Inside Apple's iPhone 4S and its improved antenna: 'S' is for Signal

The new iPhone 4S features a redesigned antenna design that allows for better reception and faster wireless data speeds, a tweak that should further distance Apple from the "antennagate" controversy that occurred around the launch of the iPhone 4.Leading up to Friday's launch of the iPhone 4S, AppleInsider will offer a closer look at some of the features of the next-generation handset. Given that the 'S' in the device's moniker was never officially defined by Apple, we offer five potential definitions. Today: 'S' is for Signal, with a newly redesigned antenna. 'Antennagate:' A brief historySoon after the release of the iPhone 4 in 2010, it was discovered that covering the bottom left of the phone, where two separate antennas meet, could reduce cellular reception with the device....

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iOS chief Scott Forstall profiled as a 'maddeningly political' mini-Steve Jobs

Apple senior vice president of iOS software Scott Forstall is hailed in a new interview as a polarizing genius, and potentially what company needs to continue its remarkable growth story in a post-Jobs era.In a comprehensive look at how the company's youngest senior executive rose through the ranks at Apple,Businessweek contrasts Forstall's many attributes with, what the magazine calls, his "polarizing" features. He is a man who has both won the loyalty and respect of his staff, and the ire of several current and former Apple executives. The magazine describes him, in many ways, as a mini-Steve Jobs.The magazine notes that while Forstall is brilliant at identifying what he wants, and how to get it, the senior VP is difficult to work with, and has allegedly prompted...

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