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Verizon iPhone, White iPhone 4: Sept 1 Rumors Galore In Absence Of Concrete Information

Currently internet is full of rumors and speculations regarding the release of iPhone on Verizon and the possible arrival of white iPhone 4. There are whispers of possible information(not launch or release) being provided by Apple about the two at the Sept 1 event. But that seems unlikely as the event has traditionally been about iPod and music.

Earlier Verizon iPhone rumors got a boost with reports of suspicious code in Apple’s in built OS- the OS4, which runs the iPhone 4. A few weeks ago Bloomberg and some tech websites reported that Verizon and Apple are getting ready to unveil the Verizon iPhone 4 as early as January next year.

The rumors regarding the release of a Verizon iPhone just refuse to die down and both Apple and Verizon remain in news day after day because of it. “Apple has submitted orders for millions of units of Qualcomm CDMA chipsets for a Verizon iPhone run due in December,” tech website Tech Crunch reported last week.

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Apple: iPhone 4 proximity sensor issue still not fixed in iOS 4.1

Along with the iPhone 4’s widely reported antenna issues (a situation the tech press has dubbed “antennagate”), there were also complaints of an issue with its proximity sensor, which led to accidental button presses when the phone was held up to your face during a call.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs said that the company was looking into the issue when he gathered press to discuss the iPhone 4’s antenna trouble. But now Apple Australia spokeswoman Fiona Martin says that it still hasn’t fixed the issue, reports The Next Web.

iPhone 4 users have been expecting a fix with iOS 4.1, the next major iPhone software upgrade that’s expected to be released in the next few weeks. Some reports from iOS 4.1 beta testers noted that proximity sensor functionality seemed improved, but Apple has never officially said that the update would offer a fix.

There’s always the chance that Martin is mistaken, so we’ve dropped a line to Apple to see what its U.S. representatives have to say.

Personally, the proximity sensor issue has been far more annoying than the antenna problem — it’s now practically impossible for me to hold my iPhone on my shoulder, and hands-free, like I would with a normal phone. Like AT&T’s notoriously finicky cellular network, the sensor issue is yet another iPhone problem that makes it a far more appealing portable computer, than an actual phone.

[Thanks: http://mobile.venturebeat.com]