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4 Minute Roundup: Apple Offers Free Bumpers as iPhone Fix

by Mark Glaser, July 16, 2010

Tagged: andy ihnatko, antenna, antennagate, apple, bumpers, iphone 4, pr, steve jobs

4MR is sponsored by Carnegie-Knight News21, an alliance of 12 journalism schools in which top students tell complex stories in inventive ways. See tips for spurring innovation and digital learning at Learn.News21.com.

In this week's 4MR podcast I look at the problems Apple has been having with its iPhone 4. The infamous "death grip" issue meant you'd have dropped calls if your hand went over a certain part of the phone's antenna. Apple brought out Steve Jobs for a press conference today where they offered free bumpers to solve the issue, and would refund anyone for their iPhone if they weren't satisfied. I talked with Chicago Sun-Times tech guru Andy Ihnatko for his take on the press conference and Apple's non-apology apology.

Check it out:

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Listen to my entire interview with Andy Ihnatko:

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Background music is "What the World Needs" by the The Ukelele Hipster Kings via PodSafe Music Network.

Here are some links to related sites and stories mentioned in the podcast:

Apple to Give Away iPhone Case at WSJ

Live iPhone 4 press event coverage at gdgt

Apple Has Verizon Cell Sites On Campus, Possibly For Testing CDMA iPhones at Cult of Mac

iPhone 4 Press Event - You're All Getting Cases at the Apple Blog

Apple's iPhone 4 Press Conference Disappoints at the Mac Observer

In the end, Apple gets iPhone 4 antenna dilemma right at the Chicago Sun-Times

Apple's Free iPhone 4 Cases Come with Pinch of Scorn at PC World

Apple Knew of iPhone Issue at WSJ

Also, be sure to vote in our poll about how you think Apple should fix the iPhone 4 issue:

Mark Glaser is executive editor of MediaShift and Idea Lab. He also writes the bi-weekly OPA Intelligence Report email newsletter for the Online Publishers Association. He lives in San Francisco with his son Julian. You can follow him on Twitter @mediatwit.

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\n\n4MR is sponsored by Carnegie-Knight News21, an alliance of 12 journalism schools in which top students tell complex stories in inventive ways. See tips for spurring innovation and digital learning at Learn.News21.com.\n\nIn this week's 4MR podcast I look at the problems Apple has been having with its iPhone 4. The infamous \"death grip\" issue meant you'd have dropped calls if your hand went over a certain part of the phone's antenna. Apple brought out Steve Jobs for a press conference today where they offered free bumpers to solve the issue, and would refund anyone for their iPhone if they weren't satisfied. I talked with Chicago Sun-Times tech guru Andy Ihnatko for his take on the press conference and Apple's non-apology apology.\n\nCheck it out:\n\n

\n\n\n\n>>> \"Subscribe to 4MR\":http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/audio_podcast.xml <<<\n\n>>> \"Subscribe to 4MR via iTunes\":itpc://www.pbs.org/mediashift/audio_podcast.xml <<<\n\nListen to my entire interview with Andy Ihnatko:\n\n

\n\n\n\nBackground music is \"What the World Needs\" by the \"The Ukelele Hipster Kings\":http://www.mevio.com/music/?artist_id=1930 via PodSafe Music Network. \n\nHere are some links to related sites and stories mentioned in the podcast:\n\n\"Apple to Give Away iPhone Case\":http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704913304575371131458273498.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_technology at WSJ\n\n\"Live iPhone 4 press event coverage\":http://live.gdgt.com/2010/07/16/live-iphone-4-press-event-coverage/ at gdgt\n\n\"Apple Has Verizon Cell Sites On Campus, Possibly For Testing CDMA iPhones\":http://www.cultofmac.com/apple-has-verizon-cell-sites-on-campus-possibly-for-testing-cdma-iphones/51378 at Cult of Mac\n\n\"iPhone 4 Press Event - You're All Getting Cases\":http://theappleblog.com/2010/07/16/iphone-4-press-event-youre-all-getting-cases at the Apple Blog\n\n\"Apple's iPhone 4 Press Conference Disappoints\":http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apples_iphone_4_press_conference_disappoints/ at the Mac Observer\n\n\"In the end, Apple gets iPhone 4 antenna dilemma right\":http://www.suntimes.com/technology/ihnatko/2504694,ihnatko-apple-iphone4-case-071610.article at the Chicago Sun-Times\n\n\"Apple's Free iPhone 4 Cases Come with Pinch of Scorn\":http://www.pcworld.com/article/201291/apples_free_iphone_4_cases_come_with_pinch_of_scorn.html?tk=hp_blg at PC World\n\n\"Apple Knew of iPhone Issue\":http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704682604575369311876558240.html?mod=wsjdn_portal at WSJ\n\nAlso, be sure to vote in our poll about how you think Apple should fix the iPhone 4 issue:\n\n\n

How should Apple fix the iPhone 4's antenna problem?online surveys

\n\nMark Glaser is executive editor of MediaShift and \"Idea Lab\":http://www.pbs.org/idealab. He also writes the bi-weekly OPA Intelligence Report email newsletter for the \"Online Publishers Association\":http://www.online-publishers.org. He lives in San Francisco with his son Julian. You can follow him on Twitter \"@mediatwit\":http://www.twitter.com/mediatwit.\n\n\n\n4MR is sponsored by Carnegie-Knight News21, an alliance of 12 journalism schools in which top students tell complex stories in inventive ways. See tips for spurring innovation and digital learning at Learn.News21.com.

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