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Date/time bugs throughout the years for Apple

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Dec 31st, 2008)

As 30GB Zune owners deal with the sudden bricking of their systems after midnight this morning, hopefully they can take comfort in the fact they are not alone in this. Throughout the years, Apple products had their share of time & date problems. In February 2000, Newton owners began reporting ...

Man to sue over 1.1.1 iBricking

by Erica Sadun (Oct 8th, 2007)

ComputerWorld reports that Timothy Smith, an iPhone owner in California, plans to sue Apple for violating antitrust law. His claim rests on the fact that Apple forces consumers to use AT&T as their sole wireless carrier and that the 1.1.1 update bricked phones that were unlocked for other ...

Apple Geniuses are reportedly unbricking iPhones

by Erica Sadun (Sep 27th, 2007)

Apple continues posting warning signs around their stores, cautioning customers that unlocked and modded iPhones fall outside their warranty. And at the same time, Apple Geniuses around the country quietly are reportedly accepting bricked iphones, slipping into the back and returning with ...

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