New Apple iPhone 4 Face Time Ads
Check out the four new Face Time iPhone 4 ads from Apple. The above is called Haircut.
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Apple’s iPhone 4 Antenna Issue All Hyped Up
Looks like all the media reports on the antenna issues for the newly released iPhone 4 from Apple are all hyped up. It is not as bad as you heard from the media. Firstly, Apple has revealed that they have used a flawed formula to calculate the number of bars of signal strength displayed on the iPhone. This can be corrected with a software update.
Apple also have released a statement to the public regarding this flaw:
To start with, gripping almost any mobile phone in certain ways will reduce its reception by 1 or more bars. This is true of iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, as well as many Droid, Nokia and RIM phones. But some users have reported that iPhone 4 can drop 4 or 5 bars when tightly held in a way which covers the black strip in the lower left corner of the metal band. This is a far bigger drop than normal, and as a result some have accused the iPhone 4 of having a faulty antenna design.
Upon investigation, we were stunned to find that the formula we use to calculate how many bars of signal strength to display is totally wrong. Our formula, in many instances, mistakenly displays 2 more bars than it should for a given signal strength. For example, we sometimes display 4 bars when we should be displaying as few as 2 bars. Users observing a drop of several bars when they grip their iPhone in a certain way are most likely in an area with very weak signal strength, but they don’t know it because we are erroneously displaying 4 or 5 bars. Their big drop in bars is because their high bars were never real in the first place.
To fix this, we are adopting AT&T’s recently recommended formula for calculating how many bars to display for a given signal strength. The real signal strength remains the same, but the iPhone’s bars will report it far more accurately, providing users a much better indication of the reception they will get in a given area. We are also making bars 1, 2 and 3 a bit taller so they will be easier to see.
Apple IPhone 4 Parts Cost About $188
The staff at iSuppli did a tear down of Apple’s latest iPhone 4 and have found that the device is estimated to costs $188 to manufacture. The most expensive item in the device is its high-resolution Retina Display, with an estimated price of $28.50. The iPhone 3GS teardown a year ago revealed a build cost of $178.96.
Apple sells 1.7 million iPhone 4s in opening weekend.
Apple iOS 4.01 Will Fix Antenna Issue?
According to AppleInsider, iOS 4.01 software update will fix all the antenna issues users are facing with iPhone 4.
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.
The fix is expected to address a issue in iOS 4 related to radio frequency calibration of the baseband. Readers who saw the original forum discussions say that the issue is believed to occur when switching frequencies; because the lag is allegedly not calibrated correctly, it results in the device reporting “no service” rather than switching to the frequency with the best signal to noise ratio.
iOS 4 introduced some enhancements to how the baseband selects which frequencies to use, so it makes sense that the error may have crept into those changes. Additionally, this explains why iOS 4 has also caused similar problems for iPhone 3GS users.
Additional readers have shared other related experiences that also corroborate the idea that the issue is related to iOS 4′s software control of the baseband, including the fact that the issue seems easily reproducible when connecting to a WWAN 3G network but does not appear when connecting to a Microcell 3G. If the problem were simply hardware related issues of the antenna design, it should only affect iPhone 4 units with that new design and should occur at all times, regardless of the tower type. That is not being observed.
Your Bare Hands Can Destroy iPhone 4 Reception
There are reports from early users of the iPhone 4 that reception will be very poor depending on how you hold your iPhone.
The other reported issue is the yellow lines or blotches showing up on the screen supposedly “revolutionary” retina display.
Apple iPhone 4 Reviews
PCWorld has collated some early reviews of Apple’s iPhone 4.
Summary: All the reviewers think the iPhone 4 is outstanding; all of them point out limitations such as FaceTime’s Wi-Fi-only functionality; all detail the major features which we already knew about. But they all share at least one or two non-obvious thoughts or two based on real hands-on experience.
Source: The First iPhone 4 Reviews: Spoilers Ahead
Apple Pushes iPhone Delivery To July 14
Apple has pushed back the delivery date for iPhone 4 to July 14, a 12-day delay to the previously announced July 2.
Apple also revealed that the iPhone 4 will have more RAM than the iPad. The iPhone 4 will have 512MB of RAM integrated into its custom A4 processor.
Apple has reached a record high with the preorders for iPhone 4 reaching 600,000 and AT&T could not cope with that number. The high numbers prompted carrier AT&T to suspend sales of the device before its June 24 debut.
Apple IPhone Preorders Hit 600000, AT&T Could Not Cope
Apple has reached a record high with the preorders for iPhone 4 reaching 600,000 and AT&T could not cope with that number. The high numbers prompted carrier AT&T to suspend sales of the device before its June 24 debut.
Apple has now released a statement regarding this issue:
Yesterday Apple and its carrier partners took pre-orders for more than 600,000 of Apple’s new iPhone 4. It was the largest number of pre-orders Apple has ever taken in a single day and was far higher than we anticipated, resulting in many order and approval system malfunctions. Many customers were turned away or abandoned the process in frustration. We apologize to everyone who encountered difficulties, and hope that they will try again or visit an Apple or carrier store once the iPhone 4 is in stock.
WWDC 2010: Steve Jobs Unvealed iPhone 4
It is not called iPhone HD or iPhone 4G. Steve Jobs has finally revealed a slimmer, faster iPhone 4 at WWDC 2010. The new smartphone features an exterior made of glass and stainless steel, front-facing camera and it measures 9.3 millimeters and is 24% thinner than the 3GS.
Also features multi-tasking, 5 Megapixel camera, HD video recording and editing, video calls, retina display and more.
Apple iPhone 4 goes on sale in the U.S., U.K., France, Germany and Japan on June 24.
More: Apple iPhone 4 Website
