Friday, April 16, 2010

Keep Your Phone Protected With iPhone Cover - Protected iPhoneCover

Keep Your Phone Protected With iPhone Cover


By Jason Hulott
An iPhone does not usually come cheap and as such, it may make sense to do everything possible to ensure you protect yourself financially against the worst possible scenarios of accidental damage, theft and breakdown. iPhone cover may be a solution as typical cover may offer some or all of the following benefits, subject to the individual policy terms and conditions. Cover may include protection against:

* breakdown outside the manufacturer's warranty period;
* theft;
* accidental damage.

Bear in mind that exclusions and limitations will generally apply and features and benefits including terms and conditions as well as price will vary from provider to provider. Therefore, it is important to always ensure that you are buying the cover that is most suitable for your needs. Also, do note that you may be liable for a policy excess if you make a successful claim.

Theft

Theft of your iPhone will always be a risk and keeping it out of sight of others and taking preventative measures may help lessen the risk of it being stolen.

However, should disaster strike and your phone is stolen, if you have gadget insurance, a policy will usually assist with the costs associated with replacement (which can be made within as little as 48 hours of making a successful claim with some policies).

iPhone malfunction

Your new iPhone comes with a manufacturer's warranty, which typically covers the phone against defects for a certain period of time. While you will expect your phone to provide you with several years' of trouble free use, occasionally things may go wrong - and often outside after the manufacturers' warranty period has expired!

Some iPhone cover insurance policies will provide a replacement or repair in cases of breakdown like these.

Accidental damage

Here are some typical scenarios that may cause accidental damage or destruction of your iPhone and which may work out costly if you do not have iPhone cover to rely on:

· you are taking your iPhone out of your pocket and it slips through your fingers, crashing to the floor where it shatters and breaks;

· your iPhone is sitting on the kitchen table in your home when your dog jumps up knocking the phone to floor and it breaks;

· your phone slips out of your pocket in the street hitting the pavement;

· you trip when out shopping and your phone is damaged during the fall.

The above are all examples of events that may lead to accidental damage of your iPhone. Without iPhone cover, repairs or replacement of your iPhone may have to come out of your own pocket.

Any of the above mishaps may be classed as accidental damage by your gadget insurance policy provider in which case it may repair or replace your iPhone. However, it is important to check the provider's terms and conditions before taking on the policy to understand what exactly is and isn't covered, as the above list are examples of what some providers may cover. Cosmetic damage for instance will typically not be included within an iPhone cover policy.

Apple iPhone Models Through the Years - IphoneApple

Apple iPhone Models Through the Years - IphoneApple


By Simon Drew


Apple has an interesting history of hits and misses in its models since it began operating as a back of the garage computer manufacturing firm in the 70s. This reflects the inventor personality of chief geek Steve Wozniak, who hand built the first units of apple computers in his garage and on loan from suppliers. However, as apple branched into mobile device production, it somewhat lose its inventor complexes and shifted to a more business like approach to developing new versions. Take the iPhone for example.

When it was first launched, the 1st generation iPhone was ground breaking and set new rules in the field of smart phones. This brought a whole new world of smart phones with touch screens, mobile browsing capability, digital players and third party applications. Such was the feat that the first iPhone achieved and Apple realized millions in profits from such breakthrough. It was an iconic phone that helped Apple stand still even in the adversities brought by the global economic slump.

If Jobs and the other Apple guys would still have the jitters of a beginner, and Wozniak is not content on giving motivational speeches to rookie engineers at the Apple labs, we would expect a new iPhone version in the months that followed. However, we have to wait for more than a year to get our hands on the 2nd generation Apple.

The 1st generation was often described as a revolutionary, even magical product that is years ahead of any mobile phones on planet earth. The magic has faded in the 2nd generation iPhones. Not that it is an inferior product compared to the first. But by now there are a lot of other similarly - designed touch screen phones by other companies and the magic of touch screens has ceased to amaze the general public.

But the 2nd gens have some surprises that can be more aptly described as evolutionary rather than revolutionary. In addition to the outstanding features of the iPhone, it introduced 3G and third party applications in the App store. This had the people nudging off their almost two year old iPhones for an iPhone 3G. Thus, the new iPhone managed to follow its older sibling's success.

And it's been two years or so and we do not have an announcement for a 3rd generation iPhone. This would have us thinking what could be happening inside Apple's labs? Could they be running out of tricks in the hat? Or are they well into making the perfect iPhone that would again change the rules of the game?

Rumors abound about the new ability to cut and paste, and a more powerful 32GB version. There are a lot of other expected features that can be more than just Apple fans' fantasies rather than a reality. However, we leave it to Apple to pull out a new trick.

As it is, the iPhone could use a little improvement such as the rumored expansion in memory, a crispier display and more useful apps. And this all would do for a better 3D generation iPhone. But they have to release it sooner as the queue is already long.