Details on the Verizon iPhone antenna death grip fix
by Justin Horn on Jan 13th, 2011 @ 5:16 pmAntennaSys believes the new Verizon iPhone utilizes a new design to avoid the old, “non-existent”, I have no bars when I hold the phone in my left hand issue.
Spencer Webb from AntennaSys:
The SIM slot is gone, since it’s not a GSM phone. That frees up a bunch of real estate on the PC Board. Did Apple move the WiFi antenna (and probably also the GPS antenna) to the PC Board, under the rear glass? I think so.
In their FCC filing, Apple describes the WiFi antenna as a “PIFA”. This stands for Planar Inverted-F Antenna. I would never describe the “frame” antenna using those terms. So, this seems to support the theory.
Spencer also believes that with the extra space on the antenna band, from moving the WiFi and GPS antenna to the board, the band could now support two GSM antennas, to utilize ”antenna diversity”.
From the Wiki on antenna diversity:
Any one of several wireless diversity schemes that use two or more antennas to improve the quality and reliability of a wireless link.
This would allow the phone to switch between the two antennas, depending on which one has a stronger signal…the side that isn’t touching your greasy palms.
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Antenna Issue, iPhone 4, Speculation, Verizon
Verizon iPhone coming February 10th
by Justin Horn on Jan 11th, 2011 @ 11:18 am
Well Verizon just announced they are going to sell the CDMA iPhone 4 starting next month, but their website already spilled the beans on the exact date, February 10th.
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Mac App Store is online… welcome to the next level
by Chiyin on Jan 6th, 2011 @ 10:25 am
Alright, that’s SEGA’s slogan back in the days, but this is what the Mac App Store is, the next step in how we find and consume apps. With the introduction of iTunes, Apple changed the way we find and consume media. Then with the iPhone/iPod/iPad App Store they changed, well actually created, the platform for mobile applications. Now they are doing it again, the Mac App Store is going to change the way we look for and purchase actual programs for computers. The store is setup very similarly to the already familiar iTunes/App Store, and prices are also comparable. This not only makes it easy for users, but also creates a streamlined distribution platform for developers. I don’t like to sound like a fanboy, but I have to say it. This is going to be a game changer.
What are your thoughts?
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