Apple’s iPhone 5S sensors are massively screwed up

Posted by slowdown on Thursday October 03, 2013 @03:36PM
from the venturebeat.com dept.

http://venturebeat.com/2013/10/03/apples-iphone-5s-sensors-are-massively-screwed-up-and-so-are-the-games-that-rely-on-them/

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Re:Apple’s iPhone 5S sensors are massively screwed up by pedalpete on Thursday October 03, 2013 @06:49PM (#6492690)

They finish with "how do you fix hardware", and my understanding would be "with firmware". I suspect that even though both devices are running the same version of iOS, aren't the firmware drivers for the chips still different, and can't they be updated?

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Re:Apple’s iPhone 5S sensors are massively screwed up by MWinther on Friday October 04, 2013 @05:19AM (#6494451)

And if it's the actual hardware, rather than the software/firmware, I guess they'll offer free replacements in the Apple Stores for anyone who has the problem? Sure, it's a hassle for the customer and expensive for Apple, but hardly the impossible problem to solve the author seems to want to make it out to be.

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Re:Apple’s iPhone 5S sensors are massively screwed up by lightblade on Thursday October 03, 2013 @08:45PM (#6493098)

I think this is less of a deal than these journalists are making it.

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Re:Apple’s iPhone 5S sensors are massively screwed up by ckayatek on Thursday October 03, 2013 @05:01PM (#6492008)

Why is the 5S being tested in a case?

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Re:Apple’s iPhone 5S sensors are massively screwed up by vonseel on Thursday October 03, 2013 @10:00PM (#6493319)

Because people like to buy beautiful things and hide them in clunky cases.

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