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The Tech For 7/16/10: Proper Damage Control Of The Week.....

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....Or not, especially with the Jobby one thinking this has all been "blown out of proportion!" Yes, he said "This has been blown out of proportion." Indeed so Steve! Your company that everyone knows, with a product that everyone knows, and a problem that everyone knows (and for those who have it, have that exact problem ) is in a situation that is "just blown out of proportion!" My goodness Steve, all this attention on you and how your new product that you knew had a big problem is all just unnecessary and annoying. I guess people writing that you granted everyone receive free cases/bumpers or a refund for your royal screw up is just one big "blown out of proportion" deal as well. Then again, maybe your company is just one big "Blown Out of proportion" in general. But hey, when this happens ..... Jobs acknowledged the problem, then offered evidence that people don’t really care because the phones are still selling like h...

The Tech For 7/14/10: The iPhone Poor

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Photo from James Martin/CNET That Consumer Report's report sure was damning . In the wake of Consumer Reports announcing that it would not be recommending the iPhone 4 due to the much-discussed antenna problems, there have been calls for Apple to recall the device. While a recall could be damaging to Apple's reputation, it would also be a costly endeavor, according to some calculations made by Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi. In a research note on Tuesday, Sacconaghi estimated that while "a full product recall of the iPhone 4 (is) highly unlikely," it would cost Apple $1.5 billion, or 3.5 percent of its total cash on hand. What would be more likely--and cheaper--is that Apple could issue a free rubber bumper case with each phone. That would prevent a person's hand from coming into contact with the phone's antenna, which is built into its exterior metal strip. Although Apple charges $29 at retail for the rubber cases, Bernstein estimates that ...

The Tech For 8/3/09: AT&T Latest Move With The IPhone

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FISA supporters making up for a past mistake Three months after Apple wowed Mac fans with the iPhone 3GS unveiling--and AT&T simultaneously disappointed the same masses because its iPhone users would not be able to take advantage of one of the devices most-touted features, MMS, or multimedia text messaging --AT&T now says it will enable iPhone MMS on September 25. Happiness for I-Phone users, but AT&T and Mac of course have happiness for their own reasons....obviously.