The NYT has been talking to a number of anonymous sources about Apple’s antennae issue, and they believe that a software fix could deal with the antennae issue, which is rumored to be the topic of discussion for today’s press conference. An individual with “direct knowledge of Apple’s plans” has said Apple will not be issuing a recall of phones.
Another individual, this time with “direct knowledge of the phone’s design”, thinks that this might be fixable via software. Apparently, “the iPhone 4 exposed a longstanding weakness in the basic communications software inside Apple’s phones and that the reception problems were not caused by an isolated hardware flaw.” They source went on to say:
All cellphones can be affected by the way a hand grips the phone, but well-designed communications software compensates for a variety of external factors and prevents calls from dropping…The glitch could presumably be fixed with a software update, and it appears to be unrelated to one that affected the display of the phone’s signal strength.
All eyes will be on Apple today, to see what they announce at their press conference today. The conference will occur at 10AM Pacific/1PM Eastern, and we will keep you abreast of any information.
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