The testing, conducted in CU’s independent radio frequency isolation chamber confirmed that there is a problem with the iPhone 4’s reception. “When your finger or hand touches a spot on the phone’s lower left side—an easy thing, especially for lefties—the signal can significantly degrade enough to cause you to lose your connection altogether if you’re…
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Apple Hit with Another iPhone 4 Antenna Lawsuit
“The complaint revolves around the defective antenna installed in the new iPhone 4, and Apple and AT&T’s refusal to correct the issue or to accept returns of the phone without restocking fees or contract penalties for attempting to void the service agreement before the contractual two year period has run,” the law firm said in…
Apple, AT&T Hit with iPhone 4 Reception Lawsuit
According to the lawsuit, the plaintiffs “were sold defective iPhone 4 units, which drops calls and data service when held in a manner consistent with normal wireless phone use.”The issue that some users see a degradation in the cell signal when they cover the lower left corner of the iPhone 4 with their left hand,…
Tango Case for iPhone 3GS
This slip-in style iPhone case comes with a special extra – an attached Pogo Stylus. For those who prefer using the stylus when communicating or playing games on their iPhone, this extra is a real benefit. I happen to be one of those people and I am forever looking around for my Pogo when I…
iPhone 4: Finding the Hidden Hold Button
To place a call on hold on an iPhone 4, tap and hold the Mute button. Tapping the Mute button a second time returns you to the call.The iPhone 4 Mute button is also the Hold buttonWhile using the Mute button to hold a call isn’t exactly intuitive, at least the feature is still available. Hopefully…
iFrogz Updates Cases for iPhone 4
iFrogz LuxeThe Luxe, Luxe Lean, Luxe Transition, SoftGloss, Fusion and Frosted Swerve are hard cases. The Treadz and Wrapz are softer cases made from silicone. All include access to the iPhone’s Dock and audio ports, microphones and speakers, sensors, cameras, and buttons.Pricing for iFrogz iPhone 4-compatible cases starts at US$14.99. They are currently available at…
iSuppli: iPhone 4 Costs $187.51 in Materials
“Just as it did with the iPad, Apple has thrown away the electronics playbook with the iPhone 4, reaching new heights in terms of industrial design, electronics integration and user interface,” Kevin Keller, principal analyst, teardown services, for iSuppli, said in a statement. “However, the BOM of the fourth-generation model closely aligns with those of…
Analyst: FaceTime Driving Many iPhone 4 Sales
“68 percent of respondents stated that Facetime (video chat) was the most attractive new feature for iPhone 4 while 24 percent said that new HD capabilities were the most enticing,” he said.Mr. Um added “The majority of respondents (80 percent) were upgrading to the new iPhone from either the 3G S or 3G iPhone.”About 64…
Apple: No White iPhone 4 Until July
“White models of Apple’s new iPhone 4 have proven more challenging to manufacture than expected, and as a result they will not be available until the second half of July. The availability of the more popular iPhone 4 black models is not affected,” the company said in a statement.Only the black iPhone 4 model was…
iPhone 4 Launch Day Survival Guide
Apple’s coveted iPhone 4 Shop Early, Shop Often Apple retail stores and and possibly Walmart will have a limited supply of iPhones on hand for launch day, so odds are you’ll want to show up early to increase your chances of getting one. Apple and AT&T stores will opening at 7AM local time on the…
iFixit Tears Down iPhone 4
The new 3.7V 1420 mAh Li-Polymer battery also takes up a substantial amount of space inside the iPhone 4 case.The iPhone 4, in piecesThe iPhone 4 includes 512MB RAM, instead of the 256MB RAM found in the iPhone 3GS and iPad. Presumably that extra memory will help with video editing and gaming performance.The new 5…
Apple Sends Out iPhone 4 Reservation Confirmation/Reminder E-mails
iPhone 4 reservations are different from pre-orders in that they weren’t pre-paid, and one’s iPhone 4 must be picked up at an Apple Store. If you used the Apple Store iPhone app to reserve an iPhone 4, you have just that, a reservation, and should receive an e-mail reminder similar to the one below. We…
iPhone 4 Shipment Notifications Coming in Ahead of Launch
Apple and its partners began accepting iPhone 4 pre-orders and reservations for in-store pickups on June 15. Within a day, AT&T and Best Buy stopped accepting pre-orders, and Apple pushed the delivery date for new orders out to July 14.iPhone 4 delivery: June 23The new iPhone model is 24 percent thinner than the iPhone 3GS,…
Camper Lines Up for iPhone 4 in Dallas
Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone 4 during his keynote presentation at the company’s World Wide Developer Conference in San Francisco on June 7. The new version of the combination iPod and smartphone is 24 percent thinner than the iPhone 3GS, sports a higher resolution display, and includes a built-in gyroscope and digital compass,…
iPhone 4 Pre-orders Top 600,000
Many potential iPhone 4 buyers deal with frustration on the 15th, the first day of iPhone 4 pre-order availability, thanks to overworked servers that couldn’t keep up with the demand.Apple is currently showing July 2 instead of June 24 as the ship date for new iPhone 4 pre-orders, and AT&T has temporarily stopped accepting new…
iPhone Won’t Likely Have a Place on the Battlefield
Instead, the military will more likely choose a platform that it can more easily adapt to its needs, such as Google’s Android. Officials are also concerned over the cost to build proprietary iPhone apps, which the estimate at US$200 each.Military interest in smartphone technology extends beyond the iPhone and Android. The Army Apps challenge, for…
iPhone 4 Pre-orders: What You Need to Know
Apple Apple introduced the iPhone 4 during Steve Jobs’s keynote presentation at its World Wide Developer Conference on June 7. At the time, Apple confirmed it would begin accepting pre-orders for delivery on June 24, although the company has remained tight-lipped over whether or not it will let customers reserve iPhones for in-store pickup. Just…
That iPhone 4 Display Thing: Sorting Out Retina Display
Jobs said, “…there’s a magic number, right around 300 pixels per inch, that when you hold something ten to twelve inches from your eyes, is the limit of the human retina to differentiate the pixels.” What he wanna say that for? A brainiac and owner of DisplayMate Technologies (yes, he’s selling something), Dr. Raymond Soneira,…
A Luddite Reacts to iPhone 4
Why did I stay away from the iPhone, and what has me intrigued? In the wake of yeaterday’s keynote, I thought I’d share my thoughts. I’m already wired all the time. Some people might actually need a smartphone — traveling salespeople, for example. For everyone else, I’ve always thought that the real killer application for…
Checking iPhone Upgrade Eligibility
To check your upgrade eligibility, just dial *639# from your iPhone. AT&T will send you a text within a few minutes detailing how much you’ll pay to move up to the newest iPhone model — excluding the cost of the phone.AT&T’s upgrade eligibility messageIn my case, I’ll be paying US$18 in addition to signing a…
Analyst: iPad Rocks, But iPhone is Still King
Mr. Marshall is currently estimating Apple will sell some 40 million iPhones by the end of 2010, and another 50 million in 2011.Despite his claim that the iPhone will drive Apple’s stock, Mr. Marshall is optimistic about the iPad’s success. “Amazingly, in its first quarter of introduction, we believe the iPad family will easily exceed…
Skype 2 for iPhone adds 3G Call Support
Skype 2.0 also includes several performance improvements and bug fixes. It’s free and is available at Apple’s iTunes-based App Store.
Social Networking Service Seesmic Releases iPhone App
Seesmic is free and is available at Apple’s iTunes-based App Store.