As we reported recently, after their iPhone 4 press conference Apple dragged other smartphone manufactures such as Research in Motion, HTC, and Samsung into the antenna fiasco when they claimed that 'grip of death' issue was an industry wide problem.
Following the press conference, Apple put an antenna performance page on its website to demonstrate how a number of other handsets including the iPhone 3GS saw signal fluctuations when gripped tightly in the hand.
After the initial page was set up, several updates to the site were added to include the Nokia N97 mini and the Motorola Droid X to the list of handsets were apparently affected by similar antenna issues.
But now Apple has removed references to and videos of the performance of its competitors’ smartphones leaving only general claims that the issue affects ‘most models of smartphones’.
The problem, known as attenuation (which is the opposite of amplification) happens whenever a signal is obstructed. All antennas including television, radio, GPS and mobile antennas can experience it.
The reason for the removal is unknown, with speculation that Apple are receiving complaints from other handset makers and others suggesting that Apple simply want to forget about the antenna now that they have issued bumper cases to solve the problem.
What do you think the reason is for Apple’s change in claims? Leave your comments below…
Via: GadgetVenue