I wish this was real, like the iPhone 4 antenna bandaids. It looks to me like a more stylish solution to the antenna problem than the free Apple bumpers.

Facing the worst image crisis in Steve's Second Kingdom's history, Apple will officially talk about the iPhone 4 antenna problem this Friday. Nobody really knows what they will say but, if you guess right, you can win a free pizza.

Dave Winer—the father of blogging and the RSS—has published this article on Apple's current situation. His prediction: The Reality Distortion Field bubble is "about to burst" and Apple is going to suffer the ugliest shitstorm you've ever seen.

AppleInsider has posted an open letter to Steve Jobs by New York Senator Charles Schumer (D). The letter strongly criticizes the iPhone 4's antenna problem. We have confirmed that the letter is real, and it'll be officially published soon:

While Apple isn't giving away free cases to people experiencing the iPhone 4's antenna problem, a company called cases.com claims they will. They say they will give you a black, purple, rose, blue, or white LifeGrip silicone-based case for free.

Apple claims that the iPhone 4 reception problem doesn't exist. They say that the "dramatic drop in [signal] bars" is explained by an erroneous signal display. However, they don't address the data and voice degradation caused by their design. Updated.

A BGR reader wrote an angry email to an engineer and Steve Jobs about the iPhone 4's antenna problem. Surprisingly, Jobs replied. And even while countless tests show voice and data problems, Jobs dismisses it all as "rumors". Updated

In this video, an iPhone 4 owner demonstrates how the antenna problem also affects transmission in voice calls. Using only one finger, the voice quality degrades, even dropping completely. He explains the process: