“The iPhone 4 Antenna Song” focuses a spotlight on the problem of Apple fanboyism
The infamous Song-a-Day troubadour Jonathan Mann has penned a wonderfully catchy song about the latest iPhone antenna debate, and while I can’t say I agree with him, I must admit I AM humming this tune while I write this. Yes it’s funny. Yes, it’s catchy. And yes, Mann IS a fanboy. In fact, he’s the very definition of a fanboy. Mann admits he can cause the signal to drop by holding the iPhone in the “death grip” (and by the way, the way he... Read More
Yeah, what HE said
Oh boy, things are really heating up for tomorrow’s big iPhone 4 “event”! Apparently too cheap to buy a stamp and mail it, New York Senator Chuck Schumer today released an open letter to Steve Jobs (below) about his concern over the iPhone 4 and the discrepancies between what Apple is claiming is to blame for the reception issues, and what the rest of the world is claiming. Read More Read More
Oh, this is going to be GOOD!
Apparently our invite got lost in the mail, so we had to make our best guess. In keeping with Apple’s new pattern of publicly discussing iPhone 4 issues on Fridays, TUAW reports that Apple has announced an impromptu damage control session press conference for this Friday. Apple is inviting select media representatives to a special press conference that will be held on Friday, July 16. The company provided no information about the conference other than to say it would focus... Read More
Wow! You can’t BUY this kind of publicity!
And unfortunately for Apple, you also can’t pay to have it removed, either. As amazing as Duct Tape is, I know one thing it CAN’T fix, and that’s the iPhone’s reputation, assuming Apple doesn’t man up and get that recall going soon. Read More
There are approximately 10 days left to return your iPhone 4
It seems that every time I bring up the iPhone 4 antenna reception problems I and everyone I know is experiencing, and cite supporting evidence from other sites such as Ars, Gizmodo, Engdaget, etc, I get inundated with comments like “Forget about all those “blogs”, Consumer Reports says they found no signal issue, and they’re Consumer F’ng Reports, not some tech blog”. Well, while I won’t go into defending the fine nerds at those blogs... Read More
iPhone vs. The Bermuda Triangle
Faithful Macenstein reader Kevin writes: The compass inside my iPhone 3GS began to go haywire as I stepped into foot-deep water in the Bermuda Triangle today. This is some real X-Files s–t going on here, man! Now, to be fair I’ve had my iPhone’s compass tell me this while standing in my driveway in NJ, but then again, some freaky stuff goes down in Jersey too. Read More
Review: Magellan RoadMate App and The Magellan Premium Car Kit for iPhone
One of the great selling points of the iPhone is its ability to take the place of many of the individual electronic gadgets that rule our lives, and consolidate them into one all-powerful gadget that we cannot live without. In addition to a phone, MP3 player, and digital still/video camera, starting with the iPhone 3G, the iPhone can also serve as a standalone car GPS replacement. There are now a fairly large assortment of GPS apps available for the iPhone, and surprisingly... Read More
Best Buy selling new iPhone killer
I respect Best Buy for not dropping the price by a penny to make it LOOK cheaper than it is. Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader CJL087 for the link! Read More
Will the white iPhone 4’s have the horrible reception issues that plague the black model?
In light of the completely real, verifiable, and not-fixable-via-software iPhone 4 reception problem, I got to thinking about Apple’s comments on the delay of the white iPhone 4. “White models of Apple’s new iPhone® 4 have proven more challenging to manufacture than expected, and as a result they will not be available until the second half of July. “ When Apple said the white iPhone 4’s were trickier to manufacture than anticipated, it didn’t... Read More
Hey, where’s that anti-static bracelet thing?
Oh man, I KNEW those things were a scare tactic designed solely to mark us as the “disassembling newbies” we are so the experts could make fun of us. [via 9to5] Read More
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