[/img]We're not exactly sure of the cause of this fancy new issue
affecting Apple's super cool iPhone line of cellphones, but apparently
you've got trouble come 1/1/2011. According to an explosive stream of
frustration-filled tweets on the Twitter microblogging service, when
the clock strikes midnight, one off alarms will cease to sing out. The
issue sounds eerily similar to recent Daylight Savings Time trouble we
witnessed back in November, although we saw both repeating alarm and
single alarm failures.
So how can you fix this potentially life-ruining problem? Well until
Apple patches its OS -- and it's currently unclear if this is just iOS
4.2.1 or earlier versions as well -- you can simply create a recurring
alarm at the time you need to be woken up, and then disable it once
your dreams are completely ruined. We're taking a deeper look into the
issue and have contacted Apple -- if we get more news, you guys will
be the first to know. In the meantime, feel free to commiserate in
comments, and... happy new year?
Update: 9to5 Mac says that the bug will get fixed all by itself once
the calendar hits January 3rd. We haven't confirmed this, but if it
turns out to be the case, that's pretty good news. In less good news,
the issue seems to be affecting iOS 4.1 and 4.0.2 as well.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
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