Apple IPhone 3GS Mobile Phone Review - The Must Have Next Generation IPhone

Submitted By: Carlson Osbourne

The iPhone is the one model of mobile phone that has essentially took the world by storm. As soon as it was launched, it flew off the shelves because everyone wanted one and the hype about the new and improved Apple iPhone 3GS has seemed to reach new and unprecedented levels. It is the handset that everyone, especially the technology aficionados out there, wants. Whether it lives up to the hype or not is a different matter, and the rest of this review will be looking into just that for you.

Believing The Hype

The Apple iPhone 3GS is just as attractive as the previous model for one main reason – it looks exactly like it. It has the iconic appearance and feel in the hand that the other models do and is incredibly attractive as a result. There is one main difference though in that there is an oleophobic surface to ensure that it is less susceptible to attracting fingerprints. Given the fact that it is a touch screen, any feature that can help has two thumbs up and this definitely does. However, to get an idea as to why the Apple iPhone 3GS is different from its predecessors it is necessary to look at the features within the handset.

Hi-Tech Performance

The Apple iPhone 3GS is a good basic phone that can be used as a main phone for everyday use. However, it is so much more than just a phone. All of the amazing features are easy to find on the logical and well ordered menus. One of the first things that any user should take a look at is the web browser, which is easily one of the best on a mobile phone at the moment. It is easy to use and is of a high quality on the screen. As such, browsing is easy. This is further enhanced by the browsing speed, which is amazing when compared to other similar handsets on the market.

The Apple iPhone 3GS goes above and beyond its predecessor in other feature areas. For example the camera is excellent. There were complaints about the former iPhones because of the low quality pictures they gave but the new hardware has solved this problem. The video recorder is also of a high quality and of course the sound quality is excellent. However, the one major lovely touch that needs highlighting is that the apps load incredibly quickly so you can access anything you need in the blink of an eye.

Negative Feedback

There are a few niggles associated with the Apple iPhone 3GS. One of which is the volume, which can be a little loud if you are in public places. There are modes that can relax the volume a little though so you should be able to prevent this soon enough. Another niggle is the fact that data speed connection does drop in line with your battery and this can get a little frustrating to say the least. Finally, the security level of the handset is fine for personal use but may not be good enough for business use or checking bank balances and so on. As such, it may not be suitable for heavy business use.

In short, the Apple iPhone 3GS does have one or two niggles but is an improvement on the previous iPhone handsets because Apple have learned from their mistakes. The phone is highly functional, highly fashionable and a must have for all technologically minded individuals. It is also simple enough for those not so experienced to use. Try it out. It is worth every penny.

Samsung unveils rival to the iPhone; uk news bulletin

MOBILEphone giant Samsung launched a "life changing" smartphone last night to rival Apple's iPhone.

The Samsung Wave was unveiled in Barcelona ahead of the Mobile World Congress - the world's largest mobile phone trade show - which opens today.

The Korean manufacturer is the second largest producer of mobile phones - behind Nokia - but wants a larger share of the smartphone market, which is dominated by Apple's iPhone.

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When Apple launched its 3G iPhone in 2008, the computer giant redefined the market. The smartphone incorporated media players, the internet and sparked a trend creating thousands of software applications - or "apps" - written by third party programmers.

Student creates iPhone app for W.Va. Wesleyan

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Over a few months, West Virginia Wesleyan College student Benn Linger created a unique senior project.

Linger designed an iPhone and iPod Touch application for students and alumni where they can get the latest campus news and sports, check their course schedules and link up to their grade point averages from past semesters.

Working alongside the college's Webmaster, Linger decided to develop a senior project that would come in handy for students and alumni. Last month, Wesleyan sold the "app" to Apple, the maker of the iPhone, which will make it available to all.

The app features a campus directory with some contact information for faculty and students, a campus map, emergency contact numbers and schedules for sports like football and basketball, which Linger expects to be pretty popular among alumni.

"That makes it very easy for alumni to stay in touch with the schedule," he said.

Linger got his first iPhone about a year ago, and his parents have even bought in and purchased their own iPhones. His father is Wade Linger, a state Board of Education member from Marion County.

"It's only becoming more popular, so that's always a benefit," he said of the iPhone.

In designing the app, Linger wanted to make sure it looked clean and was easy for users. "If it's not convenient, it's not going to get used," he said.

On Tuesday, he scrolled over features of the app on his iPhone. He typed in the first two letters, "c" and "l," of his computer science professor's name. Professor Richard Clemens' name popped up, along with another teacher's.

He scrolled through a campus map, which focused on the chapel at the center of the Buckhannon campus and showed the viewer the buildings surrounding it.

He scrolled down his own list of courses this semester. Most of his classes are on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Linger also highlighted his class schedule, and grades, from previous semesters.

His cumulative grade point average, along with each semester's GPA, is also available on the app. On Tuesday, Wade Linger joked that if the GPA is low, "does it flash and a siren goes off?"

Apple, the maker of the iPhone, makes it feasible for developers like Linger to create iPhone applications, and the company advertises ways to develop apps on their Web site.

"They make it really easy to use the same kind of interfaces that you use," he said.

Students and alumni at West Virginia University, for example, also have their own iPhone app.

Linger encourages Wesleyan students to try out the new application. Because he created it for his senior project, he won't receive any money from its sale.

"It's tough to convey the value of an app like this without trying it," Linger said. "It's something you really need to check out for yourself."

Linger, who ultimately wants to own a small business that creates computer software, believes a lot of companies could benefit from the type of iPhone app he created for Wesleyan.

"It's something I really enjoy doing," he said.

Chris Dorst | Gazette photo Benn Linger, a senior at West Virginia Wesleyan College, developed an iPhone application for students and alumni which they can use to catch up on campus news, course schedules, sports and more.

An Easy Way to IPhone Unlocking With IPhone Hacks & Software - Firmware Patch

An Easy Way to IPhone Unlocking With IPhone Hacks & Software - Firmware Patch

How do you unlock your iPhone? What if you don't want to use AT&T, the official carrier, for your iPhone service?

The choices today are many. Do any Google search for "unlock iPhone" and you are met with hack after hack, software after software, all claiming to be the best way to unlock your iPhone. Dig a little deeper, and you discover tutorials all talking about jailbreaking, preparing the phone for the software, firmware patches, unlocking the SIM-lock, and more.

It is all very complicated stuff, especially when you find out that you may have to unlock your iPhone all over again every time Apple decides to do a baseband flashing or upgrade. Can you imagine being right in the middle of the most important call of your life, and your iphone locks back up? What if you are transmitting crucial data to someone at that moment? Is it a chance you want to take? If this happens to you, you will need to download more software to restore your iPhone back the way it was, and then go through the unlocking procedure all over again.

You see, a lot of the hacks work on a firmware-patch. This patch bypasses the unlock part of your iPhone so that it does not realize it is still, essentially, locked. It no longer tells itself that you need to unlock it to use it. These firmware-patches are considered temporary unlocks, and are often rendered useless by baseband flashing or upgrades.

Another type of hack to unlock your iPhone is called a direct unlock. This type of hack is more permanent. It works on IPFS software to replace your iPhone's lockdata with essentially blank data. In some cases you may be able to get the unlock codes you need, and this hack can feed it the correct unlock codes to unlock it. This hack is not affected by baseband upgrades, and supposedly leaves no trace of the hacking. But you are still messing with hacking your iPhone, which carries risks of its own.

What risks? Any time you use hacks on your iPhone, there is a possibility of causing permanent damage to your iPhone. It would be such a shame to lose your brand new iPhone before you ever even got to use it, wouldn't it?

If you damage it, or if you ever need service on your iPhone, you will need to restore your phone back to its unhacked state, and re-install the factory AT&T SIM before you take it in for service. Why? Hacking it VOIDS your warranty! Plus, do you really want to tell Apple that you illegally unlocked your iPhone?

So is there a legal and safe way to unlock your iphone AND use a different carrier besided AT&T? The great news is, YES! Your easy solution is to head on over to TheiPhoneDVD and grab the iPhone DVD! The iPhone DVD is the ultimate accessory package for your new iPhone, and includes legal software to unlock your iPhone without hacks or breaking it. When unlocked, you can use any mobile carrier you like to provide your iPhone service!

Why take the risks and hassles associated with iPhone hacks, when you can unlock your iPhone and get a massive iPhone entertainment package to boot, with The iPhone DVD? It's the clear choice.

Wireless Charging to iPhone 3G/3GS

Gear4 Brings Wireless Charging to iPhone 3G/3GS

Could wireless charging be the next technological battleground? Let's hope so...
Following on from similar tech seen in the Dell Z600, Palm Pre and - particularly relevant here - the Powermat, is news Gear4 will launch its own entry into this quickly crowding space.

The 'PowerPad' has been made specifically with the iPhone 3G and 3GS in mind and takes a somewhat different path to the many conductive charging approaches out there (contact points in a charge pad). Instead it uses inductive charging (like Powermat) where power is simply transmitted through the case to the iPhone battery (think of your electric toothbrush). The result is an iPhone can be placed anywhere on the charging mat to operate and doesn't require bulky magnets to keep the case in the right position to be charged.

A case does need to be used with this system, but it has been designed to also be used day to day as a protective cover which should add convenience. As for charge times Gear4 claims its inductive system has the same charge time as a standard wired charger - something which is crucial to the long term success of wireless charging.

"Our vision of the future of wireless power is what makes this product launch so significant," said Gear4 CEO Tom Dudderidge. "We believe that wireless charging will become pervasive over the next decade, lead by the widespread adoption of standards. The launch of PowerPad represents the start of this transition."

Dudderidge is right, we do need to find a common standard to move things on but - as with Draft N wireless - common sense can go a long way in the meantime while industry bodies squabble about micro detail.

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