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How Apple does damage control

by Chris Rawson (Apr 30th, 2011)

Typically, whenever something goes wrong with a company or its products and services, the company will try to head off a media free-for-all by releasing a brief statement that usually does only two things: it acknowledges that a problem exists and promises more information at a later date. But ...

AnandTech research shows Verizon iPhone 4 'death grip' reports are overblown

by Chris Rawson (Mar 3rd, 2011)

Consumer Reports tested the Verizon iPhone 4 using the same methodology as the original GSM version, and with the same results: signal strength drops if the iPhone 4 is gripped in a certain fashion, commonly known as the "death grip." As a result of its testing, Consumer Reports decided it ...

2010 in review: Rise of iOS

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Dec 31st, 2010)

Here, in no particular order, are some of the top stories we saw in 2010. The year was packed with Apple announcements, some planned and one unplanned. The real standout this year was iOS coming into its own. This year's WWDC was all about iOS, for example. The Apple TV now runs iOS. iOS 4.2 ...

CNN says Apple's "antennagate" biggest tech fail of 2010

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Dec 28th, 2010)

CNN has a list of their biggest tech "fails" of 2010, and the number one spot is the iPhone 4 antenna issue, aka "antennagate." Perhaps it was inevitable that the hubris of Apple's past decade would eventually catch up with the company. Antennagate, as you may recall, was the issue around a ...

Ex-Apple, IBM exec Mark Papermaster lands at Cisco

by Sam Abuelsamid (Nov 13th, 2010)

Recently departed Apple Senior VP Mark Papermaster has landed a new gig, signing on with Cisco as vice president of the Silicon Switching Technology Group. Papermaster's resume includes time working on chip design for IBM as well as his brief tenure running the hardware engineering group at Apple. ...

iPhone 5 in the rumor mill

by Matt Tinsley (Oct 8th, 2010)

It seems like only yesterday that the iPhone 4 was released, but how time flies when you're having fun. With the whole antennagate issue mostly behind us, most folks are just settling down to getting the best out of their shiny new iPhone. After all, its only been around four months since it was ...

Apple Store restarts bumper case sales

by Michael Rose (Oct 7th, 2010)

Thanks to a couple of tips this morning, we note that iPhone 4 bumpers are once again available in the Apple Store online. The cases, which retail for US$29.99, were taken off the virtual shelves during the 'Antennagate' free case giveaway period, just expired. Interestingly, Apple's product ...

Rumor: Bumpers coming back to Apple Stores

by Mike Schramm (Oct 1st, 2010)

Did you miss out on Apple's free case program for your iPhone 4? If so, you're out of luck. If you have reception issues with your iPhone 4, you can return it as usual, but at this point, Apple believes that everyone should know about the Antennagate issue, so there are no more free cases. This ...

Analyst: Apple's Bumper case program a win-win for customers and shareholders

by Mike Schramm (Sep 14th, 2010)

Analyst Shaw Wu with Kaufman Bros. says that, while Apple is likely taking a hit by giving away free cases and bumpers to iPhone 4 buyers (and the company is even extending the offer after the deadline to anyone who calls AppleCare), the program will likely be a win in the long run. Obviously, ...

Rumor: New iPhone 4 handset at the end of September

by Mike Schramm (Aug 31st, 2010)

Honestly, I don't even believe this one, but it's our responsibility as an Apple news site to keep you updated on the latest rumors, so here you go: A Mexican tech site is reporting that a Telcel executive says there will be a new version of the iPhone 4's handset released as soon as the end of ...

The look of free: iPhone 4 cases offered by Apple

by Michael Rose (Jul 23rd, 2010)

As noted earlier this morning, Apple's Bumper refund & free case program is underway for the iPhone 4. While everyone knows the look of the Bumper (and the cheap ways to make your own), the third-party cases included in the program may be less familiar. Below, a gallery to fill you in. It's ...

Apple begins bumper refund program and free orders

by Kelly Guimont (Jul 23rd, 2010)

In last week's press conference held about iPhone 4 reception issues*, Apple made mention of distributing not only bumpers for iPhones going forward, but refunds to those who had already purchased bumpers or other iPhone 4 cases. So if you didn't get one before they were pulled from Apple stores, ...

Apple posts video showing antenna issue on Nokia N97 mini

by Mike Schramm (Jul 21st, 2010)

Apple hasn't traditionally been a company that calls out its competition by name, but that's not the case with this Antennagate campaign -- it's posted a video and added information to its page calling out the Nokia N97 mini for suffering from the same issues the iPhone 4 is getting complaints ...

Crisis expert says Apple gets a C on iPhone 4 PR

by Mike Schramm (Jul 19th, 2010)

Hilarious Taiwanese videos aside, just how did Apple do with last week's touchy press conference? Patrick Kerley, a communications strategist for a firm in Washington, DC, tells Computerworld that Apple actually did very well -- only it might have been too late already. He said that Jobs was very on ...

'Antennagate' press conference video and official pages up

by Michael Rose (Jul 16th, 2010)

Now that Apple's command performance for journalists in Cupertino this morning to deliver the full story on the iPhone 4's image problem is concluded, the company has posted the video of the event [link fixed] for your viewing pleasure. See the fetching Keynote presentation and the demonstrations ...