iPhone 4 Free Bumper Cases Now Shipping

I ordered my free iPhone 4 Bumper on Saturday, using the iPhone 4 case program app we reported on just at the start of the weekend. I ordered mine purely in the interests of journalism, and not because I need one! But don’t tell Apple! This afternoon I got a shipping notification for my Black Apple iPhone 4 Bumper, telling … Read More

Apple Refunding iPhone 4 Bumper Case & Accepting Orders For Other Cases

iPhone 4 Bumper Case

Apple today started sending out emails to customers who purchased their iPhone 4 bumper cases online notifying them that due to the recent announcement, they will be refunding the cost of their bumper cases. The email being sent out states: Dear Apple Customer, Apple recently announced that iPhone 4 customers who purchased an iPhone 4 Bumper are eligible for a … 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

Apple engineer warned about iPhone 4 antenna issues

Bloomberg is reporting this morning that Apple engineer Ruben Caballero warned Apple CEO Steve Jobs about issues with the iPhone 4 that could potentially lead to dropped calls. Ruben Caballero, whose a senior engineer and an antenna expert, Informed Apple’s management that iPhone 4 design may cause reception issues. The same report also claims that a carrier partner also raised … Read More