iPhone 4 having antenna issues! Watch out lefties!

The new iPhone 4 came out yesterday and already some issues have been found.  The biggest issue is the depletion of the 3G connection.  The new iPhone has its antennas wrapping around the phone in the metal casing, the wireless/blue tooth antenna going from lower left and up and around  to the top right.  The 3g antenna goes from the upper right and wraps down to the bottom left of the phone.  If you position your hand a certain way in your left hand, and the bottom left corner of the phone is hitting your palm, it (in a way) connects the two antennas and causes interference, and the 3g connection dwindles down to nothing.  When you take your hand away, the service comes back.  This also seems to drop calls, sense you lose service completely.  I am interested to see what apple's explanation/fix is for this.

This hasn't been known to be an issue in all the new phones, but it has been found in some.

USA WINS in 91' and advances to Knockout round!!

 
The USA just completed the impossible.  They were only a couple of minutes away from being sent home early when Landon Donovan puts a rebound goal in the back of the net.  It seemed like all hope was lost and a flight back to the US was inevitable.  With England leading Slovenia for the majority of the game, it looked like the two teams that were going to be advancing to the knockout round were England and Slovenia.  But the US went from almost being sent home to winning their Group with a goal in the 91' by Donovan.  Hopefully this puts a spark in the USA's game and they can carry this momentum into the next round.  The US will face the 2nd place team from Group D.

GO USA!

Xbox 360 Kinect gets Unofficial $149.99 price tag

The new no controller motion device for the Xbox 360 has received an unofficial pricing of $149.99.  The price is unofficial because these number come from stores that will be selling the device.  The price to me seems accurate, and I put good money that the price in fact will be very close to $149.99.  The list of games that are to come out around the time of the release don't seem that interesting enough to think about getting it, but I can see myself buying it a few months after the release once a few more titles are announced and it seems worth buying.  But it is definitely a must buy in the future.


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iPhone iOS 4 Releasing today around 1pm EST! -UPDATE- It's OUT!

The new iPhone "iOS" 4 releases today, just a few days before the release of the new iPhone 4.  This new OS for the iPhone has over 100 new features and is a must get.  All the new features will be available on the iPhone 4 and the iPhone 3GS (except for new hardware features on iPhone 4), but features like multi-tasking/wallpaper won't be available on the 3G and the iTouch, due to older hardware.  One of the biggest new features is the new app folders.  You can now have up to 2100+ apps due to the fact that you can make folders on your screen and add up to 12 apps in each folder.  This clears up a lot of clutter on your screen and makes for fast navigating of your apps.  Another main feature is the multi-tasking.  You will be able to run several third party apps at the same time.  Don't worry, you can click the home button twice and it brings up a little screen at the bottom, that shows each app running and you can also switch between apps when this screen pops up.  There are many more features, but those are the two biggest that jumped out at me.


***You need iTunes 9.2 to be able to update to iOS 4.

Here is a link to apple's site and some info on the new features.

iPhone iOS 4

USA Comes back and TIES Slovenia 2-2 ...

USA went down in the first half 0-2 and all seemed lost.  But their first half debacle did not make them miss a beat, scoring in the first few minutes of the second half to make the score 1-2.  Play went on in a very exciting and energetic fashion.  Que the 82', Bradley places one in the back of the net to tie the game in style.  Only a few minutes later the US scored another goal to take the lead! but it was called back for a terrible offside call....watching the replays it is obvious that the player was onside and the US was gypped of 2 extra points in Group C..hopefully that won't hurt them in getting to the next round.


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Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood MULTI-PLAYER!

Gotta chance to check out the E3 video of the new multi-player for the new assassin's creed coming out this November. I have to say, it was impressive...and to add this dimension to an already thrilling game, is very smart. There have always been the complaints about the replay value of the first two AC's but not anymore. No longer will 90% of the population that bought the first two games, return the third one a week after they have acquired as many accomplishments as possible. The game-play i saw was assassins hunting down assassins. Each player would start with a picture of their target on their screen and they would have to maneuver around the city and locate/kill their target. When getting close to the target your "radar" would show so, and they will light up some color. Not only are you hunting someone down, you are trying not to be hunted...and you can be hunted by several people at one time. And make sure not to make any sudden movements if your killer is close...because all hell breaks loose and you are much more easier to be hunted down. While running from your hunters, there are many escape routes and obstacles that can aid you, i.e. gates closing right on your tail and many other objects. From the 5 minute video that i viewed, this multiplayer alone boosts the replay value of this game out the roof, and now gives more incentive for people to go out and buy the game Novermber 16, 2010!!! (I didn't buy the first two, no replay value lol)..