RIM responds to Steve Jobs

During Friday's press conference where Apple responded to growing criticism about the antenna problem with the iPhone 4 , it was mentioned that it was not just a problem with iPhone 4 , but a general problem in the industry. This has prompted the Directors of RIM , Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie , to make sharp samples taken on Apple's accusations and Apple itself.

RIM says even that is a global leader when it comes to antenna design and to customers with BlackBerry smartphones will not use the covers in order to maintain proper signal.

RIM is a global leader in antenna design and has been successfully designing industry- leading wireless data products with efficient and effective radio performance for over 20 yearsMike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie

RIM also found that Apple must take responsibility for their decisions and not drag other producers into their situation.

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IPAD responsible for Falling netbook sales

Sales of netbooks and notebooks peaked last year with a growth rate of 641% year on year, something that is unlikely to repeat itself in 2010 as sales have fallen dramatically, starting as early as January of.

According to a study by Morgan Stanley, due to the reason for the sharp decline in sales of netbooks including Apple's IPAD.

Since iPad'en was announced in January, sales of netbooks dramatically, then by the release of IPAD in April fell further. The report from Morgan Stanley mentions that a survey of people who had intended to buy an IPAD, there were 44% of those questioned who would buy it instead of a Netbook.

However, not only Netbooks as Morgan Stanley believes have felt IPAD effect. Also, iPod Touch, handheld consoles, desktop computers and eReader is apparently hit.

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Apple Invests in Home Automation App for the iPhone

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Apple sued over iTunes technology

Apple Inc. was sued Wednesday over allegations its iTunes online music store and iPod music players are illegally using a patented method for distributing digital media over the Internet.

BBC Puts iPlayer Catch-Up TV On iPhone

After much rumor, the BBC has made its iPlayer TV catch-up service available on iPhone – its first mobile implementation. The service does not use the new SDK nor an iPhone version of Flash but

Nike and Apple are making the iPod compatible with gym equipment.

Nike and Apple are making the iPod compatible with gym equipment.

Life of Steve Jobs what makes him perfect

The most admired personality when it comes to being an innovator, Steve was worth $200 million by 25, he made the cover of Time magazine at 26, and was thrown out of the company at age 30, in 1985.One of the great things about Steve Jobs is what comes out of his mouth and the function that his brain does while bringing the ideas float with his team.

Next-generation iPhone to use 3G Infineon chipset in mid-2008

What’s that you say? The next-generation iPhone is a-coming? According to a note from UBS global equity research analyst Nicolas Gaudois, Apple has tapped German chip-maker Infineon to outfit the guts of the next-gen 3G iPhone

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Nokia rallies Apple over iPhone

Nokia accuse Apple of not paying royalties for the technology that others have invented and which Apple uses in the iPhone. After having failed to get Apple to pay drags Nokia now Apple in court. Voice Encoding and encryption to hear some of the technologies that Nokia believes that Apple has used, and so is a violation of Nokia's patents. It is about technologies of GSM, UMTS (3G) and WLAN.


- The patents covers mobile data transmission, speech coding, security and encryption. The patents have been violated by all Apple iPhone models since the iPhone was introduced in 2007, writes the Nokia in a press release.

Nokia informs that over the last two decades has invested nearly 40 billion on research and development, and has built a huge collection of patents, consisting of over 10,000 patents.

- The basic principle of the mobile industry is that companies that contribute to the development of technologies that create intellectual content as the others have to pay to use. Apple is also expected to follow this principle, says Ilkka Rahnasto, which is Vice President of Legal & Intellectual Property at Nokia.

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Now Create iPhone Ringtones Yourself

You can create iPhone ringtones from over 500,000 songs on the iTunes Store. You can even pick the section of the song you want. Just choose a track with a ringtone symbol, then get creative. You can edit, loop, fade in and out, preview, and play around until your ringtone is just the way you want it. And each ringtone is only 99¢ plus the cost of the song.

Courtesy: Apple.com

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Add Ringtones to your iPhone so Easily!

iToner enables you to quickly transfer custom ringtones for your iPhone - without modifying, hacking or having to reset your iPhone. Simply drag and drop your MP3 or AAC audio files on iToner's window, click the Sync button, and you're done. Even better, your ringtones will continue to work with future iPhone OS updates!

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Waiting for 5th September! Keep fingers crossed

It looks like an official invitation of Apple. They are going to announce something new.People are predicting about this event onEngadget. Here are few commnets,

Tony Says: "If that's the official invite? No doubt! That's what coverflow on my iPhone looks like, and I'll bet that's what coverflow will look like on whatever iPod they debut on the 5th. I don't think the 5th gen iPod has the horsepower to do coverflow, and it would be so small on that screen, there has to be something new to handle it."

Snakej23 says: "I definitely think new ipods I work at best buy and and most of our stores have been out of all ipods for about a week and a half now and we havent gotten any or show that we are getting any and the last time this happened the new ipods were released."

waiownsyou says: "The new iPod is definitely coming out. I just hope it's not really that ugly and fat iPod that'll replace the nano that was shown a few days ago by Engadget. The last time I saw it, I washed my eyes out with soap and cried myself to sleep."

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iPhone Update 1.0.2 Released

Apple has released iPhone Update 1.0.2 i.e. available via iTunes.The update only lists "bug fixes" as its description and weighs in at 3.7MB.

According to early reports, no new features have been noted.Users who have hacked their iPhone may see problems with their update. In these situations, you may be required to restore to factory default and then update, but you may lose your backups.Users who have only installed Ringtones appear to be safe, with the ability to upgrade normally.

Source: MacRumours.com

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Do Copy and Paste on iPhone Using Fingures!! Watch the brialliant demo video

iPhone Copy and Paste from lonelysandwich and Vimeo.

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Take Care of your Apple handset with AppleCare

iPhone AppleCare protection plans will become available sometime this month from the Apple Store (click “Warranty”) for $69 per year.

An iPhone AppleCare plan will cover hardware repairs for your iPhone through the first year after your one-year limited warranty expires.

Apple says iPhone AppleCare plans will include coverage for the iPhone battery as well. That means you won’t have to pay $86 for a replacement iPhone battery once yours dies after 400 charges.

So if you plan to keep your iPhone for a while, an AppleCare plan may be a better buy, at $69, than an iPhone replacement battery for $86.

Plus, if you’re one of those who goes without an iPhone case because you like to show off your shiny, naked new gadget, an iPhone AppleCare plan will give you a lot less to stress about.

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iMac and iLife! Bringing More Colors to Your Life

Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled new iMacs with aluminum and glass exteriors, keeping the rumor mill honest this time. Apple's iMac is an all-in-one computer where the motherboard sits behind a flat-panel display, in a more streamlined approach to the traditional desktop PC.

The company also updated its software for home Mac users, known as the iLife suite. The five applications that make up iLife '08 aim to help Mac users organize "user-generated content"--that ubiquitous Web 2.0 phrase--for both internal consumption at home and showcases that can one-up the Jones' trip to Nepal.

It's been a busy year for Apple. From January to June, it seemed everything was about the iPhone, while in the interim the company has been scrambling to get Leopard, the next version of the Mac OS, ready to ship in October. However, Tuesday's event featured far less glitz and hype as Apple introduced new products for its audience of home-media enthusiasts.

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We Will be Back Soon!!! Apple Store is Down

The world's most demanding and best selling storefront is down in US and Canada. The site's home page is displaying the message " We are busy updating teh store for you and will be back shortly. Lets hold on the running horses and wait for the updates.

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Say Good Bye to iPhone!

According to NY Times, Researchers at a security firm Independent Security Evaluators have announced that they have found a vulnerability in the Apple iPhone that allows them to extract personal information and "take control" of the device from a malicious website or WiFi connection.

In a video, they have presented a demo of of the exploit as well as answers to questions, but does not provide would-be hackers any detailed instructions. Apple has reportedly been notified of findings. A full disclosure of the hack will be released at the BlackHat conference on August 2nd, while a preliminary is currently available.

According to the site, in their proof of concept, the exploit can read the log of SMS messages, address book, call history, voicemail data and transmit it to the malicious site.

Read the remarks of principle security analyst here in detail.

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Nokia N95 -- Much better than iPhone!

According to a latest article, Nokia N95 is much better than iPhone. With latest features like MMS, Custom Ringtones, 3G services, Video Calling, GPS, FM Radio, Removable Battery, USB, one handed operation services, Motion sensor, Music recognition, RSS Feed support and many other features like this. iPhone nt even supports services like Infrared, Modem, iSync, OBEX and no operator restrictions. See the comparison between latest devices like iPhone, Nokia N95, Sony Ericsson K850 and Sony Ericsson T610 by Apple, Nokia and Sony Ericsson.

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iPhone without Phone

Apple is going to launch next month a new iPod that looks, feels and works like an iPhone, but without the phone part.

DigiTimes, a Taiwan-based publication that often leaks details about local companies that make electronic components for companies worldwide, says Taiwan-based Wintek has won a large touchscreen display contract for Apple's next media player.

Other reports suggest the next-generation iPod could come out as late as January, which would allow the iPhone to dominate 2007 holiday sales.

If Apple does ship an iPhone-like iPod, it would likely prove popular. Millions want the advanced, multitouch interface of the iPhone, but balk at moving to AT&T, dumping their 80GB iPods for 8GB iPhones, or moving from a 3G phone to EDGE data speeds.

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Apple on it's way......

Apple and AT&T released the iPhone on June 29 in the US. The launch appears to have broken all records, including that of media hysteria, and by any measure it was a huge success. At this time, it appears that over the first three days alone Apple sold at least 500,000 iPhones — unsubsidized, unlike almost all other handsets sold in the US — which is more than the Motorola RAZR sold in its first month. In comparison, the iPhone has generated roughly 200m mentions on the Web, according to Google.

Whether the iPhone turns into a long-term success or not, however, the combination of excitement and fear it has stirred has already caused a number of changes in the mobile communications industry. Most important is that the device has raised user expectations— and not just for that superior design for which Apple is famous. The iPhone has already woken up a large portion of the market to the benefits of a menu-free, multi-touch user interface, to the idea of mobile Internet access, and to the opportunity in software and device integration.

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Apple: iPhone battery to last eight hours

Apple announced that its forthcoming iPhone (images and specs) will have a longer battery life than was previously expected. The iPhone will provide for eight hours of mobile phone talk time and about six hours of mobile Internet use. It will boast seven hours of video playback or 24 hours of audio playback and will retain its charge for 10 days while in standby mode. Back in January the company set the bar rather low with a promise of five hours of talk time.
While the iPhone does promise a mobile phone with longer battery life than many of those now currently available on the market, the iPhone battery cannot be removed. However, that seems incidental. Who removes their battery? Sony Ericsson says some of its Walkman phones provide nine hours of talk time. Sprint says its Samsung Upstage has about 6.3 hours of talk time. AT&T claims its Samsung Black Jack can last about 5.5 hours for talk time.

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Turn Windows Mobile 6 smart phones into a Blackberry clone

Coming this fall, RIM will unveil software that will turn Windows Mobile 6 smart phones into a Blackberry clone, complete with push email, icons and 3rd party apps. RIM says there are benefits to running the virtualization software on a Windows based phone.
This is all well and fine, but pretty quickly I asked myself, “how far out is the iPhone version?” iPhone naysayers love to point out that it is not a business phone. Can Blackberry software inside change that? Would a flashy phone that achieves the same amount of email addictiveness be a hit with management? RIM confirmed they are working on supporting other platforms but would not confirm which ones. (Blackberry already offers this software for Symbian and Palm-based Treos.)
Anyhow, I believe creating a virtual Blackberry would have been bigger news about a year ago. Today, Microsoft is offering push email with its Exchange servers and the iPhone will have it from Yahoo. But the idea of brining a simple service that everyone knows is attractive and I suspect RIM will do well with it, as now companies are not tied to the RIM devices.
Are we about to see some convergence in corporate America, no longer mandated to carry two devices? Will business folk downsize to just a smartphone vs. todays seemingly standard of a Blackberry and a phone if it still means constant connectivity? It looks to me like the folks at RIM are working hard to remain relevant; and that could be the answer.

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