SkyCross’s new active antenna can support 12 frequency bands in a single phone. That’s important because it means handset makers like Apple could start shoving more LTE bands into their devices, instead of creating specific devices for specific regions or even specific carriers. Read more »
Better batteries are the holy grail of mobile technology, but in a connected, wireless world antennas deserve some love too. Many recent breakthroughs, such as a sesame-sized antenna that could deliver 20 Gbps Wi-Fi are just as important in driving innovation. Read more »
Apple’s iPhone 4S has secured the coveted Consumer Reports recommendation in its latest round of updated smartphone ratings. That’s something its predecessor could never achieve, thanks to a loss of cellular signal reception that could be unwittingly caused by gripping the phone a certain way. Read more »
Sprint is planning to launch the ZTE Peel case for the iPod touch this Sunday according to a leaked document, providing 3G access to the Wi-Fi only device. It’ll also be able to share a connection with two devices. It’s a device Apple should render redundant. Read more »
According to a survey released by Apple watcher Gene Munster at Piper Jaffray, the antenna issues cost the company a decent amount of business over the summer. But it wasn’t what hurt it the most in the U.S. That was the lack of a Verizon option. Read more »
According to the report from Mexican technology site CamelMX, Marco Quatorze, an executive with the Mexican carrier Telcel, claims the iPhone 4′s antenna design may see manufacturing revisions — revisions which would aim to fix the widely reported signal attenuation issue. Read more »
Technology and organizational trends are driving the demand for apps in the enterprise, and there is no better time than now to consider an enterprise mobility strategy that co-opts consumerization. In this report, the second in a two-part series, we examine a new category of transient and persistent lightweight apps that will number in the thousands and run across the range of corporate and Bring-Your-Own devices, creating new opportunity IT can seize to make “Workplace 2.0” a reality. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Apple’s free case program is in full effect now. But if you’re the type that wants to enjoy your iPhone 4′s beauty in the raw — and still avoid the death grip — there are solutions available other than bulky cases. Read more »
Something about Apple’s press conference yesterday just didn’t sit right with me. They seem to be doing the right thing by giving out the free bumper cases, but how they explained why the cases are needed in some instances didn’t quite cover everything. Read more »
Apple heralds that the iPhone 4 launch has been the most successful product launch ever, but in the past week since it first went on sale, reviews across the world have remarked on issues of signal quality. Apple says it’s a software issue, but is it? Read more »
