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iPhone 3G: U.K. review, U.S. problems
The iPhone 3G went on sale in 22 countries today at 8:00 a.m. Several are being tested in our labs, and our first impressions will be posted later today. Meanwhile, our colleagues at Which?, the independent testing magazine in the United Kingdom, have used their 5-hour head start on buying the iPhone to complete their own review. Their impressions were favorable overall, though the 3G did get dinged for its inability to record videos or send multimedia text messages—a drawback it shares with the original iPhone. Here in the States, iTunes' servers—critical for iPhone's activation—began slowing down and eventually conking out soon after stores opened, as Engadget's Nilay Patel reports. Many shoppers—including our own—waited 30 minutes to more than an hour after they reached the sales counter to complete the activation process. Other customers are being turned away or allowed to purchase inoperative iPhones they can activate later from home. It's not clear when "later" will be because the servers need to be up in order for you to upgrade iTunes on your computer to Version 7.7. We were able to activate our new iPhones in just a few minutes, since we had performed the iTunes update earlier in the morning—a process that took over 2 hours because of the slow servers. As we reported earlier, you can upgrade your original iPhone's operating system to get many of the 3G's improvements, such as more sophisticated e-mail and PDA features as well as the ability to download a multitude of applications from Apple's new App Store. But it's critical that you first update iTunes on your computer to Version 7.7 and make sure you have a connection to the iTunes server before synching your iPhone with your laptop. Otherwise, as the Standard's Jordan Golson reports, you could end up in "upgrade limbo" with an iPhone that won't work. Our advice on upgrades: Wait a few days for this server congestion to clear up. —Mike Gikas
Consumer Reports – Jul 11, 2008 8:32 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Technology: Product Reviews
The iPhone 3G went on sale in 22 countries today at 8:00 a.m. Several are being tested in our labs, and our first impressions will be posted later today. Meanwhile, our colleagues at Which?, the independent testing magazine in the United Kingdom, have used their 5-hour head start on buying the iPhone to complete their own review. Their impressions were favorable overall, though the 3G did get dinged for its inability to record videos or send multimedia text messages—a drawback it shares with the original iPhone. Here in the States, iTunes' servers—critical for iPhone's activation—began slowing down and eventually conking out soon after stores opened, as Engadget's Nilay Patel reports. Many shoppers—including our own—waited 30 minutes to more than an hour after they reached the sales counter to complete the activation process. Other customers are being turned away or allowed to purchase inoperative iPhones they can activate later from home. It's not clear when "later" will be because the servers need to be up in order for you to upgrade iTunes on your computer to Version 7.7. We were able to activate our new iPhones in just a few minutes, since we had performed the iTunes update earlier in the morning—a process that took over 2 hours because of the slow servers. As we reported earlier, you can upgrade your original iPhone's operating system to get many of the 3G's improvements, such as more sophisticated e-mail and PDA features as well as the ability to download a multitude of applications from Apple's new App Store. But it's critical that you first update iTunes on your computer to Version 7.7 and make sure you have a connection to the iTunes server before synching your iPhone with your laptop. Otherwise, as the Standard's Jordan Golson reports, you could end up in "upgrade limbo" with an iPhone that won't work. Our advice on upgrades: Wait a few days for this server congestion to clear up. —Mike Gikas
Consumer Reports – Jul 11, 2008 8:32 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Technology: Product Reviews
Changes in Ocean Conditions in Sargasso Sea Potential Cause for Decline in Eel Fishery
American eels are fast disappearing from restaurant menus as stocks have declined sharply across the North Atlantic. While the reasons for the eel decline remain as mysterious as its long migrations, a recent study by a NOAA scientist and colleagues in Japan and the United Kingdom says shifts in ocean-atmosphere conditions may be a primary factor in declining reproduction and survival rates.
NOAA – Mar 6, 2008 8:46 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Top Stories: Weather
American eels are fast disappearing from restaurant menus as stocks have declined sharply across the North Atlantic. While the reasons for the eel decline remain as mysterious as its long migrations, a recent study by a NOAA scientist and colleagues in Japan and the United Kingdom says shifts in ocean-atmosphere conditions may be a primary factor in declining reproduction and survival rates.
NOAA – Mar 6, 2008 8:46 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Top Stories: Weather
Microsoft Office Live Small Business Entices SMBs with Freebies
Office Live Small Business now has almost 600,000 customers worldwide. Its available in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Japan. - Microsoft wants to drag online every mom and pop shop it can, and if it has to give away Web hosting, Web site building tools, custom domain names and business-branded e-mail accounts to get them there, thats exactly what its planning to do. The company will announce on Feb. 11 that its collapsing...
eWEEK.com – Feb 11, 2008 2:40 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Office Live Small Business now has almost 600,000 customers worldwide. Its available in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Japan. - Microsoft wants to drag online every mom and pop shop it can, and if it has to give away Web hosting, Web site building tools, custom domain names and business-branded e-mail accounts to get them there, thats exactly what its planning to do. The company will announce on Feb. 11 that its collapsing...
eWEEK.com – Feb 11, 2008 2:40 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Technology