Neowin News Feed for: Iphone 4

iPhone 4 owners start receiving $15 "Antennagate" check

Steven Parker — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:28:10 +0100

If you are, or were an iPhone 4 owner and you submitted a claim to Apple for the $15 settlement instead of a bumper case for the "Antennagate" issue, then you should receive that check very soon. Read more...

Cool: Waterproof your iPhone or Galaxy S2 for just $15?

Steven Parker — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 08:50:52 +0100

A Japanese company has come up with a technology that completely waterproofs your iPhone or Galaxy S2 for a low price, taking a bath or going for a swim need no longer separate you from your device. Read more...

How strong is your iPhone signal? No Jailbreak required

Steven Parker — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:56:15 +0100

Signal strength bars never really tell a true story, especially when you find that you can't make a call even when you're supposed to have a signal! This tweak converts the bars to numbers. Read more...

4G iPhone 4/4S sleeve pre-orders now being taken

John Callaham — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:52:45 +0100

The company FreedomPop is now taking pre-orders for its 4G "sleeve" for the iPhone 4 and 4S models for $99, which includes 1 GB of free data service. Read more...

Verizon iPhone sales drop, still outsell all LTE devices combined

Andy Weir — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:07:24 +0100

Despite seeing a staggering 24% drop in iPhone sales over the previous quarter, Verizon still sold more 3G-only iPhones than all of its 4G LTE smartphones combined. Read more...

Apple settles iPhone 4 "Antennagate" lawsuit

John Callaham — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:06:54 +0000

Apple has now reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit over alleged issues with the iPhone 4's antenna. It includes Apple paying everyone who bought an iPhone 4 $15 or a new bumper case. Read more...

iPhone 4S dominates iPhone sales in 4Q 2011

John Callaham — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:55:35 +0000

A new survey indicates that nine out of 10 people who bought an iPhone in the fourth quarter of 2011 got the much more expensive iPhone 4S rather than the now cheaper iPhone 4 and free iPhone 3G. Read more...

iPhone 4S owners use twice as much data as iPhone 4

John Callaham — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:28:13 +0000

A new study claims that owners of the iPhone 4S use twice as much wireless data as those people who own the iPhone 4 and three times more than owners of the iPhone 3GS. Read more...

Another iPhone 4 self-combusts, this time in Brazil

John Callaham — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:02:46 +0000

A new report out of Brazil claims that another iPhone 4 has started smoking on its own, a few days after another iPhone 4 reportedly did the same thing in Australia. Read more...

iPhone self-combusts on Australian airliner

John Callaham — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:49:42 +0000

An Australian airliner, Regional Express, reported this weekend that an iPhone from Apple self-combusted on a flight just after landing in Sydney. The phone was extinguished and no one was harmed. Read more...

iOS 5's hardware shutter bug gives upside-down images

Denis Wong — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 08:01:45 +0000

Planning to take pictures and videos on your iOS 5 device? Be sure to hit the software shutter button instead of the hardware "volume up" button, unless you like your photos and videos upside-down. Read more...

Rumor: Apple testing Siri on iPhone 4 and other devices

Nathan Tsui — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:26:23 +0000

A source allegedly close to Apple has leaked that the company is testing Siri on devices other than the iPhone 4S, the only officially supported model at the moment. Read more...

Siri ported to iPod touch and iPhone 4

Paul Ferson — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:49:59 +0000

An iPhone hacker announced his success at porting Siri from iPhone 4S to the older iPhone 4 and even the iPod touch, bypassing Apple's preventative measures in doing so. Read more...

iPhone 4S fails to impress Twitter users

Andy Weir — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:00:32 +0100

Apple hoped to wow the world with the announcement of its new iPhone - but while the world is certainly talking about the 4S, not everyone is saying nice things, as a Twitter analysis shows. Read more...

Apple's Japan store confirms iPhone 4S, launching 10/14

Brad Sams — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:30:34 +0100

Apple's Japan online store has accidently confirmed the iPhone 4S before Apple has announced the product. Read more...

iPhone 5 reported to have production issues; apparent October 7 release

Tom Dwyer — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:01:37 +0100

The iPhone 5 is facing production issues which may cause a supply issue upon release. Read more...

iPhone 4 sales still solid ahead of iPhone 5

John Callaham — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:06:17 +0100

Even though the iPhone 5 is likely only a few more weeks away from being released, a analyst note today said that sales of Apple's current iPhone 4 continue to be solid. Read more...

Not guilty pleas given in iPhone 4 prototype case

John Callaham — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:25:09 +0100

The two men charged with stealing a prototype of Apple's iPhone 4 in 2010 both pleaded not guilty in their first court appearance today. Read more...

Rumor: Cheaper 8 GB iPhone 4 in the works?

John Callaham — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:11:10 +0100

A new rumor suggests that Apple is working on a new and cheaper version of the iPhone 4 with 8 GB of storage that would sell for below $200. Read more...

Gizmodo won't be charged in iPhone 4 prototype case

John Callaham — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:36:26 +0100

Over a year after Gizmodo posted an article about an iPhone 4 prototype that was taken from an Apple employee, the district attorney in the case has declined to press charges. Read more...