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Senator demands answers as Apple poised to dodge iPhone 4 recall dodge是中文的"烂"--译者注 http://www.smh.com.au/digital-li ... d1.html?autostart=1  目前一个参议员写信要求苹果公司在明天的会议上讨论关于iphone4的设计缺陷问题，但是苹果目前并没有召回iphone4的计划。 ny的参议员charles schumer写信给stev要求他对天线的设计缺陷能做出合理解释，并且发布一个永久解决方案。 参议员说，苹果的官方解释是用户没能正确的拿手机(用户不会用手机？)， 然后又说是软件问题，然而被证实是理由不充分的，苹果修改了软件，让信号看上去还是很强，但实际上电话信号已经断了（欺骗消费者)， 第三方独立测试证实这是硬件问题，软件无法修复 事实上一年以前苹果公司的设计人员就已经发现这个问题了，但是苹果老板Stev为了好看，特别是那个天线设计，还是选择了这个铁圈天线的设计。 苹果很可能不会召回问题严重的iphone4，而是提供免费或者便宜的手机盒 同时不清楚另外一个问题是否会被讨论到，当拿着iphone4贴着脸说话的时候，由于电话的模糊感应器会时不时关不掉屏幕，用户很容易不小心静音或者挂断来电。 iphone4两周后再澳洲发布，不知道明天的会议会不会宣布延迟发布。 Apple reportedly has no plans to recall the iPhone 4 over a serious design flaw as a US Senator demands a permanent fix ahead of a surprise press conference early tomorrow to address concerns with the device. A New York Senator, Charles Schumer, has written to Apple chief executive officer Steve Jobs demanding that he properly explain the cause of the antenna problems and issue a permanent fix. He said Apple's previous explanations - first that users were holding the phone wrongly and then that it was a mere software issue - were inadequate. Independent tests had already confirmed that a hardware design flaw was causing the dropped calls. Pressure is building on Apple to properly address iPhone 4 design issues. Pressure is building on Apple to properly address iPhone 4 design issues. Photo: AP Never one to shy away from a potshot at its chief competitor, Microsoft's chief operating officer Kevin Turner said in a speech to Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference yesterday that Windows Phone 7, due for release later this year, would not be afflicted by reception problems. "It looks like iPhone 4 might be their [Windows] Vista," Turner said, using his company's own software as an example of poor design. But while many have called for a full product recall, The Wall Street Journal reported today that no such measure was planned. Despite Apple's denials of a Bloomberg report today that Jobs knew of antenna problems in the early design phase and ignored them, the Journal cited a separate source as saying Apple engineers were aware of the risks as early as a year ago. Jobs apparently preferred the faulty design - which has a metal antenna surrounding the outside of the device - because it yielded a lighter, thinner handset. Ironically, Jobs singled out the unique antenna design on the iPhone 4 as one of its key selling points when he introduced the device. Valleywag reports he escaped to a Hawaii resort with his family as the reception problems exploded. Apple is expected finally to come clean about the problems in a snap press conference to be held on Friday in the US (3am on Saturday for Australians). The company has just released a software update for all iPhone models that fixes an error in the way reception is displayed on the signal bar display, but this does not rectify the hardware antenna problems. These can only be fixed using duct tape or by buying a "bumper" case, which wraps around the phone and prevents the reception problems occuring because it stops direct contact with the human hand. Instead of issuing a full product recall - an expensive measure usually taken only after product safety issues - Apple may provide free or discounted cases. Apple appears to be already quietly offering replacement phones to some customers who have complained, Gizmodo reported. Readers of the popular blog have said the replacement units appear to fix the problem. Analysts say Apple has created a public relations headache for itself by appearing to dismiss or ignore the problem, allowing a minor issue to be turned into headline news. The company has been sued by several consumers over the matter. Meanwhile, it is not clear whether a separate issue will be addressed, whereby users accidentally mute or hang up on callers because the phone's "proximity sensor" occasionally fails to shut off the screen when the device is held against the face. The iPhone 4 is slated to be launched in Australia within the next two weeks. It is not clear if tomorrow's announcement will delay the release. |
