Gadget Gossip: iPhone- Are you Crazy?

iPhone- iCrazy?

Guys, the iPhone is coming out on August 22nd via Airtel and Vodafone. I told you all in the previous Gadget Gossip ( http://craditya.blogspot.com/2008/08/gadget-gossip-iphone-3g-exclusive.html ) that it may cost around 20000 Rs but unconfirmed sources are popping up saying that one or both carriers will in fact be selling the iPhone for Rs 31139 (at current rates 750$) which is really a blown-out-of-proportion cost, exorbitant and not worth it at all for its small camera (without auto focus and flash) and its incorrigible Bluetooth and SMS functions. IF the rumours are true (as we will get to know in the coming week on the 22nd), iPhone will not sell even 10 phones in the first month of its release. It will be highly unpopular, reducing image for Apple and its iPhone as well as the two carriers; personally I would recommend HTC Touch Diamond/ Touch Cruise or the N 96 from Nokia. If otherwise priced at the nominal 16000-25000 range it will be a hit in India like in all other countries who recieved the phone on 11th July. What do you plan to do?

To know more about the iPhone SMS IPHONE [space] INFO to +919962302293 or if you are a Vodafone/Airtel; customer and want to PRE-REGISTER/BOOK the iPhone with them SMS IPHONE to 56789 for Vodafone subscribers and IPHONE to 54321 for Airtel subscribers.

Aditya C.R
The Elite Window

Gadget Gossip: The iPhone is here!!

Hi- I know, I know looooong delay but still, (I have college you know),

We will be taking a ride through the iPhone 3G now. First of all the iphone has released all over the world in 22 countries today (July 11th) and the rest of the 48 countries in the waiting list including India will have to wait- not for very long. Apple director, Tim Cook, says that the iPhone will be "there and about"in the rest of the 48 countries as promised by the end of Fall and Winter 2008. When asked about India he said that he was "happy to bring Apple's iPhone to more and more hands around the globe". Apple signed a partnership with world's largest telecom giant Vodafone India and Bharti Airtel, a branch of Singtel (Singapore), earlier this month. Vodafone and Airtel have started pre-registering for the smart phone. One can send an SMS 'IPHONE' to 56789 for Vodafone and 54321 for Airtel. Although both companies are tight-lipped about the event, sources say that Vodafone will go ahead and launch it first by August end. We could expect it anywhere by August 20-25th. If not, latest by September, said the source. Unfortunately, the buzz around the price seems to be going on the down side- iPhone will not be subsidised in India owing to the already low call rates. The 8GB version of the phone should cost around 11000-16000 INR and the 16GB version around 19000-22000 INR. There are a lot of Pro's when compared to Iphone 1.0 like, 3G has A-GPS, App Store, a black metallic finish plastic body with white option, greatly improved stereo sound, common head phone jack, and many more software tweaks although the Cons do hurt the ears- there is no Message Forwarding, Battery Life is max 5 hours and gets juiced out by 7-8 hours at 3G otherwise, 13-15 hours, Bluetooth syncing is not user-friendly, camera has no flash, no auto focus etc. But it still makes it worth the wait for this wonderful beauty- It has got multi-touch, accelerometer, proximity sensors, light sensor, brilliant 3.5" gorgious hi-res display, geo-tagging, and oh! forgot the most important point when 3G networks operate in India it will be 2.5x faster than Edge- 3G will enter India by January 2009- until then use Edge. So, great phone, great looks- go buy it!!!!

The Elite Window rating: 9.8/10

Aditya CR

The Elite Window

P.S. For those who want some other news, look at my blog tomorrow at 3:00 pm IST.

Gadget Gossip: Hewlett Packard Pavilion Desktop

Hi!

Ok, this time Gadget Gossip has something nice to offer- A HP desktop m9390IN PC review.

We shall take a look at its config.

CONFIGURATION OF M9390IN HP PAVILION DESKTOP

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4 GHz Processor
Light Scribe DVD writer with Blu-Ray Disc reader (Max 20x DVD ROM Speed)
4 GB RAM
Intel G33 Express Chipset
W19" TFT Screen
1 Terabyte Hard Drive (1024 GB) @ 7200 rpm
nVidia GeForce 9600GS Graphics card with 512 MB dedicated memory
1 Touch Backup Button
HP Pocket Media Drive
1 Firewall, 2 X USB 2.0 ports
Integrated Bluetooth 2.0
Wireless Internet Wi-Fi inbuilt
Audio and Mike connection (5 channel compatible)
S-Video port
wireless mouse and keyboard
TV Tuner Card
Windows Vista Home Premium
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, Norton Internet Security (60 day trial)
3-3-3 Years Warranty
HP 800VA UPS

All for a substantial price of 86750 INR (Inclusive of taxes and levies). What more would one want?

Cool na? I am off to buy it!!!! For more queries contact my email ID.
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Will keep you posted on the Iphone* too- Vodafone and Airtel have started pre-registration online. (I chose Vodafone, its the best). Visit Vodafone IN and Airtel IN for more details or simply send IPHONE to 56789 for Vodafone and IPHONE to 54321 for Airtel. Also visit Apple India for the Technical Specifications.

*Tentative release is July 11th 2008. The release date may be delayed as 3G network is yet to come to India. As reported by Mr. A. Raja, Minister for Telecommunications, the auction of frequencies for 3G will commence in June-July 2008. Establishment of 3G networks will further take time.

Aditya CR
"Patience is a virtue"
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