Apple have been quick to release a firmware update v 1.1.4 for the iPhone yesterday. The firmware is supposed to address some of the “bugs” introduced with 1.1.3 such as the SMS sorting bug and wifi connectivity problems. 1.1.4 is also rumoured to contain the framework to allow 3rd party application to be installed without [...]
BMW has released an official snap-in adapter for most of it’s model range. Costing £60 (~$130) it allows the iPhone to remain on charge whilst also connecting it to the car’s external antenna for a stronger boosted signal. UPDATE (14th July 2008) - There has now been a software update for all iPhones taking them to [...]
Obviously not content with the iPhone sales figures in the UK, O2 have announced they are changing all three iPhone tariffs to the benefit of the end user. Those on the lowest £35 tariff get triple minutes and double SMS! Those on the £45 tariff now get the same as the old £55 tariff, basically double mins, [...]
UPDATE (27 Feb 2007) - SMS bug is fixed now in 1.1.4 It looks like there’s a bug with software version 1.1.3 that affects most people but only under a few certain conditions: If you send short SMS to people and they reply very quickly The clock on your iPhone is set slighlty off true “atomic” [...]
Some undocumented new features (or fixes) included with 1.1.3 Two finger text entry for capital letters. To get a single captial letter prior to 1.1.3 you had to press shift then press the letter you wanted. With 1.1.3 you can now press shift+letter simultaneaously and it gives the same result as a standard full sized [...]
UPDATE (27 Feb 2007) - Wifi problem should be fixed now in 1.1.4 Well having successfully updated my iPhone to 1.1.3 I have noticed that I am no longer able to join wi-fi networks, it says i’m connected to my Apple Airport but browsing web pages fails stating unable to connect to server. I jumped into settings and [...]