Apple confirms iOS 5 bugs causing battery drain

Apple confirms iOS 5 bugs causing battery drain

Anecdotal reports have been pouring in since iOS 5 landed that battery life had suddenly dropped off on some people's iPhones. A full 15-percent of you who responded to our poll reported suffering from the issue. Now Apple has officially confirmed that several bugs are negatively affecting battery life. In a statement given to All Things D the Cupertino company acknowledged the problem and said it would "release a software update to address those [bugs] in a few weeks." In recent days the complaints in both the Apple forums and our own tips box have reached a deafening volume but, sadly, Apple isn't offering any temporary work arounds or advice for those constantly attached to a charger. So there you go folks -- Apple is working on it. You're the patient type, right?

SemiTether Jailbreak Confirmed As Working On iOS 5.0.1

Despite the fact that Apple only seeded iOS 5.0.1 to developers a matter of hours ago, the trusty Redsn0w jailbreak tool allows those testing the updated firmware to jailbreak their devices, albeit tethered.

You can follow our guide on how to jailbreak iOS 5.0.1 using Redsn0w

iPhone 5 Features Specifications Infographics

While iPhone 5 release date is still biggest mystery in tech world, several sources are expecting iPhone 5 to introduce amazing features. Most notable & anticipated features of iPhone 5 are 8 MP camera, big screen, elimination of home button, Low cost models etc…As of now it is very hard to say what iPhone 5 will be featuring , however here is iPhone 5features Infographics that gives many

iPhone 5 Latest Leaks,Sources and Release Date Circulate By Media

Apple raked in two-thirds of the total industry profit and is set up for a good second half as some consumers who are on the fence get lured in by new unveilings, such as the expected next version of the iPhone: the iPhone 5, according to Morgan Keegan's Tavis McCourt.

According to CNET UK, iPhone 5 release date is likely to be September 7th 2011. We guess this is the first exact date prediction about launch of the next generation iPhone.

And Experian's surveys Apple iPhone 5 indicate the same. Some 35 percent of 3,000 U.S. consumers said they would buy the iPhone 5 upon its release, and nearly 48 percent prefer Apple's iOS platform to alternatives such as Google Android or Blackberry.

The Wall Street consensus expects Apple iPhone 5 to move nearly 17 million of its venerable iPhone 4 phones this quarter but Sanford Bernstein's Toni Sacconaghi says the Street is not taking into account the slowdown due to the upcoming iPhone 5.

South-Korea's Samsung Electronics has emerged as the only company that could challenge Apple, after Nokia fell to No. 3.

Samsung reported its earnings Friday morning, and while not breaking out unit volume, Strategy Analytics estimates Samsung shipments grew 520 percent annually, for 17 percent of the global smartphone market share.