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AT&T has gone contract free for the 3G iPhone. Initially when AT&T launched the 3G iPHone for the first time in US, the 8GB and the 16GB versions costed $199 and $299 respectively, under contract. But now was they have removed the contract obligation both these versions of the iPhone will now cost $599 and $699 respectively. AT&T had announced this when they launched it but now they have confirmed the availability. So there is a catch here, AT&T has removed the contractual obligation, does this mean that, they are getting ready for the new iPhone, which most probably will be coming in June 2009. This is just a speculation from my side but thats what this news is pointing toward. By the way, sources from LG Korea have confirmed that, they are working on OLED screens for Apple for the new iPhone and Apple's first touch screen Notebook.

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Here is how you take an instant screenshot with your iPod Touch or iPhone. You don't need any software for doing that. Just hold down the Back Button or your menu button and press the power button at the top of your device, a flash will appear and the screenshot has been taken and saved to your Saved Photos folder. This is so cool and easy to use. This is not a hack but an in-built shortcut by Apple.

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   Update your iPhone or iPhone 3G to iPhone 2.2 OS
   
   
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     You can update to non-jailbroken iPhone 2.2 OS through iTunes OR
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     You can update to jailbroken iPhone 2.2 OS
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   Download the Application from the iTunes Store
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   Install the app
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   Open the app
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   Find an article with a face
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     Open it
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     Use scroll around
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   Close the application
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   Navigate to Settings>General>Keyboards>Japanese>Emoji and Toggle the switch to "ON"
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   Enjoy Emoji icons on your non-Japanese iPhone!

Indian mobile services provider, BSNL would the first to launch its 3G services in India in the month of December 2008. According to some reports and NAMP that came out in the second week of September, BSNL was supposed to launch the 3G iPhone along with the launch of 3G services. The 3G iPhone has really not picked up in the Indian market mainly because of its high-pricing and non-availability of the 3G spectrum and the news of BSNL bringing iPhone on its 3G spectrum is turning out to be false because as of now, Apple has no intentions of tying up with BSNL for the launch of its 3G iPhone on BSNL's 3G services. Apple has already bent its rule of sticking to single player for a country by going ahead in India with AirTel and Vodafone. As we all know what fate the 3G iPhone met in India, I mean people are buying it but it never gained speed in the lucrative Indian mobile phone market. The 3G iPhone mania is slowly dying down in India and now people are looking forward to upcoming phones like the Nokia Tube, Blackberry Bold, Blackberry Storm, Samsung Omnia etc. With the absence of 3G iPhone in its portfolio, BSNL will have tough time luring users towards it 3G services.

The much awaited iPhone 3G was launched in India on August 22nd and the bad days of Apple, Vodafone and AirTel started on the same day. Price of the iPhone 3G was and is one of the biggest factor that had a negative impact on the iPhone launch and the sentiments of the Indian mobile phone user. Non-availability of 3G spectrum, other limitations of the iPhone 3G were some of the other factors that fueled the downtrend of the iPhone 3G in the Indian market. What was Apple thinking when they came up with this kind of pricing for the iPhone. AirTel and Vodafone sold just 1500 iPhones in first two weeks of the launch. This figure is really embarrassing for  a company like Apple who had broke all records with the US launch of the 3G iPhone. iPhone 3G's dismal performance in the Indian market has led these things, which nobody would have imagined:

• AirTel and Vodafone selling the iPhone 3G on EMI
• Vodafone lowering down the price of 3G iPhone by 1500 bucks in just one month of its launch
• AirTel is also rumored to lower the price of the 3G iPhone
• AirTel will not air any more ads on the Television now and they have told their media agencies not to do anything for atleast coming three months

Just imagine the situation if Apple would have launched the iPhone for 20,000, rest everything would have been history. Anyway, now the damage is already done but one thing is sure that Apple has failed to crack the most lucrative mobile phone market in the world and that is the fact.

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AirTel and Vodafone have started selling the costly 3G iPhone in India. AirTel has even started advertising the iPhone 3G on national television. The ad, which is being aired from last two days shows how an iPhone 3G helps its users to manage Work Calendar, Work Emails and Work contacts. The commercial never highlights the multimedia capabilities of the iPhone 3G or not even the multi-touch interface, which is very surprising. From the commercial it is pretty much evident that AirTel is pitching the iPhone 3G for business users. Is this the right thing cause today's business user of mobile phones demands robust enterprise devices like the BlackBerry or the Nokia E90 or say the Nokia E71 and certainly not the iPhone.

Nokia has finally launched its converged multimedia N Series device, the Nokia N96. Looks wise the N96 is a hybrid of the N95 and the N81 GB, but when its comes to performance and functionality, nobody comes near the N96, not even the iPhone??hmmm lets see to that is few days. Cutting long story short the N96, will be available in India in the month of September and will be available for Rs. 30,000. The N96 is a multimedia powerhouse that packs 16GB of internal memory, double of what the N95 Black has and can carry upto 18,000 songs, 20,000 images and you can carry upto 20 full length movies. If this is less then you can also expand its memory to 24 GB, did i hear you guys saying phew??? The post below will give you all details on the N96. Morning, I told you about N96 coming to India, but i was wrong, it will take time to come to India, atleast a month.

The Apple iPhone 3G is coming to India on August 22nd. Apple's competitors like Nokia and Samsung would be waiting to see the initial reactions of Indians when the new iPhone comes to India. Before the iPhone comes to India, Nokia is making sure that they launch something that might divide the loyalties of iPhone cravers in India. In few hours from now Nokia is going to launch its much awaited N96 in India. N96 is a pure multimedia powerhouse with 6GB of in-built memory, microSD card support upto 16 GB. You can store more than 3000 songs in MP3 format on your N96 and just forget about them and keep on listening. But the design of this phone looks crap. The phone looks like a oversized hybrid of N81 and N95 8GB

N96 Specs -
Supported networks
* UMTS networks (WCDMA 2100/850; HSDPA)
* Quad-band operation in GSM 850/900/1800/1900 networks (EDGE)
* Automatic frequency band and mode switching
* DVB-H, class C, 470-750 MHz
Dimensions
* Volume: 92 cm 3
* Weight: 125 g
* Length: 103 mm
* Width: 55 mm
* Depth: 18 mm (places to 20 mm)
Memory
* 16 GB of internal flash memory, memory expansion via hot-swappable microSD memory cards
* Approximate storage capacity is 16 GB disk space:
* – Video: 40 hours
* – Music: 12,000 songs
* 128 Mbytes of RAM, 256 Mbytes of system memory (operating system plus dynamic memory for user data)
Operating Hours
* Battery: Nokia Battery BL-5F, 950 mAh
* Talk time: GSM: up to 220 min; UMTS: Up to 150 min
* Stand-by Time: GSM: Up to 220 hours; UMTS up to 200 hours
* Video playback: Up to 5 hours (in offline mode)
* Music playback: Up to 14 hours (in offline mode)
* TV Play: Up to 4 hours (DVB-H)
Display and user interface
* QVGA TFT display with a 6.1 inch diagonal display (2.8 inches) and 16.7 million colours at a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels
* User interface: S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2
* Active standby mode, multimedia menu
Data transfer
* In UMTS networks (WCDMA 2100/850) are both voice and data connections possible (packet switched connections to max. 3.6 Mbit / s (download) or 384 kbps (upload), circuit connections to max. 64 Kbps -
* Dual Transfer Mode (DTM) for the simultaneous use of voice and packet data connections in GSM / EDGE networks. Class A, multi-slot Class 11, max. Data transmission speed to Herunter-/Hochladen: 177.6 / 118.4 kbps
* EGPRS Class B, multi-slot Class 32, max. Data transmission speed to Herunter-/Hochladen: 296/177, 6 kbps
* GPRS Class B, multi-slot Class 32, max. Data transmission speed to Herunter-/Hochladen: 107/64, 2 kbit / s
Video Center
* Video Center: Central application for video experiences
* Access to the recent play videos and simple continuation of play
* My Videos: collection of videos stored in the device
* Access to Internet video, compatible with news feeds and video podcasts, updates and downloads directly over the cellular network
* Catalog for new Internet video
Video codecs and formats
* MPEG-4 Part 2 (H.263/SP), up to VGA at 30 frames / s codec with hardware acceleration, max. QVGA on the screen of the device, max. SDTV on TV Output
* MPEG-4 Part 10 (H.264/SP), up to VGA at 30 frames / s codec with hardware acceleration, max. QVGA on the screen of the device, max. SDTV on TV Output
* Windows Media Video (WMV9), up to CIF / QVGA at 30 frames / s codec with hardware acceleration, max. QVGA on the screen of the device, max. SDTV on TV Output
* Real Video (QCIF) with 30 frames / s
* Support for Flash movies in Internet Browser
* Digital rights management: OMA DRM 1, OMA DRM 2, WM DRM (Windows Media DRM)
Live TV
* DVB-H-based mobile TV with integrated antenna
* DVB-H, class C, 470-750 MHz
* Access to videos on the browser
* Downloading, streaming and playback during download
* Support for Flash movies
Music
* Digital music player - support for MP3, AAC, eAAC +, WMA and album cover
* Editing and sharing playlists
* Equalizer and visualization of sounds
* Online search and purchase music tracks in Nokia Music Store - with support for WM DRM-protected files (Windows Media DRM)
Radio
* FM stereo radio (87,5-108 MHz) with support for RDS; possibility for the use of the VHF radios in offline mode
* Nokia Internet Radio
Main Camera
* Up to 5 megapixels (2,592 x 1,944 pixels)
* Optics by Carl Zeiss
* Autofocus, automatic exposure control
* Aperture: F2.8
* Focal Length: 5.2 mm
* Focus range: 10 cm to infinity
* Two flashlights (LED), video light, lighting-support autofocus and recording progress indicator
Second Camera
* VGA (640 x 480 pixels)
Video recording function
* Video recording in MPEG-4 format, with up to VGA 30 frames / s
* Digital video stabilization
* Video clip length: Depends on available space
* Video File Format: MP4 (standard), 3GPP (for MMS messages)
* Program settings for automatic, a video light, white balance and color mood
Photography
* Photo Resolution: Up to 5 megapixels (2,592 x 1,944 pixels)
* Format for photographs: JPEG / EXIF
* Details on the recording location: Automatic recording of information on location in the image file
* Program settings for automatic, flash, serial shots, self-timer, color humor, white balance, contrast, exposure correction, help
Discover
* Digital maps and navigation
* Integrated GPS module with support for A-GPS (Assisted GPS)
* Nokia Maps application
* Free downloadable maps for more than 150 countries, millions of locations, location details and satellite images **
* To purchase upgrades available multimedia travel guides and navigation services for the car navigation Sprachgestützte
* For pedestrians: Special optimized for pedestrian navigation with Directions
E-mail and Messaging
* Easy-to-use e-mail client with support for attachments (photos, videos, music files, and text documents)
* Support for e-mail protocols SMTP, IMAP4 and POP3, as well as for MMS and SMS messages Common SMS-/MMS-Editor
* Compatible with Nokia Wireless Keyboard SU-8W (optional)
Mobile Internet Access
* Nokia Web Browser with Mini Map function, visual history display, support for HTML and JavaScript, Flash Lite 3.0, and for Flash videos
* Support for news feeds (RSS)
Connection options
* WLAN (IEEE802.11 g / b) with support for UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)
* USB 2.0 micro-USB port (Type B)
* 3.5-mm jack for connecting a standard headphone and TV output for connecting a TV for playback of photos and videos (PAL / NTSC)
* Bluetooth 2.0 with support for stereo audio transmission (Bluetooth profile “Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP), and EDR (Enhanced Data Rates)
* Use of Nokia PC Suite for Nseries devices (PC software), in conjunction with Bluetooth wireless connections or cable connections to the USB port compatible PCs
Standard package
* Nokia N96
* Nokia battery BL-5F
* Nokia data cable CA-101
* Nokia video output cable, CA-75U
* Nokia Stereo Headset-HS-45, with remote AD-54
* Nokia cigarette lighter charger cable DC-4
* Nokia compact AC-5E

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