With Apple slated to hold a press conference tomorrow, the most likely topic seems to be how to correct the iPhone 4 signal issues cited by users and proven in a recent Consumer Reports’ study. As such, Predicto Mobile (http://www.predicto.com/), a premium mobile service content provider, has turned to consumers for their input, polling its pool of 2 million subscribers to see what they think Apple will do.
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Mobile ad network Millennial Media says that, globally, Apple OS requests are up by 36% in June, after dropping 33% in May, as reported by “TechCrunch” (http://macosg.me/2/jj).
iPad requests are also increasing at a fast rate, growing 206%t in June, after rising 160 % in May. In terms of ad impressions, Apple’s OS remained the leading smartphone OS on Millennial’s network in June with a 56% share of impressions and an 8% growth month-over-month.
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Another day, another lawsuit. The Americans for Fair Patent Use (AFPU) has filed suit against Apple, Sprint Nextel, Verizon and Samsung Telecomms and accused the companies of false patent marking, reports “TechEye” (http://macosg.me/2/ji).
Read MoreDemocratic New York Senator Charles Schumer has written an open letter to Apple CEO Steve Jobs about the iPhone 4 antenna issues. He says the company’s current solutions are “insufficient” and wants Apple to provide a free fix for consumers, reports “AppleInsider” (http://www.appleinsider.com).
Read MoreApple has “instituted a design fix” for the iPhone 4 that better insulates the phone’s transceiver module, according to Rodman & Renshaw analyst Ashok Kumar. “Barron’s (http://macosg.me/2/jh) adds that the analyst is likely to offer free bumpers “as an intermediary solution.”
Kumar says he’s unclear if Apple will have a recall of the iPhone 4. The Sellers Research Firm (that’s me) says no, it won’t.
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