iPhone motorcycle issues.

by WyldKard on June 21, 2011

Last year, we talked about heat issues with the iPhone 3GS. That was before we got an iPhone 4, which may very well have better heat dissipation than the 3GS, but not by enough. One of the reasons we wanted a white iPhone 4 was because the surface would reflect more light and thus help, [...]

Apps that tell you where the po-po is.

by WyldKard on May 11, 2011

Apple is being asked by the U.S. Senate why they haven’t removed iOS apps from the AppStore that report on the location of sobriety checkpoints. That may be a reasonable question to ask if safety is on your mind, but the issue quickly gets muddled when you consider that what many of these apps are [...]

AT&T + T-Mobile = no big deal.

by WyldKard on March 21, 2011

Catching up on weekend news reveals quite a number of blog posts concerning the proposed AT&T/T-Mobile merger, with arguments being made both for and against. But why does anyone care if the merger happens? We’re not saying that the merger would necessarily be good for the industry, but we’re far from saying it’d be bad, [...]

iPad, the second generation.

by WyldKard on December 17, 2010

Plenty of rumours about iPad 2.0 are hitting the blogosphere, complete with photos of “leaks” from case manufacturers. Maxator summarizes his expectations about the iPad 2, which should see release around March or April, and we’re keen on responding. Front Facing Camera – FaceTime is becoming a staple for Apple products and this was the [...]

Heat: an unaddressed iPhone issue?

by WyldKard on June 21, 2010

We didn’t give much thought to iPhones overheating last summer, when reports were going around about iPhones shutting down after a certain internal heat threshold was met. But that’s because we never encountered this behavior, since we evidently didn’t put our iPhone through these types of paces. Things took a turn when we began using [...]