Apple, in a little bit of a surprise move, has posted video of today's iPhone 4 press conference. They also put up an extensive smartphone antenna performance page that compares smartphone antennas.
Nokia has responded to the iPhone 4 antenna controversy saying that they 'prioritize antenna performance over physical design if they are ever in conflict.' Pretty interesting stuff.
If you want to test your iPhone antenna reception very precisely, you can use the field test mode to do so. iPhone 4 owners, you probably want to check this out.
Today Apple Releases iOS 4.1 Beta for iPhone and iPod touches specially iPhone 4 but apple doesn't fix antenna issue also apple call Press Conferences for iPhone 4 on this Friday thos video show stay same problems after Update iPhone 4 with iOS 4.1 Beta.
Wondering how Apple plans on dealing with this iPhone 4 antenna issue? Look no further than these leaked instructions telling AppleCare reps what to say to customers who complain.
More news Leaked Lost in all of the buzz surrounding the iPhone 4 antenna fiasco was the fact that Apple has three new job listings for antenna engineers. Well, that is until Engadget unearthed them after sitting unnoticed since June 23rd, or one day before the official launch of the iPhone 4 and the very same day that the now infamous reception issues came to light. Here's a little snippet from the job description.
Today boygeniusreport post another news iPhone 4 antenna problems issue this time conversation Email between Steve Jobs and Apple engineer Tom.boygeniusreport say We have verified the email headers and information, and believe this exchange to be 100% legitimate.Apple products, an Apple engineer, Steve Jobs, and reported problems with the iPhone 4's antenna placement.BGR
"Jonathan Mann is a simple song writer and composer who does this for a living. In the light of the recent events which has caught Apple's leg in terms of Antenna problem and the whole "Hold it differently" mantra, this guy has composed a song which is good enough to smack few laughs and giggles directly on the face of Apple."
Mark Papermaster, the Apple executive in charge of hardware for the company's Leaves After Antenna Troubles. It is not clear if Mr. Papermaster was ousted or left on his own accord. Flagship iPhone, has left the company in the wake of widely reported problems with the antenna of the recently introduced iPhone 4. The New York Times reports that Apple spokesman, Steve Dowling, confirmed Mr. Papermaster's departure. Mr. Dowling said Mr. Papermaster "is leaving the company and Bob Mansfield, senior vice president of Macintosh hardware engineering, is assuming his responsibilities.
Steve Jobs has responded to an angry iPhone 4 owner's emails and again has denied that antenna issues exist claiming that they are rumor. Hmm, well, that's interesting.
Apple has three job openings for iPhone antenna engineers. Is this just a strange coincidence or is this admitting that there are signal issues with the iPhone 4?
Analyst iPhone 4 Recall Could Cost Apple $1.5 Billion. If Apple were to issue a recall for the iPhone 4 it could cost the apple company up to $1.5 billion, according to Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi research on Tuesday. Apple consumer also says It can't recommend iPhone 4; says antenna issue is for real. Toni Sacconaghi says the time has come for Apple accept all iPhone problem. According to bernstein research analyst Toni Sacconaghi; More says.
Apple has announced that it will be ending the free iPhone 4 Case Program starting September 30th. Apparently the iPhone 4 antenna problem is even smaller then they originally thought.