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news.cnet.com - 8/13/2008
Analyst: Infineon chipset possible cause of iPhone 3G issues | One More Thing - CNET News.com
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The 3G reception problems that iPhone 3G owners have experienced might be chipset-related. (Credit: CNET)
marketwatch.com - 8/12/2008
iPhone 3G connection woes may be due to chipset: report
— marketwatch.com — LONDON (MarketWatch) -- An immature chipset solution from Infineon Technologies AG ( IFX : , , )... ( DE:623100 : , , ) may be at the root of reported connection problems with Apple, Inc.'s ( AAPL : , , ) 3G iPhone, Nomura analyst Richard Windsor ... (more) iPhone 3G connection woes may be due to chipset: report

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iphonebuzz.com - 8/14/2008
iPhone 3G chipset to blame for reception problems, claims analyst
— iphonebuzz.com — The ongoing reception issues faced by many iPhone 3G users may be due to its Infineon 3G... chipset and the protocol stack that it uses, according to Nomura Securities analyst Richard Windsor. In a research note released today, Windsor pointed the ... (more) iPhone 3G chipset to blame for reception problems, ...

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iPhone 3G issues blamed on Infineon chips
The Apple Core — ... iPhone 3G issues blamed on Infineon chips Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 1:00 pm Categories: Hardware , iPhone , 3G Tags: Apple iPhone , Apple iPhone 3G , Infineon Technologies AG , Chip , 3G , Cellular Phones , Wireless , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Jason D. O'Grady iPhone 3G issues blamed on Infineon chips GigaOm posted plausible theory to explain the iPhone 3G connection problems many users have experienced. Reception problems were ...

iPhone 3G Connectivity Failure: Roundup
iPhone Atlas — ... iPhone 3G have sparked a wave of debate in the blogosphere over the root cause of the problems. Two well-placed sources tell BusinessWeek.com the glitches are related to a chip inside Apple’s music-playing cell phone. The sources add that Apple plans to remedy the problems through a software upgrade rather than through a more disruptive step, such as a product recall. ” Tom Krazit at one of our sister sites covers two possibilities for the iPhone 3Gs problems here and here . In one post Tom describes a posting on MacRumors where: “T-Mobile Netherlands threw ...

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