Hasta La Gadget!

Jeez guy, don’t you know that it’s iPod (or is that iTouch) day? Don’t you think it’s hard enough being the iPod already? Constantly living in the shadow of your younger, more successful sibling? But no, these days the iPod can’t even get one single day in the spotlight.

Ahead of this afternoon’s big Apple music announcement, rumors are circulating about an iPhone 4 update coming later this month. The update will supposedly fix the hardware issues with the handset that have contributed to its “death grip” reception problems.

The comments are coming from Marco Quatorze, the director of value added services for Telcel, Mexico’s largest mobile carrier–also the home of the iPhone in that country. iPhone 4s sold in that country prior to September 30th will be the same reception impaired devices available in the rest of the world–Apple will be offering up the same rubber band solution, as well.

After the stated September 30th end of the promotion, however, Apple will be releasing the upgraded hardware, according to Quatorze. How valid are these claims? It’s hard to say. Apple isn’t talking (it has other things on its mind, after all–not that it’s ever all that talkative in the first place), but the dates certainly seem to match up.