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"Apple's reputation is on the line yet again as some reports have disclosed that Apple knew back in 2009 about the iPhone 4 reception problems, but did not take any measures to eliminate it. Since the launch of iPhone 4, numerous customers, especially those who are based in US have been complaining about the bad reception on their iPhone 4."

Just in case you are still convinced that the iPhone 4 antenna is not to blame for the phone's reception issues, here is proof.

Well, it turns out that there is in fact a reception issue with the iPhone 4 and Apple has offered advice on how to solve it. Chances are, you are probably not going to like what they said.

Finally, Steve Jobs himself has chimed in with a response to the iPhone 4 signal issue. His response? Well, it was rather cryptic.

A day after Consumer Reports confirmed that the iPhone 4 reception issues are hardware related, PR experts are saying that an iPhone 4 recall is now inevitable.

AppleCare has gone ahead and confirmed the obvious. Apple's upcoming iPhone 4 update won't fix the antenna issues.

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?

An electromagnetic engineer has called out Consumer Reports' testing on the iPhone 4, tests that led them to not recommending the phone to the public.

It's official. Steve Jobs and Apple will offer free cases to iPhone 4 users to help fix the antenna issues that have plagued some phones since launch.

Apple's PR department released a statement saying an email exchange between an irate iPhone 4 user and Steve Jobs was fake. The site that posted the conversation has fired back saying it is 100% real.

Apple's PR department is saying that the email conversation Steve Jobs supposedly had with an angry iPhone 4 user is a hoax.

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.

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.