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“The project has been going since 2007 and there had been a lot of detailed talk between Jobs and Starck,” a lawyer representing Starck’s company told Reuters. “These guys trusted each other, so there wasn’t a very detailed contract.”

Details of Jobs’ plans for the yacht first surfaced in Walter Isaacson’s biography of him, which was released shortly after Jobs passed away last year. “I know that it’s possible I will die and leave Laurene with a half-built boat,” Jobs told Isaacson. “But I have to keep going on it. If I don’t, it’s an admission that I’m about to die.”

Toward the end of 2010, Steve Jobs action figures were sold through and by a website called M.I.C. Gadget. Apple requested that hte company stopped marketing and selling the Steve Jobs action figure though.  I wonder if the realistic version will get shut down again or not…

Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. … Stay hungry. Stay foolish.

I read a study that measured the efficiency of locomotion for various species on the planet. The condor used the least energy to move a kilometer. Humans came in with a rather unimpressive showing about a third of the way down the list….That didn’t look so good, but then someone at Scientific American had the insight to test the efficiency of lomotion for a man on a bicycle and a man on a bicycle blew the condor away.

You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life. That’s what a computer is to me: the computer is the most remarkable tool that we’ve ever come up with. It’s the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds.

A lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing for them. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets.

Apple’s market share is bigger than BMW’s or Mercedes’s or Porsche’s in the automotive market. What’s wrong with being BMW or Mercedes?

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.

Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.

I think we’re having fun. I think our customers really like our products. And we’re always trying to do better.

I want to put a ding in the universe.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

It is piracy, not overt online music stores, which is our main competitor.

It took us three years to build the NeXT computer. If we’d given customers what they said they wanted, we’d have built a computer they’d have been happy with a year after we spoke to them – not something they’d want now.

Pretty much, Apple and Dell are the only ones in this industry making money. They make it by being Wal-Mart. We make it by innovation.

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.

The people who are doing the work are the moving force behind the Macintosh. My job is to create a space for them, to clear out the rest of the organization and keep it at bay.

To turn really interesting ideas and fledgling technologies into a company that can continue to innovate for years, it requires a lot of disciplines.

You can’t just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they’ll want something new.

Which one of these Steve Job quotes is your favorite?  Share more in the comments if you know of any more.

Apple’s website has a picture of Steve Job’s and when you click to it a simple note saying the following:

Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and to work with Steve have lost a dear friend and inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.

If you would like to share your thoughts, memories, and condolences, please email rememberingsteve@apple.com

Steve Job’s Resignation Letter Prior to His Death

To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:

I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.

I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.

As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.

I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.

I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.

Steve

Steve Jobs Pictures Throughout the Years

Steve Jobs Resignation Letter as Apple’s CEO

To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:

I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.

I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.

As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.

I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.

I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.

Steve

A list of the best Steve Jobs quotes

A lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing for them. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets.

Apple’s market share is bigger than BMW’s or Mercedes’s or Porsche’s in the automotive market. What’s wrong with being BMW or Mercedes?

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.

Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.

I think we’re having fun. I think our customers really like our products. And we’re always trying to do better.

I want to put a ding in the universe.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

It is piracy, not overt online music stores, which is our main competitor.

It took us three years to build the NeXT computer. If we’d given customers what they said they wanted, we’d have built a computer they’d have been happy with a year after we spoke to them – not something they’d want now.

Pretty much, Apple and Dell are the only ones in this industry making money. They make it by being Wal-Mart. We make it by innovation.

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.

The people who are doing the work are the moving force behind the Macintosh. My job is to create a space for them, to clear out the rest of the organization and keep it at bay.

To turn really interesting ideas and fledgling technologies into a company that can continue to innovate for years, it requires a lot of disciplines.

You can’t just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they’ll want something new.

Which one of these Steve Job quotes is your favorite?

For example, and ironically the theme is continually centralized around Apple, both the iPhone black market and fake Apple stores have both been front page stories.

This time, the fake product that’s thriving in China is Steve Jobs‘ (Apple CEO) biography. Of course, it’s not the real Steve Jobs biography, but one something that was probably just thrown together using a combination of other material already printed elsewhere.

According to TechCrunch, the fake Steve Jobs biography is “translated” by someone apparently named “John Cage” (presumably there are 4.33 pages blank near the middle), the book has sold 4,000 copies at $10 a pop.

The title of the fake Steve Jobs biography roughly reads, Steve Jobs Gives 11 Advices To Teenager.  

Bizarre, I know.

Apple’s shares (NASDAQ:AAPL) broke $400 this morning for the first time ever, releasing investors into a frenzy on Wall Street.

Apple’s earnings were released today and once again, the Cuppertino company has Wall Street in a frenzy over the likes of the iPhone and iPad domination.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs said today, “we’re thrilled to deliver our best quarter ever, with revenue up 82 percent and profits up 125 percent.” Continuing with “right now, we’re very focused and excited about bringing iOS 5 and iCloud to our users this fall.“

Apple earned $7.31 billion in net profit on revenue of $28.57 billion for the June quarter – both of which are records for Apple.

Trading for Apple shares was halted during the earning call today.  But then, once trading resumed on Wall Street for the almighty AAPL, the stock price surged 8% and blasted into the $400 range for the first time in the history of the company.

Trading for Apple shares has since come back down to earth with the stock trading currently at 388.68, +11.83 (3.14%).

via Google Finance

Steve Jobs’ absence is not only affecting his position, influence, and leadership at Apple, but it’s starting to have wider reaching implications that stretch beyond the iWorld.

Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, holds a seat on the board at Walt Disney.

And his seat is now being contested because, quite simply, he’s missed too many meetings.

So can we expect the absence of Steve Jobs in the overall market place to start having wider and deeper impacts than just beyond the walls in Cupertino?

Steve Jobs has decided to take another medical leave of absence, which was granted by the Apple board of directors.  Jobs placed Apple COO Tim Cook in charge of the day to day operations of Apple, and left with a final email to employees – you can read that email below.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is apparently continuing to struggle with his issues.

On Monday, Jobs requested of the Apple board of directors, and was granted, a medical leave of absence – there was no mention of an expected return date.

After the leave of absence was granted, Steve Jobs was quoted as saying:

“At my request, the board of directors has granted me a medical leave of absence so I can focus on my health,” Jobs said in an email to Apple employees. I will continue as CEO and be involved in major strategic decisions for the company.  I have great confidence that Tim and the rest of the executive management team will do a terrific job executing the exciting plans we have in place for 2011.”

It is unclear at the moment exactly what the medical issues are that Jobs is facing.

According to BusinessInsider.com, it’s unclear if Jobs’ health situation is related to his liver transplant from 2009, whether his cancer has returned, or if there is a new problem. Long term complications to liver transplants can include skin cancer, lymphoma and a host of infections. We don’t anticipate Apple to elaborate, as it has not been forthcoming with Jobs’ health details in the past.

Steve Jobs left the company on Monday with an email to all of the Apple employees – here’s the email:

Team,

Steve

About a week ago, I posted an article that claimed an email was sent by Steve Jobs to a high school kid  stating that the white iPhone 4 would be here by Christmas. Unfortunately, that email (and the story) turned out to be fake. What’s interesting, at least in the realm of keeping the white iPhone 4 discussion alive an active on the web, is that in someone posted a comment here that said the following:

Hey Sebastien,
The boy’s lie somewhat came true. I’m from Singapore and a close friend of mine works with a Telco company here as an iPhone 4 agent. She posted on her shoutout sometime last week on her FB. Regarding that she’s taking pre-orders for the White iPhone 4 due in December!
I was surprised indeed.

So is this true, or just another fabricated white iPhone 4 story that people are throwing around? I would have to believe that if someone in Singapore was in fact taking pre-orders on white iPhone 4’s, then we’d hear about from more established resources than a random comment in a blog.

Thoughts?

via iPhoneDownloadBlog

An interesting piece of information has leaked onto the web this morning. Supposedly a high school student sent an email to Steve Jobs (Apple CEO) asking about the white iPhone 4 and the date it will be available (see the email below). And in response to this high schooler’s email, Steve Jobs basically replied and confirmed that the white iPhone 4 will be here by Christmas.

Here’s the email the high schooler sent Apple CEO Steve Jobs:

“Hello Steve, My name is Nathan, I’m a high school student from San Bernardino. I also happen to be one of your biggest fan and a total Apple fanboy and proud to be I’ve been saving up money to buy thenew iphone 4”.

“I want the white one but Apple said it won’t be available until later this year. I know you must be asked this question hundreds of times a day but do you think we can expect to get the white iphone for Xmas? I hope you can answer. Thank you Steve.”

And in response, Steve Jobs said:

“Christmas is later this year.”

So what do you think?

via PR

Fact: The Facebook application accounts for half of all app usage on the phone (excluding phone and email). On the iPad, the Facebook percentage is even higher.

Fact: Facebook Places, being a “location aware” application, will rely heavily on both the iPhone and iPad for usage data, integration, and feedback.

So with Facebook playing such a large roll of usage on the iPhone and iPad, is it fair to say that the success of the iPhone and iPad can be attributed to Facebook?

After all, Facebook has 500 million (that’s half a billion in case you were wondering) users world wide.

If this is true, then the implication is that Apple is dependent upon Facebook for selling the iPhone and iPad.

Take that thought one step further and you have the question of whether Facebook is the reason Apple is successful.

Thoughts?

via Motley Fool, Digital Surgeons

Company names are starting to drop in the Apple kickback case.

Yesterday news broke that Paul Shine Devine, a global supply manager at Apple, used his position to obtain confidential information from Apple and then sold that information to suppliers which would helped suppliers negotiate better rates and terms in their contracts with Apple.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the parent of Kaedar Electronics Co., one of the six companies named in an indictment of an Apple Inc. employee as having paid kickbacks to land Apple orders, acknowledged Monday that Kaedar did pay brokerage commission to an intermediate trading company for its business with Apple between 2005 and 2008.

The company then proceeded to say they were not sure if the arrested Apple employee is behind the illegal kickbacks and trading.

Stay tuned because I’m sure this case will start breaking open with more details shortly.

via Wall Street Journal

Some people are already saying that iPhone 5 will replace your wallet.

ComputerWorld has some information about a new hire at Apple who’s name is Benjamin Vigier. Vigier is a near field communications (NFC) expert, and has the expertise to figure out how your iPhone can actually replace your wallet, your house keys, your identity, basically everything that is central to your life.

So if this is true, are you ready to put all of your life’s eggs in one basket – that being your iPhone?

Don’t say “no” to quickly though because Apple (Steve Jobs) has a way of influencing the die hard Apple fans into buying pretty much anything they (he) releases!

Thoughts?

P.S.  Oh yeah Computer World, the iPhone 5 can’t be called iWallet because that name is already taken.

via Computer World

You have Apple fanboys, but then you really have Apple fanboys.

I would classify writing a song that compares Steve Jobs to Moses as an extreme expression of fanboy’dom.

That’s exactly what Jonathan Mann did – he wrote an entire song about Steve Jobs.

First, here the video called The Steve Jobs Song:

And here are the lyrics for The Steve Jobs Song:

as business men go he is a legend
surviving exile returning as king
if that sounds like moses it’s no accident
the cult of macintosh is a religion
we bow down to products that make us weep
the beauty of simplicity the shepard and his sheep
we defend all attackers with fervent zeal
in each operating system some new truth is revealed

when he speaks we all listen
lovers and haters
the excitement that i feel when he walks out on stage
it’s not just what he’s revealing but the way he reveals it too

This is a first for Apple, and really a first for the entire mobile phone industry – demand for a device is so high that all of the resources in the world are having a difficult time in keeping up. The iPhone 4 is perfect example of this economic phenomena. And nothing exemplifies these unbalanced scales more than the white iPhone 4.

The white iPhone 4 release date, according to Steve Jobs (Apple CEO), is “sometime at the end of July”. Well, today is July 21st and there are only 8 days left in the month. So based on what Steve Jobs is saying, the white iPhone 4 should be available within a week – a week and 1 day at the absolute most.

But this takes us right back to the unbalanced scales of supply and demand regarding the iPhone 4. There is just way too much demand for Apple, and the Apple iPhone suppliers, to keep up with demand.

This problem will only be exasperated when the white iPhone 4 hits the market. There are already supply problems with the white iPhone 4 manufacturers, and the device hasn’t even hit the shelves yet.

So what can we expect in the coming week when the white iPhone 4 comes available?

I’m of the opinion that we’ll see the current supply of the devices almost instantly evaporate and a back order of several weeks will occur.

Then we’ll be back to square with a massive audience of customers chomping at the bit for the white iPhone 4.

This is a bit of irony for you – I heard that with the iPhone 3G and the iPhone 3GS that Apple couldn’t give away the white versions. But now, with the white iPhone 4 having so much attention and pent up demand, and may even exceed the black iPhone 4 sales.

When Steve Jobs have held his special press conference on Friday, the objective was to mitigate the damaging PR that’s resulted from the iPhone 4 antenna mess. One of the ways Jobs did this was to first talk about how Apple is focused first and foremost on customer satisfaction.

Next, Steve Jobs went into a long dialogue over how the iPhone 4 antenna issues are not really any different than what other mobile devices experience. Blackberry, Nokia, and HTC were some of the mobile devices that were targeted in Steve Jobs presentation and comparison to the iPhone 4 antenna problems.

Well, as can be expected, these mobile companies did not appreciate Steve Jobs making mention of their devices – especially comparing the iPhone 4 antenna issues with their own technology.

This criticism from Jobs drew out a direct response from HTC’s Eric Lin, head of Global PR for HTC. When Lin was asked just how many customers have complained about the antenna issue, Lin said, “Approximately .016% of customers,” and noted that “we have had very few complaints about signal or antenna problems on the Eris.”

So Lin was talking specifically about the Droid Eris here, but still .016% is a very small number, especially when compared to the 2% of the 3 million iPhone 4 customers.

Consumer Reports is really starting to frustrate me with their attitude toward the iPhone 4. Even after Steve Jobs said that the fix to the iPhone 4 antenna issue is putting a case on the device, and that Apple is “working their butt off” to fix the problem, Consumer Reports still says they will not recommend consumers to purchase the device.

I’m starting to think that Consumer Reports is now playing the iPhone 4 card simply for the attention and traffic they get – not because of the validity to their disposition toward the iPhone 4.

The iPhone 4 signal strength is a problem that is occurring on a small percentage of total devices – much like any mobile device experiences problems with a small percentage of customers.

And now Apple is given away Bumper cases to all iPhone 4 customers thru September 30th, and continuing to work on resolving this issue.

But yet Consumer Reports feels “obligated” to protect the greater good of the consumers out there…

give me a break!

If you are waiting for Apple to send out a software update that will ultimately fix your iPhone 4 from losing it’s signal strength, then you might be in for a shocker.

In response to a New York Times article that claimed Apple would have to send out a software update to fix the iPhone 4 antenna and signal problems, Apple’s own Scott Forstall said the report is “patently false”.

If you read Apple’s information about the iPhone 4 antenna, then you’ll realize that the signal strength problem goes far beyond just the iPhone 4. Other phones have the same issue a different levels and degrees.

So for now, as Steve Jobs said in his press conference today, the fix for the iPhone 4 signal strength issue is a free Bumper case – or some other case that you put on your iPhone 4. The fix is not going to be a software update, recall, or anything else too extreme.

There you have it…

[source: Engadget]

Looking at the chart for Apple shares this past reminds me of a roller coaster that I just rode at Hershey Park in PA. Massive ups and downs – sharp declines followed be even sharper inclines. There is no doubt that Apple shares have had a tumultuous week.

Even so, Apple shares (NASDAQ:AAPL) closed the week out down only 3.74% which is not much off the mark of the entire NASDAQ which closed down 3.11%.

Apple had a lot of criticism flying in its face this week over the iPhone 4 antenna and signal strength issues. It got so bad at one point that the Senator from New York, Chuck Schumer, chimed in with his own criticisms of how Apple and Steve Jobs were responding to the issue.

Read Chuck Schumer’s letter to Steve Jobs here.

I expect Apple shares to rebound this coming week due to a favorable press conference that Steve Jobs had today with the press. During the press conference, Mr. Jobs discussed the iPhone 4 antenna issues, admitted there were problems, and offered solutions to iPhone 4 customers. Ultimately, he let customers know that Apple is going to do everything they can to ensure that their customer base is 100% satisfied with the iPhone 4. And this message of clarity, direction, and leadership from Steve Jobs will probably allow Apple shares to shed some of the jitters it experienced this past week.

Here is what some analysts have to say right now about Apple shares:

Analysts try and prepare investors for the fallout from today’s call.

Analysts feedback via Business Insider.

Coming straight from Consumer Reports, the same people who DID NOT recommend people purchase the iPhone 4, is the same people who proved that the iPhone 4 antenna issue is resolved when using an Apple iPhone Bumper case.

The Consumer Reports test of the iPhone 4 with the Bumper case concluded that with the Bumper case, the antenna and loss of signal issue is nearly 100% mitigated. So Consumer Reports said the iPhone 4 with the Bumper case is fine, but said that consumers should not be the ones who have to fork over the $29 for the Bumper case.

Well everyone, guess what? Steve Jobs said today during his special iPhone 4 press conference that anyone with an iPhone 4 can get a free Bumper case. And if after 30 days from when you purchased your iPhone 4 if you are still not satisfied that you can return the iPhone 4 for a 100% refund.

The free iPhone 4 Bumper case offer is good through September 30th, 2010.

Otherwise Steve Jobs, and the entire Apple team are, and I quote from Steve Jobs…. “working their butts off to fix the iPhone 4 issue.”

So there ya’ go Consumer Reports, you got what you were looking for – free iPhone Bumper cases for all iPhone 4 owners.

Oh yeah, the next time you offer a review and find a problem, maybe you should follow up with the fact that the problem you found is applicable to only a small fraction of the products that are actually on the market… just a thought.

Right on the heels of the iPhone iOS 4 update becoming available in iTunes, Apple launches a second update – this time it’s for the iPad.

The iPad iOS 3.2.1 updates the iPad with the following:

• provides improved WiFi capability
• fixes the copy/paste of single-page PDF’s in Mail
• addresses the issues that causes video playback to freeze
• improves the reliability of video-out when using the iPad Dock Connector to VGA adapter
• added Bing as an option for Safari’s search field

What… added Bing as an option for Safari’s search field?

What about Google?

Is it me, or is Steve Jobs started to make a concerted effort to fight back against Google and their efforts at taking over (dominating) the mobile phone industry?

New York State Senator Charles Schumer has written a “I am not at all pleased with you, Apple” letter to Steve Jobs over the way Apple has responded thus far to the iPhone 4 antenna issue.

Senator Charles Schumer ‘expresses concern’ over the whole iPhone 4 reception issue and is less than pleased with the way Apple has responded – or I should say, the lack of response – to this issue.

One of the biggest concerns that Senator Schumer expresses in his letter is the fact that Apple has yet to offer a ‘free of charge’ fix to the antenna and reception issue for current iPhone 4 owners, and finds it completely unacceptable of Apple to expect customers to have to pay their own money for a fix.

Here’s the letter from New York Senator Charles Schumer to Steve Jobs and Apple:

July 15, 2010

Dear Mr. Jobs,

I write to express concern regarding the reception problem with the Apple iPhone 4. While I commend Apple’s innovative approach to mobile technology and appreciate its service to millions of iPhone users nationwide, I believe it is incumbent upon Apple to address this flaw in a transparent manner. According to Consumer Reports’ review, released Monday on its website, the iPhone 4’s signal-strength problem is a hardwire glitch triggered by gripping the device in a particular manner. This finding, according to Consumer Reports, “call[s] into question” Apple’s recent claim that the problem is “largely an optical illusion caused by faulty software.” Consumer Reports declined to recommend the iPhone 4 because of this hardware design flaw.

Given the discrepancy between Consumer Reports’ explanation of the reception problem and the explanation provided by Apple in its July 2 letter to customers, I am concerned that the nearly two million purchasers of the iPhone 4 may not have complete information about the quality of the product they have purchased. The burden for consumers caused by this glitch, combined with the confusion over its cause and how it will be fixed, has the potential to undermine the many benefits of this innovative device. To address this concern, I ask that Apple provide iPhone 4 customers with a clearly written explanation of the cause of the reception problem and make a public commitment to remedy it free-of-charge. The solutions offered to date by Apple for dealing with the so-called “death grip” malfunction-such as holding the device differently, or buying a cover for it-seem to be insufficient. These proposed solutions would unfairly place the burden on consumers for resolving a problem they were not aware of when they purchased their phones.

I also encourage Apple to keep its promise to provide free software updates so that bars displayed accurately reflect signal strength; I further urge Apple to issue a written explanation of the formula it uses to calculate bar strength, so that consumers can once again trust the product that they have invested in.

I look forward to Apple’s swift action on this matter, and once again laud Apple for its innovative efforts and service to millions of Americans.

Sincerely,

Charles E. Schumer

[re: Gizmodo]

A potentially damaging report has been released by Business Week claiming that Apple, and specifically Steve Jobs himself, knew about the iPhone 4 antenna problems prior to the June 24th release date.

The report is claiming that Apple senior engineer and antenna expert Ruben Caballero informed Steve Jobs about potential antenna reception problems, and that carrier partner of Apple also raised concerns about the antenna and the potential for dropped calls.

Apple has scheduled a press conference to discuss, and hopefully clear up the iPhone 4 antenna problems. People are hoping to hear from Steve Jobs on exactly what happened, and what the resolution will be going forward for those who are struggling with iPhone 4 antenna and connectivity issues.

One recommendation comes from Consumer Reports that Apple’s iPhone 4 Bumper case completely fixes the antenna and signal strength issue.

[Read]

It seems that Steve Jobs might be happy just to let this whole thing blow over, hoping that everyone will eventually just stop talking about the antenna issues. After all, iPhone 4 owners just need to purchase a case and problem solved right?

But the problem continues to fester, and now Apple is actually deleting iPhone 4 discussions from their Apple discussion forums.

In the meantime, Gizmodo came up with this video that shows are excited Steve Jobs was about the iPhone 4 antenna when he announced the new iPhone 4 – check it out:

Scroll forward to the 33:15 mark:

There are two steel bands that run around the phone’s edge that function as an antenna.  Consumers soon discover that you will experience a dramatic loss in signal strength if you connect the steel bands with your hand when you hold it a certain way. 

This loss of signal strength is enough to drop a call and that is a huge no-no.  Apple’s relunctancy to truely address the issue as well as other problems gives the phone a negative report.

This isn’t some stoner computer hacker running tests in his basement; this is Consumer Report’s and when they talk, most people listen.

Steve Jobs’ arrogance has not helped the situation, so look for lawsuits and outcries for recalls to surface soon.  The public has supported you for a long time, Mr. Jobs, please do right by the people.

BGR is reporting that an iPhone 4 user has recently had their iPhone burst into flames and actually burned their hand. The iPhone 4 caught on fire due to the USB cord provided by Apple, not directly from the iPhone 4 itself.

Regardless of what the cause of the iPhone 4 bursting into flames, the story is now spreading across the web and bringing more negative attention to Apple, Steve Jobs, and the iPhone 4.

There are groups of people who are growing so disgruntled with the iPhone 4 that they are actually starting a petition. Specifically, the petition is to try to get Apple to fix the issue of the iPhone 4 losing it’s signal as the device is held by the side metal bands.

After the iPhone 4 hit the market a few weeks ago, customers have been frustrated from problems associated with their new device. The main issue has been the iPhone 4 losing connectivity (antenna power) by holding onto the metal bands along both sides.

When Steve Jobs responded to the issue, he said simply “just hold the iPhone 4 differently”.

Well that response was not sufficient for a lot of iPhone 4 owners, and there are now rumors that a petition has been started with the hopes of forcing Apple to fix the problem.

Basically, users want Apple to either issue free iPhone 4 cases that will mitigate the problem, or simply fix the hardware or software issue that’s causing it.

C’mon Steve Jobs, you’ve come so far with the iPhone – don’t hang yourself, and your invention, by not fixing this issue!