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HTC Corp Upset Over Apple's (AAPL) Finger Pointing
Monday, July 19, 2010 - 5:14am | 229Taiwan's HTC Corporation said on Monday that the problems facing the Apple Inc (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPhone 4 are not widespread throughout other companies' smartphones and that Apple Inc should focus on its own problems. Although most customers seem to be happy with the product, the Apple iPhone 4 has...
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Apple Released Updated iPhone Software Yesterday
Friday, July 16, 2010 - 1:36pm | 119Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) released updated iPhone software yesterday. If users are experiencing reception problems, Apple will offer them a choice of cases and send them a free one. If they are not happy with the case, users can obtain a full refund. Apple is set to start shipping the white iPhone at...
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AAPL Return Rates
Friday, July 16, 2010 - 1:27pm | 122Steve Jobs said this about Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) return rates. "In the early days of the iPhone 3GS return rates were 6%... below the average, we were happy with that... so for the iPhone 4? You think half the people must be returning their phones with what you read online... well it's 1.7% --...
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Steve Jobs Says 'We're Not Perfect'
Friday, July 16, 2010 - 1:11pm | 52Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) Steve Jobs is speaking right now. Jobs says "we're not perfect." "But we want to make all of our users happy. If you don't know that about Apple, you don't know Apple," said Jobs. Apple says problem not unique to iPhone 4.
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iPhone 4 Antenna Design Could Lead To Dropped Calls
Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 12:04pm | 243According to Bloomberg and interviews with some Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) affiliates, the recently introduced iPhone 4 contains an antenna design that may lead to dropped calls and poor service. This results from a metal antenna surrounding the exterior of the phone, a design chosen because it yielded...
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Apple, AT&T and Antitrust
Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 10:20am | 184In California, a federal judge has ruled that an antitrust class action suit can proceed against Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) and AT&T (NYSE: T). What have those companies done to warrant being hauled into court? Basically, they agreed to sell only "locked" iPhones. A locked phone is one that works...
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Apple to Address iPhone Problems This Friday
Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 8:46am | 195Today the Wall Street Journal reported that Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) will publicly address criticism over iPhone 4 reception issues in a press conference this Friday. Since the iPhone 4 launched in mid-June, user complaints have been mounting over connectivity issues. The iPhone's new antenna...
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Consumer Reports Bashes the iPhone 4 (AAPL)
Monday, July 12, 2010 - 1:38pm | 213Consumer Reports is out with an interesting article this morning regarding Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) recently launched iPhone 4. It appears that it is now confirmed that the drop in reception reported by new iPhone buyers is not a “software glitch” as Apple has originally believed it to be, but...