by Stefan Etienne
on 23. Jul, 2010
in AT&T, Apple, Breaking, Handsets, Lame
The white iPhone 4 is delayed again “till later this year”, as according to the short statement made by Apple below. I can only think of how Steve Jobs and co. are thinking of this. And of course the craziness of the situation as well,along with the almost confirmed fact that the white iPhone 4 requires more unicorn dust to be manufactured.
“Statement by Apple on White iPhone 4
White models of Apple’s new iPhone® 4 have continued to be more challenging to manufacture than we originally expected, and as a result they will not be available until later this year. The availability of the more popular iPhone 4 black models is not affected.”
by Stefan Etienne
on 16. Jul, 2010
in AT&T, Android, Handsets, Hardware
So that hard make to make iPhone 4, eh? End of the month, in “limited quantities” Steve Jobs mentioned today at 4 Infinite Loop, California, where we were told all iPhone 4 owners get a free bumper case. By the way, I know what you’re thinking. eBay. Rare White iPhone 4. Sold.
by Stefan Etienne
on 16. Jul, 2010
in AT&T, Apple, Breaking, Did You Know?, Handsets, Hardware
So here’s the deal: free bumper cases for iPhone 4, Apple can’t produce enough of these things, so you’ll have to select between a variety of bumpers and cases, and you can apply online next week. Anyone who previously purchased an iPhone 4 bumper case gets refunded.
This is a hit to Apple’s coffers, but also a hit to the iPhone 4: in order for it to work, you need to put a colorful rubberband around it. Alas, at least it’s free.
I have a feeling everyone will have a bumper case around their iPhone 4 now. Albeit that’ll greatly annoy tech enthusiasts like me who find adding Chinese plastic to an expensive gadget distasteful. Oh well.
So here’s the deal:
- If you already bought another bumper case, you get a refund.
- The offer applies until September 30.
- Have an iPhone 4 = bumper case free.
Oh, and white iPhone 4 ships at the end of the month. A full post about this will come on LaptopMemo later today.
Source: Apple
by Stefan Etienne
on 14. Jul, 2010
in AT&T, Apple, Breaking, Handsets
Whoa, nelly! The iPhone 4 is getting its own press conference again, this time for who know what. But you know, we might just know what: the bad iPhone 4 antenna issue.The event is a 10AM PT, Friday the 16th. We’ll be covering the event’s details as the info streams out.
by Stefan Etienne
on 14. Jul, 2010
in AT&T, Apple, Breaking, Handsets, Software/Apps
So in a whip of news in today’s cycle (I’ve been busy all day y’know, with other gadgets), iOS 4.1 just got the go to the official dev channels at Apple’s website (developer.apple.com), which brings plenty of bug fixes, the Game Center (which has yet to launch), and interestingly that “signal bar fix”, which falsely according to Apple at this point fixes the death grip issue. The trick here is that even a single bar of service doesn’t look so bad — due to all bars now being taller, as seen below. This won’t work on me, Steve Jobs and Cupertino! Via: BGR
by Stefan Etienne
on 09. Jul, 2010
in Apple, Hardware, Rumors
So what’s this, eh? A touchscreen that measures 3cm (1.18 inches)!? Perhaps it is for the iWatch, or a new iPod Nano? Or maybe for a new iPod Shuffle? Whatever it might be, the source of the photo is Taiwanese site Apple.pro, which leaked out the white iPhone 4 and the new Unibody Macbook Pro, so at least we might be looking at something real here.
Via: Mac Rumors
Source: Apple.pro
by Stefan Etienne
on 02. Jul, 2010
in AT&T, Apple, Did You Know?, Featured, Handsets, Strange
So, in the latest part on Apple’s take of the iPhone 4′s ability to not get calls and use data due to the faulty antenna issue when it gets into contact with human flesh, they’re claiming that the issue is simply an incorrect signal reading, which would be a possible explanation to the “dramatic drop in [signal] bars”. So far, they’re promising that software update will be the answer, and they fix it. As they say in Futurama, “Fixitfixitfixitfixitfixit”!
Apple’s letter to iPhone4 users about this issue is after the break.
Via: Apple
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by Stefan Etienne
on 01. Jul, 2010
in AT&T, Apple, Awesome, Did You Know?, Handsets
The iPhone 4, an amazing piece of technology is plagued by that nasty antenna issue where if you simply hold the phone “the wrong way” as Steve Jobs puts it, you lose your connection. The real issue is actually the design, and the Apple Bumper Case which is essentially a plastic rubber-band fixes that. And that’s for $30 (which is frankly ridiculous). Enter Oliver Nelson from the iPhone Guru. Simply take your favorite charity wrist band that you find for $1 (or Neil Armstrong’s) with the measurements of “about 1.125-inches long and about 0.125-inches wide”, cut a few holes for the ports, and voila! Instant solution. Problem solved, for no more than a dollar.
Via: Wired, iPhone Guru
by Stefan Etienne
on 30. Jun, 2010
in Apple, Did You Know?, Handsets, Hardware, Strange
So, what goes with the quirky title of this story? At this point, that’sall I can think of. In internal docs Apple is telling its AppleCare employees to smooth over the antenna and reception problems with customers, as well as not providing them bumper cases for free, in ALL CAPS (see here).
In the meantime Apple is looking for eight experienced antenna dudes who would work on the iPhone and iPad, as well as manufacturing experience and in total being in the industry for more than 10 years. Probably Apple wants to make sure the iPhone 5 (or 4G) will be held anyway you want, so it is more revolutionary.
Go figures then. ;)
Via: TC
by Stefan Etienne
on 28. Jun, 2010
in AT&T, Apple, Breaking, Handsets, News
Is the new shatter-loving, time bomb-ticking iPhone 4 successful? You bet it is. Starting Thursday the 24th, till Saturday the 26th Apple has officially sold 1.7 million new iPhone 4s. Cupertino’s press release and comment from Jobs is below:
CUPERTINO, California-June 28, 2010-Apple® today announced that it has sold over 1.7 million of its iPhone® 4 through Saturday, June 26, just three days after its launch on June 24. The new iPhone 4 features FaceTime®, which makes video calling as easy as one tap, and Apple’s new Retina display, the highest resolution display ever built into a phone, resulting in stunning text, images and video.
“This is the most successful product launch in Apple’s history,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Even so, we apologize to those customers who were turned away because we did not have enough supply.”
