Apple has shot down speculation that the iPhone 4 antenna issue might be sorted by a software fix. Several reports including one from the New York Times had offered up the theory. But Steve Jobs slammed the idea and the media during the iPhone 4 press conference. So if you were hoping for a downloadable patch to match the free cases, you’re out of luck.
July, 2010
The iPhone 4 white version will start shipping in “limited quantities” at the end of July. That’s one of the nuggets of news that flew out during Steve Jobs’s appearance at the iPhone 4 press conference. Head through for news on the white iPhone 4 straight from Apple…
The iPhone 4 press conference will be picked over in forensic detail on Newsnight this evening and Electricpig editor, James Holland, will be on the panel. You can catch him talking about Steve Jobs, the free cases and the media hysteria with Gavin Essler (sadly Paxman isn’t there to deliver a grilling) from 10.30pm tonight on BBC 2. Let us know if you tune in!
You can also watch the programme live via iPlayer here or on TV Catchup.
Update: Steve Jobs says Apple will “review” the situation on September 30 suggesting free cases for iPhone 4 owners could be on the cards for longer.
Though Apple has said that the iPhone 4 antenna issue is a problem faced by every other phone manufacturer, it has just announced its solution. Every iPhone 4 owner will get a new iPhone 4 case. It may not be a Bumper. Steve Jobs said Apple is struggling to produce enough of its own brand case but will “source some cases and give you a choice”. If you’ve already bought a case from Apple, it will give you a refund. Click through for the full quote from Steve Jobs on why Apple decided to back down from its no-free-cases policy…
Steve Jobs opened the iPhone 4 press conference telling the crowd: “We’re not perfect. Phones aren’t perfect. But we want to make all our users happy. If you don’t know that about Apple, you don’t know Apple. We love making our users happy.” But he claimed that all phones face similar problems and called out specific handsets from rival manufacturers…
Valve software has updated Steam – its game purchasing and installation software. Now, as well as sending you new games, Steam wants to know what other stuff you have on your hard drive.
Apple, Google and RIM were all after a piece of Palm before HP swooped in to grab webOS for itself, according to a new report. An unnamed source apparently close to the wrangling has revealed that the iPhone 4, Android and Blackberry teams were all vying to snaffle up Palm’s juicy pile of patents. It’s like a Silicon Valley soap opera…