New GPS System On 3G iPhone
The 3G version of iPhone is on its way to being introduced at Apple’s WWDC this month. But whether it’s a super-fast 3G or a bit renewed 2G model, one thing is for sure: the Global Positioning System (GPS) is built into the new iPhone.
The company providing the GPS supply to iPhone will be the main provider and champion in this race. The contract may be signed with Broadcom, which is relatively new GPS market entrant. The Irvine company had obtained Global Locate in summer 2007 for more than $200 million.
Last year the Google Maps usage was off the charts. Now this Maps feature together with the built-in GPS will be able to provide location based services. Such applications will definitely rise the demand for iPhones, which can be pretty good for Broadcom.
There are over 40 countries with iPhone deals, where multiple carriers are about to offer the new iPhone. So it looks like Apple is going to quickly conquer the world with the iPhone. The potential market for the iPhone is calculated to get the number of 575 million. In case Apple keeps its existing 3 percent market penetration, it could sell 17.25 million items. And it is quite possible for Apple to shift 45 million iPhones by the end of 2009.
World’s Fastest 3G iPhone
Australia will get the world’s fastest 3G iPhone, according to a senior executive of Telstra. The new device will be available in Australia as soon as it 
comes out in the USA. The phone will obtain the speed at 42mbs, which is really faster than other broadband offerings and the fastest on any network.
The 3G iPhone will be available pretty soon after June 9 at the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference, what will take place in San Francisco. Telstra is told to be already testing 3G phones.
Also Apple has a plan to make a software kit to encourage developers to make apps for the iPhone touch.
The latest actions show that Apple is putting restrictions on the iPhone after the case when hackers managed to unlock their iPhones to be compatible on other cell carriers. Additionally, Apple locked out third party app use. So users will be able to access to tons of new apps which are not available for now, if unlocking the iPhone for third party development use will actually take place.
Such a decision to give access to the iPhone and touch to other developers is something that users have been demanding since the very first Apple’s iPhone release. The desire was so great that many iPhone users get the gadgets cracked by themselves and install variety of banking programs and games. iPhone games can be the next hot item.
Latest 3G Rumors Due To iPhone Shortages
Alarm: Japan Suffers Cell Phone Addiction
Japanese teens are getting more and more addicted to Internet accessible cell phones, including iPods and iPhones. The government is introducing a program to warn parents and schools to restrict the use of the devices among children.
The government is concerned about how students are getting involved into cyberspace crimes and spending more and more time exchanging mobile e-mail and applications. In fact, there are lots of negative effects of cell phone overuse.
In Japan parents give cell phones to their children and don’t give it enough thought, and the cost of the toy is getting more expensive.
So the new recommendations of the educational reform panel were approved this week by Prime Minister’s administration. The educational panel asks Japanese iPod and iPhone developers to make phones only for talking and GPS navigation to ensure a child’s safety.
Almost all cell phones in Japan are offering 3G high-speed Internet access, so accessing it is not a problem at all. The educational panel said to filter programs in a proper way to protect children.
Some teens are spending long hours every night on e-mail, interacting with their friends. The amazing thing is that if a child doesn’t respond to e-mail within 30 minutes, he gets targeted and other schoolmates pick him on.
Other youngsters may become victims of I-net crimes. For instance, a child sends in profile snapshots for some Web site and ends up getting threatened for money.
Parents usually rely on cell phones so that to keep in touch with children when they commute long distances to schools. Cell phone fees per child are usually paid for about $39 or 4,000 yen a month.
Compared to other industrialized nations, Japan has a relatively low crime rate, but nation is still concerned about serious Internet crimes.
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Apple Will Use Solar Power To Charge iPhone
Apple have signed a patent, according to which solar cells will be integrated into portable devices. The cells will be placed beneath the layers of a touch-sensitive display.
Solar power is believed to make devices really portable, with no need for wires to connect to a power supply.
The large panels are required for generating electricity from solar panels. “Solar cells on portable devices” patent claims, that only a little space is left for solar cells after allowing area for buttons and screens. The way out suggested is to stack a display, touch-sensitive layer and a solar panel on top of one another. That can make Apple’s iPhone touch be pretty good for this power supply, as the screen makes almost the entire face.
The idea of solar powered charging in iPhone and iPod touch is starting to be popular. When Vodafone planned in April to cut down on its emissions of CO2 greenhouse gase by 50 percent by 2020, it also planned to introduce solar-powered and universal phone chargers for Vodafone-branded handsets.
The technique described by Apple is obviousely interesting. The solar panel will absorb ambient light through the display of the device. And if that would come to life, Apple’s iPhone will require no global changes in design to get some solar power wireless.
But this patent does not mean that Apple will actually develop the trend. That’s good for the way they are looking at innovative development for future products, but not yet realizable.
Solar charge development of itself was a major step in science and technology, and now it is possible to to plan the future of portable iPhones and iPods to solarcharge them without any separate accessories or a bulk.
Buy 3G iPhone On 9 June
A June 9 launch date for the new 3G iPhone is a fact now. The launch will be announced at the WWDC Keynote. The Second Coming will definitely become a worldwide event!
For instance, in Spain the 3G iPhone will come out for sale at the 18th grand opening of an Apple shop in Madrid’s Gran Vía – the new Telefonica’s megastore - with after-the-launch immediate availability the next day or even after a few hours. The similar launch schedules are planned in other European countries with iPhone nationwide release.
It is said that the current fixed pricing model will be replaced with a more Euro-friendly flexible price to shift subject to the markets.
In spite of the odd delay, Apple’s hardware ships everywhere immediately upon launch. There have been a lot of press releases concerning iPhone carriers’ deals with Apple and at the same time the iPhone drought in Germany, the UK, and even in the online Apple store. And Apple has been very quiet for so long!
There are over 40 countries with iPhone deals, where multiple carriers are about to offer the new iPhone. So it looks like Apple is going to quickly conquer the world with the iPhone. The potential market for the iPhone is calculated to get the number of 575 million. In case Apple keeps its existing 3 percent market penetration, it could sell 17.25 million items. And it is quite possible for Apple to shift 45 million iPhones by the end of 2009.
After all that predictions, rumors and leaked facts that disturbed people around the globe, it looks like another Apple’s clever policy to guarantee pre-release popularity and high sales.