Linked List: July 15, 2010

Thursday, 15 July 2010

WSJ: Apple Won’t Recall iPhone 4 ★

Apple, adjusting expectations for tomorrow.

Anandtech on the Signal Strength Indicator Changes in iOS 4.0.1 ★

The most you should lose now, due to “holding it wrong”, is two bars.

Mike Arrington on Consumer Reports’s Erratic iPhone 4 Coverage ★

Keep in mind that Arrington doesn’t use an iPhone anymore and recommends all iPhone users switch to Android.

How MG Siegler Thinks the iPhone 4 Press Conference Is Going to Play Out ★

MG Siegler:

My sense is that the main idea behind this event is to get a bunch of big publications and other key Apple influencers into a room to go over the iPhone 4 antenna issue once and for all. I have little doubt that Apple CEO Steve Jobs himself will be leading this discussion, with other Apple executives talking as well. I also suspect we may see some antenna and wireless industry experts to offer their insights as well.

I was thinking the same thing yesterday, but I now have a hunch it’s going to be more — maybe a lot more — than just a defense of the iPhone 4 antenna. Sounds crazy, I know, but I think something big, or at least biggish, is going down tomorrow. This is not one of those “hunches” I get where I actually know something and play coy; I could be wrong and the thing could wind up just being 20 minutes of Steve Jobs telling us “not to hold it that way, or buy a case”. I’m betting on my hunch, though, and flying out late tonight.

Verizon Says No Droid X Shortage ★

Haven’t seen any photos of the customer lines going around the block yet, but I’m sure they’re coming soon.

Silicon Alley Insider Reports That Apple and RIM Tried to Buy Palm Before HP Won the Bidding War ★

Dan Frommer:

RIM basically had the deal in its hands and “had to work incredibly hard to blow it,” our source recalls. RIM initially came in higher than HP, but HP upped its bid, our source says.

And:

Google, likely interested in Palm’s intellectual property, supposedly only wanted it because Google thought Apple might want it. But Google supposedly didn’t know Apple was actually bidding for Palm, so it didn’t proceed.

Apple Releases iOS 4.0.1 for iPhone; iOS 3.2.1 for iPad ★

Includes the rejiggered signal strength indicator for the iPhone.