I have been seeing adverts for the Apple iPhone for weeks. It's just a phone,
but you wouldn't think that is the case with new iPhone owners. It all began three days ago; Tommy wanted to get
his hands on the iPhone. Why? When I asked him his only reply, with a rather scary grin,
he retorted, "Why not?" Considering that I bought into the Nokia N-Gage craze, I really couldn't argue about it.
It wasn't until I saw the price when I seriously thought him crazy. Moreover, the monthly service charges were
alomst one hundred dollars. To make things worse, there are the accessories you just have to get. Not that
they're mandatory but think of it like this, if you buy a car you want to get some toys for it. The same thing
applies to the iPhone. iPhone accessories are going to be a huge cash cow … that is, if people can still afford them
after they buy the phone, accessories and pay the activation fees and service fees.
Is the iPhone worth the money? It all depends on what you are going to do with it, how much you text or access the
web and if you can afford the phone and service plan. Realistically you are looking at about a thousand dollars a
year to have the iPhone up and running - and that is with a mid level plan that offers you unlimited web but limits
your daytime minutes and number of text messages.
There is no denying that the iPhone looks great, performs nicely and offers you a lot of cool things but for someone like me,
well, it can be overwhelming. I am sure that there are going to be a lot of stolen iPhones in the near future. The good
thing about that is those stories will replace what color Britney Spears underwear is if Paris Hilton is following the rules
of her probation. It's a sad day in news when the front page of my local newspaper is dedicated to iPhone sales and the people
who camped out to get one. Sounds a lot like the Tickle Me Elmo and Cabbage Patch Kids craze huh?
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iPhone News
iPhone to Launch in China in October
Rumour has it that China Unicom is about to launch Apple iPhone in China on October 15th.
Pricing will be as follows:
8 GB model - 1999 yuan
16 GB model - 2999 yuan
In August China Unicom announced that it will bring iPhone to China only in 2010.
Autodesk launches SketchBook Mobile
Autodesk is best known for CAD applications widely used by building engineers.
The company recently announced it came up with a new iPhone application which will make sketching possible.
It costs only $2.99
New features in iPhone Navigation application
Navigon announced that new features will be added to iPhone navigation application.
The update includes new text-to-speech application for street names, directions, etc.
Another new thing is a location sharing function which will make it easier to communicate and meet with friends.
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