The antenna problems associated with the iPhone 4 were largely overblown. Nevertheless, the ongoing media frenzy that surrounded the iPhone 4 back in the Summer of 2010 was so negative that Apple was forced to act – and it did by offering free bumper cases to all iPhone 4 users. The reality is that customer […]
Continue reading...Monday, March 7, 2011
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The latest iPhone 5 rumor relays that Apple’s next-gen device will do away with the glass backing found on the iPhone 4 and will instead implement an aluminum back, much like the one used on the original iPhone. Network World reports: The purported impetus behind the design change had to do with complaints Apple received […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Comments Off on Apple made notable design changes on the Verizon iPhone
By all accounts, the Verizon iPhone is the exact same as the iPhone 4 millions of users have grown to know and love. But under the surface, Apple has made some notable changes to the fundamental design of the device. First and foremost, Apple addressed the “death grip” problem associated with the original iPhone 4 […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 9, 2011
With the Verizon iPhone officially going on sale this week, iLounge is reporting that the death grip issue observed on the original iPhone 4 remains on the Verizon iPhone. This in spite of reports that reception on the new CDMA iPhone is quite stellar and that Apple employed dual-antennas to alleviate signal attenuation issues. As […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Comments Off on How Apple appears to have fixed the “death grip” issue on the Verizon iPhone
Apple received a lot of flack for the death grip associated with the iPhone 4. Now with Apple’s iconic device poised to hit Verizon in February, it appears that Apple has made some slight changes to account for the reception and signal attenuation issues that caused such a firestorm earlier this Summer. Speaking to Network […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Comments Off on Video purports to show antenna redesign on the Verizon iPhone
A newly released video along with new photos purport to show an iPhone 4 casing with a brand new antenna design to account for the reception and signal attenuation issues that surrounded the Phone this Summer and ultimately led to Apple giving away free bumper cases to all iPhone 4 owners. TUAW reports: The case […]
Continue reading...Friday, December 24, 2010
Comments Off on Apple working on Logo Antenna for mobile devices
With Apple always looking to push the envelope, Patently Apple directs us to a newly published patent filing which details Apple’s efforts to develop new antenna technology which would be located behind Apple’s logo, enabling it to achieve a stronger signal without interference from the likes of surrounding metal, and since this is Apple, without […]
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Friday, March 16, 2012
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