Apple, the technology company, may break its silence on complaints over the iPhone 4 later this week. The company is planning a press conference in Cupertino, California this Friday. No other details have been provided on the event.

Apple may address dissatisfied users who have been complaining about the iPhone 4's reception problems in the press conference. Ever since the mobile's launch, users have posted on Apple's forums saying that signal strength dropped when the phone was gripped in a certain way.

Apple initially responded to the complaints by telling users to hold the phone a different way or buy a $29 bumper case to keep fingers away from the exterior antenna. Later on, the company said that a software problem was to blame and that they would be providing an update to fix the issue.

Consumer Reports, a product review magazine, did not buy Apple's explanation and gave the iPhone 4 a negative review, adding to the uproar over the company's new mobile phone.