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An Infineon chip could be at the root of complaints from around the world that Apple's new iPhone drops calls and has unpredictable Internet links, according to a research report from Nomura. BusinessWeek also is reporting that the iPhone is suffering from faulty software on an Infineon (NYSE: IFX) chip, and that Apple plans to fix the problem with a software update. Representatives for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Infineon declined comment. One of the key attractions of the latest iPhone, which went on sale in July and sold 1 million in its first weekend, is faster, third-generation (3G) Web connections when compared to the first iPhone that was launched in mid-2007. RELATED ARTICLES Gartner: iPhone 'Acceptable' in the Enterprise iPhone Could Be Music to Best Buy's Ears Jobs: iPhone Software Downloads Booming Sybase iPhone Support for Notes, Exchange Palm's Treo 800 Presses On (iPhone Who?) For more stories on this topic: However, users have complained on Web sites and blogs that Internet speeds have been inconsistent and that the phone often reverts to a slower technology known as Edge even in 3G areas. Nomura analyst Richard Windsor wrote in a research note that the problem likely involved a 3G cellular network communications chip made by Germany's Infineon. "We believe that these issues are typical of an immature chipset and radio protocol stack where we are almost certain that Infineon is the 3G supplier... [ Read more on www.internetnews.com ]

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