surender asked:


Smartphones are the best gadget for any corporate user. However, to select the one, fit for their corporate personality, is hard to choose from the crowd.

The article is a feature by feature comparison between BlackBerry Bold & 3G iPhone that are label as best Smartphone available in the market.

Apple iPhone 3G

The iPhone is an internet-connected multimedia Smartphone designed and marketed by Apple Inc, which lacks a physical keyboard, but the multi-touch screen renders a virtual keyboard when necessary. It functions as a camera phone, a portable media player and an Internet client. The Apple iPhone 3G is known as the Smartphone that is best in multimedia.

BlackBerry Bold

The BlackBerry Bold aka 9000, the first 3G BlackBerry, launched in the U.S. in November of 2008, is a mobile phone data device, which is considered as one of the best in BlackBerry series.

Comparison of features:

Microprocessor: BlackBerry has 624MHz Intel PXA270/Marvell Tavor PXA930 processor, up from 312MHz, whereas iPhone has Samsung ARM 1176JZ(F)-S v1.0 620 MHz under-clocked to 412 MHz, 32-bit RISC processor.

Operating System: Bold runs BlackBerry OS 4.6, whereas iPhone 3G has iPhone OS 2.2.1.

WLAN: BlackBerry has 802.11a/b/g plus good GPS, typically a tradeoff with BBs, while iPhone supports Wi-Fi 802.11b/g.

Resolution:  BlackBerry has 480 x 320 resolution screen with 65,000 colors, whereas iPhone sports 480×320 px, 3.5 in (89 mm), 3:2 aspect ratio, 262,144-color LCD touch-screen.

SMS/MMS: In the Apple iPhone 3G Smartphone, you can only send SMS. Where-as in the BlackBerry, you can send both SMS and MMS.

Memory: The memory that is installed in the Apple is 16 GB where as in the BlackBerry it is 64MB only. In BlackBerry, MicroSD expansion is available where as in Apple it is absent.
Applications: RIM has made a lot of noise about its BlackBerry App World store, whereas Apple recently celebrated its 1 billionth App Store download.

Screen: The Apple has a touch screen and whatever information you are inputting has to be done through that, where as a BlackBerry comes fully equipped with a QWERTY keypad. In the Apple phone the size of the screen is 3.5 inches where as it is 2.5 inches in the BlackBerry.

Camera: In both devices, the resolution of the digital camera is 2 megapixels.

Speakers: The Apple comes in with speakers that are built in. The BlackBerry also comes with inbuilt speakers, but they also come with a 3.5mm stereo jack.

Battery Life: The life of the battery of the BlackBerry is higher than the Apple phones battery life as there is no touch screen and resolution of screen is less.

Location support: BlackBerry has Gokivo Navigator and iPhone provides Google Maps.

Discussion

As usual, you cannot get all the features in one gadget, for e.g. in the BlackBerry the features like the alarm clock; calendar, digital zoom is available where as such features are not available in the Apple. Also, you can do cut and paste text between apps in BlackBerry, while iPhone lacks it. One more thing you miss in the iPhone is opening a zipped attachment, which is present in the BlackBerry Bold.

But, the 16GB memory, rotational ability, touch screen, use of accelerometer for motion detection, Safari browser’s support, larger screen and easy apps downloads from the application store makes it better Smartphone than any other.

The most important function for a corporate executive is E-mailing.  BlackBerry has become the Lotus Notes of the mobile world for providing secure e-mail anywhere on the move.

Also, the iPhone works directly with Exchange, so you can e-mail, e-mail folders, calendars, and contacts all flowed effortlessly among the iPhone, laptop, and server. The configuration was trivial.

It is important to note that BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) supports Novell GroupWise and Lotus Notes, while both of those servers support the iPhone only through Web clients, limiting their integration with other iPhone apps such as Contacts and Calendar. Thus, BlackBerry supports more e-mail systems, even though you have to add a dedicated server to get that support.

In the security front, organizations running BlackBerrys can trust as if a BlackBerry is lost, IT can wipe all of its data and render it useless over the air. Apple also provides more iPhone security capabilities than most people realize, but it still does not have the depth of messaging and device security that the BlackBerry does.

Andrew Jones asked:


Today, when we think of iPhone client applications (app) what comes to mind are iPhone client SIP applications. This is because the capability to access voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) is a relatively new development for the iPhone. SIP (session initiation protocol), a powerful multimedia protocol, is far from new and applications for other platforms have been widely used for a long time. In the iPhone client application world SIP has not be widely available until recently. This is due in large part to Apple’s reluctance to support third party development since widespread use holds the potential to erode AT&T’s traditional cellular talk time market share. Lucky for users, iPhone client applications that allow for telephony via wireless networks (wi-fi) are here now. Skype, for example, recently announced its very own iPhone client app. This tool is actually available for download from the Apple store. There are many other SIP iPhone clients available for download as well, some from the Apple store, others from third party sites.

The availability of iPhone client SIP over wi-fi is a compromise solution that allows AT&T to retain its traditional cellular talk time market but gives users access to VoIP. While it may not be a perfect solution, it is a welcome one since iPhone users have been demanding access to VoIP since the introduction of the iPhone in 2007. SIP iPhone client apps seemed slow in coming but are now bursting on the scene and there are plenty of different VoIP iPhone clients to choose from.

If you are new to the world of Internet telephony you may not understand why having iPhone client apps for SIP is so important to users. The biggest appeal is the potential to save money. Since SIP/VoIP can help you avoid using traditional cellular minutes and make long distance calls to virtually anywhere in the world without paying toll charges, the potential for savings is huge. This technology is already widely used in the non-Apple arena so iPhone users were eager to get caught up.

We have only discussed iPhone client apps that have to do with talking over the telephone. There are many other types of iPhone client apps as well. When you use social networking sites such as Twitter or Facebook you are using an iPhone client app. You are also using an iPhone client app when you instant message or use WordPress for iPhone. The list goes on an on and it continues to grow. If we remember how new the iPhone really is, it becomes apparent that we have just scratched the surface of what is possible. We should also remember that most iPhone client apps that have been developed are based on 3G technology. We can only imagine what may happen when 4G is put in place on a wide basis.

It is an exciting time to be an iPhone owner. New, imaginative, and useful iPhone client applications come onto the market every day and protocols such as SIP are just opening up. New applications will continue to add functionality and creativity to the device. So as you try out new applications, don’t get too comfortable. Something newer and cooler is sure to be on the market soon.

Andy Adams asked:


Queues the length of Regent street, Internet forums alight with fervent discussion, astronomical sales figures it can only be a new release from computing powerhouse, Apple. In this case, the iPhone, after many months of waiting the UK public has now had some time to search for, purchase and show off the hotly anticipated mobile phone.

Many people didn’t think that the UK launch would draw the feeding frenzy experienced in the USA, but much like their American counterparts, UK Apple fans queued up outside Apple, O2 and Carphone Warehouse stores despite the typical drizzly British weather. The flagship Apple store in London

was awash with press and photographers as the doors opened where customers were greeted by hoards of Apple staff cheering them as they entered to buy the first batch of iPhones at 6:02pm, a clever play on the network which the iPhone is locked to for 5 years (Telephonica’s O2).

So now that the dust has settled on the media circus, the public has had a chance to live with the phone and draw their own conclusions. The response has been mixed to say the least with many people who didn’t buy the phone nay-saying and people who have bought it singing it’s praises to anyone that will listen. There is no doubt that the phone itself hits the mark with Apple’s styling: minimalist, sleek and innovative. The phone only has two physical buttons, the majority of the phone is operated by a revolutionary touch screen interface with such elaborate gestures as pinching the screen to move photos around the screen and pushing two fingers apart to zoom into a fully viewable web site.

The inclusion of the iPod media player has done away with the owner’s need for a separate mobile phone and MP3 player, but it’s in other areas that the iPhone has drawn some criticism; some may argue some very basic areas too.

For example, the iPhone, at present is unable to send or receive MMS messages, something most basic mobile phones with colour screens can handle these days. The exclusion of high speed 3G data has been a sticking point for most, with Apple claiming that battery life is improved drastically by its omission and the inclusion of WiFi provides high speed internet when you need it.

It’s not just Apple that is under the microscope, the UK’s exclusive carrier of the iPhone, O2 have been under fire on internet message boards that the signal strength of the iPhone is very weak, however O2 responds that they experience these sorts of problems with all handsets and should not be solely attributed to their flagship handset.

The fact that anyone who wants one for themselves has to pay for the handset (£269) is forced to be in a 18 month contract with O2 (Minimum line rental of £35 per month, subject to a credit check) is also off-putting to most UK buyers who expect more options such as buying their mobile phones on pay as you go for instance.. In a recent survey 46% of British public refused to consider buying an iPhone based on pricing alone, which is hardly surprising considering the mobile market in the UK where handsets are traditionally subsidised by the network, even with top range handsets like the Nokia N95 being free on some tariffs.

The main problem that seems to have dented interest in the device is that considering how long it has been anticipated and the staggered release in the USA then the UK, is that when it eventually

came out what was supposed to be a revolutionary, high tech mobile phone actually ended up having some decidedly “last Generation” features (lack of 3G, 2MP camera), the iPhone’s saying grace is probably the brands name and it’s interface, which luckily is something most buyers are impressed by.

Despite these criticisms all three companies involved stated that in the first weekend alone O2 estimated between 20,000 and 40,000 iPhones were sold. These figures would pitch the iPhone as one of the fastest selling mobile

phones in the UK and is not surprising considering the hype and press coverage of its release.

Roberto S asked:


Recently the iphone clones have become the talk of the town, but most of us are not quite sure what exactly an iphone clone is. In that case let us take a brief insight into the iphone clones that are definitely giving the real Apple products a run for their money!! Now that these devices have become a part of the industry standard, many of the mobile companies are desperately trying to flawlessly mimic the features and looks of the original product. This is a clever step on their part to boost the market value of their economical imitations so that they come in par with the other strong competitions in the market.

However, it is generally observed that people usually tag all phones with a huge touchscreen and multi-touch display as an iphone clone without even trying to understand that the phone can at times be even more innovative than the original product. Though it has been more than often seen that the popular iphone clones are generally from China and are typically of a poor quality. Interestingly, even some popular companies have also come up with some models that look exactly like the iphones and include some features that are even a shade better than the originals.

There are various ways in which we can decide upon the top 5 iphone clones. If we view it on a broader spectrum, the list will first include the Samsung Instinct. This iphone look-alike has GPS facility and the data transfer here is faster than its original counterpart. The second in the list is undoubtedly the Sony Xyperia. This iphone clone is definitely one of the most stylish and much awaited phones of the year. Just like the iphone it has a wide-screen display with touchscreen facility.

Next in the row is unquestionably the Deeda Pi, popularly called the ultimate iphone clone. It is one phone that claims more than 95% imitation of the original product. Another clone of the Apple product is the LG Voyager. This smartphone uses a similar menu organization and even has an analogous dock on the bottom screen. These features bring it quite close to the original iphone rating it fourth in the clone list. Finally, the discussion remains incomplete without mentioning the latest iphone clone CiPhone-i88i. This Chinese product is an exact replica of the iphone 3G, but only design wise. The phone lacks the 3G wireless network facility of the original product.

While talking of the iphone clones, it would be unfair if we do not discuss the popular Chinese products that are the true imitators of the Apple iphones. The products are named precisely as IPhon, ILeaf, Tphone, miniOne from Meizu, C-002, IPhone Nano, CECT P168, CECT T5 T32, Cool999, EPhone, LiPhone and so on. Of these, the IPhon looks very similar to the iphone 3G while the ILeaf is a very poor clone of the original device. The C-002 is almost a complete iphone clone with a good market value. The IPhone Nano is called so because it looks like an iphone but is of the size of the ipod Nano.

Most of these phones share the common features of an iphone like 5 separate keys for all basic operations, around dozen speakers that give surround sound facility, 1.3 mega pixel camera and dual SIM support to name just a few. However, since most of us like to go for branded products, it is advisable that we check the phones thoroughly before buying them. One major point of identification is the Apple logo that is found only on the original device. This will save us from all kinds of frauds and will also help us to get the product of our personal choice.

Rushrush asked:

Do you hear the “iPhone Brown” ? No misunderstanding, it is not the new official name for the iPhone 3GS, but the new smartphone is too hot for its own good. The overheating glitch actually singes the phone a golden brown. The French journal, Le Journal du Geek posts a user photo of a burnt iPhone, in which an achromatic iPhone is now blessed with two tan lines down the back.

Uh oh. Is Apple’s newest gadget going up in smoke? No official report from Cupertino is forthcoming, but most are speculating that the problem is Apple’s legendary albatross—battery issues.

The conversation is heating up on Apple’s discussion board. One user quips, “An iPhone getting warm due to a running app is normal. An iPhone getting too hot to touch is not.” But apparently, some users are having just that problem. As one user complained, ” I had been burned…from the iPhone getting so hot.”

Since hitting the market, the iPhone has been legendary for its speed, functionality, touch screen, and thousands of apps. Most users are more than pleased with Apple’s revolutionary smartphone, and the new iPhone 3GS, with an amazing array of cool features, has not been a disappointment. Now bundled with a video camera, compass, higher speeds, and an upgraded firmware, the new iPhone is sizzling hot—in more ways than one.

No functionality seems to be compromised from the incendiary phone, but users don’t want to play hot potato with their iPhone all the time. Apple is going to have to do something.

Finally, if you are a iphone 3gs user, You could try Daniusoft DVD Ripper which a friend told me. It could help you rip DVD (including protected DVD with CSS) for playback on iPod, iPhone, Zune, iPod, Apple TV, PSP, Smart Phone, etc. with only three steps. Also let you set the movie effects.

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Sam Akiani asked:

Apple is rumored to be in talks with Verizon for 2010!

The once believed rejected to have it’s first chance at the iphone, Verizon is now claiming to be in discussion in Apple for it’s very own iPhone coming in 2010!

The latest Apple News points to it’s source, USA Today explains that Verizon reported entered serious talks Apple. The newspaper infers that the phone are able to have to be CDMA version, so that it’s compatible with Verizon’s existent networks. Such action would contradicts Apple COO Tim Cook’s own dismissal of CDMA go on week: When discussed about the iPhone making excessively justified the absence of CDMA model by declaring that a single, GSM phone model to produce than a CDMA model. Cook as well criticized CDMA by asserting it has no future, as most CDMA carries plan to phase out the technology in favor of the same 4G standard what will be used on GSM network.

More likely is a direct leap to a 4G. Verizon chief executive Ivan Seiderberng recently explained that a deal might be in the operates as 4G rolls out in 2010, and therefore experience at lest certain of it’s network ready for an iPhone CMDA version by then.

However, if Verizon does land an iPhone of its own AT&T may topple those ambitions in it’s own discussions. Although separate rumors reads this the up to date iPhone carrier is pushing Apple to extend it’s US exclusivity until 2011!

Any successful deal, no matter the network type, would likely be a serious blow to AT&T, which credited much of its ability to weather the ongoing economic crisis to iPhone sales and the resulting spike in data revenue. Aside from reducing incentives to launch massive, special upgrades to the network, a Verizon model would let those dissatisfied with AT&T’ s 3G coverage or its customer service defect to Verizon without giving up Apple’s handset.

Rushrush asked:

Do you hear the “iPhone Brown” ? No misunderstanding, it is not the new official name for the iPhone 3GS, but the new smartphone is too hot for its own good. The overheating glitch actually singes the phone a golden brown. The French journal, Le Journal du Geek posts a user photo of a burnt iPhone, in which an achromatic iPhone is now blessed with two tan lines down the back.

Uh oh. Is Apple’s newest gadget going up in smoke? No official report from Cupertino is forthcoming, but most are speculating that the problem is Apple’s legendary albatross—battery issues.

The conversation is heating up on Apple’s discussion board. One user quips, “An iPhone getting warm due to a running app is normal. An iPhone getting too hot to touch is not.” But apparently, some users are having just that problem. As one user complained, ” I had been burned…from the iPhone getting so hot.”

Since hitting the market, the iPhone has been legendary for its speed, functionality, touch screen, and thousands of apps. Most users are more than pleased with Apple’s revolutionary smartphone, and the new iPhone 3GS, with an amazing array of cool features, has not been a disappointment. Now bundled with a video camera, compass, higher speeds, and an upgraded firmware, the new iPhone is sizzling hot—in more ways than one.

No functionality seems to be compromised from the incendiary phone, but users don’t want to play hot potato with their iPhone all the time. Apple is going to have to do something.

Finally, if you are a iphone 3gs user, You could try Daniusoft DVD Ripper which a friend told me. It could help you rip DVD (including protected DVD with CSS) for playback on iPod, iPhone, Zune, iPod, Apple TV, PSP, Smart Phone, etc. with only three steps. Also let you set the movie effects.

Related article:

How to convert DVD to iTunes for iPod iPhone?

A Cool dvd to ipod converter…

Grigoriy Anoshenko asked:


Apple has always prided itself in developing systems and software that attract the unconventional segment of the masses. And therefore, it comes as no surprise that they have gone a long way in personalising the mobile phone ring tones for their iPhone; taking it beyond mere personalisation and giving the users complete authority with its usage and ownership. At a price, of course.

iTunes users now are the privileged ones to have been given an opportunity to customise original sound tracks and other universal tracks to be able to create their own mobile phone ring tones for their iPhone. This new opportunity has the iPhone equipped with the iTunes ring tone maker that allows the users to choose from over half million songs made available through the iTunes Store. Users can purchase any song for 99 cents from the library, that is marked with a bell indicating that it can be converted into a ring tone. Once the purchase is made, the track can be played at full length and the user has the creative freedom to choose any portion of the song, add special effects such as fade in and fade out. The final length of the desired ring tone must be of 30 seconds or less and the user is ready to download the ring tone on to his/her iPhone. The cost of purchasing this custom made ring tone is another 99 cents, thereby taking the total cost of a ring tone for the iPhone to $1.98. Apple is touting this as a cheaper option to the $2.49 for mobile ring tone purchases through other providers. The final step in the acquisition of this custom made ring tone is to sync the iPhone to the system.

Although, industry experts are continuously arguing about the cost effectiveness of this feature, users are clearly not too impressed. One of the common grouses of users is the inability to comprehend why should they be made to cough up money for a song they have already paid for before. The fact that a particular track is available in their library to purchase and convert into a custom ring tone clearly demonstrates that they have already paid for that track once and that’s the reason it is sitting in their library. At $1.98 it is unarguably more affordable than other providers, but users are miffed about the fact that Apple’s marketing gimmick requires interested users to pay 100% of the song price AGAIN for a 30 second sound clip. There is a lot being said about the legality of playing sound tracks on one’s iPhone, and according to reports some views have been expressed to the effect of just manually turning on the iPod, scrolling to a song, and hitting play on it, every time the iPhone rings or vibrates to alert a call or a message! Just because it is legally right to do so and users are not willing to shell out an extra dollar to give the computer the authority to do it.

Quite understandably, research shows several articles on the web, discussing ways to work around it. Some people have suggested just purchasing the iToner for $15 and then converting multiple songs to ring tones, rather than paying a dollar each time a ring tone for the iPhone is desired. Various forums are dedicated to such activities and one of them suggests the probability of obtaining a cost free ring tone for the iPhone directly from the iTunes by just changing the extension of the file. Purchased ring tones within the iTune library have a .M4R extension and therefore any music file with the extension AAC needs to be manually changed to .M4R before it can show up in the library. Just jump to the last step and sync your iPhone and the job is done!

With these rumours doing the rounds, it will not be long before Apple comes up with another marketing strategy that not only combats this but also placates their irate customers.