Buy 3G iPhone On 9 June

Posted on May 22, 2008
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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.

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How To Make Vista PC-Like Themes On iPhone, Free Download

Posted on May 20, 2008
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It’s not a secret that many people don’t approve of Vista and sometimes don’t even want to hear anything concerned it. This time you shouldn’t. The new VistaPerfection 2.0 iPhone theme will impress you greatly.

VistaPerfection is a Summerboard compatible theme and it makes iPhone look a PC-like station with beautiful design and a complete set of customization elements:

Boot and restore images
Over 90 icons
WiFi icon
Edge icon
Dock
Sliders
Vista login/logoff sound scheme

If you have an upgrade version of Firmware 1.1.1, you need to complete the installation of SummerBoard manually. Just read and follow the instructions included in the INSTALL file. So here is the link (Download SummerBoard Alpha for Firmware 1.1.1), and this file is the latest alpha release. The Summerboard Alpha works both on iPhone and iPod Touch.

SummerBoard is totally free. All users who wish to donate are encouraged.

All SummerBoard themes are very easy to make. They are stored up in this folder: /var/root/Library/SummerBoard/Themes/

Every theme has a folder in there, structured this way:

ThemeName/StatusBar.png – that is optional status bar image with 320×20 PNG, alpha

Theme Name/Wallpaper.png – that is the wallpaper with 320×480 PNG, no alpha

Theme Name/Dock.png – That is the large dock image with 320×91 PNG, alpha

All your icons go in ThemeName/Icons/ (optional, 59×60 PNG, alpha)

Also when you save your graphic files it’s better to use save for Web command in Adobe Photoshop to reduce icon sizes and optimize your graphics. It saves server bandwidth, time and space on your iPhone.

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Apple Admits Not Much iPhone music

Posted on May 19, 2008
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Apple has approached some major music labels trying to improve the future 3G iPhone by expanding the range of ringtones and other musical content available on it. The negotiations are very active at the moment and a final deal has yet to be set. A deal may come after June 9, a logical date for the introduction, but the company’s plans are not given publicity to.

Ringtones are profitable part of music business these days, because the price for a short piece of a tune is higher than for the full one. Now Apple offers 99-cent upgrade ringtones, the same as to its regular 99-cent songs, but Apple is looking to expand its inventory, as not all tracks can be converted into ringtones.

Apple is going to add answer (ringback) tones (songs a caller hears while waiting for answer. These command is even higher in price than ringtones.

Also Apple discusses whether it can sell songs from iTunes store right to the iPhone via the cell-phone network, as the next generation of phone is expected to have much faster 3G technology. To add more, music labels argue that they are not enough paid for an over-the-air download, contrasting a standard track bought over the internet with the wholesale price of 70 cents.

Expectations are high, as Apple is known as the successful dominant player in digital music. Apple has arranged deals with most carriers of the world. (575 million cellphone users estimated, as well as more than 153 million potential customers from the six countries where the iPhone is nowavaliable).

But the wireless market is growing and developing, and everyone is trying to add more music features to their devices. So Apple should count with other labels in order not to lose music market. In Europe the positions of Nokia and Sony Ericsson are strong and the cold reaction to the iPhone is evident.

Read press release

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Surveillance System Information On Touch Screen iPhone

Posted on May 17, 2008
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Lextech has come up with an application that enables you to control surveillance system via your favorite iPhone with the help of the touch screen interface.

The developers added a mobile interface to systems that were supposed to be monitored by a person at a desk, and that will open up many new opportunities. The new system will get surveillance system information with touch screen interface and is supposed to change the way we interact with them, creating new ways to use technology. For instance, traditional surveillance systems are controlled by a joystick or mouse for adjusting camera positioning. With the iPhone, the user handles much more intuitive interface to zoom in or out on things by pinching the picture.

Now let’s see what it got:

Remote system with PCI Plug in card
Advanced MPEG4 (H.264) & Motion JPG
Hybrid Network Video Recorder for CCTV/Analog or IP Cameras
Supports Video Encryption and direct burn to DVD(CD)-RW
Attention metric for measuring the attention span of security officers
Smart Voice detection recording
Events alarm alert
Virtual keyboard with lockup function
Remote backup of video data
Bookmark playback and Easy Search (date, hour, minute)
Video enhancer software for visual enhancement of surveillance video data
Central monitoring system with up to 128 channels with PDA/Mobile Handy view
320 x 240/640 x 480/720 x 480 NTSC/PAL Preview/Recording

Wattch Youtube video on iPhone touch screen surveillance system

View more details and buy this product at Amazon.com

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5 Steps To Upgrade iPhone Firmware

Posted on May 16, 2008
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Firmware, a computer program, is designed for embedding inside a specific hardware device. The main advantage of firmware in is the capability to be updated even after the distribution to customers in manufactured devices. Apple issues updates to the iPhone firmware, correcting bugs and making it simple for further upgrades.

Follow these 5 steps to upgrade your iPhone firmware:

Back up all the important data you have stored on iPhone before the upgrade prodedure. You may save the information to your PC’s hard drive, flash memory, DVR or other memory storage drive. The iPhone may remove some files while updating the system, so you’d better follow the backup.

Restore your iPhone’s original settings in case you have installed some unauthorized software. The firmware update might not install properly in case you have hacked to jailbreak your iPhone. So it would be very important to completely restore the basic iPhone settings. Just plug it in your PC, launch iTunes and click on “Restore” button in the main menu to automatically reset to iPhone’s default settings and clean its memory.

After the connection to the computer launch iTunes. There will be the notification that a firmware upgrade is available. Via a pop-up message click the install button for the upgrade. Or you may click on “Don’t Install” to cancel the installation for better times

Let iTunes install the firmware upgrade and do not use your iPhone or any other programs on your PC before the procedure is accomplished. No calls or messages will be recieved during the upgrade.

When the installation is finished and iTunes sends the notification that it is safe to unplug your iPhone from the computer, disconnect it. Check out your iPhone’s firmware upgrade by tapping “Settings” - “General” - “About” to see the latest firmware version number and date.

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