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You just knew that when antenna problems showed up for the iPhone 4, there would be refurbished devices for sale soon. Heck, I went through 2 spare models and am on my 3rd iPhone 4.

9 to 5 Mac reports that AT&T is now selling the refurbished devices for $159 for 16GB or $250 for the 32GB. For those under a rock that’s $50 cheaper than normal..  Read More

written by pietro842 \\ tags: 32gb, antenna, iphone 4, news, phone-download, problems-showed, refurbished, spare-models

Back when Apple initially said it’d offer free iPhone 4 cases to assuage reception concerns, there was a September 30th deadline given for the program. After which, according to Steve and company during the post-press conference Q&A, Apple would “evaluate” the prolonged need for such an offer. Well, looks like the decision has been made. In a statement on its website, Apple has confirmed the free case program will be discontinued for all iPhone 4s sold after September 30th, and the return policy for the smartphone will return to normal, pre-antennagate rules. Evidently, said the statement, “we now know the iPhone 4 antenna attenuation issue is even smaller than we originally thought.” It had to end sometime, folks.

iPhone 4 free case program to end September 30th, get one while you still can originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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written by pietro842 \\ tags: Apple, decision, freecase, initially-said, Iphone, iphone 4, iphone 4 case, iphone4, program, return, smartphone, statement, the-prolonged

Okay, so we’ve given you about a day to download, install, and tear iOS 4.1 into microscopic shreds. What’s the end result? We’ve been tipped on a handful of troublesome nuances in the update, ranging from unsolved proximity sensor woes to a sudden onslaught of voicemails — and we’re trying to get a feel for how widespread they all are. Care to chime in? Follow the break!

Continue reading iOS 4.1: any problems for you?

iOS 4.1: any problems for you? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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written by nhiepphong \\ tags: 4.1, Apple, break, friend-via, how-widespread, ios41, iphone 4, iphone4, issues, problem

It has been several weeks since we have heard about the iPhone 4 antenna issue and how it is affecting the selling power of the new device. With record sales reported it comes as no surprise that a recent survey shows potential buyers are more concerned about the absence of a Verizon branded iPhone.

Apple Insider dissected a Piper Jaffray poll that was comprised of 258 cellphone users in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It turns out that of those questioned, 3 times the population was more upset over not having the iPhone available on Verizon than those who hesitated on buying the device due to the antenna… Read More

written by gunturbabu \\ tags: business, insider, Iphone, iphone 4, iphone talk, more-concerned, news, numbers, phone-store, piper, piper-jaffray, population, report, selling, shows-potential

So let’s see, how long has iOS 4.1 been out in the open for public consumption? We make it less than 24 hours, yet already some earnest jail busters have managed to liberate it from Apple’s control freak clutches. It’s still a fair distance away from an easily executable jailbreak, but it’s looking like it’ll work on iPhone 4, the latest-gen iPod touch, and the iPad, covering all the freshest bases of Apple hardware. Now it’s just a matter of waiting it out.

iOS 4.1 jailbreak on the way after bootrom exploit discovery originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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written by spokoloko \\ tags: after-bootrom, Apple, chronic dev team, ios, ipad, Iphone, iphone 4, ipod touch, ipodtouch, jailbreak, work-on-iphone