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White iPhone by the end of July

July 27th, 2010

With all the bad blood which has been flowing about the unlocked  iPhone 4, we are pleased to bring you some rather cheerful news about this device. At the recently concluded WWDC there was a special chance to get some hands on experience with the white iPhone 4 and test out the new and smooth new iOS 4 which is said to be the best new platform on the smartphone market. Other than this, we did get to see the white iPhone 4 closer to ourselves and got a better feel of the specs in general. Not only does it have really good software but its hardware is also pretty good many respects. The sleek body and stainless steel rims make this phone a treat to look at. We are also pleased to tell you finally that some kind of confirmation has been made by Steve Jobs regarding the release of the rare white iPhone by the end of July.

Although this Iphone 4 unlocked gadget  is slightly heavy, we feel that the class it exudes puts it at a different state all together with the very fine finishing of the product which gives an almost monolithic feel to it. The camera of this phone is very good. Although the resolution is just 5 megapixel, the quality of the images are very good. Furthermore, the display of this phone which is said to be retina display is probably the best display screen that we have seen. The 720p HD recording means that this phone can easily double up as a digital video recorder.

However what we are most excited about is the probable release of the new color of the phone. After a long period of wondering when it would come out, Steve Jobs has officially said that this color edition will be coming out into the market by the end of the month of July.

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iPhone 4 recall could cost Apple a whopping $15 billion according to Analyst:

July 22nd, 2010

The antenna and reception issue of Unlocked iPhone 4 has been haunting Apple since its introduction. The problem has been described to be widespread and there have been several enquiries about this. Needless to say that Apple is in a position where they have to assess the situation and look at a recall. It is indeed the best thing to do after many were left distraught after Steve Jobs’ series of terse e-mails to people making enquiries.

However, the damage that the company will incur as a result of this has thrown up some mind blowing data. Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi has some interesting notifications. He believes a recall would cost Apple $15 billion which is an unbelievable amount to be considered. He also adds that it is highly unlikely that Apple would go for a recall even though consumer reports have been prompt about removing it from its recommended list of products.

Not all are affected by this particular problem and a recall is only possible if there is a really serious problem accepted by Apple Iphone 4 unlocked handset. This has not happened so far. Hence, a total product recall is close to impossible with $15 billion at stake.

It may be assumed that the hardware issue in the phone that has been given a little momentum by the media hype surrounding it. That has obviously catapulted into this anomalous situation. Apple and Jobs have obviously not been at their best in managing this issue and it has really got out of hand. The media attention to that has worsened matters. It would be quite foolish of Apple to go for product recall considering it won’t affect their PR in a grand way and the media will soon shift to a new product fiasco soon enough. People will just have to wait to find out.

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Apple and HTC on the rise, RIM losing ground according to ChangeWave survey:

July 22nd, 2010

Unlocked Smartphones were given a whole new dimension by Apple when it introduced its iPhone. Since then, it has been a steady competition between several companies to outwit the other in the smartphones market. Some have been able to gain prominence while others have lacked quality and have slipped into oblivion. ChangeWave surveys indicate a great demand for smartphones recently with a great number of people looking to buy a smartphone. Demand has never been so much before.

Apple still reigns supreme even though there have been a few minor hiccups recently with the iPhone 4 antenna issue being the most prominent. However, the number of other quality features iPhones offer separate it from the rest and still gives it the edge over others. Other companies are hot on their heels though and Apple should be looking to go one better by adding more features to the already existing brilliant retina display and other features.

IPhone 4 Unlocked handset is particularly being rivaled by Android. This has led to HTC getting a lot of attention and quite a few would rather go for HTC EVO  4Gor HTC droid incredible than iPhone 4. This is huge concern for Apple. HTC is constantly running out of supplies because of the great demand lately. Apple needs to be aware of the fact that the rivalry is strong and they need to address the fact fast.

RIM and Motorola are seriously out of the competition if they can’t come up with innovative features. The blackberry unlocked phones have been sorely disappointing lately. Even ardent Blackberry lovers believe that although the phones have undergone refreshing updates, it is still no match for Apple. Motorola is more or less in the same situation and needs to upgrade very soon. Maybe the competition will reach new heights in the recent future.

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Firefox Home: Now available on iTunes

July 21st, 2010

Just about a couple of weeks after it officially got announced, the all new Firefox Home can right now be availed for your unlocked iPhone 4 via the store at iTunes. So what is the actual application of this Firefox Home that recently got launched? If you are an ardent follower or a user of Firefox,you will know that at times you might have wished that your much valued and important bookmarks can pop open every time you leave your PC. Your prayers have now been answered and all those things which till now you could have only wished for have been bundled together in an application for the iPhone. This truly intriguing software application will allow you to view all your bookmarks from your iPhone, even when you are on the move. As technology progresses, you can be sure that the overall quality of technology keeps on progressing.

So by now you have already registered the fact that the Firefox Home is yet another perplexing development. When you want to go about making use of this Firefox Home, installing the Firefox Sync would quite obviously be your first step towards implementing this. It is totally free, which gets a thumbs up. Your prompt next step should be restarting Firefox and follow the pop ups to create an account with a safe and secured password. Then you get two options. You either install the Firefox Home directly from iTunes or you just visit App store and look for it. Either ways it is going to be easy on your part. After these are over you are all ready to establish Firefox on your very own iPhone4 unlocked gadget. Just do the remaining formalities and you should be good to go. So enjoy this new application to the fullest as it is sure to remain a hit for quite some time to come.

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iPhone 4 antennae issues

July 20th, 2010

One of the foremost characteristics that the Apple’s Unlocked iPhone4 proudly presents, the reason of envy for competitors and one of admiration for customers, was its sleek design. The model did away with an external antenna. The slim steel band that ran along the side of the phone, giving it structure and a creative design also doubled up as an inbuilt antenna. The radios were taken out from the inside of the device resulting in the sleek and slim look. This new innovative design was publicized as not only a step forward in bettering the aesthetic appearance of the phone and making it easier to carry around but also a leap in the technology of iPhones. However, this unique and novel idea didn’t prove to fool proof.

Even on the very first day of launch-introduction of the iPhone4 unlocked handset, there were scattered reports of ‘death grip’. Customers reported that holding the iPhone at certain angles resulted in a major amount of signal loss and may result in even drop calls. Initially, these reports were dismissed under the assumption of the problem being a minor one, with high probability of it being a result of mishandling by the customers. However, with the constant flow of complaints, the problem was identified as an intrinsic and fundamental design flaw. The difficulty in catching signals was attributed to the new technological innovation of the thin metal band antenna. There was also a long-running software issue of the iPhone which displayed wrong estimation of the signal being received.

The flippant solution offered by Apple, suggesting to the customers to hold the phone differently didn’t help matters and now the organization is faced with the dilemma of what it can do to improve the situation. A complete recall of the models would cost up to $1.5 billion while offering all impacted users a free bumper case worth $30 would not solve the problem but would definitely be cheaper than the complete recall. A quickly put together press conference is scheduled this Friday to address this issue.

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A sneak peak at “The Trunk” by Evernote

July 19th, 2010

If you are an ardent follower of Evernote you must keep a check on their services and know the updates they are making to improve on their previously existing services. They have launched their eminent note taking application for Unlocked Iphone 4, taking the whole system a step forward. If you are familiar with the working of Evernote then you must know that its application on notes is quite unmatched in the market. The huge variety of applications linked to notes are unparalleled, for example its tremendous memory capacity and creation of notes. The image matching application of Evernote is also a huge bonus to those availing it.

Huge populations of companies rely heavily on such applications of the Evernote and implement them by making their products even more efficient and make use of the gigantic population that avails Evernote. The economy today stands on much slippery ground and these enterprises make the most of Evernote to climb up the ladder. The Evernote in gratitude to their users gave them a token of appreciation by offering a platform to showcase their potential. The answer to all these came with “The Trunk” whose applications can be tapped to the fullest extent by users who want to avail it. “Notebook” is another much useful application for your cell phones. Notebooks are available for a number of applications and a whole branch for entertainment. All of the applications are easy to use and it is totally worth it and you will be free of all the hassle. Bear in mind, only the first version has been launched. It is more of a sneak peak of what is to actually come and to create the needed forum for its proper marketing. The second phase will be launched soon after and it is supposed to revolutionize the already existing applications of Evernote and essentially the launch will give you “The Trunk” and all the anticipations will soon be over. So wait a few more for the appended features of Evernote and make the best of it.

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Queen Elizabeth 2 gets a Blackberry

July 9th, 2010

Queen Elizabeth II visited Canada on the 1st July, on a national holiday. In this recent visit to Canada the British Queen made a frisky visit to Waterloo for taking a ‘sneak peak’ at the country’s most successful company, Research in Motion. RIM has quickly made headways and taken great strides in mobile phone technology. She got for herself a White Blackberry’s Unlocked  Bold2 9700 and was quite keen on knowing the various working facilities of the institute. So much so, she decided to take a good look at the RIM assembling facilities and stayed on in there for half an hour. Though it will be a herculean task for her to come technologically on par with the modern day teens and get ‘working’ on the blackberry, Queen Elizabeth II is not the first from the British Royal Family to procure for oneself a Blackberry. Prince Charles had for himself a Unlocked Blackberry Storm 9250 back in January. It’s also well known news that Prince Andrew is also a big fan of the Blackberry models. Well this Blackberry does one thing for sure; it would definitely help to keep her abreast with her country’s affairs anytime, anywhere. The Royalty also has a twitter account but it’s highly unlikely that you find her anytime soon tweeting about her new toy.

This new acquisition of the Blackberry model sure does up the ‘ technically aware’ quotient of the Royal family whereas at the same time Blackberry is set to get some more the royal attention it gets from its loyal customers far and wide. But in these upcoming years it will be telling on the Blackberry set because of the upcoming new high tech models from the Android and Apple Iphone 4 unlocked handset  industries. Well! Only time will tell how the Blackberry fairs in this rat race.

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The 8 GB iPhone 3GS soon to be made available for sale by TELUS

June 29th, 2010

The Unlocked iPhone 4 has recently been plaguing all the users with the antennae issue where the people are just being forced into holding the phone such that the signal is not obstructed. It is even more astounding how, Steve Jobs has even agreed to this by saying that the people are “just not doing it right”. Although this not a really big glitch in the engineering of the iPhone 4, yet it definitely affects a large number of the users who are being bugged by this issue.

However for the Canadian buyer, all these issues with the iPhone 4 and the antennae hassles are soon to end. There are alternatives which are coming into the market soon. TELUS is coming out with the black version of the iPhone 3GS unlocked gadget which will soon replace the 3G which is now available at $3 on a 3 year term. Hence be sure that all other 3G phones will move out of the stores soon. The 8GB 3GS will be out at the rate of $99 for a three year term.

Through TELUS, you can get the best communications solutions in the country of Canada and it helps the customer to constantly be at the behest telecommunications technology which is available in the country. Check them out online to keep up to date with all the latest updates along with more news about the new 8 GB iPhone 3GS.

This phone will be coming with iOS 4 right from packaging.  Keep up to date with TELUS online such that you can get all the details about when this phone will be made available in Canada. This will surely help you to escape the woes of holding the iPhone 4 in order to get the best reception.

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Analyst: 77% of iPhone 4 owners are upgrading from other Iphone

June 29th, 2010

An analyst survey showed that 77% of the people who had lined up to buy the iPhone 4 on the first day of its launch were already using unlocked iPhone 3GS and were just upgrading from their previous Apple smart phones. It showed that 6% of the buyers were previously using a BlackBerry, 3% had a device like myTouch 3G and the second largest category comprising of 12% of users were using “other” devices.

The answer to this surprising revelation lies in the fact that although technologies like the 3G and 3GS caused improvements in the hardware of the smartphone, the Unlocked iPhone 4 was a class apart. It not only was sleeker in form with a stainless steel bezel as an antenna and looked better in the hands of the owner, but also felt like an absolute device of luxury. The use of the bezel antenna however led to problems with holding the phone. This was thought to be the primary reason why iPhone users were upgrading to the fourth version making it the biggest hardware revision in iPhone history.

When asked why they were upgrading to the fourth version some buyers like the one we met standing first in line at the Apple store stated that iPhone 4, being the only iPhone optimized to run iOS 4, was a major draw to them. It enabled multitasking, social gaming networks etc. Also schemes brought out by few service provider added to the frenzy surrounding the iPhone 4. The sharp brained Mr. Jobs & Co. let it be known that anyone having an upgrade date in 2010 will get the Unlocked Smartphone at their entry-level price on the day of its launch. A dedicated Apple worshipper therefore did exactly as he was told because it was seen from the survey that 65% of the first-day buyers of iPhone 4 were also owners of a MAC computer as compared to the 35% using a general PC, this considering the fact that people using a PC (Windows) vastly outnumbered those using an Apple desktop or laptops.

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iPhone now to get Windows Live Messenger

June 24th, 2010

It has been stated that even Microsoft Corporation is siding with the Unlocked iPhone 4 by launching a new Windows Live Messenger application specifically meant for it.  Apart from Canada, only three other countries have the ability of downloading it directly from Apple’s app store. These include the US, UK and France. This application from Microsoft is completely free of cost to download and with it users will have the capability of updating their social status. There is even an added option that allows users to see their friends as well as start photo sharing. It has been proposed by Microsoft that in future they will also integrate support for Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace.

This soon-to-be-released iPhone Messenger will have all the required functionalities of the desktop version of Windows Live Messenger. In fact, it is claimed that the iPhone version will be a smaller companion for the desktop version. According to Microsoft Corporation, “We have worked extremely hard in ensuring that this Messenger application for the iPhone is extremely easy to use, yet at the same time can provide users all their desired functionality. To make it recognizable and desirable to iPhone users, we decided to preserve the native iPhone colors and user interface. We also plan on having future integration of Live Messenger with MySpace, Facebook and even LinkedIn.”

Most individuals make use of mobile phones so as to capture ideal moments that can then be shared amongst friends and family. With the social tab, you will be together with your friends throughout and their status can be displayed along with pictures and other links they have used. There are several filters you can use such as ‘status message’ or ‘photos’ to easily find what you want. With this application from Microsoft, all you have to do is to simply tap the iPhone a few times and you would have immediately created your own photo status.

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