Inside, the CDMA iPhone has a substantially changed antenna and RF design to accommodate that diversity. There are two cellular antennas in the CDMA version, as opposed to one in the UMTS version. With the phone facing up, the first cellular antenna consists of the new strip at the very top. The second is the strip running from the bottom left, across the bottom, and up the right side of the phone. The far left side with volume buttons and the vibrate switch is part of the WiFi and Bluetooth antenna.
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iPhone Nano Mockup
Ben Brooks, on Twitterrific
I think it is unfair to hold the Iconfactory guys to a bar set by Twitter.app — built by the service’s in-house developr and released very late in Twitterrific 4.0’s development cycle. That said, I think Ben’s done a good job at listing the app’s shortcomings.
Twitteriffic — on all platforms — is a complex app. Craig Hockenberry and his team give users more than one way to do things. I think most of these will get resolved quickly — the Iconfactory has always been very quick to fix things. Besides, most of what Ben doesn’t like could be solved by giving the users more options — the very thing the developer is prone to do.
On iPhone Photos, and Moving Foward
Art Terry, a professor at the University of Memphis with over 50 years experience in photography, on Damon Winter of the New York Times winning third place in the annual “Pictures of the Year” competition with a photo shot with an iPhone and the app Hipstamatic:
Photography is about seeing, recording the world around you from your own unique point of view and perspective. Apparently for some, if you want to see the world as a journalist you have to use a certain kind of equipment. We are past the days of the rangefinder Leica with black and white film — at least for every day use. I hated to part with mine. These critics need to get over it and move on.
Nokia! Apple! Mac! Microsoft! BOOBIES!
When Nokia wanted to convince the world that it would bring consumers “stellar hardware and innovative software and great services” in its partnership with Microsoft, it turned to Apple’s Mac-only iMovie to get word out, potentially violating the non-commercial use clause in Apple’s licensing agreement.
Sometimes, I think sites just post things like this for the traffic the keywords will generate.
I also think no one really gives a crap if Nokia used iMovie or not — including Apple.
On the Need for Better Notifications
The problem: iOS notifications get in the way, interrupt one’s workflow or media consumption and once they’re gone, they’re gone.
This is the number one thing that has frustrated me moving back to an iPhone after using a Droid for almost a year.
More on Twitterrific
I was going to work on a mini-review today, but then Ben linked to this, which says pretty much everything I was going to talk about. Thanks, Internet!
Nokia’s Solution
Remember That Time When Steve Jobs Said There Wasn’t Going to be an Mac App Store?
The Instapaper API
I’ve made an unusual decision for it that I’d like to explain.
I think he’s made some great choices in how to roll out his API. There are very few cases of a developer caring so much about his product.
Twitterrific 4 for Mac
There are few things I’d like to see changed, but overall, it’s a great release. I especially love all of the keyboard shortcuts.
Inside Pixar
The New York Times had a great video up of the inside of Pixar. Magical.