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fring has launched its client for Apple’s iPhone, which makes fring the first VOIP application for the iPhone. The released version of fring for the iPhone is a "special pre-release R&D version of fring" and the full version of fring would be available later this year based on feedback on the special pre-release R&D version. […]

The Nike+ SportKit was initially launched for Apple’s iPod Nano music player, which consists of an accelerometer-based pedometer and wireless receiver. You simply plug the kit into iPod Nano’s dock connector and it allows you to monitor your sport activities such as distance, time, pace and calories burned.
Nike is now working with Apple to bring […]

Expected to be released in June at at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference this year, the 3G iPhone promises to be thinner, faster and tougher. It is expected that the device will be launched in three flavors, the iPhone 8GB, 16GB and 32GB and will also come with a tougher hardware. It will also have an […]

According to a White Paper released by Rubicon Consulting based on a survey on the iPhone, the following are the strenghts and weaknesses of the Apple iPhone.
Strengths:

The iPhone is expanding the smartphone market - 50 per cent of buyers have only ever owned a regular mobile before
25 per cent of owners are using their iPhones […]

Sun Microsystems has recently announced that it is working on a Java Virtual Machine for Apple’s revolutionary iPhone Smartphone. This is wonderful news as this would allow iPhone users to install and run Java applications & games on the iPhone. This also means that the Apple’s iPhone would gain more popularity as it would begin […]

There are a lot of web-apps out there for us iPhone users to sort through, so here’s a Top 10 list to make things a bit easier on you. 
1. Photo Forward - this isn’t exactly a web-app, but it’s cool-worthy nonetheless. Photo Forward is a bookmarklet that scans the webpage you are currently browsing for […]

We recently made a post about the N95-Diamond Edition Phone by Amosu. Amosu is renowned for offering trendy products for the fashion conscious people. It is now offering the IPhone diamond edition which costs arounf 20,000 Pounds.
Features:
Bezel: Stainless Steel
Diamonds: 420 Diamonds
Cut: […]

Softbank Japan is keeping pretty busy these days, most recently approaching a similar market as the Apple iPhone with the announcement of the Softbank Fullface 2, a mobile phone that — appropriately enough — features a large display across its full face. Also known as the SoftBank 921SH, this mobile phone does have one critical […]

Macworld has news out of CES that EA’s mobile division president has good and bad news about the iPhone and gaming. The good news is that the iPhone is a terrific device — but then again, you already knew that. But the bad news is that Apple’s handling everything all wrong. By leaving out the […]

Ask anyone what’s missing from the iPhone and one of the most likely answers is copy and paste. I know it’s on the top of my list of most wanted feature, next to 3G-connectivity.

 
According to MacScoop, the recent iPhone 1.1.3 firmware leak may be incomplete and unpolished version of the forthcoming iPhone update. It is […]

"Apple has found its way into yet another market and this time with mobile phones. The iPhone is really a device that you either love or hate but according to iPhone nano more people love it than hate it. As you can see from the graph above iPhone has managed to secure the number 2 […]

So, you’ve got several hundred dollars to blow on a shiny new cell phone and you can’t decide between the Apple iPhone and the Nokia N95. Each handset certainly has its advantages, but they seem to be approaching the market in two wholly different ways.
The CNET people have pit these hot handsets against one another, […]

Are you interested in Communicator phones? Watch out the new RoverPC C6 GSM GPRS Phone bearing a minimalist design. This Russian model works on Windows mobile 6 OS with 300 MHz Samsung 2442B processor. The RoverPC comes loaded with several software applications Microsoft Office Excel Mobile, Microsoft Office Outlook Mobile, Microsoft Office Word Mobile, Internet […]

The Apple iPhone is easily one of the hottest electronic gadgets of the year, getting everyone excited about touchscreen displays and the marrying of music with voice conversations. It’s not exactly an exclusive device, however, because just about anyone can waltz into an AT&T dealer and ask for a touchtastic mobile. If you want to […]

Days ago both companies, Apple and Orange achieved an exclusive deal, and announced that in the French market the iPhone would ship before Christmas. They signed same sort of deal that Apple have gotten with ATT (USA), O2 (UK) and T-Mobile (D), one carrier per country, that is 100% locked to the chosen carrier, closed […]

I realize that it’s only the beginning of October, but mistletoe and jingle bells are just around the corner. Solutions Research Group recently surveyed 1000 Canadians on what they want for Christmas and the iPhone — which isn’t technically available in Canada — ranked 8th on the list.
When the iPhone hit up AT&T earlier this […]

“Strategy Analytics Wireless Device Lab recently conducted a buyer behavior survey and found out “Design Labs USA: Palm Centro & Samsung i760 have Most Appealing Innovative Designs.
“The Samsung i760 and Palm Centro top the purchase likelihood table for those seeking a multifunction, fully integrated device,â€� according to Paul Brown, Senior User Experience Analyst at Strategy […]

“Strategy Analytics Wireless Device Lab recently conducted a buyer behavior survey and found out “Design Labs USA: Palm Centro & Samsung i760 have Most Appealing Innovative Designs.
“The Samsung i760 and Palm Centro top the purchase likelihood table for those seeking a multifunction, fully integrated device,â€� according to Paul Brown, Senior User Experience Analyst at Strategy […]

Another day, another music phone. This time it comes from Samsung - the F250 Music Slider (not to be confused with the Ford F250 pickup). The F250 has the same sleek look as the 3.5G F330 and U700 handsets, but makes them available as a more affordable 2.5G model. The phone has a pretty fancy […]

The good news is that T-Mobile now has two 3G phones available for consumers to choose from. The bad news is that they still don’t have a 3G network available for their customers to use them on. The newest addition to the product line for the missing service is the Nokia 6263. Eventually, the phone […]