A couple of months ago, rumours and speculations started to surface about a revised version of the iPhone 4 being released which fixes the notorious dropped call antenna issue. A Mexican carrier Telcel seemed to suggest that this was the case and that the fix was due to coincide with the end of the free bumper program (September 30th). We called Apple’s tech support and according to them, this issue has been fixed in all iPhones manufactured from the beginning of October (when the free bumper program ended). Of course, Apple did not publicly announce this, else that would lead to an onslaught of…

Hey, remember Antennagate? No? Well, I’m bringing it back up again, for old time’s sake, if only to remind you that as far as Apple’s concerned, this business is old hat. It’s done. Everyone, just stop it. Have a free case, and gtfo. Actually, that’s really all I’m here to tell you: that the free bumper dealie is ending on September 30th, so you’d best get on that, if you’re at all interested in $30 of molded rubber for free. If you’ve already got an iPhone, you can simply download the app and choose a new Snuggie for your phone. But even if you don’t have an iPhone 4 yet, you can still get one. Just call AppleCare….

A lot can change in a week. Last week Apple hurried to add the Motorola Droid X to its growing list of “look, these guys antennas don’t work either!” videos. This week the videos get pulled completely. Maybe one of the other big guys got serious with a legal threat. Maybe Apple wants to begin drawing focus away from the whole thing. Maybe the vein in Steve Jobs forehead finally stopped pulsating at 300 bpm. Either way, it’s pretty clear that no one was really too impressed with Apple’s attempt to draw the entire mobile industry into the antenna attenuation debate. The page on Apple’s site where the videos…