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Apple Holding Special iPhone 4 Press Conference on Friday

Posted by Scott Jarkoff in Shorts

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According to Jim Dalrymple Apple will be holding a press conference this coming Friday to discuss the iPhone 4, presumably to chat about the recent antenna and reception issues:

Apple on Wednesday invited select press to a special press conference to be held this Friday in California.

Apple would only say that the press conference would be regarding the iPhone 4. No other information was available when I spoke with them tonight.

Could this possibly be the first time that Apple has held a press conference for something other than to announce a new product? One such theory by Dan Rubin is that Apple will finally announce the availability of the iPhone on Verizon. This would ultimately change the conversation to something positive – misdirection if you will – because Verizon has the most robust mobile network in the states. But what about the international people complaining about the iPhone 4 and its antenna reception issues?

Whatever happens on Friday, it should be very interesting. I imagine a lot of folks would welcome the iPhone on Verizon but I’m not buying it. However, and this is a big if – maybe this is why the white iPhone is taking so long to manufacture – because its the fabled CDMA version for Verizon?

iPhone 4′s Signal Woes Not Unique, May Not Be Serious

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According to Consumer Reports, it appears the iPhone 4 signal issues many folks are complaining about may not necessarily be unique to the iPhone 4 and might not even be all that serious.

Most of the Web sites reporting dropped signals and even dropped calls have demonstrated several techniques, or “death grips” for recreating the problem (which we’ve yet been able to reproduce in a meaningful way). But those almost always require squeezing the phone hard, in an unnatural way. Those grips may also produce sweaty palms from exertion, with the sweat increasing conductivity—and possibly the degree of signal loss.

There does not appear to be a hard and fast rule for when and how this signal degradation issue afflicts the iPhone 4. About the only constant in all cases is a lack of a quality signal in the area, which may ultimately facilitate the purported issues.

Either way, this is definitely not going to stop me from snatching up an iPhone 4. What about you?

Apple puts out feelers for antenna wizards

Posted by Rich Chuckrey in Shorts

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Two possibilities come to mind: 1) Apple realizes its antenna problems are due to an internal control issue so they fired a few iPhone/iPad antenna engineers, or 2) Apple was missing this type of expertise to begin with.

Kristena Hansen at the Los Angeles Times writes this about Apple:

The company, which is under fire for reception problems with its newest iPhone model and its iPad tablet computer, has posted three openings on its website for jobs described as “Antenna Engineer-iPad/iPhone.”

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The posts are dated June 23, the day before the launch of the iPhone 4, which customers have been complaining loses signal when held in certain ways that seem to interfere with the device’s antenna.

Should you just skip Apple’s iPhone 4 and wait for the iPhone 5?

Leaked: Apple’s internal iPhone 4 antenna troubleshooting procedures

Posted by Rich Chuckrey in Shorts

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Truly disappointing leak from Apple. Even worse than Steve Jobs’ “You’re holding it wrong”  remark.

Boy Genius reports on Apple’s leak:

  1. Keep all of the positioning statements in the BN handy – your tone when delivering this information is important.

    2. a. The iPhone 4’s wireless performance is the best we have ever shipped. Our testing shows that iPhone 4’s overall antenna performance is better than iPhone 3GS.
    b. Gripping almost any mobile phone in certain places will reduce its reception. This is true of the iPhone 4, the iPhone 3GS, and many other phones we have tested. It is a fact of life in the wireless world.
    c. If you are experiencing this on your iPhone 3GS, avoid covering the bottom-right side with your hand.
    d. If you are experiencing this on your iPhone 4, avoid covering the black strip in the lower-left corner of the metal band.
    e. The use of a case or Bumper that is made out of rubber or plastic may improve wireless performance by keeping your hand from directly covering these areas.

  2. Do not perform warranty service. Use the positioning above for any customer questions or concerns.
  3. Don’t forget YOU STILL NEED to probe and troubleshoot. If a customer calls about their reception while the phone is sitting on a table (not being held) it is not the metal band.
  4. ONLY escalate if the issue exists when the phone is not held AND you cannot resolve it.
  5. We ARE NOT appeasing customers with free bumpers – DON’T promise a free bumper to customers.

Potential upside to the iPhone 4 antenna debacle coming this Monday in the form of iOS 4.01?

Readers report that Apple’s tech support forums originally confirmed that a iOS 4.0.1 software fix addressing the issue would ship early next week (as early as Monday), before the comments were subsequently taken down along with all the other related discussion about the matter.–Daniel Eran Dilger, AppleInsider.com

iPhone 4 Antenna Problems Predicted on June 10 by Danish Professor

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In an interview conducted on June 10 with Professor Gert Frølund Pedersen, an antenna expert at Denmark’s Aalborg University, the brainiac described how the antenna design of the iPhone 4 could result in lackluster reception – a whole two weeks prior to the release of Apple’s latest masterpiece.

The human tissue will in any event have an inhibitory effect on the antenna. Touch means that a larger portion of antenna energy becomes heat and lost.

Sounds like a fair bit of epic fail for Apple. How could they possibly botch such a vital feature of a mobile phone?

Maybe Apple already knew of this issue and that is why they are selling Bumpers?

Wild But Possibly True iPhone 4 Battery Claims

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A number of extremely wild claims about the battery life of the iPhone 4 were made earlier today by a few tech journalists. Zee from The Next Web compiled a list of such statements, where Engadget reported they sucked about 38 hours out of an iPhone 4:

Engadget reports that – on heavy use – the battery lasted 38 hours. Mossberg claims that his battery didn’t even reach the red zone in his single day of tests (which means he must have been using it a fair amount.) Finally, Xeni Jardin at BoingBoing reports that with “3G data and WiFi turned on the whole time, she got a full 4 days of battery life!??

If true, this could be the killer iPhone 4 feature. While a speedy processor, more RAM, sick 720p full-motion video and other features are all quite nice, increased battery life is really what most iPhone owners will tell you they really need.

To not have to recharge the iPhone every single day – sometimes multiple times in a single day – would be a godsend!

Comprehensive iOS 4 Walkthrough

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This is the most comprehensive iOS 4 walkthrough I have seen to date:

iOS 4 (previously iPhone OS 4 or iPhone 4.0) continues Apple’s relentless yearly mobile OS update cycle. If 2007 was the mainstreaming of the multitouch user interface, 2008 all about the App Store, and 2009 was filling in the feature list, then iOS 4 promises to be… well, that’s why we’re here.

Back on April 8 at the sneak preview event, Apple promised 7 “tent-pole” features and 100+ general user features overall, along with 1500 major new API for developers. We’re going to walk you through the ones that matter most.

All your questions about iOS 4 should be answered after reading the article, which incidentally is based on the iOS 4 GM that developers have had access to since about day 1 of WWDC. Some minor tweaks may take place between the GM and final release, but overall the operating system should mostly contain everything seen in the walkthrough. (via DF)

iPhone 4 Confirmed to Have 512MB of RAM

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Have you been curious about the amount of RAM installed in the iPhone 4? Look no further as MacRumours has the answer:

More technically inclined customers, however, still love to know what they have to work with. The original iPhone and iPhone 3G contained 128MB of RAM, while the iPhone 3GS was boosted to 256MB of RAM. Similarly, the iPad contains 256MB of RAM. This discrepancy offers a technical explanation why Apple is not supporting iOS 4 features such as multi-tasking on the original and 3G iPhone — there simply isn’t enough RAM.

We have since heard that the upcoming iPhone 4′s RAM has again been upgraded. This will bring it to a total of 512MB of RAM, twice as much as the 3GS and iPad.

This is great news for those who pre-ordered, or are planing on purchasing, an iPhone 4. The added memory will surely help make the device more responsive. iPhone 3G owners are currently experience excruciating performance degradation due the lack of installed RAM – it only has 128MB – as well as the older, slower processor.

iPhone 3GS users have slightly better experiences, mainly as a result of 256MB RAM and a higher performing processor. The iPad has the same amount of RAM as the iPhone 3GS but uses the Apple A4 chip so it outperforms the 3GS.

The iPhone 4 will blow them all away with the Apple A4 and 512MB RAM combo. This explains why the iMovie App will only be available on the iPhone 4 to begin – it obviously requires the additional RAM to cleanly edit video on the handheld.

Five iPhone 4 Features You’ll Use Every Day

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The iPhone 4 in and of itself is not a dramatically different piece of hardware from its predecessor the 3GS, but coupled with iOS 4 there are a number of new features that are sure to be used on a daily basis:

Hurrah! iPhone owners will finally be able to toss any extra digital cameras they’ve been lugging around and take advantage of the high definition 5-megapixel x5 digital zoom video camera. Plus the LED light will brighten dark environments and there’s on-phone editing.

And if you need any more impetus for HD video excitement, the iMovie app will be arriving on the App Store soon so you’ll be able to add music, photos and different types of transitions as well as themes – quite a leap from the basic cutting you could do before.

The SiliconRepublic list essentially points out the obvious features most folks are sure to be excited about after getting their hands on the new hardware. After all, who isn’t looking forward to recording video in HD in addition to the better camera, this time equipped with an LED flash?

Of the five items on the list, I am most intrigued by the HD video camera but am very curious about the battery life. My aging 3G has absolutely no qualms about completely draining before noon, especially if I am constantly checking email, eyeing Google Reader, sifting through the endless tweets or playing an online game.

If the iPhone 4 can do all that and still retain a decent amount of battery – if the iPhone 4 can go an entire day without draining while still allowing me to be the productive procrastinator I am – then we will be in a state of electronic gizmo euphoria.

iPhone 4 first hands-on! (update: FaceTime video demo)

Posted by Rich Chuckrey in Shorts

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There’s no shortage of iPhone 4 coverage on the web today. Here’s Engadget’s Joshua Topolsky:

We’ve just gotten some face time (ha ha!) with the new iPhone 4, and let’s just say this: it’s incredibly sexy. We’ll hand it to Apple, the phone is so thin it’s kind of mind-boggling. The 3GS by comparison looks bloated.

Promising little machine from Apple. With little doubt I think this certainly upped the smartphone ante.

(The GUI looked like it was running a bit sluggish to me. Anyone else?)

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