2010년 7월 15일 목요일

iOS 4.1 doesn't fix the iPhone 4's death grip antenna issue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F6Qzf4foUI&feature=player_embedded

Nope, iOS 4.1 doesn’t fix the iPhone 4’s death grip antenna issue.

And now, to answer the question that’s on everyone’s mind: Does the just released iOS 4.1 update fix the iPhone 4’s death grip issue — or at least appear to?

No, no it does not. At least in our testing of iOS 4.1 in its current state (intended primarily for developers to use to ensure their apps don’t break), the phone appears to drop signal just as easily as it did on OS 4.0. We’ve got a video of a quick test going up on Youtube right this second — check back in about 3 minutes for that. see below for that.

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iOS 4.1 brings a whole new look to Apple’s Game Center

Just a quick note for anyone keeping track of the changes in Apple’s iOS 4.1: Game Center, Apple’s unreleased (outside of the developer network) Xbox Live-esque gaming hub, just got a massive visual overhaul.

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Apple Calls A Special Press Conference For Friday, Antenna Issue Likely The Subject

Word is breaking that Apple is calling a special press conference on this coming Friday to talk about the iPhone 4. Yes, you can probably guess what this is about.

Apple blog The Loop has the (basically non-existent) details right now — that it will be in California on Friday morning and about iPhone 4. A small group of press are reportedly getting the invites right now. Update: We just got the call, we’ll be there at 10 AM PT on Friday to cover it live.

The big question that everyone must be wondering is if Apple will announce a recall of the iPhone 4 based on the antenna problems — which are very real. We still believe that’s pretty unlikely. That said, it’s very, very, very rare (in fact, I don’t think it has ever happened) that Apple would call a special press conference at the last second. If they didn’t have something very major to say, they’d much more likely issue a release.

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Mobile Accounts for 10% of Google Queries, Says Analyst


Mobile searches account for an estimated 10% of Google queries, says Citi analyst Mark Mahaney in a research note released earlier this week. The report, which examined the new comScore search market data, mainly focused on how the use of slideshows by Yahoo and Bing perhaps unfairly boosted their search share ratings.

The mobile search mention itself was nearly overlooked, as it was more of side note in the larger report. Although comScore doesn't include mobile search results in its findings, said Mahaney, those queries now account for "almost 10% of total GOOG queries."

Mobile search queries are "growing very rapidly for GOOG - perhaps triple-digit Y/Y growth," remarked Mahaney in the note released Tuesday morning before attributing the 10% figure to them.

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