Apple released operating system updates for both the iPhone and the iPad on Thursday, on the eve of its emergency press conference about the iPhone’s antenna debacle. The iPad 3.2.1 update addresses, among other issues, a problem with WiFi connectivity that surfaced in May. The iPhone update — to iOS 4.0.1 — is targeted directly at the snarled reception problems and how signal strength is displayed. Apple likely will have specific comments to make on the hardware portion of that dilemma at its Friday press event.
