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138 iPhones for Sale, Making a Mark in the Mobile Phone Industry Are you the type wherein you almost have all the newly re- leased gadgets in the tech market today? If yes, then you probably have an iPhone already. If the Apple Inc. has changed the way people listen to music files through the birth of the iPod, now the iPhone introduces a whole new multimedia experience that no ordinary mobile phone can provide you. Though it is only made available to a few countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and France, still the iPhone craze has already reached different parts of the globe and is considered one of the ultimate must haves of many or simply everybody's number one wish list this new year. Tagged as Time Magazine's Invention of the Year for 2007, the Apple Inc. has reported that over 270,000 units of iPhone were sold within its first 30 hours of release on a launch weekend. This only goes to show how massive the support Apple Inc. has gotten from people who are curious about the new innovations that the iPhone has to offer. With its sleek design and multi-touch sensing capability, there is really no way to put an end into this product's popularity and appeal to a huge number of people. Soon, this product will also be made available to more coun- tries to experience the iPhone difference. If you can not wait to get 139 hold of it, then you can check out various web sites to actually purchase it. In addition, Apple Inc. promises to include more features to iPhone as a new version of it will be introduced in 2008. This will definitely make more people go gaga over this hot new product. 140 Is it worth the price of an iPhone If you are the type of person who would like to be always in fashion trend, owning an iPhone is one of the most classy and cool thing to have. iPhones was designed and introduced by Apple, Inc. that is designed as a multi-media, internet capable mobile phone. What is so cool about iPhones is its touch screen because it is case sensitive, that the use of stylus is not required. It is so light that you cannot carry it anywhere and you can even work on sending email and as well as attached photos or word file, excel or pdf file. Those busy users who do frequent travel are able to manage and attend to their clients with use of iPhone. iPhone prices vary according to the features that the phone provides. For a 4GB iPhone the selling price in the market is at $499 and the 8GB iPhone is priced at $599 per unit. The price of the iPhone does not include the service connectivity to the users intended plan. Plans differ also in terms of the number of minutes users of iPhone intends to have. This also goes for the number of text messaging that users can send. The iPhone provides features such as watching TV or movies, Voice mail, voice conferencing, World Wide Web access etc. The access to these is matched with a fee to enjoy such. It might be sometime before everyone could afford to have an iPhone as the demand for iPhones are high. If that happens, how nice it is to carry one shiny cased mobile that has all the luxury of communicating easily with others. 141 The move to recall iPhones For an iPhone designed by Apple, Inc. the expectation is very high. It should be the best as it is Macintosh. But there instances that due to unavoidable circumstances along the production and distribution something gets along the way. Apple, Inc. had to recall the first batch of iPhones it has released after users have reported problems with its on-board toaster. This is one of the best things that Apple, Inc. has done, to be humble enough to accept their mistakes and apologize to its customers. It was also found out that the iPhones have been built with- out microphones installed on it. This has been discovered after having retrieved the first batch iPhones and Apple, Inc. had realized it. Perhaps, it was too early for users to discover themselves as they have been recalled soon. The cost of the iPhone is too expensive for one to own. But it pays off for the features that it provides. One good thing about defective iPhones is that Apple would recall the iPhones and have the defects sorted out. The Iphone is expected to live up to the hype and the communication qualities what iPod has did for entertain- ment and music/movies. Apple, Inc. deserves success and works very hard to provide quality products. They make sure that customers are happy. If there is a need to recall iPhones found to be faulty they would do so rather lose their name in the industry. That is how Apple, Inc. are committed to serve its client's well. 142 Ringtone Customization, A Great iPhone Feature At first, ringtones on mobile phones are preset and are only limited to monotones. A monotone is compared to a melody played on the piano without accompaniment from any other music in- strument. It is usually short but it will continuously play on your phone unless you answer the call. After a while, polytones became popular. With polytones, you can now hear other music instru- ments playing. With the integration of music player capabilities on recently released mobile phones has paved the way in making mp3 files as ringtones. You can now change your default ringtone any- time you like, with more music selections to choose from. The iPhone also has this capability. Released only in the US on September of 2007, the ringtone feature of the iPhone allows the creation of custom ringtones. iPhone users can purchase songs on iTunes Store for 99 cents each. Custom ringtone capabilities in- clude fading in and fading out, pause and loop. You can even make it as your default alarm tune on your iPhone. What's good about this is that users can cut 3 to 30 seconds on any part of the song to make it as the default ringtone. All customizations can be done in iTunes or use the Apple software known as GarageBand version 4.1.1 or later. Take note that this software is only made available for Mac OS X users. The ringtone is one of the many features that most custom- ers are looking forward to on any mobile phone device. This brings more excitement to users as they hear their selected tunes playing when somebody calls them. It will surely call anyone's attention and the iPhones ringtone customization capability surely sets it apart from the rest. 143 iPhone Specs- A Closer Look Want to know more about the Apple's iPhone? With a lot of great features incorporated with it, let us take a closer look on the specs of the iPhone that include its size and weight, display, mem- ory capacity, ringtones, wireless data, camera, audio and video capabilities. Unlike the iPod nano that comes in neon colors, the sleek design of the iPhone is only available in black. It is 4.5 inches (115 mm) in height, 2.4 inches (61 mm) in width, and 0.46 inch (11.6 mm) in depth. It weighs 4.8 ounces or 135 grams. It has a touch- screen display of up to 16 million colors. Its 3.5-inch display size of 340 x 480 pixels allow multi-touch capabilities, including accelera- tor and proximity sensors for auto-rotate and auto turn-off features respectively. The iPhone does not have a card slot yet unlike most phones but its 4 / 8 GB shared memory is more than enough to store all multimedia files that includes videos, pictures and music. The iPhone polyphonic ringtone can be customized. You can even set a song on MP3 format as your ringtone. It also has an auto-vibrate feature that will be activated once you have an incoming call. Transferring data has never been this convenient. You can use your iPhone to transfer data over GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Blue- tooth and USB. 3G compatibility is set to launch in 2008. Some of its other amazing features include a 2.0 megapixel camera, an iPod audio / video player, a photo browser / editor, TV output, a calendar and reminder, email and SMS capabilities, and a built-in Safari web browser. 144 Should iPhone Replace your iPod? If you are looking for an innovative way to listen to music, place calls and have a mobile means of connecting to the Internet, then an iPhone is a must-have device for you. When it was first launched in the market on the second half of 2007, it caused such a stir in the media and people literally lined up the Apple stores to lay claim to the fact that they are one of the very first owners of the iPhone. Basically, the iPhone performs three functions all rolled into one sleekly designed gadget. Aside from using it as your phone to place and receive calls, you can also use the iPhone to replace you iPod, and it serves as a mobile means to connect to the Internet. It has an 8GB memory which is satisfactory enough for a mobile phone of this kind. However, the good thing about using your iPhone as a replacement to your beloved iPod is that it is a widescreen version of its sister product. Just imagine how much fun you will get to have if you can literally play music right at the tip of your fingers. With its multi-touch screen functionality, you can easily and clearly sort your song choices according to artist, genre or title. The way that you view clips on Youtube will never be the same, since you can easily access them using your iPhone. Finally, when it comes to sound clarity, the iPhone does equate the iPod. So if you want to have an all-inclusive gadget that can make and receive calls, and play your music and videos as well, then iPhone is the thing to have. 145 iPhone 2 Rumored To Be Released This Year iPhone is considered to be a revolutionary mobile phone in 2007. This year, the new version iPhone 2 is rumored to be released this spring. With increasing demand for a more advanced mobile phone, Apple is said to release a new version of iPhone in 2008. It is believed that manufacturers from San Francisco are set to pro- vide the upgrades and other changes in the software. The iPhone2 targets outside the United States market. With iPhone's revolutionary features, some experts still say that there are other features that need to be added. 3G technology in mobile communications is imminent. This demand in mobile feature hopefully will be provided for in the next version of iPhone2. There are reports that iPhone 2 will be released in the spring of 2008. Mobile communication experts are expecting the addi- tional international network carriers. According to some mobile professionals, there are several features missing in the existing iPhone device. iPhone should have Java support in their software. Also experts complain why iPhone device is not open to other developers. Now that iPhone reviews are up, Apple will be able to consider what people want in iPhone 2. They need to deliberate carefully the upgrades and software changes needed in iPhone 2 in order to have a successful launch. Today, where mobile industry demands an advanced technology to fit the professionals' lifestyle, communication should also keep up with the trend in mobile technology. Now that iPhone 2 is rumored to be released this March, experts certainly hope that they will get the necessary upgrades they are looking for. 146 iPhone Features: convenience in Multi-tasking The public's perception that Apple Inc.'s iPhone was one of the most revolutionary and innovative technological gadgets ever made in this current year. And this perception is not altogether a bad perception, as it is in fact a near perfect perception to have. This is a perception that is very much prevalent in the near opening of the iPhone sales and the post-opening days as the people experienced the good and bad sides of the cellular phone. Being touted as a revolutionary product, the iPhone has a feature that includes a HTML email client, which gives it quite an edge over other cellular phones out there. The iPhones also have the Safari, which is considered as the most advanced and convenient web browser ever put onto a port- able device like a cellular phone. With the Safari, the iPhone is able to and will automatically sync bookmarks from your PC or Mac making it a convenient luxury to have. Convenience is something that is required and sought for by all people, especially the one's who are willing to buy and part with their money for an expensive, yet revolutionary and innovative item. In fact, the Safari includes Google and Yahoo! Search, which is already built-in into its system, and this makes it easier for the owner to use his iPhone for Infor- mation Searches in the Internet. And in this world of busy people, who occasionally race against time, the iPhone is fully programmed to multi-tasking abilities the allows the busy and time-constrained owners to, for example, read a Website's Information page while at the same time download his email. 147 iPhone Offers a Wide Array of Fun Features With all the hype that surrounded the launching of iPhone on the first part of 2007, you cannot help but wonder whether all the buzz is really worth it. At first, there were some problems with the activation but iPhone users who lined up the stores to grab a unit of this nifty gadget were not disappointed with the slew of fun and high-tech features that it has to offer. With iPhone, "fun" is the keyword since no other cellular or mobile device in the market can equal the cool features that it has to offer. First up, an iPhone user cannot help but be amazed at the size and quality of the screen. The clarity of the images is startling , and instead of the usual keypad, it utilizes the touch screen tech- nology. Second, it is a wonderful media player that can play music, the quality of which rivals its predecessor which is the iPod. It also performs the functionalities of a basic camera phone. Naturally, the iPhone offers the other functions of your regular cellular phone which includes text messaging, e-mail, web-browsing and Wi-Fi connectivity. Another convenient feature about the iPhone is that it fits the palm of your hands nicely. This 8GB phone gives you ample storage for the price. Apple, the manufacturer of iPhone, are still working on improvements to further enhance the features and functionality of this revolutionary mobile phone. Despite its flaws, you still cannot deny the fact that [...]... (such as Nintendo emulator and screen capture program) into the original system Hacking the iPhone usually takes just 30 to 45 minutes, and it is not a complicated process It is done by creating unique software and codes to crack the original iPhone code When your iPhone is hacked, the iPhone system opens itself to the use of many sorts of applications Why hack your iPhone? To some it does not make... they are able to crack the iPhone security code and make modifications and other sorts of changes to optimize the iPhone This development is truly impressive since it has been a very short time since the iPhone was launched in the market Some of the cracks in the iPhone system that hackers are able to take advantage of, modify and change are the installation of new and customized ring tones, and integration... sense, but adding some new ring tones may seem to be a sensible enough reason to hack your iPhone for others Though this is all that many iPhone hackers can do for the moment, for some hackers it could be fun, give their iPhone a uniqueness from within, and prepare the iPhone unit itself for future applications that might be cool to have on the iPhone 150 What should Apple do about the fast pace of... mobile experts and hackers tried to unlock this device to open it to other network services Currently Apple officially distributes iPhone support and services to AT&T, Orange and T Mobile iPhone hacks can be seen all over the internet With just one click, people can avail their various services iPhone hacks vary from different services If users agree to open their iPhone case, they can have it unlocked... the company needed to 'invade' a different, yet more massively popular market, he decided to have Apple engineers work on a mobile phone instead Aptly named the iPhone, it has set to become the latest and most innovative mobile phone in the market today When he announced the soon -to- bereleased iPhone at the Macworld convention on January 9, 20 07, the media all went crazy over how the iPhone will change... functionalities with music playing capabilities? This is the technological wonder known as the iPhone, which is tagged as Time Magazine's chosen gadget for the year 20 07 Despite the flaws found by the initial, iPhone has still managed to improve the features of the usual mobile phones released in the market today The iPhone incorporates the music playing capabilities of the iPod and merged it mobile... father to four kids, and he is married to Laurene Powell Creating a balance between your family life and your professional life must come pretty hard, but he still managed it with the launching of the revolutionary iPhone last June of 20 07 Initially, Steve Jobs wanted the Apple engineers and designers to create a tablet PC so he had them investigate on touch screen technology Believing that the company needed...148 the iPhone was worth all the buzz because it is still the coolest mobile device to have around 149 Why pursue an iPhone Hack? 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