A class-action law suit has been brought against Apple and AT&T accusing the company of unfairly steering its user base towards buying frequent and expensive iPhone battery replacements via a non-replaceable battery. The suit, represented by lead plaintiff, Illinois-based Jose Trujillo, alleges that the lithium-ion battery found in the current version of the iPhone will […]
Month: July 2007
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Mozilla Releases Firefox 2.0.0.6
On Monday, Mozilla.org released version 2.0.0.6 of its Firefox web browser. The update comes just a few weeks after a recent security update, the 2.0.0.6 version patching the following bugs: -Unescaped URIs passed to external programs. -Privilege escalation through chrome-loaded about:blank windows. According to Macworld News, the patch will also be seen in upcoming versions […]
Getting back to the iPod, Compeq Manufacturing has apparently signed a contract to produce circuit boards for future Apple iPods. According to DigiTimes, which cites sources close to the deal, the Taiwanese manufacturer will begin ramping up production of rigid-flex PCBs in August and commence full-scale production come September. The company is also said to […]
Despite the fact that an iPhone software update would be more than welcome right about now, some interesting clues have emerged with regard to where Apple might be taking the iPhone in the near future. The guys at iPhoneology appear to have located some goodies via a trek through the iPhone’s firmware files. According to […]
OK, I was the last PowerPage editor to succumb and drove to the Christiana Mall in Delaware on the 4th of July to wait in line for 10 minutes with about a dozen folks for the 50 remaining iPhones at the Apple Store there. Most bought two. As an existing AT&T customer, I had no […]