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Apple Hunting for Engineering Manager to Bring iPhone OS to “New Platforms”

A recent job posting from Apple may demonstrate that Apple plans to grow the iPhone OS. Per MacNN, the company is currently searching for an engineering manager to be based out of Cupertino. The person should specifically be responsible for a team handling low levels of the iPhone OS, including the “bring-up of new hardware […]

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iPhone OS 3.2 SDK Icons Hint at Upcoming Video Chat Feature for iPhone/iPod Touch

You’ve got to love the framework files in the software development kits, as they sometimes indicate more than Apple would like them to. Per 9 to 5 Mac, a discovery in the iPhone OS 3.2 developer kit suggests Apple is opening the door to video calls on its device. Icons in the Telephony UI framework […]

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Some Users Cite Erratic Battery Life, Syncing Issues Following iPhone OS 3.1.3 Update

Despite Apple’s best intentions, the iPhone OS 3.1.3 firmware update may not have gone as well as the company would have liked. Per iPodNN, a number of users over on the Apple Discussion Board have reported that issues such as erratic battery life have emerged. In certain cases, the unit’s battery meter may potentially swing […]

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Apple Denies iPhone Developers From Creating Location-Specific Ads

In a recent update to its “News and Announcements for iPhone Developers” RSS feed, Apple both informed developers that they can use an upcoming framework in the iPhone OS SDK to determine the location of users, but cannot use this framework to craft location-aware ads to users of App Store software. “If your app uses […]

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Apple Releases iPhone OS 3.1.3 Update for iPhone, iPod Touch

Late Tuesday, Apple released version 3.1.3 of its iPhone OS firmware. The update, which weighs in at over 200 megabytes and can be downloaded by attaching your iPhone or iPod touch to your Mac or PC, clicking the device in iTunes, then clicking the “Check for Update” button, adds the following fixes and changes: – […]