Apple starts selling officially unlocked iPhone 4S in the US

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Monik

After selling millions of iPhones with contract in the US, Apple has revealed the pricing for the unlocked iPhone 4S’s on the online store.

16 Gigs for $649, 32 for $749 and 64 for $849. If you place an order now, you will be seeing it in one or two weeks. The catch is that these ‘unlocked’ phones only work with GSM carriers and NOT CDMA carriers. So carriers like AT&T will work but Verizon and Sprint won’t.

If you are in some country like India or UAE where prices for the 4S are $1000+ (black market) expect the prices to fall now. Infact, they will further decrease as Apple is officially releasing iPhone 4S to many countries in the east. Though we’re still not sure whether they will be unlocked or not.

Get to the Apple Store.

iPhone 4S Review : It fills the gap before the next powerful iPhone

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Monik

If you’ve come here reading reviews and posts deciding whether to the buy the iPhone 4S or not, get it if you are a diehard Apple fan, only and only. There are no major improvements in the 4S except the name (which reminds me of Steve Jobs so much).

I’ve got an iPhone 4 and I have no reason to upgrade to iPhone 4S because it looks just the same. Even if I would want to show off the 4S, who knows the phone I have is the new or the old one?

Hardware

Major changes have been made under this section. The core processors have got a facelift and the 4S rocks a dual core A5 CPU (800 Mhz approx). This is what appears in iPad 2. Undeniably, Apple has focused its vision onto hardware now. They are eliminating hardware which is not engineered or made by Apple one by one. (FYI iPhone 1 was running on Samsung ARM 11 CPU) You know what this means, Right? The iWorld.

The new CPU wouldn’t make much impact if you’re not used to playing games which flaunt brilliant graphics or apps which require such higher processing power. Even if you don’t use such apps, this could work out well if you multitask with several apps. 4S is capable of running Siri, the digital assistant that Apple revealed only because of this dual core. As of now, we don’t think other iPhone versions are capable of running Siri due to hardware constraints.

Design Same as iPhone 4

Camera

During the Keynote, Tim Cook’s most lethal weapon indeed was the camera which turns out to be a game changer here. Compared to other smartphones, this is the most superior camera you will see. And if you didn’t know, megapixel don’t matter much in a camera quality. What matters is the sensor quality and the materials used. Apple got this right, Big time.

The sensor on the 4S is larger than the previous and has got five lens elements. It shoots at 8 Megapixels, 3264×2448 pixels with backside illuminated sensor. It’s got a larger aperture, f/2.4 and the image sensor is backside illuminated. For not so Techy people, it means that your photos will be better in low light settings.

You know what’s the biggest add on? You can shoot two pictures one after the other in about .5 seconds which no available phone allows you today. Apple’s got video right too. 1080p HD video and the clarity is as good as the photos. This could give all the camcorders a run for their money. Maybe after getting an 4S you could possibly call yourself a photographer?

Siri Assistant

If you’ve used Siri’s app, you would know that Apple’s version is just a tweaked and advanced version of the previous software. It’s more intelligent than you think. The application revolves around logic and learns from your previous commands, easily follows up conversations. We’re going to post more on this once we get a hands on.

These are the major changes on the newer version of the most selling smartphone. I would recommend you to stick to your iPhone 4 and wait for a major upgrade which will have LTE support (which means blazing fast speed) and NFC (Near Field Communication). Much to talk when iOS 5 comes out.

What’s coming on June 6th at Apple’s WWDC event! : iOS, Lion, iCloud and ?

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Monik

Apple has already thrown light on its offerings at the upcoming World Wide Developer Conference which is held every year where the team from Cupertino boasts its brand new innovations every year. iPhone, MacBook Air’s and iPads in the past years.

What can it be this year? Here’s an excerpt from the press release,

Steve Jobs and a team of Apple executives will kick off the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address on Monday, June 6 at 10:00 a.m. At the keynote, Apple will unveil its next generation software – Lion, the eighth major release of Mac OS® X; iOS 5, the next version of Apple’s advanced mobile operating system which powers the iPad®, iPhone® and iPod touch®; and iCloud®, Apple’s upcoming cloud services offering.

Lets take it one by one. I’ve tried Lion (Developer Preview 2) on my Mac and the design’s elegance is unbeatable . Though I haven’t dug up into the technicalities of the OS, I can say that they have worked on the spotlight and rewritten it completely to give it better features like Quick View. It slogs on my MacBook when which is obsolete so you can expect better results on later products. So on June 6th completely furnished OS will be available. I feel, Lion solders the Mobile OS and a typical Desktop OS into one. This is just the beginning. With the Apple App store for Mac, it’s more like advanced version of iOS on your Mac.

For iOS 5, I don’t know where to being from. I’ve have this intuition that they will most probably redesign the iPod/Music app on the iOS. My intuition is pretty much supported by the fact, they are ready to offer cloud services and possibly a cloud based locker with iCloud (to oppose Amazon’s Cloud Offerings, that of course). They all talk about Twitter and Apple’s relationship which could show on the Good Old Steve’s keynote. Frankly, with iCloud the guess apart from Music Locker Service could be revamp of MobileMe. Update : With Twitters Release of Photos, I am sure it’s surely going to be integrated with iOS 5 allowing users to directly post photos to Twitter. There is something cooking for sure!

Its prominent, with Apple’s invites and Press Releases carrying focus on iOS and Mac OS X and later, iCloud this event is going to be a software oriented event. So that means, no hardware updates? No new iPhone? It’s difficult to predict but I don’t think they would dare to risk their large market share now when it’s competitors are gearing up with advanced hardware and NFC technology which Google showed off with the launch of Wallet at I/O. iPhone 4S is something that they all are expecting and which could be Steve’s “One more thing..”

We will keep you updated with what they are upto.

iPhone App by 17 yr old reaches iTunes Top Spot

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Pratik

Brandon Cowan, an Australian teen has developed an iPhone app, iParkedHere that helps users to mark the location where they have parked their car and it also remembers the parking time left for you. The idea is not so great but the amazing part is that it’s No. 1 grossing app in the lifestyle category on iTunes!

The developer is 17 and had made the app with his friend. The Application is available at a price of $1.99 and has created much buzz in the Australian App store.

The Aussie developer said, “At the moment we are keeping the money in the company but I will probably be saving it for a house when I’m older” He also said that their company “Crazy Dogs Apps”, last week signed an agreement with a Gaming firm to develop an app for it. He’s obviously made much more than $100,000 with this app!

Kids taking over the App Store?

Angry Birds Rio Hits 10 Million Downloads on Handheld devices In 10 Days

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Ojas Rahate

Angry Bird Rio

Quite Expected? Angry Bird Rio has hit 10 Million Downloads on Apple’s App store for iPhone and iPad and Google’s Android Running Phones.

Angry Bird Rio is popularly known as a mobile game and now we are just days away from its Animated Movie Version which is called Rio. The game will receive a minimum of 4 updates this year.

Can Heartbeat Be Used To Charge Gadgets?

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Ojas Rahate

Guess what? If your iPod or Cellphone is running low on battery and you can’t manage to find a power point to charge it? In the coming years, you will be able use body movements (heartbeats, walking movements, etc.) to charge them! But if you are in such a condition in near future, continue your search for the power point.

Dr. Zhong Lin Wang and his team of researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed tiny “nanogenerators” that use small movements to generate enough power to charge phones and other gadgets.

At the National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, Wang’s team demonstrated the awesome device by using it to power LCD Screens and even transmit a radio signal.

Wang said, “This development represents a milestone toward producing portable electronics that can be powered by body movements without the use of batteries or electrical outlets.”

Wang says that if the nano-generators are in clusters they could possibly generate a good amount of electricity which can have larger applications in lief.

Nanogenerators vitality lies with the zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires — “piezoelectric” gizmos that can generate an electric current when strained or flexed. These could hit the store in the next 5 years.

Thanks FoxNews.

A world where everything is done using iPhone Apps [Video]

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Monik

After the Software and DotCom explosion, the next one is undoubtedly the App explosion. The best part? Apple’s iPhone is already leading the trail with Billions of App downloads and hundreds of thousands of Apps in the store. If you recollect, there had been few commercials, “There’s an App for that” from Apple for iPhone 3G.

Future isn’t far where there will be an App for almost everything 30 years down the line. Whatever be it, it’s cool to imagine it. Check the video down to see it in-video.

Thanks TNW.

Top 25 rumors for iPhone 5 : A Comprehensive rumor list for the next iPhone

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Ojas Rahate

iPhone 5

All Possible Rumors for the upcoming iPhone 5, the successor to the current iPhone 4.

Better Camera – iPhone 4 had a camera of 5 megapixel while iPhone 5 is expected to have about 8 megapixel camera.
Home Button – Home Button is set to disappear? (What? – That means some innovation could be expected to replace it)
Screen – Screen of iPhone 5 is set to have a diagonal length of 5 inches.
Resolution – The wider screen means Resolution of course is better.
Design – The Design is somewhat the same but the metal brush finish at the back could be replaced by glass and maybe inspired by iPad 2?
Model – A white model maybe launched (Would it really make a difference?)
Physical Keyboard – Physical Keyboard can be expected (99% chances are no, but you never know it’s Apple you’re dealing with!)
High Storage – A 64 GB model can be introduced (Stands a higher probability because a prototype was leaked before)
Video Recording – It may have a facility of HD recording.
Cost Factor-A low cost model may be introduced (That’s what we’re waiting for)
3D Display – With the rise of 3D era, 3D camera’s 3D screens already on some android devices, iPhone could also get 3D
Better Battery – The battery life of this phone can be long lasting (Like always).
CDMA Model- It may have a CDMA facility.
2 Sim Card Slots – It may have a Dual Sim facility like many other Samsung’s (I don’t think this could rather be happening)
NFC Technology – It may have Near Field Communication technology. If you don’t know what it is, head on here.
A5 processor- As iPad 2 has A5 processor so iPhone 5 is most likely to have it. (Like what happened with iPad and iPhone 4)
RAM – It will rock a 1GB ram, upgrading from it predecessor iPhone 4 which has 512 Mb ram.
HDMI Output – New HDMI output with 1080p HD support (Which is unlikely again because of few business reasons)
4G/LTE- iPhone 5 can be compatible with 4G/LTE technology that Verizon brought in.
Enhanced Voice Control – With new IOS 5 the existing controls could be enhanced and new ones added.
Availability - It can be available in June,July or September (September being more likely)
iTunes Cloud – This could be launched with maybe Mobile Me revamp or something like that.
Airsync – The ability to sync with iTunes without wires i.e over the air. Could use a jumble of NFC technology?
Voice Recognition – It may have support for Voice Recognition technology (somewhat like that on Microsoft’s Kinect?)
iOS 5 – iOS being launched with the iPhone 5 with many new features and improvements.
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iOS 4.2 for iPad and iPhone coming tomorrow?

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Monik

Fresh from the rumors, we’ve heard Apple will be releasing the common OS to all its iDevices (iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch) tomorrow. Numerous sources have pointed out.

We all are excited for it. It brings Multitasking, Folders, GameCenter, Wireless printing and Television streaming (with Apple TV ofcourse) to all the devices and is the first 4.0 update for the iPad. It has also got some HDR improvement.

Its free and rumors suggest its coming tomorrow, on the 9th. If not tomorrow then 12th November is also being speculated as the launch date as Apple will be releasing some network updates. Excited?

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