Verizon iPhone 4 Suffers Death Grip

 

Everyone knows that the AT&T iPhone 4 suffers from the 'death grip', but everyone thought that the Verizon iPhone 4 would have that problem fixed with the antennas at the top, but that was wrong. The Verizon iPhone 4 suffers the same exact problem the AT&T iPhone 4 does and almost even easier to do on the Verizon one then the AT&T one. Both problems can be easily fixed with a case, almost any but no one knows if Apple will be giving out free cases again to Verizon iPhone 4 owners anytime soon or if ever. Lets hope the next iPhone doesn't have this problem.

Mac OS X Lion Dev Preview Released

Apple has 'seeded' there Mac OSX Lion preview to developers. This is going to be the next OS for all of Apple's computer based products. With this announced a lot more information about Lion can be found out. Some of the new features are AirDrop, which allows for zero-configuration for wireless file sharing, a global autosave, and the Mail app has been redesigned and resembles Mail on the iOS platforms. This has only been released to paid developers. Everyone else will have to wait till summer when the official release is.

MacBook Pro's Updated.

As all the rumors have been saying, the Macbook Pro's are going to be updated. This was true, there is defiantly a lot of changes. Instead of going with an NVIDIA GeForce GT GPUs they have now switched to AMD's Radeon HD GPU which are more powerful. The Macbook Pro does not have the rumored 16GB SSD 'boot drive' as a standard option. Intel has launched there new 'Light Peak' platform on the Macbook Pro's. It is right next to the USB ports and looks like a mini display port. This is a multipurpose connector that can transfer data up to 10Gbps but we will half to see what the real bench marks are. Also the iSight cameras have been updated to 'FaceTime HD' camera which is supposbly wide screen and much better resolution. The trackpads have been scaled up a little bit accross all the models. Also last thing is that all CPU's have been upgraded to Intel's 'Sand Bridge', lets just hope there not the defective ones.
   

Apple Event set for March 2

 

Apple will be holding hopefully there "iPad 2" unveiling on March 2. There has not ben any official invites sent out yet but hopefully this will be the event.. We will see March 2nd. 

Rumor: New Macbooks Pros Feature OS X on SSD, Larger Trackpads?

There have been tons of rumors floating around about Macbook Pro refresh with updated hardware, but that was mostly about Intel Sandy Bridge processors. There has now been another 'rumor' floating around that the new MacBook Pros are going to have a SSD drive 8-16GB boot drive that will only house OS X, applications and system files. This would be pretty cool since this might be using the same instant on that the Macbook Air has and this would also give a nice pep to the Macbook Pros. All the other data would be stored on a separate hard drive inside the system. Another 'rumor' is that the Macbook Pro's is larger trackpads. supposable this could open to easier, and more options for complex gestures. We will hopefully see sometime this week if any of these rumors are true, and if a new Macbook Pro refresh is true. Hopefully it is since its follows Apple's refresh timeline.

Apple Patent Featuring Sound Based Commands

 

Another new Apple Patent is showing that the company wants another way to input commands. In the patent you could swirl your finger over a specific area or scratch and this would drive a certain command on the device. The patent outlines that this could be done by listening in to the housing itself or just keeping an electronic ear listening to the sounds of touching the surface. This probably wont be in any new products anytime, and this is probably just is research.

New MacBook Pro Line Up To Come Out This Week? Sandy Bridge Processor?

 

Apple is known for its 1 year refresh cycle of its MacBook Pro lineup. Apple last updated the MacBook Pro almost 1 year ago with brand new  Intel Core i5 and i7 processors. This year, Apple has been rumored to be updating the MacBook Pros with the latest Intel Sandy Bridge processors which are said to be a significant improvement over last years upgrade. 

It has been reported (and confirmed) that the new MacBook Pros will be released this week on Thursday, February 24^th. So if you’ve been wanting to buy a new MacBook Pro, I recommend waiting a week.