iPhone 4 reception

Apple's Top iPhone Hardware Executive Exits

Mark Papermaster, Apple's senior executive for iPhone hardware, has left the company, leaving behind a firestorm of controversy surrounding the iPhone 4 and its antenna problems, and the resultant complaints about reception.

The Fix Is In: iPhone 4 Users to Get Free Cases

Apple CEO Steve Jobs says iPhone 4 users will get a free protective case through Sept. 30 as a fix for poor reception problems, according to comments Jobs made Friday during a press and analyst briefing at the company headquarters and covered via a live blog post at Engadget.

Consumer Reports: Slow to Finger iPhone 4 Flaw

It took nearly three weeks after the iPhone 4 went on sale before the magazine, the ultimate authority in which big-ticket items to buy and which to bypass, warned its readers to steer clear of the trendy new device. What happened?