatible version of their best-selling task and note management software for Mac OS X. While simple and straightforward in appearance and operation, the app includes features not found in most other to-do or note taking applications. It also employs proprietary, [...]

Apple Looking Into Reports of Problems With iOS 4 on iPhone 3G

The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple is "looking into" reports of issues being experienced by iPhone 3G users who have upgraded to the company's new iOS 4. Discussion forums at Apple, MacRumors, and elsewhere have been filling with reports fro...

VLC Remote 5.0 – Now with Retina Graphics and Multitasking support

The best selling VLC remote lets users control VLC Media Player on their Mac, PC or Linux machine – using their iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. VLC is a fabulous, free media player that can handle almost any file format effortlessly and VLC remote gives it the remote control it deserves. VLC remote allows users [...]

Apple bumpers arriving, Best Buy giving away free side film for iPhone 4

TiPb iPhone Forum user shaolinfinest let us know last night, and many others have since confirmed, that Best Buy was starting to give away InvisibleShielf protective side films for iPhone 4:

I’m not sure if this has been discussed but Best Buy is starting to receive Zagg kits called “iPhone 4fix” or something like that. Basically Zagg sent us a bunch of invisishield sides to put on customers iPhone 4’s and they are free. The only disclaimer on the kit is that it says shield and install is free but install is up to the associate if they want to put it on or not. Before going in, call your local Best Buy if you are like me and don’t want to put a case on it. I installed the sides today and it was easy to put on and feels ok so far.

Whether or not InvisibleShield provides any protection from signal loss if you’re prone to such things in your area is debatable, but it’s interesting to see how other retailers are competing with Apple’s free bumper program.

Speaking of which, the TiPb iPhone 4 store has the full on front-and-back-protecting InvisibleShield and BodyGuardz in stock, and the Case-Mate Clear Armor available for pre-order. Just don’t use as much liquid to apply it as Dieter did…

We’ve also started to hear that folks are receiving their free Apple bumpers, in some cases a month or more ahead of the previously suggested delivery date. Those who asked for 3rd party cases instead haven’t had any such luck so far.

Of course, Apple’s free bumpers are pretty much restricted to black, and the TiPb iPhone 4 store has more cases in more colors than you can shake a gyro at, so check out Leanna going red, or pick out a color all your own.

See Apple and Best Buy, you don’t get to have all the fun!

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Review: Password Caddy for iPhone

Password manager applications are all about security and convenience. This app, while not perfect, handles both aspects well.

iPhone live tonight, 6pm PT, 9pm ET, 2am BST

You know the drill, come 6pm PT, 9pm ET, 2am BST, we’ll be taking over the front page of http://www.tipb.com to talk everything iPhone…

…and Android Central’s Phil Nickinson will be joining us to talk about Apple’s little Droid X antennagate video. Fun. Fun.

Be here, and be ready to chat. We want to hear from you.

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iPhone developers can now advertise their apps via iAd

Apple on Wednesday announced it would allow iPhone developers to advertise their own apps via the iAd network.

Study: Verizon smartphones use more data than iPhones

The iPhone made waves in 2007 and put a strain on AT&T's network as its users began gobbling data like never before. But an upcoming study says that Verizon Wireless smartphone users have edged out iPhone users for the data consumption crown.

Apple Rolling Out iAd Spots for App Developers

As noted by Ars Technica's Jacqui Cheng, Apple has updated its iAd developer page to invite app developers to advertise their applications through the company's new mobile ad platform.

iAd...