Now I Love Iphone

[coolrajiv 1]

Skype comes to the iPhone

Instant messaging wish granted

iPhone fans are set have their wish granted, with the news that a German firm has developed an application that brings Skype functionality to the device.

One of the complaints that users of the hybrid phone and MP3 player had was relating to its instant messaging functionality, or lack thereof. German firm Shape Media has stepped in to fill the gap.

The application, dubbed "IM+ for Skype", transforms the iPhone into a Skype handset. The web application, which works through the iPhone's Safari web browser, allows iPhones to use the Skype messaging service along with its Voice over IP (VoIP) network.

By logging on to skypeforiphone.com, users can access their Skype account, allowing them to make free Skype to Skype calls, and use their SkypeOut credits to make calls to landlines and mobile phones around the world. According to Shape Media, the application will work across different networks and does not require Wi-Fi to operate.

The application was designed for use with the iPhone's touchscreen, and has the added benefit of offering more cost-effective call charges than many carriers, for both landline and mobile calls - domestic and overseas.

Similar software has already been developed for platforms such as Windows Mobile, RIM's Blackberry, Palm and Symbian devices.

Source - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/16/skype_on_iphone/

Edited August 16, 2007 by coolrajiv

[rajanjp 0]

Why people are verymuch crazy about iphone...???.. Now a days.. Sony Ericson becomes people friendly in India.. for example.. K750i.. wat feature is not there in this model ??

My Cousin have bought it in USA and now crying on it as misses lots of Business Feature, I only posted this Topic so user can know what it cant do and buy it accordingly.

[Kunal Hemrajani 1]

iPhone: A Tempting Target to Malware Makers

The bugs found on the Windows version of Safari may affect the iPhone as loopholes in one version can easily be located on another. Furthermore, the iPhone runs on Mac OS X, which has several security issues of its own and it is likely that these will be encountered in the iPhone. These vulnerabilities may offset Apple's closed platform strategy, as they provide hackers with material to explore.

Source: http://www.technewsworld.com/story/58916.html

[coolrajiv 1]

Source - http://www.tech2.com/india/news/mobile-pho...nlocked/13671/0

iPhone Unlocked!

Ladies and gentlemen; it's finally here. The first software only unlocking of the iPhone!

The iPhoneSIMfree.com team has formally announced this on their website and has gotten Engadget, to endorse this! This solution allows you to choose the provider you want in any country and use their SIM. Obviously, no more outrageous roaming charges for the restless ones out there. Time for me to wipe the sweat from my palms and get some grip on a spanking new iPhone!

But don't whip out those credit cards yet. iPhoneSIMfree team has not released details as to how they intend to sell this solution - no information whether it'll be a bring-the-phone-to-us service or an IMEI based pass-code through email.

[coolrajiv 1]

Source - http://www.techtree.com/India/News/Sevente...-82951-615.html

Seventeen Year Old Unlocks iPhone

It took a nerdy teenager, a soldering iron, and a couple of energy drinks to 'unlock' Apple Computer's iconic iPhone.

Seventeen-year old George Hotz from New Jersey spent 500-odd hours (an entire summer) trying to free the iPhone from AT&T's clutches.

Hotz posted the hack on his blog Thursday. Which could lead to the mushrooming of an entire industry devoted only to buying of iPhones, unlocking them, and selling them to people who don't have or don't want the AT&T service.

However, the hack is complicated and requires skill with soldering and software. A wrong step here or there could render the iPhone useless.

Apple Computer and AT&T refused to comment on Hotz' exploit.

An earlier method deployed to make the iPhone work overseas involves copying information from the SIM chip or Subscriber Identity Module. This method does not require any soldering expertise or special equipment.

Meanwhile, both hacks leave intact the iPhone's many functions, including built-in camera and ability to access Wi-Fi networks. By now both procedures have been publicly disclosed so Apple can get down to the task of modifying it's iPhones to making them immune to such hacks...

Hotz, who said he collaborated online with a large number of people to develop the unlocking process, put up his unlocked iPhone for sale on eBay on Thursday. The highest bid reportedly was $12,600 late Friday. The 4GB iPhone model actually sells for $499.

[copperco2 24]

this is just the price curiosity. but will the person be able to use the Hacked phone?

[HetalDP 947]

Apple iPhone 4 GB Version stopped

Apple iPhone 8GB Version Price Reduced to $ 399 (Shipped price were $599)

still $ 20 for 24 Months will be There

For Cracking iPhone we require SIM Cloner and have to Copy Original SIM which shipped with iPhone to Blank sim in Line ONE

and in Line 2 We have to keep the Paramater from Indian SIM and have to Select Line 2 as Default

[coolrajiv 1]

I believe by the time Iphone is launched in India officially may be & yes may be price would be 15000 Rs for 8 GB model i guess thats not a bad deal at all for this beauty

Edited September 8, 2007 by coolrajiv

[coolrajiv 1]

Source - http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/News/Detai...px?NewsId=21364

Apple: One Millionth iPhone Sold

One millionth iPhone is sold just after 74 days after its introduction on June 29.

"One million iPhones in 74 days - it took almost two years to achieve this milestone with iPod," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "We can't wait to get this revolutionary product into the hands of even more customers this holiday season."

[coolrajiv 1]

Source - http://www.tech2.com/india/news/smart-mobi...-iphone/15801/0

Apple to Launch 16GB, 3G iPhone?

It's not official, but leaked iPhone campaign ads from T-Mobile Germany portray a different story. The iPhone is not likely to be announced in Europe until November, but the grapevine has it that it's to be equipped with 3G, supporting both US-friendly HSDPA format and the Europe-specific UMTS. The leaked ad also claims a 16GB iPhone, with a 2MP camera in keeping with the version launched in the US.

According to the ad, the 3G iPhone will be priced at 499 Euros and will come with a coupon for the iTunes store. T-Mobile has obviously not confirmed any of this, but it's been seen posting text banners and product shots on its own website, as posted by

http://blogs.zdnet.com/ip-telephony/?p=2318

[coolrajiv 1]

Source - http://www.tech2.com/india/news/mp3-audio-...-market/15881/0

Unlocked iPhone Selling in Mumbai's Gray Market

The Mumbai gray market seems to be brimming with the latest offerings in the market. You can get the iPhone (unlocked and running) for a whopping Rs. 52,000 Hopefully, seeing as only this morning some sleepless soul managed to make a hardware-free hacking method to unlock the phone, enthusiasts won't have to wait for a day at Heera Panna for the unlocking to happen.

[Kunal Hemrajani 1]

whoa !!! 52000..r thes ppl gone crazy..

whoz gonna shell out so much much for such stupid phone..

[coolrajiv 1]

whoa !!! 52000..r thes ppl gone crazy..

whoz gonna shell out so much much for such stupid phone..

You are right mate 52K is way too high but as you know there r some crazy freaks(those who have lots and pots of money) in this world for them 52K is also not much.

Edited September 13, 2007 by coolrajiv

[HetalDP 947]

I Just Baught iPhone @ $ 560 in USA So the Cost with Customer Duty will go to Rs. 30,000

[HetalDP 947]

Edited on 14-Sep-2007

Now new Reasons to love iPhone

1. 4 GB Version Stopped and only 8 GB Version is available.
   
   
2. 8GB Version Cost only $399 with Cingular Plan.
   
3. Now We can easily get Unlocked 8GB in $ 550 Thank for Cingular Subscribed WHo want to Trade Off for $ 150
   
4. WiFi, SIM, EMail Capability can be Easiliy Cracked so no more Bars Between we and Phone.
   
5. A 3G Version is Getting launched in UK, Germany, France @$ 599 (HSDPA Version)
   
   
6. Cingular have Become Best EDGE (Enhanced GPRS Netowkr) Speed upto 200 kbps in 2.5G
   
7. More and more Third Party Software are now availbale
   
8. 1.02 Firmware is more Stable and can be Cracked Free of Cost with out any Special Hardware.
   
9. Very good Trade, availability on EBay.com
   
   

[coolrajiv 1]

Edited on 14-Sep-2007

Now new Reasons to love iPhone

1. 4 GB Version Stopped and only 8 GB Version is available.
   
   
2. 8GB Version Cost only $399 with Cingular Plan.
   
3. Now We can easily get Unlocked 8GB in $ 550 Thank for Cingular Subscribed WHo want to Trade Off for $ 150
   
4. WiFi, SIM, EMail Capability can be Easiliy Cracked so no more Bars Between we and Phone.
   
5. A 3G Version is Getting launched in UK, Germany, France @$ 599 (HSDPA Version)
   
   
6. Cingular have Become Best EDGE (Enhanced GPRS Netowkr) Speed upto 200 kbps in 2.5G
   
7. More and more Third Party Software are now availbale
   
8. 1.02 Firmware is more Stable and can be Cracked Free of Cost with out any Special Hardware.
   
9. Very good Trade, availability on EBay.com
   
   

So Hetal I now believe buddy u r on my side .. u also love Iphone now

Great man you have purchased Iphone .. Post your hands on experience abt it buddy would love to hear abt it

I told you buddy with time Iphone will evolve & see it has happened.. finally no more restrictions now

I think now people would justify my support for Iphone In pipeline is a 3G iphone with 16 GB so that will be even more awesome & more popular i guess

Edited September 14, 2007 by coolrajiv

[HetalDP 947]

I would be more Happy if Apple have Shipped Unlocked from Factory with All Feature Unlocked any way. Lets come to my Hands first.

[coolrajiv 1]

I would be more Happy if Apple have Shipped Unlocked from Factory with All Feature Unlocked any way. Lets come to my Hands first.

ya buddy would have been much better if all the features were working from onset no need to tweak them then.. but as you r a genius in unlocking mobile yaar i guess would not be much of a problem for you dude

waiting very eagerly to read your review

[Sadikk 301]

Hate it or love it, u got to see it.

[coolrajiv 1]

Source - http://www.tech2.com/india/news/mobile-pho...-mumbai/18911/0

iPhone Prices Nose-dive in Mumbai

The Apple iPhone was officially launched in the United States of America on June 29, 2007 and commanded a price of $599 (Rs. 23,621) for the 8GB version. By September 5, 2007 Apple had slashed the price of its 8GB model to $399 (Rs. 15,733) and dropped the 4GB version from its line-up.

Back home, dealers from Mumbai's Heera Panna market say that the iPhone will be officially launched in India in March or April 2008 but then again a not-so-little birdie told us that the iPhone will come to India in the end of 2008.

But a trip to Heera Panna, saw iPhones peering out of the windows of almost every electronics shop. A month back, the cost of the iPhone was a whopping Rs. 52,000. Today, iPhone fans can rejoice as the price of the iPhone in the grey market has dropped to a mere Rs. 27,000 for the 8GB model. The 4 GB version is available for Rs. 24,000. “We have only a few pieces of the 4GB model as people don’t mind shelling out Rs. 4,000 extra for the 8GB model. Moreover, the 4 GB version has been dropped from its line-up,” says Vikram of Sound Out, Heera Panna.

Another shopkeeper added that the stock they ordered a few days ago – 10 8GB models and four 4GB models just sold out and he was awaiting the next order. The volume of phones being sold is rising. Every shopkeeper has claimed to have sold more than 50 iPhones in the last two-three weeks. “We are going to order for more iPhones as we expect the sales to increase during Diwali,” says one shopkeeper. The shopkeepers also unlock the phone for no extra charge.

The slash in iPhone prices have surely brought good news to iPhone fans who can now make their dream of owning one a reality.

[coolrajiv 1]

Source - http://www.tech2.com/india/news/mobile-pho...-france/19891/0

Unlocked iPhone to be Launched in France

Finally, Apple has decided to launch an unlocked iPhone in France come November. Orange recently confirmed that the iPhone is likely to be sold by it for 399 Euro, and the unlocked iPhone will be available too.

The price of the unlocked iPhone has not been announced yet. Orange will be the operator exclusive partner in France, which puts to rest a speculation that has been tracked by analysts for some time now.

Seeing the trend Apple is following, seems like its gonna be in India soon officially i.e. with the announcement of the Unlocked version available in France ..

oops just read on the internet

source - http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/10/17/un...phone/index.php

Apple is being forced to sell an unlocked iPhone in France because of a French law that forbids bundling the sale of a mobile phone and a mobile operator.

Edited October 18, 2007 by coolrajiv

[coolrajiv 1]

Source - http://www.tech2.com/india/news/mobile-pho...-iphone/19931/0

Apple to Allow Outside Applications on iPhone

Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs said on Wednesday that outside developers will be allowed to create programs for the iPhone, changing a policy that had angered many.

Blocking outsiders from making programs that would run easily on the iPhone has been one of a series of restrictions that have annoyed users, even leading to some lawsuits.

Jobs, in comments on Apple's Web site, said a kit for developers still will not be available until February, as the company works out how to open up the phone without exposing it to malicious programs.

"We think a few months of patience now will be rewarded by many years of great third party applications running on safe and reliable iPhones," Jobs said on the Web site at http://www.apple.com/hotnews/.

Developers have tried to open up the iPhone for use in the United States on networks beyond Apple's U.S. partner, AT&T Inc, though Apple has blocked many such moves. Spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said Apple has not changed its policy on locking the phone to other networks.

But until now, Apple also had stopped software engineers from creating whatever they wanted to run on the iPhone, without delivering them through the iPhone's Web browser.

Some 200 applications have been created for use on those terms, but consumers and software makers have seen that as an extra layer of rules and technology that was unnecessary and throttled innovation.

Under the new policy, applications will be allowed to run in so-called native mode.

Jobs said he expects malicious developers to focus on the iPhone. "Since the iPhone is the most advanced phone ever, it will be a highly visible target," he said.

Apple could require a digital signature for programs to authenticate their developer, he added, referring to a system that he said mobile phone maker Nokia is implementing.

While this makes such a phone less than "totally open, we believe it is a step in the right direction," Jobs said.

[HetalDP 947]

Source - http://www.tech2.com/india/news/mobile-pho...-france/19891/0

Unlocked iPhone to be Launched in France

Finally, Apple has decided to launch an unlocked iPhone in France come November. Orange recently confirmed that the iPhone is likely to be sold by it for 399 Euro, and the unlocked iPhone will be available too.

The price of the unlocked iPhone has not been announced yet. Orange will be the operator exclusive partner in France, which puts to rest a speculation that has been tracked by analysts for some time now.

Seeing the trend Apple is following, seems like its gonna be in India soon officially i.e. with the announcement of the Unlocked version available in France ..

oops just read on the internet

source - http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/10/17/un...phone/index.php

Apple is being forced to sell an unlocked iPhone in France because of a French law that forbids bundling the sale of a mobile phone and a mobile operator.

According to Law any Handset Laucnhed into France must be Unlocked with 6 month from Sell date and if Apple Sell Locked one they should add more support personals to provide Unlocked Solution after 6 months which will raise Possibility to leaking of Unlocking Method of Iphone so Apple must have taken this Decision.

France was the main reason that why apple was not launching or Delaying Lauch of iPhone in Europe which is 100% Premium GSM Market.

[HetalDP 947]

Source - http://www.tech2.com/india/news/mobile-pho...-iphone/19931/0

Apple to Allow Outside Applications on iPhone

Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs said on Wednesday that outside developers will be allowed to create programs for the iPhone, changing a policy that had angered many.

Blocking outsiders from making programs that would run easily on the iPhone has been one of a series of restrictions that have annoyed users, even leading to some lawsuits.

Jobs, in comments on Apple's Web site, said a kit for developers still will not be available until February, as the company works out how to open up the phone without exposing it to malicious programs.

"We think a few months of patience now will be rewarded by many years of great third party applications running on safe and reliable iPhones," Jobs said on the Web site at http://www.apple.com/hotnews/.

Developers have tried to open up the iPhone for use in the United States on networks beyond Apple's U.S. partner, AT&T Inc, though Apple has blocked many such moves. Spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said Apple has not changed its policy on locking the phone to other networks.

But until now, Apple also had stopped software engineers from creating whatever they wanted to run on the iPhone, without delivering them through the iPhone's Web browser.

Some 200 applications have been created for use on those terms, but consumers and software makers have seen that as an extra layer of rules and technology that was unnecessary and throttled innovation.

Under the new policy, applications will be allowed to run in so-called native mode.

Jobs said he expects malicious developers to focus on the iPhone. "Since the iPhone is the most advanced phone ever, it will be a highly visible target," he said.

Apple could require a digital signature for programs to authenticate their developer, he added, referring to a system that he said mobile phone maker Nokia is implementing.

While this makes such a phone less than "totally open, we believe it is a step in the right direction," Jobs said.

This is the Greatest news i was eager to here.

Thanks steve. ( I was damn sure that Apple will Allow the Third Party Application bu only that Application which were Created by Apple own Development Suit so the Harmfull Programm and Virus can not damage the Phones Functionality. and it Happened)

[HetalDP 947]

Steve Job had said the Reason to not come with 3G is only 15 major USA city have 3G and that to have Range Problem. so doing so which drain Battery of Phone like anything pushing bigger battery might increase the weight and heating Problem.

And in GSM 3G chipsets deserve more patent related thing and is more Expensive too.

Hope in Future they cope up with these Problem and come with 3G iPhone.