Antenna issues under the microscope?
Apple has announced plans for a US press conference tomorrow (Friday) at 10am PT, which is related to the iPhone 4 handset.
The blogosphere is rumbling with speculation that the device's well-documented antenna issues will be the focus of the press conference, with criticism of Apple having intensified this week.
US magazine Consumer Reports made waves by retracting its 'buy' recommendation for the handset, after running tests on the iPhone 4's antenna.
Assuming the press conference does focus on the antenna issues, Apple has several possible options.
The company could announce that it will give a free 'bumper' case to every iPhone 4 buyer, which counteracts the problem.
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However, analysts have been wondering if there could even be a full recall of handsets sold so far - a massive task, given that 1.7 million were bought in the first three days alone.
