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The Symbian developer blog has posted some preliminary shots of Symbian^4?s new homescreen. Symbian^4 is the successor to Symbian^3 and is expected to be available in 2011. Symbian^3 is not on any shipping device yet, and the Nokia N8 should be the first device to ship with it; the N8 should be available anytime in the next 2 months or so.

Symbian^4 brings the interface of Symbian to look more like a modern operating system in the veins of Android and iOS. We’ll have to wait till it is released to learn whether there are any special, differentiating characteristics from the competition.

More infomation here.

After the user complaint about the iPhone 4 antenna, Apple has a section on its website to demonstrate the three smartphones currently in the market that show the same problem as the iPhone 4.

From the website:

Understanding attenuation and signal loss.
The opposite of amplification, attenuation happens whenever a signal is obstructed. All antennas — including television, radio, GPS, and cellular antennas — can experience attenuation. And with most antennas, the density and composition of the human hand can cause attenuation to a greater degree than some other materials. On a mobile phone, signal loss typically occurs when your hand attenuates the most sensitive part of the antenna. In the photos and videos below, we demonstrate how different grips cause attenuation on many popular smartphones — including iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS.

To watch the demonstrate video, visit apple attenna performance!

In any case, Apple is using a tried and tested PR tactic to deviate attention from the real issue by putting forth an argument that the iPhone 4 is not the only phone with such a problem.

It will be interesting to see if Samsung, HTC and BlackBerry will respond to this.

By the way, if you missed the press connference earlier, here’s a link to the official video. Enjoy.

Maybank, Malaysia’s most extensive bank is having a promotion for its mobile site, m2u Mobile. From 14th July 2010 onwards, they are giving away a HTC Desire daily for transacting on their mobile site.

To join, just access their mobile site at http://mobile.maybank2u.com.my with your mobile and make a bill payment or interbank transfer. After your transaction, you will be asked a question. If you are the 1000th person with the correct answer, you’ll win the device. This runs until 21st October 2010.

Another interesting thing they highlighted is that m2u is FREE to access on Celcom, DiGi and Maxis subscribers for a short promo period as follows:

Celcom – Prepaid 13 July 2010
Celcom – Postpaid 23 July 2010
Maxis – Prepaid & Postpaid 19 July 2010
DiGi – Prepaid & Postpaid 20 July 2010
This offer is valid for 3 months and we would like to highlight the possibility it could be FREE only if you have the right APN configured on your device, similar to DiGi’s Free Facebook Zero Access.

For more info, head on to Maybank‘s promo page

Here’s a good chance to win one of 5 HP Mini netbooks via DiGi’s prepaid internet service. All you need to do is to reload a minimum of RM 30, answer a simple question, and participate in a survey.

Official Website:
http://digi-internet.dot.my/index.aspx

Developers who signed up for Apple’s iPhone Developers Program will be able to download the latest release of iOS 4. If you’re following with Apple’s iPhone 4 reception issues, you probably know that Apple is solving that with a software fix.

Engadget has a screenshot of a iPhone 4 with the latest update and they do notice some difference on the signal bars. Visually, the bars look bigger than normal with the 1-bar symbol being taller than before.

It is just released so we expect to hear more discoveries soon.