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After panic broke out over a potential flaw in the iPhone 4.0, an Apple press conference was called for. A potential iPhone recall was on many minds, but there can be no iPhone recall. Instead, iPhone 4.0 owners can sign up to get a free case for their iPhones to fix the antenna problem. Apple CEO Steve Jobs talked about it at length along with some other things at the Apple press conference.
It’s called Antennagate
A partial transcript is accessible on the Wall Street Journal site. Steve Jobs began the Apple press conference by referring to the issue as Antennagate and saying the issue is common to all smartphones, not just the iPhone 4.0. He demonstrated other phones with the very same problems. Jobs fessed up the iPhone 4.0 did drop less than one more call per 100 calls than the iPhone 3GS.
What’s Apple doing about it?
You will find bumpers for the phone, but not enough for every person. Instead, Apple is offering a free case to every person that owns an iPhone 4.0. The offer could be good until Sept 30, and everyone who bought bumpers can get a refund for the bumpers and a free case. However, if you bought a 3rd party case for iPhone 4.0 are out of luck. For the next 30 days, individuals who still aren’t happy with the iPhone 4.0 can get a full refund.
What got Antennagate on the radar
The gist of Antennagate was that a common imperfection in smartphones was found in the iPhone 4.0. The main difference between it and also the previous iPhone is negligible. About one half of one percent of the people who bought the iPhone observed it, and freaked out. It was then exploited by the media.
Rest assured, Apple is working on it, as they spent $ 100 million designing the antenna to start with. AT and T reported fewer than 2 percent of iPhone 4.0 buyers returned their phone, but 6 percent of iPhone 3GS buyers did.
Additional information at these websites
blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/07/16/live-blogging-apples-press-conference/
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