Nikon D3100 DSLR Details Leaked

Nikon Rumors has posted detailed specifications of upcoming Nikon D3100 that was reveled by September edition of German photo magazine “Foto Digital”, which was received by subscribers today. The main features of the upcoming D3100 are:
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Google Mobile Press Event Brings Just Two New Features Chrome-to-Phone Extension and Enhanced “Voice Actions”

At mobile press event yesterday, Google introduced the new Chrome-to-Phone extension and enhanced “Voice Actions” in Voice Search for Android smartphones. The Chrome-to-Phone extension is designed for desktop Chrome browsers and when installed allows the user to send webpages, maps and phone numbers that they are look at on the desktop browser to their Android 2.2 device.
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Canon DSLR 60D and High-end Point-and-Shoot G12 and S95 Cameras Coming Soon

Photokina 2010 is coming close and as always Canon’s pre-show camera launch rumors are flying around. On the DSLR side, Canon will introduce the new EOS 60D that will be smaller than current 50D and replace the magnesium body with a lighter and cheaper plastic body. By using the plastic body Canon aims to keep the price in range of $1,000-$1,200.
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Where will Apple Use the Liquidmetal Alloy Technology?

Apple has obtained exclusive license to use Liquidmetal Technologies’ metal alloy in consumer electronics. The metal alloy is made using Zircon mineral and is called Vitreloy. Unlike other metal alloys this Zircon based alloy doesn’t form crystal structure and is “amorphous” in nature, allowing it to be processed like thermoplastics using die cast at relatively lower temperature. Also, Liquidmetal alloy is more durable, harder, stronger and scratch resistant when compared to other metals like aluminum, titanium and steel.

As soon as information about the exclusive license deal was released speculations about where Apple will use the technology started flooding the blogosphere. The speculations ranged from MP3 player (iPod) to desktops. However, we believe that the first device to get the Liquidmetal treatment will be Apple’s Laptop lineup and specially the MacBook Air.

The MacBook Air is one of the thinnest laptop available on the market today, but it is slightly heavier at 3.0 pounds than few other ultraportable laptops that weigh around 2.5-2.7 pounds. The reason behind this slight increase in weight is the aluminum case, which is the heaviest part of the whole design. Yes, the same aluminum case makes the Air more durable and tougher than other ultraportable on the market, but also heavier.

With Liquidmetal alloy, Apple will be able to drastically increase toughness of the laptop further, while reducing the weight. Liquidmetal alloy has 6 times yield strength and 4 times hardness of aluminum, but it is only about 1.5 times heavier. So, Apple could triple the yield strength and double the hardness of MacBook Air, while decreasing the case weight by 25 percent.

Apple could also decrease production cost and time associated with milling operations required to make the aluminum case, as highly precise, cheaper and faster die casting process can be used for Liquidmetal alloy. The alloy will be costlier than aluminum, but the amount of alloy required and process cost for making laptop case will be lower.

Every Apple portable product can get a Liquidmetal upgrade, but we believe MacBook Air might be the first, as it has been due for a design refresh since launch in January 2008. We have added a video below showing the use of Liquidmetal in manufacturing of Omega watch bezels that are considered one of the toughest.
[Via TechzTalk]

Apple News: iOS 4.0.2 Update Released; New iPod and iTV Coming in Mid-September

Apple today released iOS 4.0.2 software update fixing security vulnerability associated with viewing malicious PDF files. The update is available for iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod touch 2nd and 3rd generation and iPad (3.0.2 update).
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Which iMac Model to Buy Core i3 Vs Core i5 Vs Core i7?

With starting price of $1,199 and going all the way up to $2,199, many people are confused about which iMac model to buy. First question in making a purchase decision is the screen size, and if you want to future-proof your purchase bigger is always better. So, 27-inch iMac model it is. Now the second question Core i3, Core i5 or Core i7 iMac?
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Review Roundup: Apple iMac (2010)

Apple updated the iMac lineup last month with the latest Intel Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 processors and powerful new graphics. According to Apple, starting at $1,199, the new iMac line is the fastest ever with dual-core processor speeds up to 3.6 GHz, quad-core speeds up to 2.93 GHz and discrete graphics including the powerful ATI Radeon HD 5750.
Below we have added links to seven best Apple iMac reviews available online:
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Verizon Officially Announces DROID 2 by Motorola

Verizon and Motorola today announced that DROID 2 by Motorola would be available for pre-sale on August 11. DROID 2 features QWERTY keyboard, ultra high-speed Web browsing, 3G Mobile HotSpot capabilities, full push corporate e-mail, intuitive social messaging and Adobe Flash Player 10.1 for access to the full web – all built on Android 2.2.
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Review Roundup: Apple Magic TrackPad

Last month Apple introduced new multitouch Magic Trackpad with a smooth glass and aluminum design that gives desktop users the same intuitive multitouch gestures that Mac notebook customers have come to love. With its glass surface, the wireless Magic Trackpad enables users to scroll smoothly up and down a page with inertial scrolling, pinch to zoom in and out, rotate an image with their fingertips and swipe three fingers to flip through a collection of web pages or photos.
Below we have added links of six best Magic TrackPad reviews:
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Next Generation iPad to Use Cortex-A9 CPU

Though iPad is available in only 20 countries and Apple is facing continuous problems in meeting demand, rumors about next generation iPad have already started flying around. Few days back iLounge reported that Apple will soon release a 7-inch iPad model and today DigiTimes is reporting that Apple plans to launch upgraded iPad with Cortex-A9 CPU and 512MB RAM in 2011. The website wrote:
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Dell’s Laptop Comparison Chart Shows Apple Laptops Behind in Upgrade Cycle as well as Costlier

Dell has posted a chart called “Apples to Apples Comparison” that compares Dell Studio 15 and 17 laptop against Apple MacBook Pro 15 and 17. The chart basically shows hardware comparison as well as price savings (about $1,200) offered by Dell. Yes, MacBook Pro has better design, industry leading unibody aluminum case, slimmer profile (its about ½ inch thinner than Dell laptops), much better screen and twice the battery life. However, is the over $1,000 price premium right?
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More Apple Rumors: 11.6-inch MacBook Air and iPod touch with FaceTime

MacMagazine reported today that they have received information from a reliable source within Apple about upcoming iPod press event. According to their source, the event is scheduled around 14th or 16th of August, and Apple plans to introduce next generation iPod touch, as well as information on iOS 4 release for iPad. The website adds that Apple will also introduce new iPod nano and shuffle at the event.
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New iPods, Mini iPad, Apple TV and iTunes Coming Soon

Apple’s annual September iPod event is coming close and the rumormill has started working in full force. iLounge first posted that they have heard about upcoming updates to iPod, iPhone (unlikely to happen soon) and iPad lineup from a highly reliable source. After that MacRumors posted photos of 4th generation iPod touch LCD with front facing camera for FaceTime. Also we have heard from our sources that Apple is planning to update Apple TV and iTunes along with the new iPods in September. Here’s a list of expected product updates coming from Apple very soon.
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BlackBerry Torch 9800 Slider Coming to AT&T on August 12

AT&T and RIM today introduced the new BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphone. The new phone combines BlackBerry keyboard with a full touch screen in a slider form factor.
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Office for Mac 2011 Hitting Store Shelves This October

Microsoft Office for Mac 2011, the next version of the leading productivity suite for the Mac, will be available in more than 100 countries around the world at the end of October. The suite will come in two editions to purchase at retail — Office for Mac Home and Student 2011 and Office for Mac Home and Business 2011. For better alignment across platforms, the Office 2011 pricing and edition options map closer with Office for the Windows operating system.
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iPhone 4 Launch in More Countries Reignites Antenna Debate

Today Apple launched iPhone 4 in 17 more countries including Australia, Canada, Hong Kong and New Zealand. Many people lined up outside Apple stores to get their hands on the new device and most of the stores ran out of iPhone supplies within few hours of launch. However, with another successful launch for Apple, the iPhone 4 antenna debate also started all over again.
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Amazon Introduces Two New Kindle Models

Amazon has introduced new generation of Kindle that have a new electronic-ink screen with 50 percent better contrast than any other e-reader, a new sleek design with a 21 percent smaller body while still keeping the same 6-inch-size reading area, and a 15 percent lighter weight at just 8.7 ounces.
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Microsoft Releases Office for Mac 2011 Preview Video

Microsoft has posted first official preview video of Office for Mac 2011, highlighting many of the new features that will be coming in next Office update. The video shows Ribbon interface, which is based on Windows Office 2007, but with standard Mac toolbar. Users can hide both the toolbar and the Ribbon to get more workspace. However, Microsoft says that Ribbon increases the work speed by offering access to most used features faster.
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Apple Unveils New 27-inch LED Cinema Display and Multi-Touch Magic TrackPad

Apple today unveiled a new 27-inch LED Cinema Display with stunning 2560 x 1440 resolution and 60 percent more screen real estate than the 24-inch LED Cinema Display. Featuring a built-in iSight video camera, microphone and speakers, powered USB 2.0 hub, and universal MagSafe connector.
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Apple Unveils New Mac Pro With Up to 12 Processing Cores

Apple today unveiled a new Mac Pro line with up to 12 processing cores and up to 50 percent greater performance than the previous generation. Featuring the latest quad-core and 6-core Intel Xeon processors, all-new ATI graphics and the option for up to four 512GB solid state drives (SSD), the new Mac Pro continues to deliver amazing performance and expandability for the most demanding consumers and professionals.
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Apple Updates iMac Lineup

Apple today updated its all-in-one iMac line, widely praised as the world's best desktop computers, with the latest Intel Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 processors and powerful new graphics. Starting at $1,199, the new iMac line is the fastest ever with dual-core processor speeds up to 3.6 GHz, quad-core speeds up to 2.93 GHz and discrete graphics including the powerful ATI Radeon HD 5750.
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Khronos Releases OpenGL 4.1 Standard Specification

The Khronos Group today announced the immediate release of the OpenGL 4.1 specification, bringing the very latest graphics functionality to the most advanced and widely adopted cross-platform 2D and 3D graphics API (application programming interface). OpenGL 4.1 is the sixth update to OpenGL specification in two years, continuing the rapid evolution of this royalty-free specification. This new version continues to maintain full backwards compatibility to enable developers to begin using new features whenever they choose, while portably accessing state-of-the-art GPU functionality across diverse operating systems and platforms.
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New 27-inch Cinema Display, iMacs and Mac Pros Coming Tomorrow

Today morning we reported that it’s very likely that we will see the Mac Pro and iMac updates very soon. And now John Gruber of Daring Fireball while announcing the return of his podcast The Talk Show posted new Mac Pros, iMac and gorgeous new 16:9 27-inch Cinema will release tomorrow. He wrote:
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Apple Rumors: Mac Pro, iMac and iLife Updates Coming Soon

Apple recently updated Mac mini and the rumors are that the other two systems in desktop lineup will also get updates soon. Not only has Apple informed its retail partners of near term shortage of iMac and Mac Pro, the Apple Store’s Reserve and Pickup service also shows many of the desktop configurations are unavailable. Many Apple stores show no availability of either Quad-Core, Eight-Core or both Mac Pro models. And when it comes to iMac, the higher end 21.5-inch and quad-core 27-inch models are unavailable at many stores.
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People in 9 More Countries Wait in Line for Apple iPad Launch

Apple launched iPad in 9 more countries this Friday and like in US people waited in lines to get their hands on the new device. iPad was launched in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore. Reports are that lines started forming well before the stores were opened and iPads were sold out within minutes after opening.
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Indian Government Unveils $35 Tablet Prototype

Indian Union Minister for human resource development today unveiled a low cost computing-cum-access device. The price of the device exhibited today is expected to be around $35 per unit and the government plans to gradually bring down the price to $20 and ultimately to $10 a piece. The Indian union minister says that since this effort of continuous reduction in price and enhancement in capabilities would require a constant endeavor for R&D, IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) Rajasthan and some other IITs and technical institutions are setting up research teams to cover a wide range of issues in achieving the ultimate goal in terms of price and quality. Minimum functionalities expected for the tablet are:
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Apple Starts Free iPhone 4 Case Program

If you purchase an iPhone 4 before September 30, 2010, you are eligible to receive an iPhone 4 Bumper or a select third-party case from Apple at no charge. To get an iPhone 4 Bumper or case at no charge follow these steps:
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Apple iOS 4 vs. Android 2.2: Which is Better for Business and Professional Users?

Apple has the crown of best smartphone operating system for past few years, but Android has been gaining strength. And the latest Android 2.2 release is fast becoming a default iPhone alternative. To find out which one was better for business and professional users InfoWorld Test Center compared capabilities of both the mobile OSes related to professional users.
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RIM Previews New Multimedia Features of BlackBerry OS 6

RIM has posted a preview of new multimedia features that will come in BlackBerry OS 6 later this year. RIM says “the multimedia team focused on delivering an intuitive multimedia experience right out of the box – so whether you are a power user or new to mobile multimedia on BlackBerry smartphones, you can easily find and use the enhanced multimedia features.”
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Rumor: iPhone Coming to T-Mobile this Fall

Cult of Mac is reporting that T-mobile USA is very close to getting iPhone this fall before Verizon. The website wrote:
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Review Roundup: Apple MacBook (2010)

Apple updated the white MacBook with 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB DDR3 RAM, 250GB hard drive, NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics and new battery offering 10 hours battery life. The polycarbonate unibody MacBook now offers the same hardware specification as the costlier 13-inch MacBook Pro cousin, but for $200 less at $999.
Below we have added six best Apple MacBook reviews available online:
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Panasonic Adds LX5, FZ100, FZ40, FX700 and TS10 to Their Camera Lineup

Panasonic has added five new cameras to their compact digital camera lineup. The first camera DMC-LX5 is a successor to the very popular LX3, both DMC-FZ100 and FZ40 are superzoom cameras, DMC-FX700 is an ultra compact camera with touchscreen, and DMC-TS10 is a rugged compact camera. Let start with Lumix DMC-LX5.
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Microsoft Confirms Xbox 360 4GB and $149 Kinect Price Tag

Microsoft today announced all-new Xbox 360 4GB console, the Kinect Sensor and “Kinect Adventures” packed together for $299. For existing Xbox 360 owners Kinect sensor and Kinect Adventures pack will be available for $149.99. The new Xbox 360 4GB console, which begins shipping on Aug. 3 in the U.S., will be available for $199.99.
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Review Roundup: Apple Mac mini (2010)

Apple introduced the redesigned Mac mini featuring NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics card, HDMI port and SD card slot, all in a 1.4-inch thin aluminum enclosure. Apple claims that the new Mac mini is world’s most energy efficient desktop and offers the fastest integrated graphics processor on the market today. It comes with 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB DDR3 RAM, SuperDrive, 320GB hard drive, shared 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics, WiFi and Bluetooth priced $699.
Below we have added eight best Apple Mac mini reviews available online:
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Windows Phone 7 Preview Roundup

Microsoft provided few websites with Windows Phone 7 preview devices and those websites have posted detailed preview of the upcoming mobile OS. The Samsung devices that Microsoft sent were the same reference hardware, which the company will provide to the developers starting today. Most websites called Windows Phone 7 a step in right direction, but incomplete. Below we have added conclusions of some of the Windows Phone 7 previews posted online:
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Various Smartphone Makers Respond to Apple’s Antenna Issue Claims

Apple not only showed signal attenuation problem on smartphones from RIM, HTC, and Samsung at their iPhone 4 press conference, but also posted a webpage showing videos and photos of this happening on various smartphones. Well this is not making any of the smartphone makers happy. So they have released statements saying that the signal loss problem is mostly affecting Apple iPhone 4. Response from various smartphone makers is as follows:
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Apple iPhone 4 Press Conference Live Coverage Today at 10AM PST / 1PM EST

Overall, this shows that the only answer Apple has to the antenna problem is to put a case/bumper on the iPhone 4. If you don't like case on your device and you are suffering from signal loss issue you have two option - forget about the issue and enjoy the iPhone or return the iPhone before 30 days period ends. It looks like Apple has something up their sleeve for September as the free case program end on 30th Sept.

• The press conference is over.
  
• It ending, Steve says "Okay so I think this is it. Has that helped? I wish we could have done it sooner, but then you wouldn't have had anything to write about."
  
• A:Yes
  
• Q: Will the bumper offer extend outside of the US?
  
• Steve: I always have, and you know, the address is out there and I've always emailed people back. I try to reply to some of them because they're our customers. But now people post them to the web... and some people just make things up. So don't believe everything you read!
  
• Q: You've been communicating with customers through email quite a bit -- how is that impacting how you're dealing with these issues.
  
• A:The short answer is don't know.
  
• Q: Few years back Apple released a software fix that improved reception, can you do it again?
  
• A: We'll hold financial conference for Q2 next week.
  
• Q: What kind of impact do you think this will have?
  
• Steve adds "One many statements lately that fall into that category."
  
• iPhone Software VP Forstall says " statement is patently false. Can we continue to tune the way the baseband interacts with the network? Yes, and we do this all the time. But that statement is untrue."
  
• A: We just spent the last hour going through how the iPhone 4 drops only 1 more call per hundred than the 3GS. … Go talk to the Times, because you guys talk to yourselves a lot, and they’re just making this stuff up.
  
• Q: NY Times says this might have a software fix, will software help?
  
• A: Extremely small, even lower than AT&T numbers.
  
• Q: Return rates at Apple stores?
  
• A: When you love your customers, nothing is off the table. But we want to data driven. We send engineers to people's homes with test equipment and take logs to get to the root of the problem.
  
• Q: Did you consider a recall?
  
• A: You can go on the web and look at pictures of Nokia phones that ship with stickers on the back that say "don't touch here" -- you can go on YouTube and see these. We should you three phones today, all good phones. So right now the state of the art of the entire industry is that no one has solved this problem. Would I like Apple to be first? Yes. Can we make it better right now? Maybe, we'll see.
  
• Q:Is there a hardware redesign in this generation that could fix this problem?
  
• Steve says Apple has been around 30 years. Haven't we earned the credibility and trust that we're going to take care of our users. But the reaction has been so overblown... We could actually use your help here.
  
• Steve adds we are engineering company, we think like engineers, and we think it's the right way to solve problems. We have been working day and night on this problem as we love our customers.
  
• A:There are some things we know that we did learn here. One thing is how much we love our customers and how we are going to take care of them. We were stunned and upset and embarrassed by the Consumer Reports stuff, and the reason we didn’t say more is because we didn’t know enough. If we’d have done this event a week and a half ago, we wouldn’t have had half the data we have today.
  
• Q: What have you learned here?
  
• Steve adds I used my iPhone in my hone thats made of brick. I've gotten reception where I haven't gotten it before, I'm thrilled. That doesn't mean other people don't have problems, but that's been my experience.
  
• A: All three show their iPhone without bumper.
  
• Q: Do any of you carry your iPhone 4 with the bumper?
  
• A:Not really, we'll reevaluate then. Maybe we'll have a better idea. Maybe Eminem will come out with a band-aid that goes over the corner and everyone will want that.
  
• Q: This free case program ends on September 30th, is that to let people know that you'll have to buy a case?
  
• A: I’ve thought about that a LOT. We didn’t fully understand if there were problems at that point. We might have set the expectation that smartphones have weak spots… but the fact is, most smartphones seem to have the same characteristic as the iPhone 4. If you grip them in a certain way they lose signal strength dramatically, especially in a low signal strength area. And one of the things we’ve learned is that as a leader in the smartphone world now, we need to educate. So what we need was data. And now we’ve got some and we’re sharing it now.
  
• Q: Is there anything you could have said in the launch keynote to lower expectations?
  
• A: yes.
  
• Q: Will there be refunds for AT&T contracts?
  
• A:We strive to do both. He is exampling various good features of iPhone 4.
  
• Q: Do you think you're making users choose between form and function?
  
• A:Steve - You know we hear from customers who love this phone and have a great experience with it, and we're doing a lot to help them with any issues they're seeing. To investors, you know, you invest in the company we are, so if the stock goes down $5... I don't think I owe them an apology.
  
• Q: Are you willing to make an apology to investors?
  
• A:Are you talking about the Bloomberg article? That's a crock, and we've challenged them to show proof that that. If anyone had said this thing has problems, we would have dispatched people to deal with that issue. Bloomberg article is total bullshit.
  
• Q: Were you told about the design problem before launch?
  
• A: When you touch the phone, you put yourself between the signal and your phone, so when you touch that spot you can attenuate the signal, and it you grip it with your whole hand, you can attenuate it even more. We don't build phone with an antenna on top..
  
• Q: You showed people almost covering the entire phone in their hand, but on the iPhone 4 it can happen with just a touch?
  
• A: You may not see it in certain areas.
  
• Q: I can't get my Bold to drop signal right now, maybe you can show me how to do it?
  
• A: We are getting good reports from most of customers. So I don't know changing the antenna design will help.
  
• Q: What else you will do to address this problem? Any hardware change?
  
• First person is asking about Steve's health. He says he is fine.
  
• Now its Q&A time Tim Cook and Bob Mansfield will join Steve on stage.
  
• Steve gets back to the starting point smartphones have issues and holding the phone can cause signal problem. there is a challenge for the entire smartphone industry to improve its antenna technology so there are no weak spots. So today we're going to try and take care of our customers.
  
• Steve says "We do this because we love our users, and if we screw up, we pick ourselves up and we try harder. And when we succeed, they reward us by staying our users. We take this really personally. Maybe we should have a wall of PR people keeping us away from this stuff, but we don't, we take it really personally. So we've worked the last 22 days on this trying to solve the problem. And we think we've gotten to the heart of the problem."
  
• Also on 30 July 17 more countries will get the iPhone 4.
  
• Now some other updates. Apple will start shipping White iPhone by end of the month.
  
• And if you're not happy, you can bring the phone back. We'll give you a full refund within 30 days. No restocking fee. We want to make everyone happy, and if we can't make you happy we'll give you a full refund.
  
• So Apple is going to address this issue by software update that fixes the bars and other bugs and second Apple will every iPhone owner a free bumper or case. Apple will offer choose of cases and bumper and will ship them free to the iPhone 4 customers.
  
• At last, Steve says that there is a problem, but the problem is affecting a very small number of users. However, we want all of our users to be happy.
  
• Personally, I have never used a case with iPhone before and I never had signal loss, but I am experiencing that problem on iPhone 4.
  
• Steve has a theory for that "When the 3GS came out, we didn't change the design from the 3G. So there were already lots of cases out there for the phone. And more than 80% of new buyers left the store with a case. Now the new phone doesn't fit those cases, and we can't make these bumpers fast enough, so only 20% leave the store with a case... but we're going to figure it out."
  
• Return rate for iPhone 4 is 1/3 of iPhone 3GS, however iPhone 4 drops more calls per 100 calls than iPhone 3GS according to AT&T data.
  
• Steve says next some real interesting data from Apple Care only 0.55% out of 3 million have called or visited Apple store with this problem.
  
• Actually, we know people whose reception has gone done. But Apple is trying to explain.
  
• Steve again says that phones aren't perfect. but people are reporting better reception with this antenna than they've ever seen before.
  
• Steve is now talking about how Apple tests their phone. Apple has invested $100 million in 17 anechoic chambers. Steve says "And we had a reporting error -- we screwed up on our algorithm. Some of these other phones may be too generous. Our choice was to put the correct algorithm in. And we did that with the new update. You'll still see a drop... we haven't figured out a way around the laws of physics yet."
  
• Steve says Phones aren't perfect and everyone's phone has a weak spot. What is Steve trying to say here?
  
• Steve is showing signal drop on other phones like Bold, Droid Eris and Omnia II.
  
• For past 22 days since launch we have been working on this issue.And today we want to share what we have learned.
  
• We have sold over 3 million iPhone 4 in three weeks. And it has the highest customers satisfaction rating. But we started getting reports about antenna issue.
  
• Steve says "we are going to talk about how we're going to do that". But first some number.
  
• Steve is on stage. he says phones aren't perfect. he says "But we want to make all of our users happy. If you don't know that about Apple, you don't know Apple. We love making our users happy."
  
• Or are they suggesting we should buy the iPhone or return it. you can check the song on Youtube.
  
• Apple is playing iPhone 4 antenna song on the screen. trying to make it funny.
  
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• We are in, conference about to start. Smooth jazz music playing to calm everyone down.
  

It a small crowd than usual. The press conference should start in about 10 minutes.



Apple has invited media for a press conference related to recently released iPhone 4. It is believed that Apple will address the iPhone 4 antenna issues as well as provide information about the steps they will take to rectify the signal loss problem. The conference will start at 10 AM PST / 1PM EST today and we will be doing live coverage of the conference. We will post up to the minute coverage of the event as well as analyst of what Apple says at the press conference on live.techztalk.com.
The press conference will start in about an hour till that time you can read other iPhone 4 related articles here.

• iPhone 4 Antenna Problem Related to Longstanding Weakness in The Basic Communications Software
• Is iPhone 4’s Retina Display the Best?
• Apple Publishes Letter Regarding iPhone 4 Signal Problems
• Detailed Tests Show iPhone 4 Signal Issues are Very Real
• iPhone 4 Offers The Best Camera in Smartphone

Apple Releases iOS 4.0.1 to Address iPhone 4 Antenna Issue and iPhone 4 Press Conference Tomorrow

Apple today issued iOS 4.0.1 update for iPhone 4 that improves the accuracy of the reported signal strength displayed on the phone. Apple’s release statement says that the update “improves the formula to determine how many bars of signal strength to display”.
Apple is going to have a press conference tomorrow (Friday, July 16th) at 10 AM PST / 1 PM EST. We hope that Apple will talk in detail about the iPhone 4 antenna issue tomorrow and hence we will be doing a live coverage of the conference on live.techztalk.com at 10 AM PST/ 1 PM EST.
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MacBook Air with 11.6-inch Screen and iPod touch with Camera Coming in September

Digitimes is reporting that Apple is working on new MacBook Air model that will feature an 11.6-inch screen and will be even slimmer than current Air model. The new laptop will use Intel’s ultra low voltage Core i-series processor and will be manufactured by Quanta Computer.
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Apple Publishes Letter Regarding iPhone 4 Signal Problems

Apple today published an open letter describing the iPhone 4 signal drop problem and promising a fix soon. Apple’s letter says:
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Apple Has Verizon Compatible iPhone Ready

Adding his two cents to the news reported by Bloomberg about iPhone coming to Verizon in 2011, Jim Dalrymple of The Loop posted that Apple already has a Verizon compatible iPhone. He wrote on the website:
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Detailed Tests Show iPhone 4 Signal Issues are Very Real

Lot has been said around the blogosphere about iPhone 4 cellular reception issues. Many people have even posted videos showing the effects on signal strength caused by holding the iPhone with a left-handed grip on YouTube. Apple’s response to this problem has been largely Apple like, calling it a non-issue. However, tests done on the new iPhone by Anand Shimpi of AnandTech and Richard Gaywood clearly show that signal strength depends heavily on how you hold the phone.
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Hulu Plus Now Official $9.99 Per Month

Hulu today introduced their new service called Hulu Plus that will offer ad-supported online subscription service for TV shows for $9.99 per month. Full season of all of the current broadcast shows on Hulu website will be available on Hulu Plus. The service will support devices including iPad, iPhone, computers and Samsung Internet-connected TVs and Blu-ray players. Hulu will add support for PlayStation 3 soon.
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iPhone 4 Offers The Best Camera in Smartphones

While the race to put higher megapixel camera in smartphones is going on at full speed, Apple selected to put a 5-megapixel camera on the new iPhone 4. However, the company selected a backside-illuminated sensor with same pixel size as their older three-megapixel sensor. The bigger pixels on the sensor allow better image capture, whereas the backside illuminated sensor offers amazing pictures even in low light and dark environments. Apple claims megapixel count alone doesn’t mean anything and the tests done by various websites prove that Apple is right.
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Lines, Lines and More Lines Welcome iPhone 4

Like last three years, iPhone 4 launch this year has also generated lines of people around the globe. Japan was the first country to get the iPhone 4 and over thousand people waited in line for the launch at the Apple store in Tokyo’s Ginza shopping district. At Softbank’s main store in Tokyo (Apple’s carrier partner in Japan) another few hundred people waited for the highly anticipated iPhone launch.
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Review Roundup: Apple iPhone 4

Apple introduced the new iPhone 4 featuring FaceTime video calling, highest resolution Retina display, 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, HD video recording, Apple’s A4 processor, 3-axis gyroscope and up to 40 percent longer battery life on June 7th. The phone has all-new design of glass and stainless steel and is the thinnest smartphone in the world. We have added the best iPhone 4 reviews available online below.
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iPhone 4 Arrives Early, But won’t Activate for Some Customers

Many iPhone pre-order customers are reporting that their iPhone 4 have already arrived two days before the actual launch date. However, some of the customers are also reporting that their phones won’t activate and AT&T has told them that it would take until tomorrow to start the activation process. Apple announced a day after they started taking pre-orders for the new iPhone 4 that they have received over 600,000 handset pre-orders in less than 24 hours. All the customers who ordered their handset on 15th June should receive the new handset on or before 24th June launch date.
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iPhone 4 News: Pre-Orders Shipping, Some Orders Cancelled and White Model will be Available on Launch

Apple has started shipping the new iPhone 4 pre-orders on Sunday. Many customers have received shipment notifications from Apple informing them that their orders will be delivered on June 24th by 4:40 PM. AppleInsider has posted image of both the shipment notification and FedEx tracking showing that some orders are shipping directly from Lantau Island, Hong Kong, the FedEx shipping site at Hong Kong International Airport.
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Apple Releases Safari 5

As rumored, Apple today released Safari 5 web browser featuring the new Safari Reader for reading articles on the web without distraction, a 30 percent performance increase over Safari 4, and the ability to choose Google, Yahoo! or Bing as the search service powering Safari's search field. Available for both Mac and Windows, Safari 5 includes improved developer tools and supports more than a dozen new HTML5 technologies that allow web developers to create rich, dynamic websites. With Safari 5, developers can now create secure Safari Extensions to customize and enhance the browsing experience.
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Apple Introduces iPhone 4 with FaceTime Video Calling, Retina Display, 5 Megapixel Camera and HD Video Recording

Apple today presented the new iPhone 4 featuring FaceTime, which makes the dream of video calling a reality, and Apple’s stunning new Retina display, the highest resolution display ever built into a phone, resulting in super crisp text, images and video. In addition, iPhone 4 features a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, HD video recording, Apple’s A4 processor, a 3-axis gyro and up to 40 percent longer talk time—in a beautiful all-new design of glass and stainless steel that is the thinnest smartphone in the world. iPhone 4 comes with iOS 4, the newest version of the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, which includes over 100 new features and 1500 new APIs for developers. iOS 4 features Multitasking, Folders, enhanced Mail, deeper Enterprise support and Apple’s new iAd mobile advertising platform.
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