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The big fish in telecom market, Bharti Airtel has revealed its plans to launch iPhone 4, the latest product from Apple Computers's stable, by October 2010. Vodafone had also promised to bring the 'magical' device in India after official launch of Apple iPhone 4, but they did not reveal any official release date for Apple iPhone 4.

"We are working with Apple. Hopefully, we will launch it in the September-October timeframe," said by Bharti Airtel CEO Sanjay Kapoor. Vodafone Essar had spoken of its plans to launch the iPhone 4 in India, without specifying a timeframe, earlier in June. Kapoor added, "I think operators have gone through a bit of a lull in the last six months on equipment clearances but now things have begun to ease up and we are getting the equipment in place".

Lots of negative feedbacks about iPhone 4 has been received by Apple so they are trying too hard to fix the issues. In last week’s iPhone 4 conference, issues were accepted and temporary fix – free cases for iPhone 4 devices were offered by them. These cases are supposed to be resolving the antenna reception issue. A patch for it will be provided by next firmware update as far as proximity sensor issue is concerned. Bumpers and cases is being provided by Apple to US users so that they can avoid drop calls and antenna reception problems.

Airtel has not confirmed anything about to it while Apple is giving away these accessories to their customers. iPhone 3GS are already sold by Bharti Airtel in India priced at Rs. 35,500 /- for the 16 GB model and Rs. 41,500 /- for the 32GB model. The sale of such high end devices are likely to get a boost with the launch of third generation mobile services in the country by the end of this year.

Last month, the inventor of iPods, iPhones and iPads, US-based Apple Inc. had announced the launch of the iPhone 4 with a sharper screen and video-chat features in an attempt to ward-off competition from devices running Google"s Android software. The iPhone has emerged as Apple's top product, overtaking its Macintosh computer and iPod.

Source: Bharti Airtel

Apple's newest entrant into the mobile phone market is set to create a new sensation in the industry with the iPhone 4G. The phone comes with many never before seen features that will surely redefine the way you look at mobiles. iPhone 4G, a new generation of smart phones uses the advanced LG LCD Display technology namely In-Plane Switching technology (IPS).

Always trying to bring something new to the table, Apple has added a host of new features to the iPhone 4G to give an all round better experience to its customers. The much talked about new model of the mobile phone with an upgraded operating system comes in a 9.3mm body, with glass on both sides, a steel band that surrounds the unit and works as an antenna. In addition to the glass finish which gives it a classy look, the product has a built-in 5MP camera with flash and a battery life which is 40% higher. A never before seen feature is the high definition display called Retina which has a resolution that is four times better than that of the iPhone 3G.

With an all-new design of glass and stainless steel, Apple claims the product to be the thinnest smartphone in the world. Better screen resolution, larger battery, WiFi and an extra ordinary camera with high resolution makes this handset something to watch out for! Apple's latest brainchild, the iPhone 4G will finally hit the stores on June 24th simultaneously in United States, France, Germany and Japan . The 16 GB version will cost US$199 and 32 GB, US$ 299.

According to Steve Jobs, Chief Executive Officer, Apple, "The new iPhone has the IPS technology, an advanced LCD technology which is better than OLED technology. We are using IPS technology for superb color and wide viewing angle which guarantees a huge difference in quality. IPS is a premium display technology which results in incredibly sharp text, images and video.”

iPhone4G is the first smartphone to bring all the features which make In-Plane Switching (IPS) a standard of high technology for LCD panels. The IPS panel offers a 3.5 inch screen display and four times higher resolution with 960 X 640 pixels, to the new iPhone, producing excellent colors and wider view angle. Apple’s choice of IPS only goes on to prove that IPS is truly the panel technology for the current times. IPS is a new type of panel that employs horizontal commutation of its liquid crystal elements instead of traditional vertical alignment (VA). Companies like LG have introduced IPS panels in India which have several advantages over conventional panels that use TN (twisted nemantic) and VA (vertical alignment) display technologies. It should not be very long before LG’s IPS technology becomes the technology that replaces all others!

Apple has been able to work its magic yet again with the launch of the Apple iPhone 4G with LG LCD Display Technology –IPS. With all new features that the Apple iPhone 4G entails, the product is sure to dazzle your minds!

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Apple today presented the new iPhone 4 featuring FaceTime, which makes the dream of video calling a reality, and Apple's stunning new Retina display, the highest resolution display ever built into a phone, resulting in super crisp text, images and video.

In addition, iPhone 4 features a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, HD video recording, Apple's A4 processor, a 3-axis gyro and up to 40 percent longer talk time—in a beautiful all-new design of glass and stainless steel that is the thinnest smartphone in the world. iPhone 4 comes with iOS 4, the newest version of the world's most advanced mobile operating system, which includes over 100 new features and 1500 new APIs for developers. iOS 4 features Multitasking, Folders, enhanced Mail, deeper Enterprise support and Apple's new iAd mobile advertising platform. iPhone 4 will be available in the US, UK, France, Germany and Japan on June 24, starting in the US at just $199 for qualified buyers with a two year contract.

"Apple iPhone 4 is the biggest leap since the original iPhone," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "FaceTime video calling sets a new standard for mobile communication, and our new Retina display is the highest resolution display ever in a phone, with text looking like it does on a fine printed page. We have been dreaming about both of these breakthroughs for decades."

FaceTime is as mobile as your phone, so you can see your loved ones and friends anywhere there is Wi-Fi. Using FaceTime is as easy as making a regular voice call, with no set-up required, and you can instantly switch to the rear camera to show others what you are seeing with just a tap.

Apple's stunning 3.5 inch Retina display has 960 x 640 pixels—four times as many pixels as the iPhone 3GS and 78 percent of the pixels on an iPad. The resulting 326 pixels per inch is so dense that the human eye is unable to distinguish individual pixels when the phone is held at a normal distance, making text, images and video look sharper, smoother and more realistic than ever before on an electronic display.

Apple iPhone 4 is the thinnest smartphone ever—9.3 millimeters—with an all-new design and build quality like no other mobile device. The front and back are made of aluminosilcate glass, chemically strengthened to be 30 times harder than plastic, more scratch resistant and more durable than ever. The front and back glass have an oil-resistant coating that helps keep it clean, and encircling iPhone 4 is a highly finished stainless steel band made of a custom alloy that is forged to be five times stronger than standard steel.

Apple iPhone 4 features a new 5 megapixel autofocus camera with a 5x digital zoom, a backside illuminated sensor and built-in LED flash that allows you to take amazing pictures even in low light and dark environments. iPhone 4 lets you record and edit incredible HD video and the popular tap to focus feature now works while recording video. You can use the iPhone 4's LED flash for both still photography and video recording. The new iMovie app for iPhone lets you combine movie clips, add dynamic transitions and themes and include photos and music, and users can buy it for just $4.99 through the App Store right on their phone.

Apple iPhone 4 is the best mobile device ever for games and entertainment, with access to tens of thousands of games and entertainment apps on the revolutionary App Store. Every iPhone 4 has a built-in 3-axis gyro that when combined with the accelerometer provides 6-axis motion sensing such as up and down, side to side, forward and backward and pitch and roll, making it perfect for gaming. Developers can access the gyro using the new CoreMotion API to make games and other apps that go well beyond what other mobile devices offer.

Apple iPhone 4 comes with iOS 4, the newest version of the world's most advanced mobile operating system. With over 100 new features, it includes Multitasking, Folders, enhanced Mail, deeper Enterprise support and Apple's new iAd mobile advertising platform. With Multitasking, users can now instantly switch between any of their apps while preserving battery life. With Folders, users can easily organize their apps into collections by simply dragging one app on top of another. A folder is automatically created and named based on the category of apps selected. Users can change the name of any folder at any time. In addition, users can now customize their lock and home screens with an array of supplied wallpapers or with any of the photos on their phone.

The new iBooks app will be available for iPhone 4 as a free download from the App Store and includes Apple's new iBookstore, the best way to browse, buy and read books on a mobile product. The iBooks app will sync your current place in a book, along with any bookmarks, highlights and notes you have created, between copies of the same book on your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. iBooks users can also now read and store PDFs right in iBooks. There are now over 60,000 books available in the iBookstore, and users have downloaded over five million books in the first two months.

More than five billion apps have been downloaded from the revolutionary App Store and more than 225,000 apps are available to consumers in 90 countries. Almost 100 million iPhone and iPod touch users around the world can choose from an incredible range of apps in 20 categories, including games, business, news, sports, health, reference and travel.

iPhone 4 delivers an amazing seven hours of talk time on 3G networks, up to 10 hours of web browsing on Wi-Fi and up to six hours on 3G, and up to 10 hours of video playback and up to 40 hours of audio playback. Apple iPhone 4 is powered by Apple's new A4 processor that provides exceptional processor and graphic performance along with long battery life. iPhone 4 features a second microphone and advanced software to suppress unwanted background noise for improved call quality when in loud places. iPhone 4 also offers 802.11n Wi-Fi networking and adds quad-band HSUPA to provide 7.2Mbps downlink and 5.8Mbps uplink capability.

Pricing & Availability
iPhone 4 comes in either black or white and will be available in the US for a suggested retail price of $199 (US) Rs. 9,200 /- (approx.) for the 16GB model and $299 (US) for the 32GB model in both Apple and AT&T’s retail and online stores, Best Buy and Wal-Mart stores. iPhone 4 will be available in the US, France, Germany, Japan and the UK on June 24 and customers can pre-order their iPhone 4 beginning Tuesday, June 15 from the Apple Online Store or reserve an iPhone 4 to pick up at an Apple Retail Store. iMovie for iPhone will be available on the App Store for just $4.99 (US).

Also on June 24, a new Apple iPhone 3GS 8GB model will be available for just $99 (US). iOS 4 software will be available on June 21 as a free software update via iTunes 9.2 or later for iPhone and iPod touch customers.
iPhone 4 will roll out worldwide to 88 countries by the end of September. iPhone 4 will be available by the end of July in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

Courtesy: Apple Inc

Apple today introduced the new iPhone 3G, combining all the revolutionary features of iPhone with 3G networking that is twice as fast as the first generation Apple iPhone, built-in GPS for expanded location based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0 software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs the hundreds of third party applications already built with the recently released iPhone SDK. In the US the new Apple iPhone 3G is priced at a stunning $199 for the 8GB model, and just $299 for the 16GB model. Apple iPhone 3G will be available in more than 70 countries later this year, beginning with customer availability in 22 countries—Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the US—on July 11.

"Just one year after launching the iPhone, we're launching the new iPhone 3G that is twice as fast at half the price," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "iPhone 3G supports Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync right out of the box, runs the incredible third party apps created with the iPhone SDK, and will be available in more than 70 countries around the world this year."

Apple iPhone 3G gives users ever faster access to the Internet and email over their cellular network with quad-band GSM and tri-band HSDPA for voice and data connectivity around the world. iPhone 3G supports Wi-Fi, 3G and EDGE networks and automatically switches between them to ensure the fastest possible download speeds. The new iPhone 3G also makes it easier to multi-task with simultaneous voice and data communications, so with iPhone 3G you can browse the web, get map directions, or check your email while you are on a call.

Apple iPhone 3G includes the new iPhone 2.0 software with both the iPhone SDK and key enterprise features such as support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync to provide over-the-air push email, contact and calendar syncing as well as remote wipe and Cisco IPsec VPN for encrypted access to corporate networks. The iPhone SDK allows developers to create amazing applications that leverage the iPhone's groundbreaking Multi-Touch user interface, animation technology, accelerometer and GPS technology on the world’s most advanced mobile platform.

Apple iPhone 3G includes the new App Store, providing iPhone users with native applications in a variety of categories including games, business, news, sports, health, reference and travel. The App Store on iPhone works over cellular networks and Wi-Fi, which means it is accessible from just about anywhere, so you can purchase and download applications wirelessly and start using them instantly. Some applications are even free and the App Store notifies you when application updates are available. The App Store will be available in 62 countries at launch.

Additional features available with the Apple iPhone 2.0 software include the ability to do real-time mapping and track your progress with GPS technology, mass move and delete multiple email messages, search for contacts, access a new scientific calculator, turn on parental control restrictions for specified content, save images directly from a web page or email them to your iPhone and easily transfer them back to your photo library on your Mac® or PC. Apple iPhone 3G delivers an amazing 10 hours of talk time on 2G networks and 5 hours using 3G, with up to 5 to 6 hours of web browsing, up to 7 hours for video playback and up to 24 hours for audio playback.

Apple iPhone 3G takes advantage of MobileMe, a new Internet service that pushes email, contacts, and calendars from an online "cloud" to native applications on iPhone, iPod touch, Macs and PCs. With MobileMe email, messages are pushed instantly to iPhone, removing the need to manually check email and wait for downloads, and push keeps contacts and calendars continuously up-to-date so changes made on one device are automatically updated on other devices. With iPhone, you can even snap a photo and post it directly to a MobileMe Gallery to share with friends and family.

Apple iPhone 3G will be available in the US on July 11 for a suggested retail price of $199 (US) for the 8GB model and $299 (US) for the 16GB model in both Apple and AT&T's retail stores and requires a new two year contract with AT&T for qualifying customers. iPhone 2.0 software will be available on July 11 as a free software update via iTunes® 7.7 or later for all iPhone customers. For further information about iPhone 3G pricing and availability in the US and internationally, visit www.apple.com/iphone.

*Based on 3G and EDGE testing. Actual speeds vary by site conditions.

**Based on Apple iPhone 3G (8GB) and first generation Apple iPhone (8GB) purchases. Requires new two year AT&T rate plan, sold separately.

Courtsey: Apple.com