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Apple to address iPhone 4 issues at Friday press conference

Apple to address iPhone 4 issues at Friday press conference

Apple has announced it will hold a press conference tomorrow as the embattled technology company moves to quash mounting speculation over an iPhone 4 recall.

In a brief email, Apple invited press to a conference at 10am PT (6pm BST) in California, saying the topic up for discussion would be - you guessed it - the iPhone 4.

The new iPhone4: Apple to address the thorn in its side Photograph: Paul Sakuma/AP

The first beta of the iPhone’s iOS4.1 mobile operating system is now reportedly available, along with the 4.1 software development kit. The update is thought to be designed to tackle the “simple and surprising” software slipup which saw users being shown a good reception even though the signal was weak.

Apple has come under increasing pressure this week to properly address a number of issues which have plagued the device. This came to a head on Monday as independent testing organisation Consumer Reports said they could not recommend the iPhone 4 (despite it getting a higher rating than all other smart phones evaluated), given the issues with its signal and proximity sensor.

Shares in the technology company dipped soon after the report went live, at one point wiping $9.9bn (£6.5bn) from its $230bn value.

[Thanks:http://www.guardian.co.uk ]

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