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On September 19th, 2008 Apple issued a safety notice affecting their own Compact USB Power Adapter for the iPod and iPhone.
Today (September 21st, 2008) AT&T are sending out text messages to iPhone users regarding the Exchange Program which will start on October 10th, 2008.
Just a little tip if you’re having problems with the Remote Apps on the iPhone or iPod touch.
Symptom:
Remote App can not play a song or media. Error message: “An unknown error occured. Please check your library and try again.”
Solution:
Delete Remote-iTunes share pairing. Disable iTunes sharing, then re-enable it. Re-pair the Remote-iTunes share.
That should do the trick.
Apple released iPhone Software 2.1 in the early Friday morning (September 12th, 2008). I managed to install iPhone Software 2.1 on an iPhone and an iPhone 3G without any problems whatsoever. I use the iPhone as an iPod in Airplane Mode with Wi-Fi turned on. I use the iPhone 3G as a phone, and I set the GPS and 3G network on.
I fully charged the iPhone 3G around noon time, and using it as I’d use it everyday. Phone calls, emails, the internet, picture-taking, maps, GPS, and iPod. It is around 10:00PM as I’m writing this, and it has been 10 hours since I’ve fully-charged the iPhone 3G. I did connect it to my MacBook Pro several times to transfer some music and podcasts. A disclosure that the iPhone was connected to power source during the period, but not long enough to put a lot of charge in the battery. At this point, the iPhone 3G warned that there were 20% of charge left.
Prior to iPhone Software 2.1, I’d be lucky to get 4 hours out of a fully charged iPhone 3G, with the same usage pattern sans the iPod part. With iPhone Software 2.1, it seems that Apple manages to improve the power management.
Another improvement that I noticed is that the iPhone 3G is now a lot more stable. Previously I was unable to use play audio and use Safari or Mail or Maps without having the iPod randomly stoppping. Applications crashes whenever the iPod is playing too. With iPhone Software 2.1, slight pause occured only when the GPS is turned on and Maps is fetching some data.
Other notable improvements are the Address Book performance and synching, 3G connectivity, Apps stability, and keyboard responsiveness.
There are still a lot to explore in iPhone Software 2.1, and what I am experiencing so far is still anecdotal. I need more time to findo out more about this software update.
As promised, Apple releases iPhone Software 2.1 today. The update is available through iTunes 8.
iPhone OS 2.1 for iPod touch and iPhone is available through iTunes (installation of iTunes 8 is required).
iPhone Software 2.1 for iPhone – iPhone1,1_2.1_5F136_Restore.ipsw 231MB
iPhone Software 2.1 for iPhone 3G – iPhone1,2_2.1_5F136_Restore.ipsw 237.8MB
iPhone Software 2.1 for iPod touch – iPod1,1_2.1_5F137_Restore.ipsw 239.5MB
Before you upgrade to iPhone Software 2.1, you might want to do the followings:
If your iPhone is having trouble doing any of the above, it might indicate problems with your current iPhone. Please proceed with caution.
Security Updates included in iPhone Software 2.1 release notes can be found here.
Thanks to “WordPress Automatic Upgrade” by Keith Dsouza, upgrading WordPress is a lot easier and faster now. I can spend more time downloading por….. errr I meant downloading Porky Pig vs. Bugs Bunny videos from the internet.
Here I am stranded in a place where the Wi-Fi is not open or free. I need to access something and I couldn’t do it on the iPhone. What to do?
Wait a minute, I did buy NetShare when it was first made available. I actually am making this post through NetShare.
Note to AT&T: Let this happen!
What is the definition of “Open Box Merchandise”?
It seems that retailers have different opinions about wht it really is. In general, “open box merchandise” is a product that has its packaging opened and seals (if available) broken before it is sold to the end customer. Open box merchandise could be a product returned by a customer to the retailer or a demo product.
Would you buy a computer which is already taken out of its packaging, turned on, and had some modifications done on the software (no matter how little modification is made)?
