Apple was quick to post the video of iPhone 4 press conference on its website. If you missed our live coverage then head over to Apple.com to stream the video online. Be sure to read our July 16th iPhone 4 press conference round up here. Apple has also posted some new information about its antenna design & testing facilities in which they … Read More
iPhone 4 Press Conference Round Up
Today Apple responded to all the issues raised by the media related to iPhone 4 reception and antenna design. The press conference began with the iPhone antenna song written by a youtuber. Steve Jobs gave a presentation which was followed by a long Q&A. The press conference aimed at identifying the iPhone 4 problem, providing data related to the issue and offering … Read More
iOS 4.0.1 for iPhone and iOS 3.2.1 for iPad Kills Jailbreak
Apple today released software updates for iPhone and iPad. iOS 4.0.1 for iPhone 4, 3GS, 3G improves the formula to determine how many bars of signal strength to display. iOS 3.2.1 for iPad addresses WiFi issues, adds Bing search engine to Safari and fixes bugs to improve overall performance. If you have jailbroken your iPhone or iPad then you should not update … Read More
iOS 4.0.1 for iPhone 4 to be released today?
Most people had assumed that iOS 4.1, released to developers yesterday, was actually the update that we should be looking at for hopes of a fix for the iPhone 4 reception issue. It does seem likely that any “fix” would have already been rolled into that developer build. It is hard for me to comment though as I don’t have … Read More
Consumer Reports Can’t Recommend iPhone 4 due to Reception Issues
Consumer Reports has completed its lab testing of the iPhone 4, and despite it scoring higher than all other mobile phones it was compared to, in all categories bar one, they cannot recommend it. And understandably so. Their lab tests show that the reception issues that many claim the iPhone 4 has are in fact repeatable. Here is what they … Read More
iPhone 4 Signal Issues Explained, and a DIY Fix
In case you hadn’t heard, there has been some consternation in iPhone 4 customer circles these last 24 hours. Apparently some iPhone 4s have been dropping signals when held in a certain way. And they’ve been doing it in a very predictable and reproducible way. Hence the internet exploding with videos of iPhone 4s in peoples hands showing shrinking signal … Read More
iPhone 4 Antenna Issues and Display Discoloration
One of the main highlights of iPhone 4 is it’s unique design. During WWDC 2010 when Steve Jobs introduced the new iPhone he explained why the phone had 3 slits in the stainless steel band which forms the primary structure of the iPhone 4 and said it “uses the stainless steel band as part of the antenna system” Gizmodo recently … Read More