Apple Inc.'s (Nasdaq: AAPL - News) new iPhone might perform a simple task much better than its predecessors: hold a call.
Among the most dramatic design changes in the latest iteration of Apple's smartphone, the iPhone 4, is a stainless-steel antenna that wraps around its sides. The new antenna design constitutes a radical departure from previous iPhone models, which buried the antenna under the phone's shell.
The new phone, which goes on sale June 24, puts out more radio-frequency radiation than its predecessor, according to Federal Communications Commission documents. That, along with the new antenna, is expected to give the iPhone 4 greater signal strength and reliability.
Apple hopes the new design will counter one of the most common complaints consumers have with the iPhone: dropped calls.
Apple didn't respond to requests for comment.
Full story link: http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-bu...na-aims-to-better-hold-calls?mod=bb-budgeting
Among the most dramatic design changes in the latest iteration of Apple's smartphone, the iPhone 4, is a stainless-steel antenna that wraps around its sides. The new antenna design constitutes a radical departure from previous iPhone models, which buried the antenna under the phone's shell.
The new phone, which goes on sale June 24, puts out more radio-frequency radiation than its predecessor, according to Federal Communications Commission documents. That, along with the new antenna, is expected to give the iPhone 4 greater signal strength and reliability.
Apple hopes the new design will counter one of the most common complaints consumers have with the iPhone: dropped calls.
Apple didn't respond to requests for comment.
Full story link: http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-bu...na-aims-to-better-hold-calls?mod=bb-budgeting
