Apple CEO Steve Jobs' claim that most smartphones have antenna weak spots has come under fire from BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM), Nokia, and HTC. Apple highlighted at a press event on Friday phones from the three manufacturers as having antenna problems as well, in a bid to address the debate around the iPhone 4 antenna issues, also known as the ‘death grip'.
Following the widely-reported press event on Friday, Apple posted on its website videos showing five modern smartphones suffering from various death grips, or, as Apple calls it, ‘attenuation'. The phones in question, an iPhone 4, a BlackBerry Bold 9700, an HTC Droid Eris, a Samsung Omnia II, and an iPhone 3GS, are all shown losing signal when held in a certain way.
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Following the widely-reported press event on Friday, Apple posted on its website videos showing five modern smartphones suffering from various death grips, or, as Apple calls it, ‘attenuation'. The phones in question, an iPhone 4, a BlackBerry Bold 9700, an HTC Droid Eris, a Samsung Omnia II, and an iPhone 3GS, are all shown losing signal when held in a certain way.
More: http://pcworld.com/article/201350/