Apple iPhone4 Problems

Apple Inc shares took a 3% tumble as Consumer Reports revealed it could not recommend the iPhone4 with it’s current problems. Many consumers have reported reception problems with the new unit and Apple have put the cause down to a software issue.

The software issue is reported to return erroneous signal strength bars on the units and as a result users seeing a 4 bar reception may actually only be in an area that has a 2 bar signal strength, this was addressed in an open letter to consumers on July 2.

In a seemingly low key launch a week after the European launch of the iPad Apple pulled off a marketing coop with over 1.7 million units sold in the US in 3 days.

With increasing consumer disatisfaction with the iPhone4 and in light of Consumer Reports announcement Apple have called a press conference, to be held at their California Head Office, this will take place tomorrow and the subject has not been released yet.

In the open letter of July 2 Apple promised a software update to fix what they see as the main problem of reception for the iPhone4.