Apple iOS 4.3 Change Log Detailed

Yes, this is leaked, but it gives a nice idea of all the known issues and bug fixes due to get squared up.  Thanks to BGR for the info



Known issues:
Telephony

• MMS pictures are rotated 90 degrees
• Delay in activating FaceTIme after SIM swap
• Delay when zooming in and out in Safari
• FTP tool sometimes errors out

WiFi

• If SIM card is removed with personal hotspot is enabled, iPhone panics

Bluetooth

• D2D apps are not opening

Other

• Sound remains on even though the device is muted

Issues Fixed Since iOS 4.3 8F5132f
Accessibility

• Fixed issue that prevented controls from being dismissed in some cases
• Addressed issue where the keyboard could not be brought back when highlighting and swiping through search results
• Voice over now reads the entire chart in stocks app while in landscape mode

AirPlay

• Fixed slideshow stop after 15 image when using AirPlay

Baseband&  Telephony

• iPhone ->  04.08.00
• Enabled Traffic Volume Indicator IE in CELL UPDATE
• Fixed issue with integrity protection failing after SRNS relocation
• Fixed issue of iPhone units deactivating and not activating after baseband logging is enabled
• iPad ->  07.11.00
• Fixed issue of Physical channel reconfiguration failure during a reselection procedure
• Fixed issue of the UE missing a page because it is decoding and responding to RRC Setup messages meant for other UEs

Bluetooth

• Fixed incorrect auto routing with LG HBM-210 on FaceTime calls

CalDAV

• Fixed canceled recurring calendar events still shows on the event list

Calendar

• Fixed deleting a recurring events make the alarm go away
• Fixed all-day alarm fired an hour early

Exchange

• Fixed exchange calendar event duplicating when passing Israeli daylight savings time

Fonts

• Letter ł is now visible in notes

Keyboard

• Fixed missing accented letters in European keyboard popups
• Increase font size for China and Pinyin inputs
• Fixed auto-correction issue when switch back from Emoji to English keyboard
• Added inline space with Pingyin inputs
• Corrected “Undo” translation in Simplified Chinese to “撤销”

Localization

• Updated inconsistent translation in Chinese, Finnish, Norwegian, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese,
• Fixed missing  Chinese characters in Pinyin
• Improved common phrases used in Chinese
• Improved common phrased used in Japanese
• 劲歌金曲 is no longer missing
• Fixed issue that produced unexpected output when trying to type 从前门进入果
• 一点儿 now ranked higher than 一点二
• Word completion candidates capability now available for Chinese language
• Added additional common phrases for  character 耍
• Fixed issue that caused the wrong candidates to be displayed (J: “間スコット”) when “ますこっと” is input
• “軽さ(かるさ)” now in the candidate

Mail

• Fixed orientation of mail application not following device orientation under specific conditions
• Fixed popover when drilling into a thread while the empty search field is focused
• Fixed mail message view and orientation when quickly selecting a message and hitting edit mode

Messaging

• Fixed MMS messages with vCards scrolling up

Phone

• Fixed screen not drawing properly when Nike+ is in the background

Status bar

• Added new icon for wifi tethering for personal hotspot on status bar

Web

• Fixed issue that caused Safari and other apps to crash after loading certain heavy Websites

WiFi

• Fixed Personal Hotspot password failure with 22+ characters

VoiceOver

• Added support to for “find” in Safari
• Fixed wallpaper titles for VoiceOver

BlackBerry Torch 2 Leaked, New Curve Series Upgrades

A nice batch of leaked info has rolled out on the BlackBerry Torch 2, and it looks like RIM is starting to pick it up to catch up with the competition on hardware.  The original Torch was a bit of a disappointment compared to other smart phones, but details reported by BGR show a huge step up.  My one concern is the jump on the processor, but keeping it with a 1300mAh battery they've been using on lower scale phones.  


It looks like this should be launching sometime in late Q3.  I just wish they would stop this AT&T only approach with the Torch series and let their customers on other carriers enjoy it.  I would definitely take it over my Style, although I have no complaints about that phone at all.


Leased specs we have so far are:

• 1.2GHz processor
• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
• Tri-band HSPA 14.4Mbps
• 3.2-inch VGA 640 x 480 capacitive display
• 8GB built-in memory
• 512MB RAM
• Bluetooth 2.1
• GPS
• NFC
• 5-megapixel camera with flash
• Magnetometer
• Accelerometer
• Proximity sensor
• 1300 mAh battery
• BlackBerry OS 6.1
• OpenGL ES
• 14.6mm thin

The next bit of good news for you BlackBerry owners are the leaked upgrade on the entry level Curve series phones.  There are two specs that have finally been address that users wanted most, which are on the display and processor.  The processor takes a nice jump to 800Mhz, and the resolution is finally moved from 320x240 to 

480×360.  No more obsolete speeds and no more craptastic display resolution!!

• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
• Tri-band UMTS/HSPA 7.2Mbps
• Bluetooth 2.1
• Wi-Fi b/g/n
• GPS
• NFC
• 512MB of eMMC, 512MB of RAM
• 5-megapixel camera with flash
• HVGA 480 x 360 display
• 1050 mAh battery
• Tavor MG-1 800MHz CPU
• BlackBerry OS 6.1
• 11mm thin

    

Worst in Tech for 2010

Microsoft Kin

The Kin was once dubbed as the cousin to Windows Phone 7.  That might be true if that cousin is comatose.  Consumers who bought this device were blessed with no apps or games, a forced data plan by Verizon used for real smart phones, and quite possibly the worst UI ever invented.  Let's not forget all those cloud hosting issues they experienced randomly.  Lost contacts anyone?

The Kin was killed off after an impressive 6 weeks on the market.


AT&T 3G MicroCell

We all know that AT&T has the worst cellular network known to man.  It drops calls, data, runs slow, and has a natural ability to piss people off daily.  The MicroCell unit is their solution to fix all of this, at least in your home.  In theory it's great, except for the forced $150 price tag that goes along with it.

Here is a better idea long term.  Just fix your horrible network.


The TV Hat

Now this is the perfect gift, if your sole purpose if simply to piss someone off and make them hate you.  One thing we have learned since the inception of the iPod is that any random company will make some stupid accessory to try and cash in.  The TV Hat was designed to allow the user watch media on their iPod Touch, iPhone, or iPod Classic with no glare.  It even has a 2.5x magnification screen that "helps give you a movie theater experience".

We better all jump to get this as it's a steal at $30.  Just don't go outdoors with it, as you may have find new friends with the people that wear foil hats.


Shake Weight

I have nothing against integrating technology into our daily lives and routines, but I don't think any of us believe this thing was invented to get your average Joe into shape.  It may have been innocent, but the Shake Weight has quickly become the butt of sexual jokes of everyone.

And yes, I still laugh uncontrollably when I see the commercials.  And thank you YouTube for your wonderful parody videos.


USB 3.0

It came, it saw, and it fell harder than a fat man in a slide at the water park.  USB 3.0 was supposed to be the magnificent replacement to current standards, offering 10x the speed of 2.0 and giving us a world of new high speed peripherals.  Someone forgot to send this memo to Intel and AMD, as they never integrated this technology natively, and only a small amount of devices support it.


Google Wave

This was supposed to be Google's solution to Facebook, or so they thought.  The biggest problem that Wave faced was, well, everything about it.  No one knew how to take advantage of the thing beyond logging in, and it ran so horribly that it became almost worthless.  We tried it here on the beta and it lasted for oh, a week at best and we gave up.  Wave has now been formally killed off, although Google as said they plan to integrate parts of it into other services.


QIK

One thing that Android users want is a quality app for live video streaming and chat like FaceTime on the iPhone 4.  What many of us were stuck with what QIK.  All it offered us in return was performance including choppy framerates, grainy images and frequently dropped connections over 3G, 4G, and Wi-Fi.  Thankfully, we have Skype coming out hopefully soon with their video chat update and a possible addition to Google Talk.