Tag: iPhone 3G
iOS 4.2 May Bring Speed Back to iPhone 3G Users
iOS 4 on the iPhone 3G started out as a mess, slowing down the device until 4.1 came out — which helped a little bit, but not enough. There’s good news for iPhone 3G owners though! According to tests of the iOS 4.2 beta by TiPb, the iPhone 3G should speed up considerably with iOS [...]
XGearlive Touge Special Edition Case for iPhone 3G and 3GS is “Hardcore and Stylin’”
XGearlive is focused on ‘sophisticated coolness’ for the cases they make for all iOS devices, MacBook Pros and other mobile devices. Their Touge Special Edition case for the iPhone 3G and 3GS successfully applies their design philosophy with a case that one of our guest reviewers, my son, said was ‘hardcore and stylin’. XGearlive sent [...]
iPhone 4 Breaks More than Previous iPhones says Squaretrade Study
As we previously reported, there seems to be a problem with the iPhone 4 glass. Now SquareTrade, a company that sells extended warranties of electronics including the iPhone 4, has a study that shows the iPhone 4 glass breaks 82 percent more often than the previous generations of the iPhone. There were 20,000 iPhone 4 [...]
How to Fix iPhone 3G Slowdowns After Updating to iOS4
If you updated your iPhone 3G to iOS4 and it is now running sluggishly, then there may be a fix. Apparently Apple is looking into the problem, but until they find and release a solution, you are stuck with hacking it with an old backed up version of the OS. If you would rather not [...]
iOS 4 on iPhone 3G Parody Illustrates Upgrading Issues (video)
The Apple iOS 4 update does not work very smoothly on an iPhone 3G from two generations ago. There is an amusing parody of an Apple ad for the iPhone 3G using iOS 4 on YouTube. It is understated but it illustrates the problem well. Parody of an Apple ad for the iPhone 3G with [...]
iPhone 4 “Most Successful Product Launch in Apple’s History”
Despite the iPhone 4′s pre-ordering and hardware issues, the iPhone 4 has proven to be the “most successful product launch in Apple’s history,” claims Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, at a press conference this morning. In just three days, Apple sold over 1.7 million iPhone 4 devices. Come launch day, thousands of people camped outside [...]
Try Out Android on Older iPhones
Want to see what all the Android fuss is about? You can if you have an older iPhone 3G or 2G. 3GS owners need not bother; it won’t work yet. For details you’ll need to head on over to Linux on the iPhone and read about the process. There is a version of Android that [...]
