Technology » iPhone4 first complaints...
By Paolo Ruffino | June 27, 2010
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iPhone4 is in the stores and so are the complaints for some flaws. The biggest one is related to the antenna, placed on the left. If you are left handed and hold the iPhone as a left handed, then the antenna can't get the signal... Some early users (see video) claim this is due to a software problem.
Another issue is related to scratches. Apparently the new iPhone scratches very easily.
On YouTube and forums there are reviews and unboxing videos, and of course a lot of them are reporting minor or major issues in the new iPhone4.
Well, it turns out that there is in fact a reception issue with the iPhone 4 and Apple has offered advice on how to solve it. Chances are, you are probably not going to like what they said.
You knew they sold a lot of pre-orders and now Apple has released some official figures. They sold 600,000 pre-orders between them and their carriers, a truly staggering amount.
Apple has three job openings for iPhone antenna engineers. Is this just a strange coincidence or is this admitting that there are signal issues with the iPhone 4?
Pinch yourself, splash water on your face. Yes, this is real. Apple has actually approved apps that allow a piece of iPhone hardware to operate differently than it was intended to operate.
Apple, in a little bit of a surprise move, has posted video of today's iPhone 4 press conference. They also put up an extensive smartphone antenna performance page that compares smartphone antennas.
If you have been waiting for a white iPhone 4, this is not the news you wanted to hear. Apple has delayed it until later this year because of manufacturing issues.
Apple has released iOS 4.1 for the iPhone and iPod touch and it promises to do a bunch of things including fix the iPhone 4 proximity issues and improve the iPhone 3G's speed.
Apple has announced that it will be ending the free iPhone 4 Case Program starting September 30th. Apparently the iPhone 4 antenna problem is even smaller then they originally thought.