Bloomberg: Apple engineer was concerned about iPhone 4 antenna early on
As if we needed any more drama in this situation, Bloomberg has someone “familiar with the matter” that claims Apple’s own antenna expert, Ruben Caballero, told Apple management that the iPhone 4 antenna design could cause reception problems, dropped calls, and a serious engineering challenge. Caballero is a senior engineer for Apple with a large quantity of antenna patents under his belt, and while we certainly don’t know the whole story — perhaps his claims were somehow quelled by Apple’s own testing — it certainly adds a twist to this story if Steve Jobs and co. had been alerted to this very real problem during the design phase. The Bloomberg article also claims, from a different source, no less, that a carrier partner also raised antenna concerns before the release. Apple and Caballero naturally did not comment on this report. We’re not really sure about the real-world implications of all this behind-the-scenes drama, but we suppose we’ll see what Apple has to say for itself tomorrow.
Bloomberg: Apple engineer was concerned about iPhone 4 antenna early on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Apple iPhone 4 coming to Bell Canada July 30
Bell Canada has announced that it will offer the highly anticipated Apple iPhone 4 smartphone to its mobile users starting on July 30. No further information regarding pricing or data tariffs has been announced.
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iChatr, the Chatroulette-like iPhone App, Removed From The App Store [Ichatr]
The iChatr app has been removed from the App Store due to “a number of users exposing themselves during the random video chat sessions.” Did Apple think that wasn’t going to happen when they approved it? More »
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iPhone DSLR: the next generation (video)
Everything you know about awkwardly attaching SLR lenses to iPhones is wrong. This is how you do it. What started out as a quick and less-than-perfect mod of OWLE’s Bubo iPhone mount by one Jeremy Salvador (pictured above) has turned into a collaboration between production company Vid-Atlantic and OWLE itself on a more finely tuned, iPhone 4-friendly prototype that delivers some truly impressive results. Sadly, the actual iPhone 4 version of the rig won’t be available for a while yet, but you can get an idea of what will be possible with it after the break.
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iPhone DSLR: the next generation (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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RIM to Apple: Man up and leave us out of it
RIM has issued a statement regarding Apple’s explanation of the antenna issue from Friday, which of course used a Blackberry as well as other phones to demonstrate signal loss. I’ll let it speak for itself:
Apple’s attempt to draw RIM into Apple’s self-made debacle is unacceptable. Apple’s claims about RIM products appear to be deliberate attempts [...]
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