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iPhone 4 Signal Issue: The End

iPhone 4 Signal Issue: The End

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….

Apple to Hold Press Conference, Hopefully Ending the Signal Saga

Apple to Hold Press Conference, Hopefully Ending the Signal Saga

This signal thing has gotten blown way out of proportion, yeah? Totally ridiculous. And I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t done my part – people like me have made this problem far more a PR issue than a hardware one. But are you really gonna blame us? You want your free bumper, right? Then sit tight, and just let us poke Big Steve some more about this. Just a bit more. I swear, we’re almost done, then he’s all yours. Five more minutes. Actually, it seems everyone’s prodding may have worked. Apple has called a press conference tomorrow that will hopefully shed some real light on the issue, and what Steve &…

iPhone 4 Update Sorta Kinda Addresses Signal Issue, a Little, But Not Quite

iPhone 4 Update Sorta Kinda Addresses Signal Issue, a Little, But Not Quite

Having acknowledged the now-infamous iPhone 4 ‘death grip’, Apple has rushed an update out the door that… well, it doesn’t really solve the problem at all. What the update does do is fix an apparent second problem that was displaying signal bars incorrectly. Apparently, your iPhone 4 has been lying to you, optimistically displaying four or five bars sometimes when it should be displaying one or two. Apple tells us it had something to do with the algorithm governing the definition of each level of strength. Great. So, in a nutshell, this means that my hypothetical iPhone 4 can now more accurately…

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