Apple: Don’t Like Your iPhone? Get a Full Refund

Mr. Jobs stated that iPhone 4 owners that don’t want their phone can return it to Apple within 30 days for a full refund and no restocking fees. When asked if AT&T would refund iPhone 4 contracts, he answered “I believe they will, yes.”Apple hosted the press conference to address concerns over iPhone 4 signal…

Analyst: Don’t Expect an iPhone 4 Recall

Apple has been facing negative press over signal strength issues some customers have been reporting. In some cases, holding the iPhone 4 so the lower left corner of the device is covered causes the signal strength bars to drop.According to Apple, the issue is software-related, and a patch is on the way. Consumer Reports, however,…

Zynga’s Farmville for iPhone Brings Your Farm to You

Farmville is one of the most popular Facebook games ever, and there was a fair bit of excitement in the Farmville community after the iPhone 4 announcement when Zynga announced the upcoming Farmville app for the iPhone. The app is out, and TMO has put it through its paces. The Farmville app shows that it…

Apple on iPhone 4 Reception Issues: It’s the Software

“Upon investigation, we were stunned to find that the formula we use to calculate how many bars of signal strength to display is totally wrong,” Apple said in its statement. “Our formula, in many instances, mistakenly displays 2 more bars than it should for a given signal strength.”Some iPhone 4 owners have been complaining of…

iPhone Won’t Likely Have a Place on the Battlefield

Instead, the military will more likely choose a platform that it can more easily adapt to its needs, such as Google’s Android. Officials are also concerned over the cost to build proprietary iPhone apps, which the estimate at US$200 each.Military interest in smartphone technology extends beyond the iPhone and Android. The Army Apps challenge, for…

It’s When, Not If, Android Gets Bigger than iPhone

Even Apple made a rare public comment about the report, telling The Wall Street Journal: “This is a very limited report on 150,000 U.S. consumers responding to an online survey and does not account for the more than 85 million iPhone and iPod touch customers world-wide. We had a record quarter with iPhone sales growing…

Apple Preps iPhone for China’s Wi-Fi Requirements

Wi-Fi capable iPhones have been blocked in China because of government regulations that require smartphones to support the country’s WAPI protocol — a protocol that ins’t included in the iPhone. With WAPI support added to the Chinese version, Apple can begin selling Wi-Fi enabled versions of the iPhone in the country.Government documents indicate that China…

iPhone OS 4 Doesn’t Support Original iPhone

“Is Apple supporting/updating the iPhone 2G in the future?” asked someone going by the name Niko. Mr. Jobs replied, “Sorry, no.”Apple introduced iPhone OS 4 during a special media event on April 8 where the company showed off new features such as multi-tasking support and nested folders for apps. The company also let users and…