Since the launch of iPhone 4 last year Apple’s fourth gen smartphone has been a subject of controversy. Last year the final design was leaked weeks ahead of the official announcement, reports of the phone suffering from antennagate were widely reported and then the white iPhone 4 model was delayed as the company faced manufacturing issues. Now, when Apple finally … Read More
Apple’s iPhone 4 Gets Glowing Review From Australian Publication
The iPhone 4 “antennagate” issue might have been exaggerated by the media according to Steve Jobs, during the press conference the data provided by Apple suggested that very few customers were experiencing any reception or antenna issues. When you hold the iPhone 4 in a way which grips the antenna then you might lose signal strength but many users have certainly reported lesser call drops … Read More
Free invisibleSHIELD 4fix for iPhone 4 owners at Best Buy
If you were not happy with Apple offering free bumper cases as a fix for the “antennagate” issue then you might want to visit the nearest Best Buy store. Even though many cases for the new iPhone 4 solve the reception issue they hide the beautiful stainless steel band but, invisibleSHIELD’s 4fix for iPhone 4 seems to be the perfect … Read More
iPhone 4 Free Bumper Cases Will Cost Apple $175M
Apple’s “generous” move to fix the iPhone 4 antennae issue will cost the company $175 million dollars the company announced during their earnings conference call yesterday. Apple will expense the cost of the cases as deferred revenue in their 4th quarter balance sheet. What is not clear is how Apple arrived at this figure. Assuming that Apple will sell approximately … Read More
iPhone 4 Antennagate Conference Gets HTC’s Response
iPhone 4 press conference on July 16th has lead to Apple’s competitors responding to the antennagagte issue. During the conference Steve Jobs showed videos of HTC Droid Eris, Samsung Onmia II & BlackBerry Bold 9700 dropping the signal strength bars when held in a way that attenuates the signal. RIM & Nokia were quick to respond and now Eric Lin, Global PR and Online … Read More
Apple’s Secret Strategy at The iPhone 4 Press Conference
Apple dodged more than one bullet at their iPhone 4 Press Conference yesterday. Some that I think many people had not even seen coming. But that’s because by definition most industry observers, or journalists, are followers and not leaders. Being a leader is something that Apple very certainly is used to – and good at. Some pundits went into the … Read More
iPhone 4 Antenna Song
Today Apple began their iPhone 4 press conference by playing “The iPhone Antenna Song” which has been written and uploaded to YouTube by Jonathan Mann. Apple’s CEO, Steve Jobs gave a presentation today and addressed the iPhone 4 reception and antenna issues by citing data, identifying ‘antennagate’ as a challenge for the entire industry and offering free bumper cases for … Read More