Apple to release its 3G iPhone on July 11

The long wait is over folks. The much-awaited 3G iPhone from Apple will be out on July 11. There is a hefty price cut as well, as the price has been slashed by $200. You can get the 8GB model for $199 and the 16GB model for $299. If you’re one of those early birds who paid $499 for your iPhone, well; I can understand your plight.

Before I get into the details, it’s worth remembering the ‘cause’ which triggered this effect. When Apple released its hugely anticipated iPhone, the response was overwhelming. However, soon there was a complaint that the iPhone was a tad too slow when it comes to browsing the internet. This was a major letdown and Apple had to do something about it. Out came the idea for a next generation iPhone which will offer superior mobile web experience. And now, here we have it.

Alright; back to the current scenario. Steve Jobs has promised that this 3G iPhone will certainly be ‘the phone’ which will stand out from the rest when it comes to mobile browsing and mobile web experience. He also promises that this phone will be more than 35% faster than its rival Nokia N95 when it comes to mobile web. This has made a lot of people sit back and take notice. Also, Apple thinks it can crack the working professionals/executives segment, which is a major market for Blackberry, with its 3G iPhone.

Another interesting thing about this 3G iPhone is the number of mobile apps it boasts of.

1. Mobile Me, which stores your emails, contacts, calendars, and other details in a server called ‘cloud’ and forwards your emails to your PC, Mac, iPod Touch, or iPhone. Whatever change you make in one device will get updated automatically in the other devices.

2. Cow Terry, a music making software, which lets you create songs on the go in your iPhone.

3. A mobile blogging software from TypePad

4. A social networking service from Loopt

5. An app from MLB.com which brings you live scorecard from major league games.

Overall, I would say the 3G iPhone is good. And it’s way better than the current version of iPhone that we’re using now. Most importantly, at $299, I think it’s quite a bargain. So, have you decided to buy it on July 11 or what?

Categories: Apple iPhone, All things mobile phones, Mobile Web.

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Interesting news from the world of mobile phones

Yesterday, I was going through the RSS feeds I’ve subscribed to and I found some of the news items very interesting. Check it out.

GPS enabled mobile phones have a ton of useful features. You can get traffic updates, get roadmaps, convert currency and other measurements, store photos, and even find where your friends and family are through a color-coded map in your mobile phone screen.

American Airlines (AA), like I’ve already mentioned in this blog, has a simpler, scaled down version of its website for mobile users. You can check out your itinerary, check flight status and luggage status, view vacation deals available, book flights, and request for upgrades. The pages in this site are available both in English and Spanish.

Hugely popular website hotels.com has developed a web application for Apple iPhone and iPod touch users. Using this application, you can access a wide range of information like photos of hotel rooms, their descriptions, amenities, and the number of rooms available and book your room then and there.

Blyk, the UK based company I’ve talked so much about, has reached the milestone of 100,000 subscribers in the UK alone. The interesting point is that they set a deadline of one year to get 100K subscribers and launched the program last year. However, they’ve reached the milestone six months ahead of their deadline.

Categories: Cell Phone Advertising, All things mobile phones.

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