iOS Update May Tackle iPhone 4's Antenna Problems 282
DJRumpy was one of several readers to point out rumors that Apple will soon be deploying an update to iOS 4 to combat the iPhone 4 antenna problems we discussed last week. This could be good news for users of the 1.7 million iPhone 4s purchased during the first three days of its release. (And no, Daily Mail, Steve didn't announce a recall, though there's speculation that this problem could be a boon for Android.) An anonymous reader notes an analysis of a teardown of the phone, which found that its parts collectively cost about $188, with the most expensive part — the LCD screen — costing $28.50 by itself. In other Apple news, Germany has demanded that the company "immediately make clear" what data it collects from customers, and what use it makes of that data (perhaps spurred by Google's Wi-Fi sniffing debacle).
Steve responds (Score:5, Funny)
"All of it," replies Steve.
"Good use," replies Steve.
Source (Score:5, Funny)
AppleInsider article by Daniel Eran Dilger.
Oh dear.
Re:Interested to know... (Score:5, Funny)
I already solved the antenna problems (Score:4, Funny)
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Re:I already solved the antenna problems (Score:3, Funny)
How this got through QA is beyond me.
It looks good.
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It will boost the transmit power so high that the user will feel a little tingle of an electric shock if the antenna is shorted by this obvious inappropriate use of this godly device.
In related news, apple fanboys have chopped of their thumbs as it is obviously a flaw in human design.
Religious leaders were heard blaming god for designing man in his faulty image while evolutionist think that humans will eventually evolve so that this antenna problem mitigates itself.
Re:Interested to know... (Score:5, Funny)
Standards aren't Variables don't.
Are you high?
Re:IOS == Cisco Internetworking Operating System (Score:4, Funny)
I officially nominate you for comment of the story.
An apple a day (Score:0, Funny)
Re:IOS == Cisco Internetworking Operating System (Score:2, Funny)
Ohnoes! A trademark that's been licensed by Apple from Cisco, and is only known to a few thousand CCIE dweebs around the world is being used by Apple to describe the operating system that's installed on millions of devices used by regular people every day! I'm sure that everybody with an iPhone will immediately assume that when somebody references "iOS" they're talking about a fucking Catalyst, and hilarity will ensue!
And for the record - in my time in IT, it's been overwhelmingly those neckbeards who love Linux and open source who carry around 2 phones, a palm pilot, a small toolkit, quarters for Mountain Dew and Candy from the vending machine, and the latest "Official World of Warcraft" book in a fanny pack. Apple users can fit their iphone in a pocket and be on about their business.
Get stuffed.
Re:Interested to know... (Score:1, Funny)
There's a Zap for that!
Re:Interested to know... (Score:3, Funny)
Where is the app for that? (tm)
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Jobs' assistant: Sir. We have now sold 50 million iPhones to key people around the world.
Shall we activate the secret mind control application now?
Jobs: Why bother?
Re: Start of message in subject line (Score:3, Funny)
No, it IS a short circuit*.
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* Ok, I don't think it's really a short.
Is this one of those riddles where you have to figure out which villager is the one who lies every time and which one always tells the truth?