APPLE

The company releases a new version of the IOS operating system as a move to correct the problems getting a new phone. But according to rumors, will not withdraw the copies sold to date

OF JUSTIN Toniutti

ROME - The voices come from the New York Times: In a press conference scheduled for tonight at 19 Italian time, Steve Jobs will announce that there will be no withdrawal operation for the iPhone 4 already sold. Which, according to users, would suffer from a defect in design that affect the reception, and that Apple has stated that they addressed with the new IOS upgrade, the heart of the iPhone software.

The update has just been released and, in addition to minor adjustments, introduces a new display system of "marks" of the reception area. According to Apple in fact the source of the problems encountered by users in errors of calculation of the previous operating system, which would show much sign of how in fact there is a cell. Hence the update, which the company says makes it a point to the issue.

Rumors suggest that, according to the company, to fix the flaw in the operating system would be enough to solve all problems reported by users of the iPhone 4. And for this there would be a program of return of Melafonino already sold with hardware to put that, according to several blogs, after analysis and laboratory techniques, would instead be liable for malfunctions. Specifically, the positioning of the antenna inside the new chassis would produce a short circuit when the user holds the phone in a certain way. So anything that can be solved with an update software. But the withdrawal of the phones sold so far cost the company something like a billion and half dollars.

There is also that half of the hardware suggests a major ingengneri Apple, Ruben Caballero, who specializes in antennas. In very difficult times would have alerted the company that the design of the iPhone and the location of the antenna could cause reception problems. And to fuel the controversy there is also a U.S. Senator Chuck Shumer, officially asking for explanations on the alleged problem of the new Apple iPhone. But Steve Jobs says the source of the New York Times, would not be aware of the problem until after the launch of the iPhone 4.