Applelinks iPhone News Reader - Friday, August 29, 2008
Canadian iPhone Users Show Modest Data Usage
iPhone Frenzy In Prague
Why iPhone 2.0.2 Fixed Problems For Some Users
Behind the iPhone Software 2.0.2 fix to reduce dropped calls
AT&T Source Explains Exact Technical Details of iPhone 3G Probems
Even Critics Give Apple A Pass On iPhone 3G Woes
Mystery 'iPhone Girl' generates Internet intrigue
'iPhone Girl' Photos Shines Light on Worker Conditions
Canadian iPhone Users Show Modest Data Usage
The Globe and Mail's Simon Avery reports:
After generating a storm of protest against Rogers Wireless Inc. for the company's pricing of data plans, early adopters of the Apple [AAPL-Q] iPhone appear in fact to be very modest users of the device.
In the first four weeks after the iPhone launched in Canada July 11, Rogers says 95 per cent of customers used less than 10 per cent of their plans' data allotment.
The company, which has exclusive rights to sell the popular device in Canada, said it has sold an amount "well into the six figures." That level of iPhone sales should support analysts' forecasts that Rogers Wireless will achieve its best quarter ever for new subscribers.
The article also contains details of Rogers' NEWS: iPhone plan pricing packages.
For the full report visit here:
http://tinyurl.com/6ypjz9
iPhone Frenzy In Prague
The Prague Post's Claire Compton reports:
After months of anticipation, the iPhone is out of the gates in the Czech Republic.
As all three major mobile providers use the product to lure in customers, their efforts to set themselves apart from competition has resulted in an influx of new technologies and services.
Ahead of the Aug. 22 iPhone release date by T-Mobile, Vodafone and O2 - the trio of major mobile operators on the local market - Vodafone announced the launch of two new technologies: a melody-identifying service operated in collaboration with radio Evropa 2, and a phone with a TV tuner that streams television via digital signals.
These offers have taken a backseat to the initial frenzy of the iPhone launch, which had the three companies rushing to distinguish themselves through advantageous service plans and the quality of their networks.
For the full report visit here:
http://www.praguepost.com/articles/2008/08/27/iphone-frenzy.php
Why iPhone 2.0.2 Fixed Problems For Some Users
ITWire's Stephen Withers reports:
When Apple released the 2.0.2 software for its iPhone 3G, a proportion of users found it improved connectivity and reduced the number of dropped calls. Others reported no difference. What's going on?
According to Roughly Drafted, a "source close to AT&T" reportedly claimed that a faulty power control algorithm caused iPhone 3Gs to request more power than was necessary....
For the full report visit here:
http://www.itwire.com/content/view/20315/53/
Behind the iPhone Software 2.0.2 fix to reduce dropped calls
Appleinsider's Prince McLean reports:
The recent iPhone 2.0.2 software update addressed a problem with the iPhone 3G's power control that was causing dropped calls, according to a new report.
Last week, Apple's Jennifer Bowcock told USAToday that "the software update improves communication with 3G networks." However, Roughly Drafted is now reporting addition details from "a source close to AT&T" that explained what the real issue may have been, and why some users didn't notice any immediate impact after installing the iPhone 2.0.2 update.
For the full report visit here:
http://tinyurl.com/6jqcgv
AT&T Source Explains Exact Technical Details of iPhone 3G Probems
Daily Tech's Jason Mick reports:
The iPhone 3G is one of Apple's flagship products. Many would argue it stands far above its most able competitors in terms of capabilities. Yet, the iPhone has been having some problems.
The iPhone's problems began when users started to become frustrated with dropped calls and poor call quality. They took their frustrations and poured them out on Apple's message boards. Sources in Apple said that CEO Steve Jobs was unconcerned with the problems as he said they likely only affected 2 percent of iPhone customers, or about 60,000 people.
Then came the report from Sweden's foremost tech weekly Ny Teknik, saying that it had test the iPhone's 3G and it fell well below the standards set for 3G, and should not be certified and as a 3G product. Many, including sources inside Apple, seemed to place the blame on the Infineon chipset in the phone.
For the full report visit here:
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=12797
Even Critics Give Apple A Pass On iPhone 3G Woes
AP Technology Writer Jessica Mintz reports:
First an iPhone price cut left early buyers feeling foolish, and then came reports that some iPods were spitting sparks. Now the new iPhone 3G has been marred by bugs, spotty service, disappearing programs for the device and a veil of secrecy over software developers trying to broaden its appeal.
Such a string of mishaps and missteps might throw another electronics company into crisis. But of course, Apple Inc. isn't just another electronics company. Even as iPhone griping rages online, it looks like Apple's sterling reputation will emerge untarnished.
"The objective reality is that Apple does plenty of wrong," said Peter Fader, a marketing professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. However, Fader said, the company's loyal fans, and even casual users, have come to identify so strongly with Apple's high-end, individualistic vibe that they're willing to look the other way.
For the full report visit here:
http://tinyurl.com/55zqea
Mystery 'iPhone Girl' generates Internet intrigue
The Associated Press reports:
Pictures of an Asian factory worker found on a new iPhone sold to a British customer have generated keen discussion on the Internet about her identity - and her fate.
The three pictures, posted on the Apple discussion Web site MacRumors.com, show a young Asian woman working on what appears to be an assembly line for iPhones.
Dressed in a pink striped outfit and hat and wearing white gloves with yellow fingertips, the young woman now known on the Web as the "iPhone Girl" is shown smiling and making victory signs as she poses next to an iPhone.
For the full report visit here:
http://tinyurl.com/64436n
'iPhone Girl' Photos Shines Light on Worker Conditions
Sci-Tech Today's Patricia Resende reports:
Pictures of an unknown factory worker appeared on a new Apple, Inc. iPhone, spurring a check on worker conditions at the Foxconn Technology plant in China. Foxconn called it a "beautiful mistake," but others said it was meant to dispel concerns from Apple's audit of the iPhone plant that found violations of Apple's supplier code of conduct.
An unnamed girl employed by the Shenzhen plant in China, operated by subcontractor Foxconn Technology Group, has become popular overnight after photos of her appeared on an iPhone customer's device.....
For the full report visit here:
http://tinyurl.com/5aryhz
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