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Analyst: Full iPhone 4 recall could cost Apple $1.5 billion, affect operating income by 1%

Following up on the iPhone 4 antenna issue, one research investment firm has studied the numbers and determined that a recall of the iPhone 4 could cost Apple as much as US$1.5 billion. Toni Sacconaghi, an analyst for Bernstein Research, said in a note to clients on Tuesday that while a full product recall is […]

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Consumer Reports study recommends duct tape fix for iPhone 4 antenna issue

It ain’t pretty but it’s recommended by Consumer Reports and it might just be effective. Per CNN, a sliver of duct tape may be all that’s needed to fix the iPhone 4’s dropped calls issue which has stemmed from the handset’s new antenna design. The report follows a Consumer Reports study which highlights the issue […]

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Apple Working on Fix for Hard Drive Noise Issue in MacBook Pro Notebooks

Apple may be working on a fix for a MacBook Pro issue in which owners have complained of annoying hard drive beeps and clicks from their notebooks. According to AppleInsider, an Apple Discussions Board thread containing hundreds of posts features users complaining that their 7,200RPM hard drives will randomly click and beep, and some have […]

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Some Mail.app Users Reporting Difficulties with Cox Cable Provider

A number of Cox internet service members have been having trouble accessing their e-mail accounts through Apple’s Mail program. Per MacFixIt, the connection seems to be fine and log-in works, but while Mail will show downloaded messages in the “Activity” window, they will not show up in an in-box. Additionally, a message of “mail cannot […]

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Mozilla Releases Firefox 3.0.10 Update

Early Tuesday, Mozilla.org released version 3.0.10 of its Firefox web browser. The new version, a 17.3 megabyte download, sports the following fixes and changes: Fixed a security issue. Fixed a major stability issue. The program requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later to install and run.