While the iPhone 4 might just be the most advanced smartphone on the planet, it has an uncanny knack of losing reception depending on how you hold it. But the issue isn’t as transparent as, “If you hold it this way… it will break.” While some individuals have been able to replicate the issue, others haven’t been able to, and there is much discussion on whether the problem is accentuated by where you live, bodily fluids (sweat), or other environmental factors. Then again this hasn’t exactly been a major issue for other smartphones, so then the issue has to be debated about whether this was possible all along, or if this should even be occurring in the first place. Either way, it’s a problem that’s quite odd for the folks in Cuptertino, who consider it a, “non-issue.”
Jobs says to ‘Stay Tuned’ Concerning iPhone 4 Signal Loss
Engadget’s Black & White iPhone Mod
The guys over at Engadget got tired of waiting for Apple to ship the white iPhone 4 (even though some units have been spotted in some Apple stores) and decided to build their own model.
They tore apart a standard black model, replaced the front and back covers with some Chinese parts, left a black home button because they hadn’t a replacement for that.
The end result is pretty good, check it out after the break.
iPhone 4 Videos and Moments Of The Week
The best (worst?) videos and pictures of this week, rounded up in a single post. Viva el iPhone 4.
iPhone and iOS Icons Rendered Entirely in CSS
We’ve seen what it’s possible to achieve with CSS before: the Opera logo, a Safari window built inside Safari itself, a Kinetic Type video. What about Apple-related stuff though? Now we have an iPhone and some iOS icons made entirely with CSS.
iPhone 4 Gets Its First “Userland” Jailbreak
Pulse Is Coming to the iPhone [Video]
Apple Launches “The Best Games You’ve Never Played” Section in the App Store
iOS 4 Jailbreak: Why It Still Matters
iOS 4 brought multitasking, folders, unified inbox, threaded email conversations and note syncing to the iPhone. For these reasons, some people think that jailbreaking a device running iOS 4 is now pointless, considering that two of the biggest features of jailbreak (multitasking and folders) are now developed by Apple itself.
Did I jailbreak my iOS 4 iPhone 3GS? Yes. Do I think is still worth it? Yes.
White iPhones Available in UK Stores?
9to5mac posted a video of Sky News, showing people in UK Apple Stores trying a white iPhone 4. Wasn’t it supposed to ship by second half of July? Could it be that some stores have already got demo units?
We’ve embedded the video after the break. If you’ve seen a white iPhone 4 too, please let us know in the comments.