When the Verizon iPhone 4 appeared with its slightly redesigned antenna, there were reports this would cure the antenna problems that plagued the GSM iPhone 4, however iLounge have discovered that this isn’t the case, at least with their test phone. Sure enough, in their video we can see the CDMA device drop two bars from

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Verizon iPhone Won’t Be Curing iPhone 4 Antenna Problems?

After a hastily removed video showing a similar design, we now have some static images of what’s being called the iPhone 5’s antenna band and chassis.  The picture shows the current antenna band alongside a revised model with added segment breaks, presumably ending the ‘death grip’ syndrome. Of course, it’s impossible to judge the authenticity of

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A cool new universal case that is compatible with the iPhone has surfaced called the iMainGo 2 . The case is waterproof neoprene, has a pair of speakers on the outside, and works with any 3.5mm headphone jack device. Consumer Reports is still not recommending the iPhone 4 due to the antenna concerns. The issue is compounded now by the fact that the free case offer to alleviate the antenna issue is being discontinued. An interesting car docking kit for any iPhone model has debuted from Kensington. The case is called the AssistOne and offers power, voice activated controls, and media streaming vie Bluetooth.

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A company called TransferBigFiles has announced a new iPhone app that is being offered for free. The app allows you to send big HD video files to anyone you want that can be retrieved using any browser. Intel purchased the Infineon Technologies chipmaking arm, or at least it will if it gets regulatory approval. Infineon is the company that makes the iPhone baseband chips putting Intel inside the iPhone. A rumor is circulating that I can

If you own one of those tiny little Smart cars you can now get the Smart Drive app on the App Store for $9.99. That is a onetime fee for the app and the hardware Smart Drive kit is available at a local dealer for charging the iPhone and more while driving. EFO has unveiled a tiny little credit card size Bluetooth keyboard that works with iPhone and iPad devices. The keyboard appears to be smaller than the onscreen keyboard the iPhone has making me wonder what the point is. If you don

Antenna guy Mark Papermaster has officially left Apple . According to reports in the NYT Papermaster has been on the outs with Steve Jobs for months and Papermaster’s departure was expected. A sweet massage chair from Human Touch has been unveiled that can be controlled by an iPhone . The iPhone allows users to make their own custom massage programs and download programs that are pre-built to try. Frash has now been ported to the iPhone 4 . That means that once installed you can enjoy all the Flash games and video you want with the caveat that the Frash software is in alpha form right now.

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The flaw in the way iOS handles PDFs was taken advantage of for remotely jailbreakign devices, but many worry other nefarious uses for the flaw could be made. Apple had announced that it has a fix for the flaw in the works. Rumors have surfaced again that a smaller iPad and a new iPhone may be coming in early 2011. The new iPhone rumor points to the need to redesign the antenna to get away from the ruckus surround the iPhone 4 design. According to research conducted by ChangeWave Research iPhone 4 owners are mostly happy with the device. According to a survey by the firm 71% of responders said they were very satisfied with the iPhone 4.

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The True Story Behind iPhone 4: From The Lost iPhone Prototype To Antennagate [video] Post from: FSMdotCOM Yeah, this pretty much sums it up. And since I don’t understand a single word ( besides iPhone ) , all I could think of during the entire video was ‘holy sh*t, I want a videogame like this’ . Thanks to GreyHam for passing the vid..

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Best Buy Offers Free invisibleSHIELD 4FIX To iPhone 4 Owners To Fix Antenna Issue Post from: FSMdotCOM Just a quick heads-up: iPhone 4 owners will be able to snatch a free invisibleSHIELD 4fix (valued at $9.99 or so) from their local Best Buy. They are offering a free invisibleSHIELD + installation to everybody with an iPhone 4, not just those who purchased their phone from Best Buy. We’d recommend calling your local store to double check, but things are looking up. You can also buy an invisibleSHIELD here … [ via engadget] LATER EDIT: accord to a few emails we got since we posted this story, it seems that you only get a free invisibleSHIELD 4FIX IF you bought your iPhone 4 from BestBuy. If not, it will cost you $9.99. Again, you better call your local Best Buy and ask… Thx everybody for your emails

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Apple has announced that the iPhone 4 is heading to 17 more locations on July 30 . The new locations for the device include Australia, Hong Kong, Spain, and more. A new app for the iPhone aimed specifically at pilots has been unveiled. The app helps the pilot to find aviation fuel prices and charts and is called My-Casta by Garmin . German testers have taken the iPhone 4 and tested the antenna. According to the testers, the antenna drops 90% of its signal on contact with skin compared to 25% decline in other handsets.

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iPhone 4 heads to more countries, aviation fuel app for iPhone, iPhone 4 antenna looses 90% of signal on contact