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TidBITS#1036/19-Jul-2010
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  Issue link: <http://db.tidbits.com/issue/1036>

  Apple's iPhone 4 antenna troubles dominated the news this week, and
  Jeff Carlson did yeoman's duty in covering both the iOS 4.0.1 update
  that fixes the iPhone's signal strength algorithm and Apple's press
  conference about the issue. Also, Rich Mogull delves into his past
  in the rescue and emergency services community to explain why the
  iPhone 4 antenna has two separate problems, one common to all mobile
  phones and the other unique to the iPhone. Changing gears, Adam
  warns about how the iOS caches iTunes account passwords, which could
  result in inadvertent purchases, and also relays news of the
  upcoming MacTech Conference for IT professionals and developers -
  register soon while there's still space! Lastly, we're giving away
  copies of Apago's PDF Shrink in DealBITS this week, so be sure to
  enter if you need to compress PDFs for more efficient transmission.
  Notable software releases this week include ChronoSync 4.1 and
  ChronoAgent 1.1, Panorama 6.0.0 build 92277, and AppleJack 1.6.

Articles
    iOS Updates Adjust iPhone Bars, Apply iPad Fixes
    New MacTech Conference for IT Pros and Developers
    DealBITS Drawing: Win a Copy of PDF Shrink 4.5
    Be Aware of iTunes Password Caching
    Apple Responds to iPhone 4 Antenna Issue
    Why Using an iPhone 4 Case May Improve Signal Strength
    TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 19 July 2010
    ExtraBITS for 19 July 2010


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