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    Music is "Say Anything" by Manda and the Marbles
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  Antennagate rages on
    Starting to see explanations and hard analytical data
      Apple claims it's simply a miscalculation with how they display the bars and will have a fix in weeks
      Seems to be backed up by some data
      Erica Sadun app showing the signal loss, may not affect areas with good signal
      There are many issues at play here:
        The bars and how they are displayed. Should really just be on or off
          Signal strength and knowing 'really" how good yours is plays a big role.
        The attenuation issue which impacts ANY phone
        Detuning seems to be the bigger culprit (bridging).
      Coating against detuning?
    Slow upload speeds in some cities.
      iPhone 4 has HSUPA (High Speed Upload Packet Access) which supports up to 5.8 Mbps
      Users reporting speeds of 100 Kpbs or lower.
      AT&T cited a bug with the Alcatel-Lucent HSUPA hardware in affected cities. They're working on it.
    Proximity sensor bug
      86 page thread on Apple's discussion boards
      Reset Setting to Network Settings
        General -> Reset -> All Settings (Careful not to hit "Erase All Content and Settings")
        General -> Reset -> Network Settings
    BGR has report from an AT&T store source of a customer with a burn iPhone connector due to "faulty" USB connector? Did they mean dock connector?
  iPhone and iPad sales
    Kaufman Bros., Shaw Wu
      iPhone Supply chain concerns for screens, plus inventory drawdown
        Reduced his June quarter prediction from 9 million units to 7.5 million
        10.5 million units in the September quarter with prediction for 2010 unit sales of 40 million
    Latest comScore numbers showed Apple as number 2 smartphone maker in the US for May at 24.4%. Behind RIM. Microsoft in 3rd (13.2) and Google 4th (13%). Google was up 4% from Feb while Apple dropped 1%.
    iPad supply still constrained but improving
      Still high demand.
      3.5 million units in June
      10 million units in 2010
    Apple is reportedly ramped iPad production for July up over 2 million units per month (Digitimes).
    Bernstein Research analyst, Toni Sacconaghi, is estimating 2011 iPad sales at 18 million units, but could go as high as 25 million.
    Ted Schadler, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester Research Inc. told Bloomberg that he is seeing iPads gaining traction in corporations. Companies like Wells Fargo, SAP, and Mercedes Benz are experimenting with the devices in various aspects of their businesses.
    Rumors of iPad cannibals may have been greatly exaggerated
      NPD Mac sales numbers were up 35% in May and expect Apple to sell 3.2 million Macs in June.
      Don't see a short term cannibalization from iPads and expect long term effects to be minimal.
      I wonder if the Halo may outweigh the cannibal?
  Is iTunes ready for the cloud?
    Rumors of wireless streaming, cloud sync, and wireless device syncing.
    Held up in negotiations of licensing agreements with the studios and labels.
      Labels and Studios (and Gov) are already under the impression that Apple has too much control over distribution.
    NewTeeVee.com has a rumor of $0.99 streaming only TV rentals for a new Apple TV device.
  iTunes Store Account hacking
    Supposedly 400 iTunes Store users accounts were used to purchase eBooks from one developer, Thuat Nguyen.
    The apps were removed and developer banned.
    Apple has said any customers with fraudulent charges should contact their bank and change their iTunes password
    Not clear how the accounts were accessed, but likely weak passwords or phishing scams.
    Timing of July 4th holiday?
    Looks like Friday it may have happened again, but 5 hours after it was reported it seemed to be shut down
      This time a Chinese developer and Travel apps
    Doesn't help that Jobs stated at WWDC, we have "150 million accounts, with credit cards".
  Will iPod Touch get FaceTime?
    Pictures have surfaced of a supposed new LCD/Digitizer assembly for the iPod Touch that has a forward facing camera hole.
    Cult of Mac reports that there's not enough room in the iPod Touch for 2 cameras. So what will it be? Front or Back?
      According to iFixIt the current iPod Touch design is also too small to fit the iPhone 4's new 5 MP camera sensor.
      Video only like the iPod Nano. Much smaller sensor.
      Redesign or use older 3MP sensor?
    FaceTime is confirmed to work over wi-fi without needing to make a cellular call first.
    Jobs said at the iPhone 4 announcement that Apple would ship tens of millions of FaceTime-connected devices by the end of 2010
    Like upgrade to an A4 chip.
    All 3 generations of iPod Touch have been released in September.
  Tiny Apple Touch Screen surfaces
    TW.Apple.Pro has posted spy photos of a tiny (1.2" sq.) Apple-branded Touchscreen
      They have had pre-release Apple parts before.
    iPod nano or shuffle with touch interface?
    iGlasses, Touchpad with display for Macbook Pro. iWatch? Touchscreen Remote, Magic Mouse?
    Has a 2009 copyright, so could just be a prototype component.
  Two new Apple Store Architectural Wonders
    The Apple’s Shaghai China store with its 40-foot cylindrical glass top
    The Paris Opera Store
      mosaic tile floor
      marble columns
      wrought-iron
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Feedback, Comments and Commentary
  Finding High Quality Album Artwork
    Andrew suggested Wikipedia as a reliable source for more mainstream titles
    James says that it artwork isn;t sticking on tracks then a repair permissions may be in order.
  Get PDFs in iTunes
    With iBooks for the iPad, IPod Touch, and iPhone you can now sync and read PDFs without a 3rd party app.
    Macworld has a great tip via MacOSX Hints.com
    Create an alias of the iTunes.app in the ~/Library/PDF Services folder
      Once created rename the alias something like 'Save PDF in iTunes'
      You can also create by:
        File-->Print…
        Click the PDF button and in the drop-down choosing 'Edit Menu…'
        Click the "+" and add the iTunes app
    Now to save a PDF directly to iTunes for syncing with iBooks
      When you choose Print, click the PDF button and choose the 'iTunes…' or 'Save PDF to iTunes…' option.
    Back in iTunes with your iDevice connected click the Books tab and make sure your set up to sync the docs you want on your device.
    For web pages in Safari 4, use the new 'Reader' feature (Click the Reader button in the URL bar) to have nicer formatted PDF text when you print to iTunes.
  My thoughts on iAds
    Generally engaging experience
    Hard to find
      Acceleroto Air Hockey app and Mirror Free (App Cubby)
      See to stop popping up after you've viewed them a few times.
    Apple advantage of targeting based on iTunes Apps Store data.
      Dove for MEn Ads sent to iPhone owners who are Male, 30+ with kids?
      Apple not sharing specific data with advertisers, but allowing them to target apps and buyers.
    One developer is reporting earning $1,400 in revenue in just 1 day from iAds
      May be slanted due to many just wanting to get a look.
  The trouble with troubleshooting wi-fi
    The chain of possible failures is enormous.
    Some strategies for success
      Start at one end and work your way to the other. Source to device works best for me.
      Check connections. Cables, signal strength, interference
        Placement of devices is important.
        Closed and encrypted. WPA 2 is best choice if you can (backward compatible to WPA).
        Naming can matter. Change the default SSID to avoid device confusion. Changer your default admin password too.
        iStumbler
        Non-computer wi-fi devices
        If you can wire it do it. Reduce the number of wi-fi devices.
        Check your DHCP settings. Are you over your limit?
          Consider internal static IPs
        Avoid the crowds, separate your N devices to 5GHz if you can. iPhone 4 is n, but in 2.4GHz.
          5GHz can reduce crowding and interference and increase speed, but has reduced range.
        Signal Boosters and receivers
          Airport express or other range extending router. Works best with all one brand.
          DD-WRT and add signal boost and add range
          BearExtender n3
      Reset, restart, reboot.
      Patch everything. Firmware and device OS.
  MobileMe and Windows
    Paul was asking about Mobile Me Syncing of bookmarks to his PC
    There are 3rd party tools like XMarks
    Apple has a Mobile Me control Panel for Windows
      Sync bookmarks, calendar, and contacts
      Mount iDisk
    Discuss how i use Mobile Me and love it.
      Secure file sharing with iDisk
      Mobile syncing
      Gallery for private sharing.
      Apps
      Find My iPhone
    Duplicate contacts issue
      Setting in iTunes "Info" tab for the device. If you enable both Mobile Me over the air sync and sync via itunes you'll get two groups. On my iPhone and MobileMe Account
      To clear them
        Make sure you have a complete full back-up of contacts and calendars
        Turn off the iTunes syncing for both services
        On the device go to the MobileMe settings and switch off the calendar and contact syncing. when asked choose to keep the data
        Switch them back on and when asked choose to "merge": the data.
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