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Apple delays white iPhone 4 again

Having claimed last week that the white version of the iPhone 4 would be launched in key territories by the end of this month, Apple has now indefinitely delayed the arrival of the device. A statement from the firm reads: White models of Apple’s new iPhone 4 have continued to …

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Apples Q3 profits top $3bn

Apple is reporting its net income for the past quarter came in at $3.25bn or 2.1bn. For the three months ended June 26th, the firm’s revenues rose to $15.7bn – far exceeding forecasts of $14.75bn, according to the BBC. This success was largely attributed to the success of the iPhone …

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Manufacturers lambast Apple

Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ assertion that the iPhone 4 is not alone in experiencing signal degradation when held in a user’s hands has been met with outrage and ridicule in equal measure from rival handset manufacturers. Speaking to a select group of journalists on Friday, Jobs claimed that the iPhone …

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Free bumpers for iPhone 4 owners

Apple has insisted, in the words CEO Steve Jobs, that there is no antennagate” in a frank press conference in America tonight – but has confirmed that all iPhone owners who have bought the device or so before September will receive a free Apple bumper. Jobs insisted that the firm …

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iOS 4.1 goes live but death grip scandal rumbles on

Apple’s first attempt to address the iPhone 4’s reception problems is here with news that the iOS 4.1 firmware update is now live and ready to download. As previously explained, the ‘fix’ takes the remarkable step of enlarging the bars used to display signal strength. It does not, however, seem …

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iOS 4.1 doesnt fix death grip

Having pledged to fix the snowballing antenna problem via a firmware update, early reports suggest that the upcoming iOS 4.1 does not eradicate the ‘death grip’ bug that is threatening to bring down Apple’s iPhone empire. MobileCrunch reports that while Apple’s previously announced changes – including signal bars of a …

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Apple calls surprise news conference

There’s no word yet on exactly what will be discussed there, but Apple has called a surprise press conference for tomorrow night at 18:00 BST – and with only one thing on the agenda at camp Apple right now, the speculation about what could be on the cards is reaching …

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Has Apple quietly redesigned the iPhone 4?

A report from tech site Gizmodo claims that Apple might have already made some minor tweaks to its iPhone 4 hardware in an effort to address two of the major issues that have troubled the device since its launch last month. One user reports that a new iPhone 4 received …

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Apple deleting forum complaints

Apple has removed a number of threads containing complaints about the iPhone 4 from its comment boards. According to Mac User, the vendor deleted comments that referred to an unfavourable review by Consumer Reports, the US equivalent to Which?. The referred article was critical of the widely reported antenna problems …

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iPhone 4s launch put into perspective

Apple’s confirmation that the iPhone 4 sold 1.7m units in its first three days on sale (despite some fairly substantial PR problems) is even more impressive when considered in comparison to the launch numbers enjoyed by other tech releases. ITProPortal reports that the iPhone 4 bettered its immediate predecessor the …

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