When the iPhone 4 free bumper program finished a week ago, Antennagate ended. But Ryan Block reports that the iPhone engineering team has discovered another major design flaw that could lead another iPhone 4 scandal. While i’ve had my own concerns over the iPhone 4′s glass back, what the iPhone engineering team discovered post-Antennagate, according to Block, is that non-bumper cases that slide onto the iPhone 4 can cause...

Simply put, Apple wants fewer holes in its devices. Headphone jack—that’s a hole. Microphone—that’s a hole. According to a recent patent filing, Apple is looking to consolidate by combining the functionality of the two into one unified jack. The patent argues that “in addition to using housing real estate, sound input apertures and electrical connectors introduce openings in the housing and breach the barrier that...

The Mercury News is reporting that Paul Shin Devine, a midlevel Apple global supply manager, has been arrested and accused of accepting $1 million in kickbacks from Asian suppliers of iPhone and iPod accessories. He allegedly sold confidential information. Devine’s alleged co-conspirator, Andrew Ang of Singapore, was also named in the 23-count federal grand jury indictment that includes kickbacks, money laundering, and wire...

The developers of iPhone photography app Camera+ were hoping to offer one particularly enticing option: a hardware shutter via volume buttons. But Apple put the kibosh on their plan, saying it would confuse users. The dev’s solution? Hide the feature. The need to tap the iPhone’s screen to snap a shot is for many an unwelcome (and unwieldy) process, and a hardware solution doesn’t seem to jibe with Apple’s design...

After months of debate surrounding the iPhone 4′s antenna issues, the New York Times is reporting that Mark Papermaster, the Apple executive responsible for overseeing the iPhone’s hardware, has left the company. It’s unclear whether Papermaster, who came from IBM and was central to a non compete case between Apple and his former employer, was forced out or left on his own. After his 26 year tenure at IBM, Papermaster had...