We’ve had reports from users of the iPhone and iPad reporting problems with battery life since upgrading to the latest version of software, iOS 5. It seems that a significant number of  iOS 5 users have noticed a marked drop in battery life, and we’re getting reports that this may be due to a bug [...]

Here’s an interesting one. Our Pete tried to get an iPhone 4S today. Even though the local store had stock, they wouldn’t let him upgrade. Here’s Pete to explain more. To upgrade, or not to upgrade… that was my question. Looking at the spec of the iPhone 4S, there seemed to be no need to [...]

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It’s 6pm on Tuesday the 4th of October 2011. Tim Cook, the new boss of Apple is on-stage about to announce the new iPhone. We’re all patiently waiting for the news to filter in from the US – and we’ll be updating this post in real-time as we hear anything! We’re currently watching a live [...]

As has been widely reported (including by us in the last show), Apple has been storing information about where our iPhones wander to, The information has been recorded by Apple’s mobile operating system to allow faster access to our location by apps that need to know where we are. However, there have been a number [...]

Apple has just rolled out a series of updates: For iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch: iOS 4.3 Software Update The new update includes various tweaks and fixes, plus the following improvements: Personal Hotspot – Share iPhone 4 mobile data connection with up to 5 devices iTunes Home Sharing – Play music, films and TV shows [...]

Seems we might be seeing the end of the iPhone’s dominance as the handset of choice? Why? Well, Android’s catching up, and given that Android phones are generally much cheaper with most (if not all) of the features on the iPhone handsets, it’s not surprising that cost-conscious UK mobile phone buyers are shopping around and [...]

Top UK bank First Direct gets its own iPhone and iPad application. Customers of the highly-rated First Direct bank can now check balances, make electronic transfers and view the 20 most recent items for their accounts using a new iPhone or iPad application that’s just been released. Matt Colebrook, the CEO of the online and [...]

After being delayed by a BBC Trust review, the BBC News mobile application was released last week for the iPhone and iPad. The app allows you to scroll around stories in the main BBC News categories, and edit the layout of the screen to customise what stories you see first. Stories contain embedded video clips, [...]

The Apple press conference at 6pm UK time has wrapped up. Apple appears to have admitted that there is a problem with the iPhone 4′s reception, and that holding the handset in a certain way will impact signal strength. There won’t be a product recall, but Apple has gone some way to addressing the problem. [...]

Apple has just released a new version of operating system for the iPhone – iOs 4.01 is now available for download via iTunes The 580 megabyte download includes bug fixes and improvements, most notably: “iOs 4.01 Improves the formula to determine how many bars of signal strength to display”. The new OS appears to have [...]

The problem with signal strength (or lack thereof) on the new iPhone 4 just won’t go away, and Apple’s been forced to make a comprehensive statement. This will happen tomorrow, Friday the 16th of July, at 10am California time. The problem manifests itself when you hold the handset in a certain way – causing the [...]

Got an iPhone? Get iOS 4. The new version of firmware for the iPhone has just been released to the waiting world. If you want to give your iPhone 3GS an update, hop to iTunes and upgrade from 3.1.3 to 4.0 There’s a bunch of new toys to play with, including: Multitasking – Run apps [...]

From the 24th of June 2010, o2 will be scrapping the unlimited data plan for new iPhone customers. Existing iPhone customers on an unlimited data plan can keep that plan as long as they don’t change tariff, or upgrade to the new iPhone 4. Anyone getting a new iPhone from 24th June will instead be [...]

In one of the worst-kept secrets, Apple today announced the next generation of iPhone, the iPhone 4. Speaking today at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco, Steve Jobs announced the slimmest smartphone ever. Here are the highlights: 24% thinner than the iPhone 3GS (9.33mm) Front facing camera – video calling (called FaceTime), but initially [...]

There are a bunch of Sat Nav apps out there for the iPhone, including the rather expensive TomTom, and our favourite, the CoPilot Live. We’ve stumbled across another iPhone Sat Nav app, the NDrive. We’ve tested a number of Sat Nav apps for the iPhone, and at £4.99, our expectations of the NDrive weren’t high, [...]

We’ve just released an audio update to keep you informed on what’s new while we’re working on our June show. Here’s what we cover in the update: UK Radio listening rockets US TV shows to be axed We have an iPhone app We’re on your Internet radio Get a half-price Joggler Powerlines break FM and [...]

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A nifty gadget to let you take control of your TV, home cinema and hi-fi direct from your iPhone – the iPhone Universal Remote. The product is actually a jacket into which you slide your iPhone 3G or 3GS. Once in the case, the iPhone can transmit the required infrared control commands to take control [...]

What’s the best game for the iPhone / iPod Touch? Flight Control, of course. Hideously addictive, and oh-so-simple – land the planes without them crashing into each other. If you’ve not tried it – get it from the iTunes App Store now (assuming you don’t want to be productive for the next few hours, that [...]

Freeview has just launched an app for users of the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. Before you get excited – it won’t let you watch Freeview from your iPhone – what it does provide, is a handy and fairly powerful TV listings service to see what’s on the 50 or so Freeview channels. Easy-to-use, and [...]

iPhone users – you can now watch 11 Freeview channels live on your phone. The service from TVCatchup.com allows you to watch the following channels: BBC1, BBC2, BBC3, ITV1, ITV2, Channe 4, Five, Film 4, e4, More 4 and 4 Music. To watch, point your iPhone web browser to http://iphone.tvcatchup.com/ – No subscription, no sign-up, [...]