voice reception

New from Apple: iPod Flamo

John Paczkowski in News on August 19, 2008 at 12:07 pm PT

What an ugly week for Apple. Voice and data reception issues plaguing iPhone 3G, MobileMe still not up to company standards, and now reports of sparking iPod Nanos. Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is investigating a possible battery defect in Apple’s older iPod Nano music players after receiving reports of minor fires caused by overheating devices.

iPhone 2.0.2: Maybe "It Just Works" Now

John Paczkowski in News on August 18, 2008 at 3:28 pm PT

Moments ago, Apple issued a firmware update for the iPhone 3G that presumably addresses the voice and data reception issues that have troubled the device since its debut. Whether its resolves them remains to be seen. The update description says only that it includes “bug fixes.”

iPhone 2.0.2: Maybe “It Just Works” Now

John Paczkowski in News on August 18, 2008 at 3:28 pm PT

Moments ago, Apple issued a firmware update for the iPhone 3G that presumably addresses the voice and data reception issues that have troubled the device since its debut. Whether its resolves them remains to be seen. The update description says only that it includes “bug fixes.”

iPhone 3G Available Firmware Update: No Comment

John Paczkowski in News on August 14, 2008 at 8:04 am PT

Good thing the iPhone was chosen as Time Magazine’s 2007 Invention of the Year, because a growing chorus of discontent suggests its successor is unworthy of the honor in 2008. Voice and data reception issues have been troubling the device for weeks now and it seems the blame for them lies not with the network carriers, but with Apple itself.