Following complaint after complaint regarding the iPhone 4’s reception issues, Apple has finally opened up and started giving some real answers. It turns out it is a software issue. Rather than placing the blame on the fourth-gen iPhone’s exterior antenna design, Apple is offering up an unexpected explanation: the signal bars don’t accurately reflect signal [...]
Many customers are complaining that the iPhone 4’s antenna loses the signal when you hold it a certain way. They’re not delusional: Independent tests lend credence to the issue. A study led by AnandTech saw a major drop in signal strength when the iPhone 4 was “cupped tightly,” covering a sensitive area in the lower [...]
Yesterday, Hulu rolled out the $10 per month plan to watch your favorite shows on the iPad. Not only will this change the way TV is watched but this new Hulu plan will provide an even bigger library of shows. Most of the programming will still come from ABC, NBC, and Fox. But here is [...]
This morning, AT&T began selling the iPhone 4 again to walk in customers. However, early reports indicate that the supply has quickly ran dry. It some cases, there were upwards of 100 people in line. Some people were saying it was very easy getting an iPhone 4. Others didn’t have much luck. On a side [...]
We have more iPhone 4 news. Well, it seems that there is another problem with the iPhone 4. The camera is crashing and not only affects your picture taking, but also brings down the iPhone 4′s main talking point, FaceTime. If you take a look into Apple’s support forums, there are some others experiencing this [...]
Bloggers at AppleInsider have announced that Apple may have a patch for the recent antenna problems reported. The blog said, “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.” However, Apple has not specifically released any information on the patch and [...]
The iPhone 4 has just been released but it seems users are already experiencing problems. The iPhone 4 is reportedly having an antenna problem when users grip the opposite sides of the phone. The metal bands surrounding the iPhone 4 also act as antennas. The problem occurs when the user handles the black lines on [...]
Yesterday, DC Comics announced the arrival of their comics to the iPad and iPhone. DC’s app allows users to browse series and purchase individual issues for $1 to $3. DC Comics is going full steam ahead releasing many of their classic issues and series. Additionally, they have added many of their new series such as [...]
Apple claimed that they sold just under 600,000 units of the iPhone 4 in under 24 hours last week. AT&T completely ran out of their allotted pre-orders. So how do you get the iPhone on launch day without a pre-order? Is it even possible to get an iPhone 4 on launch day? Well, I should [...]
Apple initially expected to produce 4 million iPhones a month but is now cutting that number in half due to supply issues. Apple is having trouble securing the touchscreen for the iPhone 4 and the release of the device is questionable overseas, for now.