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iPhone iOS4 Signal Strength Software Update

Savan Thongvanh — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:15:29 +0000

Today Apple announced that they’d be releasing an update for it’s operating system iOS4. The update is said to fix an incorrect equation used for calculating and showing signal strength. The fix is to be released in “a few weeks”. The update also contains a change to make the first few bars of the signal strength indicator taller and consequently easier to see..

The press release sticks with the company line that’s similar to a line in a viagra commercial, I paraphrase “it’s ok it happens to everyone”.

To start with, gripping almost any mobile phone in certain ways will reduce its reception by 1 or more bars. This is true of iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, as well as many Droid, Nokia and RIM phones. But some users have reported that iPhone 4 can drop 4 or 5 bars when tightly held in a way which covers the black strip in the lower left corner of the metal band. This is a far bigger drop than normal, and as a result some have accused the iPhone 4 of having a faulty antenna design.

Let the flame wars begin! It’s already started on the internets. People that care are still irate about the apparent mediocrity of the fix. The fix, in effect, just shows the bars differently. How can this affect the reception?

Unless the software update also includes fairy dust gripping the phone in the suspect manner will STILL affect the reception. It’s a mechanical problem, not a software problem. I can’t wait to see what happens when people apply the update and calls are still dropped. I guess we’ll find out next week.

At the end of the letter Apple goes back to another snobbish retort, if you don’t like it, take it back.

As a reminder, if you are not fully satisfied, you can return your undamaged iPhone to any Apple Retail Store or the online Apple Store within 30 days of purchase for a full refund.

Classic.

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Microsoft releases a litney of security patches

Savan Thongvanh — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:43:38 +0000

Microsoft today released a laundry list of security bulletins and patches. The security patches and bulletins released today covered an array of vulnerabilities ranging from bugs in it’s almost prehistoric MS Paint program to some core vulnerabilities.

Windows updater should pick up these updates if you have it enabled. Read more to see if you’re affected (you probably are).

Here’s the rundown

Apple iPhone Security Update 3.1.3, time to re-jailbreak?

Savan Thongvanh — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:27:45 +0000

Yesterday Apple released what is now the latest update for for it’s iPhone. Now the current version is 3.1.3. Apple has gone only five months since it’s last update to 3.1.2.

3.1.2 fixed a bug that affected many people, including myself, that caused the iPhone to sporadically reboot. Will 3.1.3 be as helpful?

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Well, only if you’re concerned about your iPhone security. Most of the fixes in the 3.1.3 update are security related. In this update Apple has fixed a number of bugs that:

Allow hacked audio and video files to run malicious code,
Allow access to to user data in recovery mode, and
Allow malicious code to be executed from a remote ftp server

This seem like an update worth taking. As always you can apply the update via iTunes.

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