Yes, we're only six days into 2011, but Apple's already been at the center of a big leak with pics and videos of an unknown iPhone model surfacing online. Here we offer a Zapruder film-worthy analysis of the images. READ»
A new antenna design trades simple metal poles for millions of tiny clouds of plasma--and leads to greater directionality for home Wi-Fi, faster speeds, cheaper designs, and ubiquitous radar systems in cars.READ»
The white iPhone 4, which was expected to go on sale at the end of this month, has become a pink elephant: Apple now says it won't arrive until "later this year."READ»
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A number of people have told me they believe Steve Jobs is the most influential person on the Internet. If that's true, what does that make Gizmodo ...READ»
On Friday, Apple explained the iPhone 4's "Antennagate" problem by saying Apple's competitors share the dropped call issue. HTC, Nokia, and RIM/BlackBerry did not take kindly to being called out, responding with strongly worded statements and/or smackdowns.READ»
During his spiel to explain why Apple's iPhone 4 doesn't have an antenna flaw in real-world experience, Steve Jobs used some plain science. And he showed off Apple's radio test facilities too, which cost $100 million. Apple's serious ...READ»
Apple released a firmware update for iOS 4, the first one to affect the signal-challenged iPhone 4. It doesn't fix the signal problem, but Apple may announce something that will, this week.READ»
The arrival of the paradigm-defining iPad, the best iPhone to date, and strong rumors of a renewed entry into the digital TV market, 2010 may be Apple's best year ever. May be. Because Apple has serious issues to tackle. 70% Growth is ...READ»
Apple just revealed official figures for the first three days of iPhone 4 sales, totaling to a sweet 1.7 million units. It's not as fast a sales rate as some analysts predicted but still represents huge successes in the face of ...READ»
While you were putting your dreams of a World Cup final to bed, innovation was smashing particles together at an amazing rate, ruminating over the fallout of the BP oil spill, and fiddling with its new smartphone.1. It's been 69 days ...READ»
Did Apple just sell 1.5 million iPhone 4s in the first day of actual sales? You bet they (probably) did. According to several pieces of analysis some three quarters were upgrades too--people have really caught the iPhone bug. The 1.5 ...READ»
There's a huge media fuss about a potential failing of the iPhone 4's clever antenna design, with folks concerned it spells radio-drop-out call doom for the phone. We remain to be convinced. But here's a $0.001 DIY fix anyway. READ»
Sorry, lefties: If you hold the new iPhone 4 in a certain, fairly normal way, you'll lose all reception and drop calls. Apple's response is unhelpful--is this a deal-breaker?READ»
Despite protestations from the Bush administration, the FCC succeeded last year in making a certain chunk of the nation's TV and radio spectrum--dubbed "white space"--available to unlicensed broadcasters. That meant that companies ...READ»
The design world is no longer dominated by large design agencies of 100, 200, or even 500 employees. We are now witnessing studios with 10, 20, or 30 people consistently delivering top quality design and in a very different way. READ»
I don't normally consider myself a road warrior, but when my 92-year-old grandmother suggested I get an air miles card, I began to reevaluate. She's right -- I've been out of town almost every week for the last several months, ...READ»
