iPhone news

With Internet connection becoming prevalent in every household, irrespective of the work area and geographical location, voice communication over Internet Protocol is understandably catching up. As a result, multitudes of Internet phones or iPhones are being introduced in the market.

The latest to join the crowd is the renowned Apple brand. All set to launch its own collection of iPhones in Asia in 2008, Apple recently showcased its iPhone for the public at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco. 

Speaking about its appearance, the Apple iPhone looks very elegant and stylish.  By far, the iPhone offers the most simple and sleek design, further complemented by its immaculate and innate user interface.  Though bigger in size than a fashionable handset, the iPhone can easily be kept in a shirt’s pocket with less than 12mm thickness.

The iPhone unlocks as you slide your finger from left to right on the lower half of the screen.  The opening screen or home screen shows menus viz. Text, Calendar, Camera, Photos, Calculator, Stocks, Maps, Weather, Notes, Clock and Settings.  The four functions of the iPhone, namely Phone, Mail, Web and iPod, are given at the bottom of the screen.  The iPhone sports 8GB memory and $599 USD price tag with contract.

What can be seen as sad news is that the iPhone is not an open platform and thus cannot install additional third party applications. Any updates to software needs to come through Apple.

The device boasts of an 89mm screen, which is a major part of the face of the handset.  The colored screen is very bright and offers high resolution.  The iPhone is button less. To type, you need to use both thumbs on the touch-sensitive QWERTY screen.  To zoom in, you need to gesture pinch and stretch over the screen.  The Home button brings you back to the home screen from anywhere among the menu items.

As soon as you go for mapping service by Google, the iPhone displays a local map with red push pin marker dropped from the top of the screen to mark the location.  The iPhone offers orientation changes at the instance of its tipping on its side accordingly.  The multi-touch feature allows zooming in and out and panning in no time. The iPhone offers enough memory to support multi-tasking without a lag.

Yet another limitation to its credit, the phone does not support Wi-Fi technology for synching or direct communication with other iPhones. However, the wired connection is faster, as well as, charges the handset side by side.  Further, the iPhone does not support 3G connectivity. At a time when HSDPA services and WiMax technology are thriving, Apple has chosen to forgo 3G connectivity in favor of better battery life.

However, the awaited commercial success will only reinstate the tall claims of prudence at the end of the management of Apple, which has chosen in favor of a taller and wider design, a closed system with Wi-fi limitations and lack of next generation mobile technology, to come up with a seamless integration of hardware and software in the form of its iPhone.