, the influential American monthly magazine trusted by a large number of people when buying consumer products, has announced that it “recommends” the
. The publication refused to recommend the
) last year, due to reception issues when the device was held with a ”
“.
The iPhone 4S,
,
“can intelligently switch between two antennas between send and receive to make even better call quality.”
, and now
sophisticated tests have concluded (more…)

 has a significant upgrade to the antenna. The new system will be able to dynamically switch between antennas to resolve signal issues.
 fiasco that surrounded the original iPhone 4, and Spencer Webb of
says the new design may have huge implications for the industry.
The iPhone 4′s design was based around having the various antennas located around the steel band that surround’s the device’s sides. The top part housed the Wi-Fi and GPS antennas (more…)

Danish professor Gert Frølund Pedersen who originally predicted the controversy surrounding the iPhone 4′s antenna issues has come forward once again.
 reports that the expert now says that Apple may be infringing on Samsung’s patents.
As we’ve reported before, iPhone 4S includes 
. The ability to switch between two antennas dynamically for both sending and receiving means that the dead grip issues observed with iPhone 4′s antenna system (more…)

reports that according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo that there is no evidence of a redesigned iPhone 5 in the supply chain. According to his sources,
and will come with 512 MB RAM and front and back Gorilla glass panels.
Kuo also claims that iPhone 5 will come with an improved antenna system, which will likely address the reception issues that plagued iPhone 4. The camera module height will be almost the same height as iPhone 4, which indicates that (more…)

(Credit:
Patently Apple )

It has been over a year since the iPhone 4 Antennagate debacle filled the pages of most tech blogs. In that time, everyone from random people on the street to Consumer Reports criticized the iPhone antenna issues, problems that a new patent application from Apple seeks to solve.

Sniffed out by Patently Apple , this application for a window that acts as an antenna may end up being (more…)

as the new entry level model, along with the
. There’re some suggestions that it may be called
(to avoid confusing it with iPhone 4), which will not only come with lower 8GB storage, but could also be made of different components to lower the manufacturing costs.
 has published images, which they claim are iPhone 4S casing. The images indicate that the so-called iPhone 4S will look like iPhone 4 but come with some minor changes to the antenna (more…)

Japanese blog Macotakara, which in the past has provided accurate details about upcoming Apple product launches, reports that Apple may abandon the glass back panel of the
.
was made of aluminum, which was quite popular with users compared to the black plastic back panel of
.
Decision to design similar to iPod touch instead of using glass is supposed that Apple seems to stop problems which are told widely damages from scratching, difficulties (more…)

in the recent past are at it again. They have now unearthed an interesting Apple patent application submitted to the U.S. Patent & Trade Office, which deals with antennas and their integration in future Apple gadgets.
issue rocked Apple after the launch of iPhone 4 earlier in the year.
and the subsequent Antennagate saga.
The patent application seems to point that the design for the antenna could be used for the Macbook and iPhone – at least (more…)

Gene Munster and team interviewed 258 cell phone users in downtown Minneapolis for their survey. Here are some of the results from the survey:
: 177 respondents, or 69%, indicated that they were aware of iPhone 4 quality issues. Of those who are aware of the antenna issues, 20% indicated that they impacted their purchase decision.
: For every one respondent that acknowledged the antenna issue about three complained about the iPhone not being on (more…)

According to Marco Quatorze, Telcel's Director of Value Added Services, the iPhone 4 sold in Mexico will initially be the same hardware as that sold in the U.S. and elsewhere, with Apple offering a free case to address potential issues with antenna performance. But he also noted that as of September 30th, when the free case program expires, revised hardware without the reception issues will become available.
The veracity of Quatorze's claim (more…)