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Apple and AT&T Voiding Warranties On Modified iPhones
Regain Battery Life After Installing 3rd-Party Applications
Apple iPhone - Four Devices And More... In One
Apple's iPhone - Why The Price Is Not Always Right
Report: iPhone and iPod touch "Very Similar" Inside
Apple and AT&T Voiding Warranties On Modified iPhones
BloggingStocks' Brian White reports:
AT&T, Inc. is about to step into a 'vocal minority' land mine when it comes to interacting with customers using that expensive Apple, Inc. iPhone on its network. Let's put it this way: if you're a techno-tinkerer and have modified the software on that iPhone but need to bring it to AT&T (which probably sends it to Apple) or an Apple store for service, prepare to be disappointed: you may be turned away forever, even if your unit is under warranty.
This situation sounds like a legal pickle of pretty big proportions. Apple iPhone purchasers "buy" an iPhone and are free to do whatever they want with it - by law, right? The problem seems to arise when iPhone owners change the software on their phone, specifically using a "hack" to make the iPhone usable on wireless carriers other than AT&T, among other things.
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Regain Battery Life After Installing 3rd-Party Applications
iPhoneAlley’s Michael Johnston says:
So you've just finished hacking your iPhone and installed every application you could find, but what the heck happened to your battery life? In the process of installing various things, you've likely installed OpenSSH, the tool which allows remote login to your iPhone from a computer. The problem is, SSH requires that a listener called SSHD constantly runs, waiting for a remote login attempt. This in turn drains your battery. The solution is to disable SSHD when you don't need it. Read on for the how-to.
For most seasoned iPhone hackers, disabling SSHD is a piece of cake. Unfortunately, it's not very easy or convenient. Instead, us mortals need a simple tool
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Apple iPhone - Four Devices And More... In One
The Register's Tony Smith says:
We've already reviewed Apple's iPhone, so why are we taking another look? There are several reasons. First, a different reviewer means a different opinion. That applies to any product, of course, but Apple's claim that the iPhone is "revolutionary" perhaps justifies an alternative appraisal.
Second, the first review was of a device limited by the shackles of AT&T's two-year subscription requirement. With an unlocked model, this reviewer is much less restricted. Thirdly - and this is the killer, really - having used the iPhone as my sole communications device for a time, I think it's bloody marvelous and I'd like to explain why.
For the full review visit here:
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/09/24/review_apple_iphone/
Apple's iPhone - Why The Price Is Not Always Right
IT-Director's Rob Bamforth says:
What makes us choose one product over another? With consumer goods there are lots of reasons, and plenty of them are heavily linked to emotion. Does it make me look good? Does it make me feel better than the Joneses? Does the brand fit my self image? Oh yes, and hopefully does it practically do what I need it to and is it the right price?
You'd think that as the products become more technical and their functionality more complex that the less emotional reasons would kick in further, and the logical brain would override the heart. Who cares about style, colour, brand appeal and fashion, just as long as it is the top performer or is the lowest price?
So why in a recent poll did one third say they would switch cellular providers to get an Apple iPhone? And this is in Europe where we now expect 3G performance and that's not going to arrive in the first iteration of the device and probably not according to Steve Jobs until late 2008. So is cool style and usability worth paying the extra money for, while still losing out on bandwidth? It appears so.....
It begs the follow-on question that would make the results even more interesting—how many of those responding were talking about what they would like from a business rather than a purely personal user standpoint?....
For the full commentary visit here:
http://www.it-director.com/business/content.php?cid=9833
Report: iPhone and iPod touch "Very Similar" Inside
DailyTech's Michael Hoffman & Jason Mick report:
The iPod touch is virtually identical to the iPhone, according to a disassembly performed by repair firm iFixIt, published in a blog detailing its disassembly and comparison with an iPhone.
The first major change is that the battery in the iPod touch is able to take up more space since a large speaker or microphone is not necessary. The touch screen that allows users to navigate through the iPod controls is located immediately beneath the battery. The touch's battery measures 54 x 64 x 2.8 mm; the iPhone's battery is larger by volume but smaller by proportion, 43.6 x 50.5 x 5.4 mm.
The rear lid has been improved by the addition of wireless contact points, allowing it to be removed faster and more efficiently. The headphone jack is built directly into one of the circuit boards, which could lead to more difficult repairs.
The ARM processor and Samsung NAND memory in the iPod touch is virtually identical to the same components found in the Apple iPhone.
For the full report visit here:
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=9019
Charles W. Moore
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