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Bowl-Shaped Antennae Could Shrink Phone Innards Forever

11:30PM July 7, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Other than the battery, a phone’s myriad radio antennae take up a good chunk of its internals. But a new design from the University of Michigan, funded by government grants, could dramatically change this. Tiny, hemispheric, super-efficient. Maybe the future. More »

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Consumer Reports Confirms Verizon iPhone 4 Death Grip Problems

5:52AM February 26, 2011 | Brian Barrett

We’d heard previous reports that the Verizon iPhone 4 was susceptible to the same death grip issues that rocked the original iPhone, but now industry heavy Consumer Reports confirms it: the death grip is back. According to CR: More »

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Verizon iPhone 4 Reportedly Loses Reception With Death Grip

10:14AM February 9, 2011 | Brian Barrett

You’d think that after protracted debacle of the AT&T iPhone 4′s attenuation problems, Apple would have made absolutely certain to fix the issue completely before the Verizon version hit. But this iLounge video indicates otherwise. Antennagate 2.0? More »

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New Cell Tower Antenna Cubes Are Way Cuter, Better, Cheaper

5:00AM February 8, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

Old cell towers are big, ugly and inefficient. But the wireless wizards at Alcatel-Lucent say they’ve found a better way, one that will double signal strength, cut costs in half, and eliminate the need for the unsightly “hut” at the base of cell towers. Added bonus: the solution comes in an adorable cube form. More »

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Sleek Smartphone Antenna Booster Review: The Dropped Call Eater

10:00AM January 27, 2011 | Joel Johnson

For the better part of a year I’ve been trying to test the Wilson Sleek Smartphone Antenna Booster. Problem is, I kept going too far away from civilisation. But apparently Death Valley is just far enough. More »

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Did Verizon’s iPhone Fix The Death Grip Issue?

3:51AM January 12, 2011 | Sam Biddle

The Verizon iPhone is here and it’s a beautiful thing. Well, it’s actually the same old thing with a slightly modified antenna. It’s been reworked for Verizon’s CDMA network, but will it fix the iPhone 4′s death grip issue? More »

A Rebel Alliance Secret Base, Right Here On Planet Earth

11:00AM September 13, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

These aren’t film frames from The Empire Strikes Back, even while they look exactly like Rebel Alliance’s Echo Base, ion cannon included. They are not on the icy surface of planet Hoth, but much nearer, in the Arctic circle. More »

Apple Ending Free iPhone 4 Case Program Sept 30

4:52AM September 11, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

September is here and as promised Apple has re-evaluated their iPhone case initiative. The verdict: “we are discontinuing the free case program on all iPhone 4s sold after September 30, 2010″. But they’ll still give you one if you complain. More »

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Test Your iPhone 4′s Reception With Field-Test Mode In iOS 4.1

8:38AM September 9, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

Now you can put your iPhone in field-test mode, which will allow you to easily test your signal strength. You just need to follow these steps: More »

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Rumour: New iPhone 4 Antenna Design Coming Late September

3:07AM September 1, 2010 | Jason Chen

An executive at Mexican mobile phone carrier Telcel claims that Apple has a revised iPhone 4 coming late September that fixes the annoying antenna problems everyone’s seen with the original model. More »