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iPhone In India On Vodafone, Likely In September

Indians will no longer need to illegally buy, unlock and then use the most-desired item on gadget lovers’ lists — the Apple iPhone. Its much-awaited and delayed India launch is expected with telecom operator Vodafone in the first week of September.

Initially the 8 GB version of the much-hyped touchscreen device — which combines Wi-Fi capabilities with a powerful email client, TV feeds, online music store and map-based location guide — will be launched at a price ranging between Rs 27,200 and Rs 28,000. Based on buyer response, the launch of the 16 GB version will be staggered to the middle of 2009.

“Post launch in India, the iPhone can be ‘unlocked’ (or configured to use SIM cards from all telecom carriers), though the company is not fully open to such a possibility,” the source said.

The real signs of ‘iFatigue’ in India over the long wait for the iPhone are evident on Internet chat forums where users debate thorny issues like how to unlock the iPhone without losing call quality, free open source hacker kits like AppTapp, the best unlock deals at the right price, and quick bargains in the grey market.

via Business Standard

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Apple Releases New iPhone With 16GB and iPod Touch With 32GB

While many people waiting for iPhone version with 3G, Apple added new models of the iPhone and iPod touch which have double the memory, doubling the amount of music, photos and videos that customers can carry with them wherever they go.

The revolutionary iPhone now comes in a new 16GB model for $499, joining the 8GB model for $399. iPod touch now comes in a 32GB model for $499, joining the 16GB model for $399 and the 8GB model for $299.

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iPhone Version With 3G Next Year

AT&T Inc. CEO Randall Stephenson confirmed most awaited 3G version of iPhone.

Apple Inc. will introduce a version of the iPhone next year that can download from the Internet at a faster rate, and also the battery will be improved to address the battery drain issue with faster networks.

With the recent firmware update version 1.1.2, there are reports thats the iPhone performance has increased and has become faster. So, we can expect better improvement in terms of performance in the new version, and add 3G and few more features to it, definitely the next version will become more popular than the current one. There are no indications yet on how much the new iPhone version would cost.

The prospect of a new handset may make some shoppers put off buying an iPhone this year, Gene Munster, an analyst with Piper Jaffray & Co. in Minneapolis, said in an e-mail. The number of shoppers who delay a purchase won’t be “enough to make a difference,” he said. Munster has advised buying Apple shares since June 2004.

Hopefully it will cover most of the features it is lacking currently when compared to those offered by most of the smart phones available today.

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iPhone SDK Is Already Available To Some Developers?

According to Electronista is some selected developers have already begun receiving the promised iPhone/touch SDK . The SDK was slated for a February release.

Described as a rough version of the SDK, the result is native programs that have farther reaching effects as compared to a web base program. Exact details of what the kit allows are unknown, though it is confirmed that it produces native programs and somewhat resembles Google’s OpenSocial in that it mediates between the programmer and the iPhone operating system.

Although treated as a welcome development, the SDK will not be the same as writing a Mac OS X application and has its clear limits, people familiar with the matter say. These details are unavailable, though the features are broad enough that at least one major social networking site is reportedly interested what the native platform can offer versus existing web code. The group of companies has only received its development tools within the past two weeks and is allegedly unable to provide a timetable for when finished software will be ready, though it should be well ahead of the community at large, which only receives the SDK in February.

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iPhone In France On Nov 29th

According to TechCrunch, iPhone will be launched in France on Nov 29th, 2007. The iPhone will be launched with Orange at the price of 300 euros. It is expected to be on the market the 29th of November and announced on the 24th of September during the Apple Expo in Paris.

Here is a first picture of the iPhone provided by Orange with a French menu (operated in roaming mode though).

Apple EU iPhone deal expected :

There are some reports that Apple has invited UK media to a special event at the London Apple Store on Regents Street on 18th Nov. Apple is likely to announce the iPhone for the UK market on 18th Nov 2007.

Read the news about iPhone unlocks and on why to wait to by iPhone.

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Wait Till Next Version To Buy The iPhone

There many news about the unlocks of the famous Apple’s iPhone and news about launch of iPhone in other parts of the world, there’s an excellent review of iPhone and explains why to wait for next version.

According to the review, there are some features lacking in $600 iPhone which are available in $50 phone:

• MMS
• Video recording
• Custom ringtones
• Mass storage
• Fully functioning Bluetooth with stereo audio streaming
• Voice dialing when you’re using a car kit
• Sending contact info to other people
• Instant messaging
• Sending an SMS to more than one recipient at a time

Look, I’m not saying wait for version 2.0. You don’t need new hardware to love the phone; version 1.1 should do it. Wait until Apple updates the software. That was a hard to write, since I’m thumbing through my own iPhone like a teenager with his first Playboy.

I didn’t have the chance to check out an iPhone yet as I am not from USA. Anybody of you there checked out the features, please send in your comments.

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