As promised, Apple has released the iPhone 2.1 firmware through iTunes this morning. The iPhone 2.1 firmware contains the following updates as listed by Apple:
- decrease in call set-up failures and call drops - significantly improve battery life for most users - dramatically reduced time to backup to iTunes - improve email reliability, notably fetching email from POP and Exchange accounts - faster installation of 3rd party applications - fixed bugs causing hangs and crashes if you have lots of 3rd party applications - improved performance in text messaging - faster loading and searching of contacts - improved accuracy of the 3G signal strength display - repeat alert up to two additional times for incoming text messages - option to wipe data after ten failed passcode attempts - Genius playlist creation
The 2.1 firmware is build 5F136 and can be directly downloaded through iTunes. The new firmware also contains a number of security fixes including the well publicized passcode flaw.
Wednesday July 29, 2026 11:39 am PDT by Joe Rossignol
Apple is developing an all-new operating system that is essentially a mix of tvOS, watchOS, and iOS, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
In a report this week, he said the operating system will feature a grid of icons, widgets, and apps, along with customizable clock faces.
The new software platform is intended for Apple's long-rumored smart home hub. With built-in facial recognition,...
Wednesday July 29, 2026 12:03 pm PDT by Joe Rossignol
Apple this year acquired Israeli startup Q.ai for close to $2 billion, according to the Financial Times. That would make this Apple's second-biggest acquisition ever, after it paid $3 billion for the popular headphone maker Beats in 2014.
This is also the largest known Apple acquisition since the company purchased Intel's smartphone modem business and patents for $1 billion in 2019.
Q.ai...
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One thing worth noting is that Apple is reportedly planning a major change to its iPhone release cycle this year,...
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