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How To Get Your Free iPhone 4 Case

July 16, 2010 By NotLost 1 Comment

In response to complaints about the iPhone 4 having antenna issues when you hold it a certain way, Steve Jobs has announced that anybody who buys an iPhone 4 until September 30th will get a free iPhone 4 bumper case to go along with it.    For those who purchased a case from Apple already, they’ll get a refund automatically.

That should fix most peoples’ antenna issues.

If you already purchased the bumper case from Apple, they’re automatically giving refunds and you should see the credit post soon.

If you don’t already have a case, here’s how you get one:

Visit the official iPhone 4 Bumper case program page from Apple or download the iPhone 4 Case Program App from the App store.  Then just follow the on screen instructions and your case will be sent to you free or charge.

Note:   For those who already purchased an iPhone 4 case from a third party or on eBay, you unfortunately don’t qualify for a refund from Apple.

What do you think -- is this a satisfying solution for you or should Apple be doing more?

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How To Fix Your iPhone 4 Antenna Issues – Simple To Elaborate Solutions

July 1, 2010 By NotLost Leave a Comment

As you’re probably well aware, the much ballyhooed iPhone 4 isn’t without it’s share of issues.  It shatters far too easily for a cell phone, scratches, and hates left handed people.

Keep in mind the antenna issue doesn’t seem to be present on all phones, but it certainly does appear on a lot of them.  I was using my friend’s iPhone 4 last night and despite my finest efforts of deliberately trying to put my fingers in the correct places to get the reception to drop, I got nothin’… not even a measily 1 bar drop.

However, if you are expereiencing these problems, here are some solutions you could try.

Scotch Tape

This is the simplest and  cheapest of the solutions and many have said it works so if you don’t mind putting a little bit of clear Scotch Tape on your phone, this could fix you up for less than a penny.   Just put a small strip of tape over the little black strip on the bottom left hand corner of the phone.  The theory is that it will stop your skin from shorting out the antenna.

Get A Bumper

The standard Apple response has been to either get an iPhone case (the $30 bumper) or that there is no problem.  While

Vapor4

The Vapor4 is an aluminum case that can solve not only the antenna issue, but will also make it a lot tougher to shatter your phone if you opt for the carbon fiber back plate ($100).

Magellan Toughcase

If you want to make your iPhone 4 nie invulnerable and waterproof to boot, then Magellan has the solution for you – the Magellan Toughcase.  Though it costs as much as the phone ($199), and is targeted towards those who want to use their iPhone like they would a rugged outdoor GPS unit, it will certainly fix those pesky little screen shattering and antenna issues.   It also improves GPS accuracy and gives you even more battery life (has a built in 1840mAh battery built in) so you do get quite a bit for all that cash.

If none of these solutions satisfy you, you could join the class action lawsuit, or take advantage of the 30 day return policy offered by Apple and AT&T and return the damn phone.

Filed Under: iPhone Tagged With: apple, class action lawsuit, Gps, iphone 4, iphone 4 antenna, iphone 4 recall petition, iphone bumper, issues, magellan toughcase, scotch tape, steve jobs, vapor4

Adobe Flash – Coming To An iPhone or Ipad Near You?

June 11, 2010 By NotLost Leave a Comment

Let’s face it, despite new standards like HTML 5 gaining traction, multimedia content in the online world still runs on Adobe’s Flash technology.

If you can’t display it, you’re missing out on the full Internet experience, especially online video.

Steve Jobs had been belligerent that Flash is crap and he won’t let it on his iPhone or iPad.   Adobe, being less totalitarian and more willing to give you a choice than Mr Jobs has figured out a way to bring Flash to your iPhone or iPad.

It’s called Greystripe.

Basically, it will convert anything built in Flash to HTML 5 on the fly if it detects a browser (like Safari on the iPhone and iPad as well as many Android phones as only Android 2.2 natively supports Flash) that can’t display flash.

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