Consumer Reports in the United States already published their “not recommended”-report on iPhone 4 some weeks ago, and now similar organizations in France and Germany confirms the antenna problem. German consumer organization, Stiftung Warentest, and French Que Choisir, has now conducted their own iPhone 4 antenna tests – and their conclusion is basically the same … Read more →
Apple just wrapped up a press conference in Cupertino a few minutes ago, where they went through a bunch of data on the antenna issue which has become known as “the antennagate”. Steve Jobs doesn’t believe the issues with the iPhone 4 antenna are any bigger than what other smartphones are experiencing. Only 0.55% of … Read more →
Apple is really screwing things up when it comes to the iPhone 4 and its antenna issues. First, Steve Jobs sends an e-mail to an iPhone 4 user telling him to just don’t hold it that way (the way that causes the reception to drop). Really bad customer service, Steve! Well, shortly after he writes … Read more →
This is probably a no-brainer as the iPhone 4 really should have faster browsing speed compared to iPhone 3GS. Nevertheless, it’s nice to actually see the difference in a side-by-side video like the one below by Obama Pacman. You could even use this as an excuse to go out and upgrade your 3GS to iPhone … Read more →
Analyst Shawn Wu of Kaufman Bros is lowering his expectations for iPhone sales this year, according to an article today in Fortune. Shawn Wu believes that Apple will sell 7.5 million iPhones instead of the expected 9 million, due to a high likelihood of inventory drawdown and screen supply constraints. But he has good news … Read more →
Let’s face it. Apple has a rather strict policy about what kind of apps to let into their App Store. Apps that makes farting sounds are okay, but apps that let you enjoy – and spend/win a few bucks – playing casino games, are not okay. One gambling app has made it through to the … Read more →
Apple just posted a letter in their Hot News section of their website. It basically tells us how the iPhone 4 has been the most successful product launch in the history of Apple and how much users and reviewers love the iPhone 4. The letter also states they were surprised to read reports about the … Read more →
Vodafone Malta is now listing the iPhone 4 as “coming soon” on their website, despite Apple has not yet said anything public as to when iPhone 4 will actually reach Malta. Malta is not included in the next batch of countries to receive iPhone 4 in late July: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong … Read more →
Despite being painful to watch for us without an iPhone 4 yet, this is perhaps the most funny Will It Blend video yet. The guys behind it are putting in a bit more effort now, instead of just throwing the stuff into the blender and watch it get smashed. This time, Tom Dickson just so … Read more →
We knew it was just a matter of time before somebody, usually iSuppli, would take apart the iPhone 4 and do some calculations on what the different parts cost. A 16GB iPhone 4 costs $187.51 according to iSuppli, which is more than Droid’s $179.11 and iPhone 3GS’s $178.96. iPhone 4’s retina display, likely from LG, … Read more →
Apple issued a press release today, stating that 1.7 million iPhone 4 has been sold during Thursday June 24th and Saturday June 26th (both included). Even though the 1.7 million units sold also includes the 600,000 pre-orders, it’s still an impressive number – and the best product launch in the history of Apple, according to … Read more →
I’ve been posting a lot about the iPhone 4 and iOS 4 recently, but it’s a hot topic at the moment and a topic that I’m very much interested in – and then when I find a video like the one below, I just have to share it with you guys. It demonstrates pretty well … Read more →
The iPhone OS 4 (iOS 4) was released June 21st, giving way to 1,500 new APIs for consumers around the world, meaning a whole wealth of different applications have been entered into the store recently. Additionally, a whole wealth of updates have come to the many different applications that are already present in the store, … Read more →
Everybody who’s remotely interested in either Apple, iPhone or tech news in general, will by now have heard about the iPhone 4 antenna issues. If you haven’t, well basically if you connect the two parts of the outside antenna (the stainless steel band), you will lose reception. Apple first “confirmed” in a statement that antenna … Read more →
Bad Apple. Very bad Apple!! It’s one thing to actually have antenna issues with new iPhone 4, and we’re not even sure yet it’s an issue with all of the phones – a quick poll by Engadget shows that over half of the replies are having issues with reception bars dropping (but about 1/3 of … Read more →
Scroll down for updates to this article. A video on YouTube is showing what some of us feared – that the cell reception suffers when you touch the stainless steel band that surrounds the iPhone, holding the two pieces of glas (front and back) together while also acting as antennas. There’s not much news about … Read more →