Anandtech has managed to provide a detailed analysis of the iPhone 4’s potential antenna signal issue. Their analysis may shed some light on people’s experiences with the iPhone 4 and the drop-off in signal when the device is being held in hand.<br…
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Archive for June, 2010
Detailed Analysis of iPhone 4 Signal Strength Dropoff
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010Development Release: Dreamlinux 4.0 Beta 6
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010Nelson Silveira has announced the availability of the sixth beta build of Dreamlinux 4.0, a Debian-based desktop distribution with Xfce: "Team Dreamlinux is proud to announce that the next beta of Dreamlinux is now available. This brings DL 4.0 to Beta 6, along with these features: Linux kernel….
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Easy Linux backups with Lucky Backup
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010You’d like to think Linux means total data stability, but sometimes hardware fails or updates go awry. Jack Wallen gives the rundown on Lucky Backup for managing backups on Linux the easy way.
AppleCare memo emphasizes no free bumpers for iPhone 4 reception
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010A purported internal memo to AppleCare representatives explicitly tells employees that the company is not “appeasing customers with free bumpers,” and instructs them to advise customers to avoid grasping the lower left corner of the handset.
iPhone 4 Costs $187.51 To Manufacture
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010Ever since iPhone 4 was launched, we have seen quite a few tear-down pictures and videos of the latest iDevice. Now, electronics market research firm, iSuppli, has published results from a tear-down study where the company has looked into the costs incurred by Apple in manufacturing the latest iPhone. iSuppli…
iPhone 4 Sales Top 1.7 Million
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010Apple today announced that it has sold more than 1.7 million iPhone 4 devices through Saturday, June 26, just three days after the phone’s launch on June 24. “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.”
DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 360
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Interview: Karanbir Singh, CentOS project News: Mandriva and OpenSolaris updates, localising Linux Mint, NetBSD testing strategies Questions and answers: TRIM on solid state drives (SSD) Released last week: Peppermint OS One-06172010, wattOS R2, MoLinux 6.0 Site news: Package database update New distributions: OpenELEC.tv,….
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Development Release: Frugalware Linux 1.3 Pre 2
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010The second pre-release of Frugalware Linux 1.3, a general-purpose Linux distribution, comes with split X.Org configuration and the latest KDE 4 desktop: "The Frugalware Developer Team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Frugalware 1.3pre2, the second technical preview of the upcoming 1.3 stable release. Here are….
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iPhone 4s suffering from buggy proximity sensors
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
A number of iPhone 4 owners are experiencing problems with the device’s proximity sensor, Apple’s support forums reveal. The sensor is extremely important on an iPhone, since it shuts off the touchscreen when a person brings the phone to their ear. Without the feature a person can accidentally hit onscreen buttons, carrying the risk of muting or hanging up on a call….
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CWA Offers Unqualified Support To Expansion Of Broadband Availability
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010Communications Workers of America President Larry Cohen today supported President Obama’s signing of a presidential memorandum seeking to make more wireless spectrum available for commercial use.
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