HTC Fights Back to Apple's Claims

 

At Apple's press conference on Friday, Steve Jobs showed 3 phones that had the same antenna problems as the iPhone 4. This made Nokia and RIM retaliate to what Steve Jobs said about their phones. (Read here) But the third phone showed was the Droid Eris, and this had the most drastic drop of signal. It went straight from 4 bars all the way down to 0 bars.

HTC have not acted like Nokia and RIM to Apple's claims, but they have given a percentage of the people calling technical suport about the Droid Eris's antenna problem. Apple claimed that 0.55% of customers called AppleCare about the antenna issue but HTC is claiming that the Droid Eris technical support line received only 0.016% of people calling about the antenna issue. About thirty-four times lower than Apple's claim.

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Apple Posts July 16 Press Conference Video

Apple recently posted today's July 16 press conference talking about the iPhone 4's antenna. You can stream or download the video on Apple's page.

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Apple Offers Free Cases!

 

Today, at Apple's press conference about the iPhone 4 antenna problem, Steve Jobs explained everything that was wrong with the iPhone 4.

Steve began the keynote by saying that their phones aren't perfect. But then continued saying that the iPhone 4 was the biggest phone launch ever and that the iPhone 4 has the highest customer satisfaction rating of any any smartphone.

 

Then Steve went on to show some pictures of other smartphones dropping bars and saying that the problem occurs in all phones.

 

Then there stats about the complaints. Apparently, 0.55% of customers have complained about the antenna problem and that in the same time period, the iPhone 4 had has a 1/3 less returns than what the 3GS had in the same amount of time. Also, the iPhone 4 drops less than one additional call per 100 than the 3GS and that "the problem of affects a small percentage of our users."

 

So what is apple going to do about it? Well firstly they are going to offer free bumpers to all iPhone 4 customers and a refund if you already bought a bumper. They also said, as they can't make enough bumpers, they will also offer free third-party cases. This will run until the September 30th. Next, they are going to give a full refund to all unsatisfactory customers and a contract refund as well. All you need to do is return an undamaged iPhone 4 within 30 days of purchase.

 

In other Apple news, the white iPhone 4 will be available at the end of July, along with Canada and 16 other countries getting the iPhone 4 (See them here). Also that the proximity sensor problem will be fixed by a software update.

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Ballistic Rugged Protection For iPhone 4 & HTC Evo

 

Ballistic has introduced what might be the most rugged protection you can buy for your iPhone 4 and HTC Evo. Looks like Otterbox now has some new competing rugged cases for mobile devices. The Ballistic HC case for both the iPhone 4 and HTC Evo feature a four layer protection that include inner rubber protection on a hard polycarbonate shell with outer shock absorbing rubber, and to top it all off a nice thick outer removable silicone layer with integrated post covers. So if you're looking for what might be the ultimate drop protection for your iPhone 4 or HTC Evo, this just might be the case for you. Of course with all this rugged protection, it will bring much bulk. If you need some proof of how this all works, check out the demo vid below. 

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iPhone 4 And It's Issues (Parody)

We all know by now that the iPhone 4 does indeed suffer from reception issues and such, but this parody should sum it all up for you whilst getting a good laugh. *NSFW - contains strong language.

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Apple Employees Get First Dibs On White iPhone 4's

It looks like Apple employees have already got their hands on shiny white iPhone 4's as seen in the video below from a Maroon 5 concert at Apple's headquarters. Hey at least we know Apple employees get treated very well.

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SGP Updates Leather Pouch Vintage Edition For iPhone 4

This just might be the sexiest iPhone 4 leather case yet. SGP have updated their popular slim Leather Pouch Vintage Edition for the iPhone 4 with a few little changes here and there. The Leather Pouch is fully hand made with full grain vintage leather and does not have any magnets or stitching for maximum sleekness and simplicity. The insides are lined with microfiber to protect against scratches. The flip styled case is available with or without the SGP logo on the front and it will run you $45.99. Available right now at SGP.

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