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Don’t we all know what they are going to talk about?

Apple Inc. is holding a press conference at its Silicon Valley headquarters Friday morning to talk about its latest iPhone model.

Apple hasn’t said what, specifically, it plans to say about the iPhone 4. It’s likely the company will respond to complaints about the smart phone’s antenna and Consumer Reports magazine’s refusal to endorse the gadget until the problems are resolved.

If anyone thinks they are going to make a statement relating to anything other than the iPhone 4 antenna issue, they would be mistaken.

And people wonder why I am content with my iPhone 3Gs.

Heavy demand for upload capacity from the iPhone 4 has exposed a flaw in the software for Alcatel-Lucent’s 3G network equipment, temporarily forcing lower upstream speeds for some AT&T subscribers.

Alcatel is working on fixing the bug and expects to know soon when it will be fixed, according to company spokeswoman Mary Ward. The flaw did not cause problems until the introduction of the iPhone 4, which comes with features such as high-definition video that can require a fast connection from the phone up to the network, she said. Downstream performance is not affected.

Thank you, but I’ll wait to get an iPhone 4 until the iPhone 5 is released.

Whether you spend your time making calls, playing games, surfing the news sites, or reading lipofuze reviews, any update to the iPhone can’t hurt. Right?

Apple Insider is reporting that, before being removed, a thread in the Apple Discussion Forumsconfirmed iOS 4.0.1 was being readied for release next week to address bugs — including thedreaded antenna “hold different” issue (or “death-grip” if you prefer).

I could use a fix myself. Since upgrading to iOS4, every time I open the Mail app (not from the mutli-tasking, but a cold start), it opens to the inbox of a non-default email address on my phone. I want to open up at the all Inboxes choice or even at the main screen. Fix it Mr. Jobs. Please.

Note: I am not using an iPhone 4, but a iPhone 3Gs.

I would take incremental any day, especially with the best phone on the market. Incremental is a problem? When you take something like Phentermine 37.5, you lose weight incrementally. When you drive somewhere, you get there incrementally. What is it with people and this “totally different right now” approach to technology?

With Thursday’s launch of the iPhone 4, Apple appears poised to have another blockbuster on its hands. And Peter Fader, for one, couldn’t be more perplexed.

“It’s a very nice phone, but it’s not revolutionary. It’s incremental,” said Fader, a marketing professor in the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. “As much as it seems like a great device, with new features and functions, it doesn’t seem like there’s any one of them that was worth waiting for. I just don’t get it.”

The sad part is, I have to wait to get my new iPhone 4.

Perhaps Microsoft isn’t alone in issuing some security patches on the down-low. A new report from security software maker Sophos claims that Apple this week silently updated anti-malware protection in its Mac OS X operating system. In fact, the patch was so hush-hush that Apple failed to mention it in either the release notes or security bulletin that came with its Mac OS X 10.6.4 upgrade, which included the mysterious security fix.

Sophos senior technology consultant Graham Cluley, in a Friday blog post, asserts that Apple quietly patched the Mac’s malware protection to thwart a backdoor Trojan horse that could allow hackers to control an iMac or MacBook remotely.

Interesting, if true, but don’t fall for this or any apidexin scam either.

After the latest Apple conference, where Steve Jobs announced the new iPhone 4, sales of acne lotion skyrocketed. People want to look good when they pick up their phones.

More than 600,000 of Apple’s new iPhone 4s were sold on the first day of pre-orders earlier this week. The volume was so great that AT&T had to suspend its online sales and Apple had to delay ship dates. Now an analyst reports the company is having difficulty getting enough touchscreens to meet demand.

Rodman & Renshaw analyst Ashok Kumar issued a research note on Friday in which he said the shortage means Apple has had to cut by 50 percent the number of iPhones it can deliver monthly from the original estimate of four million. Kumar said his report is based on information from Apple’s supplier, LG Display Company, which he said is hoping to get up to the needed capacity by late summer.

I’m glad I wasn’t hoping to get one until late July anyway. Maybe I won’t be so disappointed.

Sometimes waiting until the madness ends is not such a bad thing.

Apple and AT&T were hit with two major problems when they started taking orders for the coming iPhone model on Tuesday: Buyers reported problems getting their orders registered and an apparent glitch in AT&T’s Web site was depositing AT&T customers into strangers’ accounts.

I’ll wait a few more weeks before I even try to upgrade.

Isn’t this a no-brainer?

iMovie for iPhone may be the next big step in mobile filmmaking, but you’re going to need Apple’s newest iPhone to use it.

As reported by Jeff Carlson over at TidBits, and confirmed by Macworld, the $5 mobile version of iMovie will only run on the iPhone 4, and will launch alongside the iPhone 4 on June 24.

When was the last time you had software from Apple than ran on your PC? Exactly.

Calling it the “biggest leap since the original iPhone,” Apple chief exec Steve Jobs proudly unveiled the widely expected iPhone 4, which indeed looks pretty much like the lost iPhone prototype that Gizmodo got its hands on a couple of months ago.

$299 for the 32GB model. I am so there. Well, as soon as I raise some funds. Then I will be there.

I’m not sure which feature I like best… 960×640 resolution, 326 pixels per inch, A4 processor, bigger battery (longer life), Gyroscope, 5 Megapixel camera, true HD video recording, LED flash, Facetime video char, or iMovie for the iPhone.

Who’s the strongest guy on the block? The one that drops by naturaltestosterone.org before starting his daily regimen, or the guy who spends his day at the hot dog stand? Yeah. With muscle comes respect, or so they say…

Walmart announced on Tuesday that it had dropped the price of the iPhone 3GS 16GB to $97, the lowest price on the handset ever in the United States. The 32GB variant of the iPhone 3GS, however, remains at its previous price of $297 on Walmart.

Down from its previous price of $197, the $100 price cut brings for the 16GB 3GS puts it on par with the price for the 8GB iPhone 3G, which Apple sells for $99. However, Engadget reported on Tuesday that the 8GB iPhone 3G seems to currently be unavailable at Apple’s online store, adding further fuel to rumors of a new iPhone.

It looks like it might be time for a new iPhone 3GS for me, but then again, maybe I should wait for the 4G.