An iPhone bug already seen when Australia switched between Daylight Savings Time and Standard Time a few weeks ago has now hit Europe. Twitter just lit up with reports of recurring iPhone alarms going off an hour later than usual. So even though the iOS clock changed correctly over the weekend, the alarm did not. Thing is, according to a ZDNet Australia report from more than three weeks ago, Apple acknowledged the bug with a promise to fix it with a software update. So why wasn't it rolled out in time to avoid this mess in Europe? Let's see if Apple fixes it before North America makes the switch on November 7th, otherwise, you've been warned.
Update: Deleting and re-adding the alarms will NOT fix the issue. We've now tested a number of scenarios under iOS 4.1 on European iPhone 4 and 3GS devices for ourselves. The bug (demoed on video after the break by Roman) appears when using a repeating alarm for anything other than "every day." So for example, your alarm will go off an hour late if it's set for "weekdays," or "weekends," or every "Monday." The following alarms are not affected by the bug:
An alarm that doesn't repeat (repeat set to "never")
An alarm set to repeat "every day"
You can test yourself by creating a repeating alarm (but not every day) to go off one minute in the future and 59 minutes in the past.
Update 2: Some US readers are now waking up to alarms reportedly going off an hour early.
[Thanks, David O. and Matthieu Di B.]Continue reading iPhone DST bug causing alarms to fail across Europe (updated)iPhone DST bug causing alarms to fail across Europe (updated) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Nov 2010 02:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Twitter | Email this | Comments
Monday, November 1, 2010
Apple Announces Launch Event, Rumored in Talks with HarperCollins
Apple will host a launch event for its "latest creation" in San Francisco on Jan. 27, in what many media and analysts expect will be the rollout for the long-rumored tablet PC. At the same time, several media outlets are reporting Apple in negotiations with HarperCollins Publishers, and possibly other publishing houses, to port content onto the hypothetical device. Although Apple has refused to officially confirm it is working on a tablet PC, months of rumors and analyst conjecture have driven chatter that the company is indeed developing something big. - Apple will debut its quot;latest creation quot; in San
Francisco on Jan. 27, according to an official invite
sent to media and analysts, who widely expect the device in question to be a
tablet PC.
In typical Apple fashion, the invitation itself is short on details and
big on style, featurin...
Francisco on Jan. 27, according to an official invite
sent to media and analysts, who widely expect the device in question to be a
tablet PC.
In typical Apple fashion, the invitation itself is short on details and
big on style, featurin...
Novell, VMware Reportedly in Talks over SUSE Linux Sale
Novell is reportedly in talks with VMware to sell off its Linux software business. - Just weeks after signing a deal to make VMware an even bigger Linux partner than it had been to date, Novell is reportedly considering selling off its Linux business to VMware.
According to the Wall Street Journal,
Novell is in �advanced talks� with at least two buyers, one of which is
VMware, wh...
According to the Wall Street Journal,
Novell is in �advanced talks� with at least two buyers, one of which is
VMware, wh...
Democratizing Talent Part 2: To Claire; From Sonny
This guest post was submitted by SGN founder and Executive Chairman, Shervin Pishevar. The entrepreneur and angel investor was a co-founder of Hotprints and Hyperoffice and has made several investments, including Nowmov, Aardvark, Thread.com, Gowalla, and Qwiki.
As an update to my previous essay on Democratizing Talent, I would like to introduce you to Josh Beattie. Josh is a 17-year-old director who uses standard equipment to compose his own music and shoot inspiring short films. Someone who read my Democratizing Talent article sent his video to me. He is additional proof of the web's power to break down traditional walls and help talent rise to the top.
As an update to my previous essay on Democratizing Talent, I would like to introduce you to Josh Beattie. Josh is a 17-year-old director who uses standard equipment to compose his own music and shoot inspiring short films. Someone who read my Democratizing Talent article sent his video to me. He is additional proof of the web's power to break down traditional walls and help talent rise to the top.
Skype for Android Brings VOIP to Droid Line
Skype made its VOIP calling capabilities available to HTC and Motorola smartphones running Google's Android operating system version 2.1 and above. - Skype Oct. 5 made its voice over IP calling capabilities
available to HTC and Motorola smartphones running Google's Android platform version 2.1 and later.
Users with Skype accounts who own such handsets as the
Motorola Droid, HTC Droid Incredible and HTC Evo 4G can now make free Skype-to-Skype
...
available to HTC and Motorola smartphones running Google's Android platform version 2.1 and later.
Users with Skype accounts who own such handsets as the
Motorola Droid, HTC Droid Incredible and HTC Evo 4G can now make free Skype-to-Skype
...
The new Mac OS X: What Apple has in store for 2011
With all the attention focused on the iPhone and iPad, you might have forgotten that Apple has a computer called the Mac. Today, Apple previewed the new Mac OS X operating system, to be released in summer 2011, about two years after the release of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, a refinement of the previous version, Leopard.
GameString Adrenalin turns your Google TV into a game streamer, will WoW your couch (video)
We like the Google TV, we really do, we just think it needs another few months in the oven before it's really going to rock anyone's world. It won't just be Google that makes or breaks it, though, and innovative uses like GameString Adrenalin are certainly going to help. That site offers what it calls "Personal Cloud Gaming," letting you stream the output from seemingly any game on your PC to a browser, where it can be played on a number of devices. Chrome within the Google TV is just one of them, but given how something like a Revue comes with a keyboard and is usually attached to a big display it seems like a good choice. We can't be sure what the lag is like when playing in this way, but the video embedded below does make it look pretty snappy -- though hopefully the service doesn't force you to listen to the same classic Prodigy that trailer does. Right now the service is in free beta, so have at it at the source link.Continue reading GameString Adrenalin turns your Google TV into a game streamer, will WoW your couch (video)GameString Adrenalin turns your Google TV into a game streamer, will WoW your couch (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 31 Oct 2010 17:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | GameString | Email this | Comments
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