iPhone 3G Generation: Some More Rumor

Now the fuss about the new iPhone is hot as never before. With the release so close some companies try to guess the dimensions and specs of the device to be the first with accessories and thus get a competitive edge. Some of the rumors are credible while others are really hard to believe (like for instance the one where the 3G iPhone is considered to be a mini-version of the previous device).

But, nevertheless, there are some speculations that I personally think is worth paying attention to. I’ve collected the rumor I would more or less trust myself and now want to give it out to you.

1. Glossy Black Plastic iPhone

To my mind this speculation is the most credible of all. In this case plastic doesn’t stand for cheap, but rather for functional.

Let me explain why. Plastic back might be the indicator of a number of options and features:

The ability to swap SIM cards
SD slot. The device is expected to have GPS and SDK enabled applications. If a user has dozens of applications and associated data, the inbuilt 4 Gb will hardly be enough for him. So an SD slot seems a good solution.
The ability to swap the battery. With 3G, GPS and all other apps the battery life simply cannot be real long, so the possibility to swap it seems very convenient
GPS doesn’t give out high-quality performance through metal

So you see that the back aluminum shell might disappear forever, replaced by a slightly larger plastic one. But the silver bezel is likely to remain on the front. The front of the new model is likely to remain the same. The bottom speakers and mic might become bigger.

The screen of the model stays the same – 3.5”. They say that Apple is introducing a number of changes in the ear speaker. The camera is likely to remain the same and stay where it used to be.

As for the colors of the new device here it is possible that the new one will be added. Besides the glossy black and white iPhones we might get a red one. But all the color changes will be on the back, while the front will be the same – the same silver bezel with black material around the screen.

All the provided data has been collected by me over the Internet and I wouldn’t say that is 100% correct. After all, only Apple (plus a number of its key partners) knows what the new device will look like. So, it is a matter of a few weeks before we know if those third-party developers will come with the right accessories or we will have to wait for them much longer.

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Apple Shows Innovative Leopard & iPhone SDK Development Platforms

Apple today announced that the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference will begin on Monday June 9, 2008 in San Francisco to showcase two innovative development platforms for the world’s advanced mobile systems OS X Leopard and OS X iPhone.

WWDC 2008 will give nearly 150 information sessions and labs to cover in-depth the innovative techs of OS X iPhone and OS X Leopard. The conference will introduce the first iPhone track with exploration of the OS X iPhone 2.0 software capabilities, including the the App Store and iPhone SDK.

The iPhone track lets mobile developers work with Apple engineers and create revolutionary iPhone’s Multi-Touch user interface applications, as well as animation technology, iPhone SDK, rich set of programming interfaces for Core Services, Core OS, geographical location technology and built-in three axis accelerometer in order to deliver amazing innovative mobile applications.

The conference will include:

presentation sessions to provide an analytical look at OS X iPhone, OS X Leopard and other new tools and technologies, for instance the Cocoa Touch, iPhone SDK, Interface Builder, Xcode and many others
Practical sessions to show Apple’s own coding strategies and techniques
Tech labs for one-on-one work with major Apple engineers
Special events, like the Apple Design Awards, Welcome Reception, Stump the Experts and Lunchtime Speakers.

Let’s recall that Apple made the PC in the 70s with the Apple II and reinvented Macintosh PC in the 80s. Today’s OS X operating system and iLife show the results of hard work and creative attitude. Apple’s iPod portable music, iTunes online store, various media players, and now its revolutionary iPhone have colorized our life.

You can visit Apple’s WWDC website for complete session details and registration here

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Latest 3G Rumors Due To iPhone Shortages

It is evident that Apple’s iPhone retails have been cut down, arousing speculation over a new version of the mobile device with the support for faster 3G wireless technology.

Last week O2, the iPhone’s service provider in the U.K., announced that they sold out all iPhones. U.S. customers recognized similar shortages. This Monday Natalie Kerris, Apple spokeswoman, confirmed that they are currently out of stock.

Most U.S. stores have run out of iPhones, however some AT&T stores have both 8GB and 16GB iPhones available.The U.K iPhones are out of stock everywhere. During an April conference call for Apple’s second-quarter income the fact that the company’s U.S. stores experienced an inventory shortfall during the previous month was acknowledged. The reason was higher than forecasted post-holiday shopping rates.

The main assumption of the iPhone shortage on the Internet is that Apple prepares the release of a new version of the phone in the next few weeks. Not once did AT&T give hints that a 3G iPhone is coming soon, “I mean months” claimed during April’s CTIA Conference.

Interestingly, this Monday Apple declined to comment about its plans to integrate further into Europe and Asia. Also in recent weeks India, Australia, and Italy have announced deals with Apple. Many countries Apple is entering into have more widespread 3G coverage than in the most U.S. cities.

The Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference is held in June annually, where opening keynote is delivered and the iPhone will be a major focus. But what is the point to make such a long gap between the disappearance of the current iPhone and potential arrival of a new iPhone!

Market research experts presume either a deliberate sell-off before another device is introduced or component shortages.

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New Touch Diamond Compete With 3G iPhone

High Tech Computer introduced the HTC Touch Diamond, a smartphone with the support of Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro. The main advantage of it is a touch screen designed for one-handed use.

The new phone device is the next generation of HTC’s Touch smartphone, which boasts over 3 million units sold in 10 months since its debut. The Touch Diamond features advanced third generation mobile technology 3G, and so becomes the main rival to Apple’s future release of 3G.

Last year HTC had its first Touch handset a month before the iPhone’s debut. The story repeats. The Touch Diamond will be retailing in Europe from June, followed by Middle East and Asia. North and South America will be hit in the second half of the year. And within the next few months we expect the launch of 3G Apple iPhone.

The Touch Diamond works on Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) networks with data rates up to 7.2Mb/second and the use of High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) due to a Qualcomm chipset.

Peter Chou, HTC CEO, is so excited about the future release that he predicts an even bigger selling results than the original Touch. He calls it “the biggest product of my life”. Their intensions to compete with iPhone are serious. HTC focuses on advancing touch screen technology on the 2.8-inch display and 640 pixel by 480 pixel. TouchFlo software will give a 3D effect to screen images. Users can use touch screen to access photos, messages, -e-mails or music and more.

HTC also improved the Web browser, which is based on an engine from Opera Software, designed specifically for HTC. The browser’s dimensions fit the screen, so users can zoom and pan sites with one hand. If you turn the device someway, the view automatically rotates as well.

The HTC’s Touch Diamond has customized apps for YouTube videos watching and Google Maps using. The device has a GPS receiver as well. Video-calling is possible with the 3.2-megapixel auto-focus cam. Although screen size is big enough, Touch Diamond is quite small, just 102 mm by 51mm by 11.33 mm.

The handset also features Bluetooth and Wi-Fi 802.11b/g for wireless data transfer and Internet access. The battery is 4 hours long.

But the HTC’s Touch Diamond has only 4Gb of flash memory, while the iPhone has 8Gb or 16Gb.

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iPhone Users Got Stats On Multipurpose Dependence

Today I read an interesting report regarding iPhone use. Recent market research from iSuppli Corporation revealed that many people use iPhones in various ways that differ from other phones, I mean the categories that until recently were not important to most users.

We still text message as often as owners of other phones, we often check e-mail, surf the Web, watch YouTube clips or other video, or viewphotos.

iSuppli’s statistics reports that iPhone users spent less than half the time making calls (46.5%) compared to 71.7% of other phone users’ calls. And that model shows that Apple has succeeded in producing a product for multiple purposes.

Actually, similar to the report findings, I use my iPhone for making calls about half the time. The other half I browse the Web, check e-mail, play games and add unofficial apps. And I found that I use it a great deal of my personal and work time, more often than any other portable device I’ve owned. Now it’s time to admit our iPhone dependence.

Let me illustrate a typical day of iPhone user:

iPhone alarm wakes you up each morning, brings up the weather widget, provides information to plan wardrobe and departure time, remembers the last-used application before for immediate one touch access. Clicking on Home button gets E-mail and the Calendar options. User can even link iPhone to a car stereo, with mute option when a call comes in. And you can plan your routes with Google Maps. It’s always on cloud connectivity for services access and downloads.

Apple was the first to make successful flat touch panels for mainstream use. Only Apple has clever, intuitive, slick multifinger interaction with convenient interface.

Just in the next few months, faster and redesigned 3G iPhones will arrive, as well as the release of a software development kit for some of new applications. And it would be hard to resist this new invasion. Let’s hope that it would be the device we’ve always dreamed of.

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