It’s Lazy Sunday
Here are some of our favorite posts for a lazy Sunday:
Four Business Tips From Apple & Steve Jobs
http://gigaom.com/2010/07/16/business-tips-from-apple-steve-jobs/
Griffin’s new Loop iPad Stand is the first of its kind…
http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/loop
Flickr app gets support for iOS 4 features
http://www.macworld.com/article/152762/2010/07/flickr_ios4.html?lsrc=rss_main
HTC to Apple: our reception complaints are far fewer
http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/07/18/htc.says.droid.eris.sees.far.fewer.antenna.calls/
Five Best Mobile Note Taking Tools
http://lifehacker.com/5590027/five-best-mobile-note-taking-tools
Windows 7: How to Uninstall Service Pack 1 Beta
http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/6337/windows-7-how-to-uninstall-service-pack-1-beta/
Facebook updates it’s iPhone client for iOS 4
Facebook have updated their iPhone client to be compatible with iOS 4. This has enabled fast app switching and high res icons. The usual small bug fixes have been addressed and they have added Korean and Russian localizations.
App Store will no longer support applications that target iOS 2.x.
That’s right, Apple will no longer support iOS 2.x. apps encouraging developers to move on and use iOS 4. A good move me thinks.
Review the iOS 4 Readiness Checklist
The next generation of the world’s most advanced mobile operating system is in the hands of iPhone users around the world, and is now available to iPod touch users for free.
Make sure that your applications are compatible with iOS 4. All new applications and updates to existing applications must be built with iPhone SDK 4. In addition, the App Store will no longer support applications that target iOS 2.x.
Review the iOS 4 Readiness Checklist for a wealth of technical resources to help you make the most of the new technologies in iOS 4 and information on submitting your iOS 4 apps to the App Store.
iOS 4.0.1 to solve iPhone 4 Antenna Issue?
Reports are showing that Apple are going to be releasing a fix for the reported antenna issues that users are having with the new iPhone 4. The fix is supposed to address the phone’s baseband calibration by switching far quicker to the cleanest available cellular signal.
So if you are suffering from the “Death grip”, fear not, this may not be a problem soon.
Downgrade your 3GS from iOS 4 back to 3.1.3
Are you experiencing a slow device and multiple issues since upgrade to iOS 4, well fear not. Lifehacker shows us the best way to downgrade back to iPhone OS 3.1.3. Check out the report here:
http://lifehacker.com/5572003/how-to-downgrade-your-iphone-3g[s]-from-ios-4-to-ios-313
Blurry or Corrupt Photos after iOS 4 – Here’s the fix
Users report that after the iOS 4 upgrade photos appear corrupted or blurry.
The cause is not clear but I am sure we will hear more towards the end of the week. This is the latest fix we could find:
1. Connect your iPhone to your computer
2. Select your device in the left sidebar
3. Click the Photos tab
4. Uncheck the Sync Photos check box
5. Press Sync to remove the photos from your iPhone
6. Once your sync is completed, recheck the Sync Photos check box
7. Press Sync to return your photos to your device.
Pandora Radio with Background Playback Now Available for iOS 4
If you’ve got an iPhone 3GS or third-gen iPod Touch and you’ve upgraded to iOS 4, you’re probably ready to give multitasking a try. Good news, then: Pandora have just updated the iPhone app to version 3.1, which now supports background audio playback under iOS 4.
Cont/…
http://www.cultofmac.com/pandora-radio-with-background-playback-now-available-for-ios-4/47682
iTouch Backups slow?
Since the release of iOS 4 there everyone is upgrading. People who have the iPhone seem to be able to backup quickly, but it would seem that the iTouch takes an age to backup. Anyone else experiencing this?
Update:
Cult of Mac are reporting upgrade issues here:
Phone 3G owners trying to upgrade to iOS 4 are reporting numerous issues with the update process, including updates that take hours and failed updates resulting in the sinister error 3002. Fortunately, though, there are ways to get around both by restoring your iPhone 3G instead of updating it………..
http://www.cultofmac.com/if-youre-having-problems-installing-ios-4-dont-update-restore/47675
Lazy Sunday Roundup
Here are a few of the reports that we think you might like for a great Sunday read:
TechCrunch – The Best iOS 4 Ready Apps
Top 10 Mac Applications that Should Be on Windows
Top 10 Windows Applications that Should Be on Macs
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