Friday, November 11, 2011

Apple Releases iOS 5.0.1 To Fix iOS 5 Battery Issues | TechCrunch

Remember those frustrating iOS 5 battery issues? It looks like they’re about to be a thing of the past, as Apple has just released an update to its iOS mobile operating system, iOS 5.0.1, designed to fix the problem. The software update includes a few of other tweaks, too, including bug fixes for document syncing via iCloud, the addition of multi-tasking gestures for iPad 1 and improved voice recognition for Australian users.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Kingmax 1TB SSD, yours for just 3 bank robberies - Australian tech blog, podcast, reviews, photos - techAU

If you are tired of making size compromises for SSD speed, that trade-off may be about to go away thanks to Kingmax. This 1TB SSD achieves ‘up to 260MB/s for reads and up to 210MB/s for writes. This is the first time a 1TB solid state drive has been made, a world first.


iPhone 4S, Can You Hear Me Now? Apple Sees Rise in Audio Bug Reports

Some of us are perfectly happy with the iPhone 4S — but it’s starting to feel like we’re in the minority.
First came “yellowgate” — reports of users who were seeing a golden tint on their screens. Next came “batterygate“; as Apple eventually admitted, some of the location services in iOS 5 (which comes pre-loaded on the 4S) were causing the battery to drain faster than normal. Last week, Siri, the intelligent voice assistant baked into the iPhone 4S, was unable to connect to its servers for the better part of a day.