Yesterday, Apple held a press conference about the antenna issues of the iPhone 4. For a few weeks now, people have reported dropped calls when holding the iPhone 4 in a certain way. It seems the latest generation of the Apple phone also has some wizard-like abilities as calls can magically drop when touching the lower left corner with even only one finger.
The problem is that the antenna is external and when it makes contact with your skin it’ll be short-circuiting, causing the call to drop. That’s what Consumer Report says, but Apple doesn’t admit this problem. They say every phone has this issue. Whoever you want to believe, Apple posted their findings on the official Apple website.
The press conference offered a presentation from CEO Steve Jobs, explaining that all phones have antenna issues and not only the iPhone 4. He also showed that only a very small portion of iPhone 4 users are reporting problems with the device. As a solution (read: work-around) Apple will be offering free cases to all customers who bought the iPhone 4.
The end of the presentation was followed by a Q&A session held with Steve Jobs, Tim Cook and Bob Mansfield, but is not included in the video posted by Apple. To watch the video, go to Apple/PressConference.
