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iPhone 4

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November 30, 2010  1:53 AM

iOS 4.2 for the iPhone is now out



Posted by: Raj Perumal
iOS 4.2, iOS upgrade, iPhone, iPhone 4

Hi folks! So the latest news from Apple is that iOS 4.2 is now out. Word on the street is that it provides better performance as compared to the older versions. Also iOS 4.2 now provides some new features such as:

  • AirPrint (the ability to print wirelessly)
  • AirPlay...

October 31, 2010  8:54 PM

Tethering for iPhone 4



Posted by: Raj Perumal
Cydia, iPhone 4, jailbreak, jailbroken, MyWi 4.0, tether, tethering

Hi folks, so if you are like me, you find yourself at client sites and without Internet access a lot because you aren't allowed to plug your company laptop into the network. So how do you get Internet access if you have an iPhone? Well jailbreak it of course! Then which app should you use?


October 31, 2010  8:23 PM

More info on iPhone battery drain issues



Posted by: Raj Perumal
iPhone 4, iPhone backup, iPhone battery drain, super fast battery drain

Hi folks! Now that I've been an iPhone user for a bit, I have some more info on the iPhone battery issues that people have experienced with the iPhone 4. You see there are some very common reasons to experience battery drain as follows:

  • Bluetooth on
  • WiFi on
  • Apps...


September 30, 2010  9:28 PM

Battery life on the iPhone



Posted by: Raj Perumal
battery life, iPhone 4, multitasking

Hi folks! So last but not least on my review of the iPhone, is battery life. So far battery life has been great and it allows me to use it as both for apps and as a phone without killing the battery completely. However, there is one point I want to mention. Many iPhone 4 users aren't use to the...


September 30, 2010  8:26 PM

Rackspace app for the iPhone to manage your cloud servers



Posted by: Raj Perumal
app, iPhone 4, Rackspace

So do any of you guys do hosting? Well I do, and I love using Rackspace. They are a great hosting provider for hosting in the cloud. One of the coolest apps is an app from Rackspace which allows me to reboot my servers using my iPhone. Now that's cool! Apps like this really increase the...


September 30, 2010  8:21 PM

I finally got my iPhone 4!



Posted by: Raj Perumal
iPhone 4, reception

Hi folks! I finally got my iPhone 4! I ended up getting the 32 GB version and have promptly loaded it up with a ton of stuff. I used that case from Future Shop I was telling you all about and it works great. I haven't had any really bad reception issues other than i normally would have had with...


August 31, 2010  3:01 PM

iPhone 4 Reception



Posted by: Raj Perumal
case, iPhone 4

So after the whole debacle about the iPhone 4's reception, the question is if it actually is as bad as the media made it out to be. Well a few co-workers have iPhones and they have had no issues at all. One of my friends has an iPhone 4 and she has had some issues. So I guess it's a mixed bag. I...


August 31, 2010  2:59 PM

Rogers, what’s taking so long?



Posted by: Raj Perumal
iPhone 4, Rogers

So up here in Canada, it takes some time to get iPhones apparently if you are a business. It's easy to walk into a store and grab one for a personal account, but for ordering through the business side of things it takes forever. There are currently no iPhone  4 32 GB available and this is...


July 31, 2010  10:10 PM

Way to go Rogers



Posted by: Raj Perumal
iPhone 4, launch, Rogers

Hi folks, so here we are, all us Canadians waiting for the release of the iPhone 4. Well on the day that Rogers releases everything, we have tons of problems! There were tons of reports of Rogers systems not being able to handle the overload of people wanting new iPhones. This isn't the first...


July 2, 2010  5:54 PM

iPhone 4 law suit!



Posted by: Raj Perumal
class action, iPhone 4, law suit, reception problems

Hi folks! This just in, there is a new law suit against Apple! What is it for this time? It's regarding the iPhone 4 and it's reception capabilities. The iPhone 4 apparently has some reception issues when holding it a certain way. Apparently it's a design flaw. Apple isn't really being very nice...


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