> Democratic New York Senator Charles Schumer on Thursday issued an open letter to Steve Jobs regarding the iPhone 4 antenna issues, calling Apple’s current solutions “insufficient” and asking the company to provide a free fix for consumers. via [appleinsider.com](http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/15/us_sen_schumer_writes_letter_to_apple_ceo_over_iphone_4_antenna.html)Oh my, now we have US Senators involved in the Apple scandal. Do me a favor, Chuck, stick to fixing our health care system and financial reform. You’…

> Last year, Ruben Caballero, a senior engineer and antenna expert, informed Apple’s management the device’s design may cause reception problems, said the person, who is not authorized to speak on Apple’s behalf and asked not to be identified. A carrier partner also raised concerns about the antenna before the device’s June 24 release, according to another person familiar with the situation. via [sfgate.com](http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/07/14/bloomberg1376-L5KJO50D9L3501-1M17MJ2SBUT025S8QHKCSSO2HI.DTL&feed=rss.news)So now we’re…

> Analyst Mike Abramsky with RBC Capital Markets said Wednesday that he is hopeful that Apple will address the concerns of users over the iPhone 4 reception by providing customers with free protective cases. But he also acknowledged that the Cupertino, Calif., company could also face a “broad repair scenario, or even a full recall. via [appleinsider.com](http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/14/every_week_apple_doesnt_act_on_iphone_4_antenna_could_cost_200m.html)We’ve reached the point with this story where the analysts have…

> While there is little controversy surrounding the fact that some changes can be observed in iPhone 4 signal bars by holding the device a certain way, and that the signal strength may impact call quality and data transmissions speeds, Egan notes that it is not known “what part of this problem is Apple’s and what part is related to the AT&T network. And we don’t know how the observed effect is, or is not, similar to other devices. > > “We also don’t know if placing a finger…

> comScore was careful to note that this data came from just before the iPhone 4 launch (which happened in late June), so there’s some possibility that Apple’s share will see an uptick before the next report. Keep in mind, too, that there was a [high-profile leak about the new iPhone](http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/04/apparent-next-gen-iphone-front-facing-camera-better-battery.ars) in mid-April, which many believe to have depressed iPhone 3GS and 3G sales as users awaited the new model. via [arstechnica.com](http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2010/07/…