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Apple is holding a press conference tomorrow morning to presumably address the iPhone 4 reception problems and a source tells the Wall Street Journal that the company will definitely not issue a recall. Furthermore, the WSJ report said that Apple was aware of the reception glitch prior to the launch but Apple CEO pushed forward…
By now it’s clear that Apple isn’t taking this iPhone 4 “Death Grip” antenna reception problem lightly – despite Steve Jobs’ initially dismissive attitude towards reports that holding the iPhone 4 in a specific way can cause the phone to lose all signal reception. Apple is even planning to hold a press conference tomorrow to…
Today is the day that Apple pushes out their first update to the 4th generation iOS mobile operating system – the iOS 4.0.1 update for iPhone 3G, 3GS and iPhone 4 smartphones. Apple recently seeded the beta and an updated SDK to developers, so this was an expected move and we’re not too excited. What…
Apple’s on the verge of announcing something about the iPhone 4 reception problem known as the “Death Grip.” Something tells me, though, that they aren’t going to tell us that they knew about the problem all along and went ahead with production anyway, even though that was apparently the case. Senior Apple engineer Ruben Caballero…
Think Apple isn’t taking the iPhone 4 antenna issues seriously? Well, the company has called a hastily-put together press conference this Friday to address the problem. The press conference will be held this Friday at 10 a.m. and it’s unclear what will transpire. When the company first introduced the new Apple iPhone 4, many were…
With its upcoming Windows Phone 7 just on the horizon, you’d expect Microsoft to throw a few jabs at the Apple iPhone. However, you wouldn’t expect it to associate one of its own products with failure while doing so. That’s exactly what Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner did during the keynote speech at the…
It has been interesting to see how the iPhone 4 antenna and reception issue evolved for Apple. First, there were some reports and videos of the so called “death grip” showing the attenuation of signal or reception by holding the phone a certain way. Several more reports showed that the problem was quite widespread, and…
The nice thing about the Apple discussion forums is that you can always get a little help with software or technical issues when going to the Genius Bar isn’t much of an option. Is your Macbook Pro battery indicator a little off? Having issues with your iPod shuffle headphones? Are you suffering from the iPhone…
One of the coolest new features about the Apple iPhone 4 is the ability to do two-way video calling. This feature, known as FaceTime, is the star of a series of new ads from the handset maker. The Apple iPhone 4 has a front-facing camera that can be used for FaceTime. One of the cool…
Apple can’t seem to manufacture iPhone 4 units as fast as customers want to buy them. While this is generally a good problem to have, the shortages could have a tangible impact on how many units Apple sells over the next few quarters. Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu told investors that the supply shortages will…