iPhone 4’s Problem Fix: Antenn-aid

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Alex

antenn aid antenna problem with iphone 4 fixed despite steve jobs apple press conference bumpers2 NY designers, S. Weglarski and J. Dorfman, amazed the iPhone 4 fans with their brand new Antenn-aid after Apple Press Conference devoted to iPhone 4 and its problems, held on 16th of July. The creative Antenn-aid claims to mend the iPhone 4 reception problem by covering up the hand-touching zone on device.

At Apple Press Conference on 16th of July, the head of Apple announced that Apple admits the trouble and is going to offer iPhone cases (so-called bumpers) to the customers for free. At the same time, for the iPhone 4 owners who are not willing to cover up the whole device, two NY designers created the so-called Antenn-aid. One of them, S. Weglarski announced,

“It’s a lot of satire, it’s kind of a gag product, it’s poking fun at the whole idea of how overblown the whole antenna solution has been.”

The Antenn-aid mends Apple’s “boooo” when it is put upon the antenna span on the bottom left side of the iPhone. The aislaring sticker suits the iPhone 4 ideally, preventing your hands from contacting with the antenna area.

Retailed in 6 different colors, the brand new vinyl Antenn-aid costs 4.99 USD for a 6-sticker pack, or 99 USD for a wholesale order of thirty 6-packs.

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Apple stunned by huge iPad / iPhone 4 demand

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Alex

apple ipad iphone 4 doesn't demands high demand on iproduct tim cook apple coo profitsThe situation is that Apple has not enough quantities both of iPads and iPhones 4. In such a way, the consumers’ demand is not satisfied for 100%. Besides, the company has no idea when it’s gonna be enough units and how many of them are still in shortage. Specialists assure no artificial shortage of the devices is created.

Tim Cook, Apple Chief operation officer pointed out that this shortage of iPhones and iPads, that differ considerably, is not Apple’s objective since the company does its best to fill all the orders as quickly as possible. He said that Apple had orders backlog of these units at the end of last quarter. The point is that the company didn’t manage to fill demand, and these days Apple is selling iPhones and iPads as fast as they produce them.

However, Cook noticed that Apple are not just selling iPads and iPhones 4 as they produce them, but they are working 24/7 to meet the demands of customers.

At the same time Tim Cook didn’t provide the details on what exactly caused the shortages of iPhones and iPads. He assured that the company would manage to increase producing of iProducts.

What concerns the problem with iPhones, it is rather new, and the point is that its producing is not yet up to full speed. Apple started to ramp it in June, and the volume of iPhones is still increasing.

Anyway, it cannot be said that Cook is very upset because the brand new products are in high demand nowadays. According to his words, “High demand is never a problem”.

But still, Cook cannot announce exact numbers in profits on iPhones 4 and iPads that are lost by reason of Apple’s inability to meet consumers’ demands.

iPad

It follows that the company was taken by surprise by the sales rates of iPads since COO announced that they had planned a million capacity per month for iPads. Besides, many analysts predicted that Apple would only be selling that quantity approximately for the whole year. For the first 90 days of iPad release a million devices were produced monthly.

iPad sales estimates were increased from 7.1 million to 12.9 million by iSuppli by the end of 2010. In case these numbers are true, the iPad sales rate will be put for this year at over 1.4 million per month.

iPhone 4

What concerns iPhone, Apple COO explained that the demand for iPhone 4 is really significant, and the company does its best to serve the demand. Though Cook couldn’t predict when that would happen, but he assured that everyone in the company was striving to do it. Cook was uncompromised when asked about the effects that Antenna gate had on demand.

In addition, Tim Cook informed that Apple is going to shut down producing of older models (iPhone 3GS) for promoting early adoption of newer models. The company’s goal is the promotion of the new product in the market.

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iPad to Hit More Areas Soon

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Alex

ipad hits new countries australia new zealand steve jobs apple 3gMonday. It was announced that Apple’s wide-spread popular tablet will be available in 9 new countries including Austria, Mexico, New Zealand, Netherlands, etc. Both the Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi+3G iPads will be on sale in those countries.

At the moment, the iPad can be purchased in the USA, Canada, Australia, Japan and most of European countries.
The Wi-Fi iPad models cost approximately $499 (16GB edition), $599 (32GB), and $699 (64GB). At the same time the price of the Wi-Fi+3G models varies between $629 (16GB), $729 (32GB), and $829 (64GB).

Apple promises than iPad will be available in even more countries till the end of this year. What concerns its availability (which is the number one factor limiting sales) and prices, the company will announce the information later.

It is known that in the very first eighty days on the market, approximately three 3 million units of iPad have been sold. At present, nobody can forecast precisely how many units will be sold in the nearest future. In April, it was supposed to sell more than 7.1 million units till the end of 2010, 14.4 million in 2011 and 20.1 million in 2012. However, this month, some analysts projected that Apple would sell a min of 18 million units in 2010 and 25 million the next year.

Will see…

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iPhone 4’s Antenna

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Alex

iphone 4 antenna problems steve jobs appleThe problems with Apple iPhone 4 antenna are still major technical issues. Nevertheless, the debate has changed recently. Before Apple’s last press conference, it was debated how Apple would answer and explain its position. The problem with antennas of the iPhone 4 had its foregone evaluation.

Jobs provided evidence that the people who purchased iPhone 4 are now the happiest customers. It is known that the return rates of iPhone 4 are lower than in case of iPhone 3GS. However, the tech press was accused of exaggerating the current problem. At present, it is debated whether Jobs is right or wrong.

At the same time Research in Motion, HTC, Nokia and Samsung fired back at Apple. HTC supported calls for the Droid Eris. Before, Jobs noticed the signals’ losing while tight grip. It concerned the reception issues 0.016% of the time, when comparing with for iPhone 4’ 0.55%.

That is why Apple had no way out but deflect the problem. Patrick Kerley, an expert in communication, pointed out that softening the focus on Apple is a standard way to discuss all situations occurred. Obviously, the readers of any media get confused since both sides tell different stories. Consequently, the question arises whether only iPhone 4 features an antenna problem, or any Smartphone has such problems.

Both Computerworld and Fortune’s Seth Weintraub noted that the problem of iPhone 4 (causing loss of signal by a finger when bridging the space between antennas) lies not in the entire covering up a telephone. The point is that the external antenna and the slight pressure are required to interfere with it.

Offering free cases on the table and a 3-week term to wait for customers of iPhone 4, Apple can be sure of succcess.

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2degrees: Launch Micro-SIMs for iPhone 4 and iPad 3G

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Alex

Tough 2degrees doesn’t have any contract with Apple (only Vodafone is considered to be an official Apple carrier), it is planning to launch Micro-SIMs for iPhone 4, iPad 3G.

It is known that 2degrees has no 3G network yet. However, provided speed is not of the top importance, the iPhone will run on the telco’s 2G network).

Telecom didn’t stop 2degrees from plans to release new miniature Micro-SIM cards  that only fit iPhone 4 and iPad 3G.

It is confirmed that Twitter rumours that the Telco is examining Micro-SIMs on its 3G network and using an iPad 3G for this purpose.

2degrees is planning to release its own Micro-SIM. Nevertheless, no release date and price are finalised.

Still, Apple doesn’t comment on Telecom’s attempts at the iPhone marketing, otherwise it would undermine its arrangement with Vodafone.

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Turn Your Standard SIM card into micro-SIM with a Cutter!

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Alex

Micro SIM cutter, cut your micro sim or simSometimes it happens that people who are going to purchase an iPhone 4 or an iPad, are disappointed that their carrier is not advanced enough and still offers SIM-cards of standard size. The point is that the small tray of iPad and iPhone 4 can only accept micro-SIMs. This micro-SIM is known to be a miniaturized version of the standard SIM card (25mm × 15mm). Additionally, other gadgets adopt the standard, too. Continue reading →

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Telecom Replies “Yes” on Micro-SIM Plans

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Alex

It is known that Telecom Inc. techos and twitterati used to insist that the company was in the process of inventing a new a Micro-SIM card. Nevertheless, the spin doctors of the company neither confirmed nor denied this statement.
Nowadays, Chris Quin, the director of the division of telco’s Gen-i Australasia services, confirmed that Micro-SIMs are going to be available in August.
The Micro-SIMs are supposed to be available through Telecom stores and dealers via the  Gen-i services division of the company.
This will secure the ability of Telecom customers to use an XT SIM card with iPhone 4, officially carried by Vodafone and the 1st cellphone to support the new format of Micro-SIM.
Before, Vodafone announced a Micro-SIM push to swap Prepay SIMs to Micro-SIMs, and contract customers able to receive the new card format for free.
At present, there are no cellphones on the local markets that take Micro-SIMs, and only 2 devices on the global stage – a little handset the iPhone 4 and the iPad 3G.
Chris Quin noticed that the company doesn’t have any specific plans for the SIM. The company needs to make sure the network is completely available for Mirco-SIM devices.
It may be concluded that Gen-i Australasia services want to ensure the XT customers can still pop an XT-compatible SIM cards into iPhone4.
The iPhone 4 and the iPad 3G will be able to support the new Micro-SIM format. Excluding them, Micro-SIM is only seen by 3G equipped devices.
Regular SIM cards can be cut down to fill Micro-SIM slots with the scissors.
Luckily, Telecom offers Micro-SIMs that can help keep iPhone 4 network in the mainstream.
In addition, it will be of assistance for Gen-i’s guerrilla iPhone campaign (buying iPhones at retail, tweaking them for running on XT and handing them to Telecom customers).
Another problem for Vodafone is that Parallel Imported is taking an approach to promote the iPhone 4.
Currently, Parallel Imported takes pre-orders online and expects delivery late July.

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Welcome to our blog!

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Alex

Welcome! This is the official BuyMicroSIMadapter.com blog.

Here we will be publishing the freshiest and up-to-date news of the Global Market and our company. Additionally, we will be giving away discount codes and publish them on the blog. Being a reader of our blog, you will be getting the actual news at first hand.

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