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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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…

Matt Chang asked:


Do you remember when there was a time that it was a very futuristic thought to be able to walk around and speak on a telephone that was not connected to the wall? I clearly remember watching Star Trek episodes and seem to use those flip communicators and I thought that was pretty cool. I would have never guessed that in my lifetime I see a device that resembled that gadget that was on the TV show.

The idea that the cell phone is now called a smart phone really a good description of what they’ve become. Today, more of us want our mobile phones to be fully loaded with every imaginable feature: Internet accessibility, MP3 capabilities, GPS navigation, email devices. 2008 is the year the smart phone goes mainstream.

The big race for smart phones really started in the year 2008. Prior to 2008, there was a lot of discussion in a lot of prototypes, but it was the iPhone that really unleash the possibilities with a smart phone.. it was the iPhone that raised the bar and all other manufacturers are chasing to follow. The original iPhone sold 5 million units despite being available only in the United States and select parts of Europe. So the release of the new 3G iPhone from Apple it is no surprise that this is a really big push for the smart phone.

When you look at the numbers in smart phones sales, the mobile phone industry released its latest statistics on the smartphones and their impact on the market. According to Gartner, Inc, smartphone sales have increased worldwide by nearly 30% just since 2007. In a slowing economy, the mere fact that any given industry has a 30% increase in sales when the general market is in decline is proof that the smart phone is poised to take off.

In North America, however, the rise is even more prominent. During the same period, sales for smartphones increased by 106%. That means their sales more than doubled in comparison to the first quarter sales of 2007.

The iPhone isn’t the only smartphone on the market. That being said, it’s success has proven the viability of the item in the marketplace, and competitors are following suit. While smartphones, like those created by Blackberry, were once considered only desirable by on-the-go business professionals, every day consumers are gravitating to the full functionality, and the portability.

And although the prices for smart phones are relatively high when you sitter the cost compared to a regular cell phone, the demands is going to increase the effective efficiency in production, and naturally that should bring down the costs of smart phones. By bringing down the cost of the smart phone more people will be little for them and more smart phones will sell.

With the popularity of the iPhone, it’s no surprise that other mobile phone companies are going to be hitting the market soon with their own smartphones. Samsung, for example, is releasing the Tocco. It has a touchscreen and allows for the dropping and dragging of widgets for the user’s convenience. Nokia is also coming up to bat with its own version of this smart phone. They are currently working on a touchscreen model prototype currently referred to as Tube. Blackberry is also releasing its own model known as the BlackBerry Thunder. This should be available in Fall 2008.

And don’t forget, Google is also on the horizon with their version of the phone. Not only are they working on an interesting open source platform, but the features that they are looking for in their phone should be exciting to see.

All of these model should do well, but the question is which one’s the best? I’m thinking that people are going to side with the Apple. Either way, smart phones are a trend that is exploding in the technology sector and we are just looking at the infancy of the product.