Apple Thoughts: iPhone Reception Problem 'Simple and Surprising'

"Whoa, Apple just admitted that there's an issue with the iPhone 4's reception, but it might not be what you think..."

According to the Apple press release, it has been a software problem since the release of the original iPhone. Basically the reception bars are reading "too high," giving you the impression your signal strength is stronger than it actually is. To correct this, they are adopting the recently released AT&T formula to calculate the reception strength, which will require a software update. This will also make the image of the bars a little larger and easier to see. Since this was a problem since the original iPhone, they are also going to make the update available for the 3G and 3GS. No mention on holding the phone correctly though.