So interesting!

Posted on January 28th, 2007 by admin
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  Apple is said to enjoy a 50 per cent profit margin on each iPhone sold, according to a breakdown of the handset’s component costs by research phone isuppli.

It is estimated by iSuppli that the 4GB version of the Apple iPhone will carry a $229.85 hardware BoM [bill of materials] and manufacturing cost and a $245.83 total expense, yielding a 49.3 percent margin on each unit sold at the $499 retail price.

Meanwhile, the 8GB Apple iPhone will sport a $264.85 hardware cost and a $280.83 total expense, amounting to a 46.9 percent margin at the $599 retail price.

And such high margins give Apple plenty of scope for price cuts in the face of what is expected to be extensive competition.

With a 50 per cent gross margin, would Apple set itself up for aggressive price declines?

Posted on January 25th, 2007 by admin
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 It is anounced by Apple when the iPhone is released that iPhone is based on OS X system, which has been anounced as the most advanced operating system.

“This software completely redefines what you can do with a mobile phone”, said by Jobs.

iPhone is fully multi-tasking, based on OS X, so you can read a web page while downloading your email in the background.
 
Apple isn’t saying, although when we asked a company executive if it was a weird, not-really-OS-X version of OS X, he replied: “This is OS X.”

To be more specific, it’s a version of OS X that’s been optimized for the iPhone hardware.

Apple’s statements lead us to believe that the iPhone runs a mostly recognizable version of OS X under the hood.

Posted on January 24th, 2007 by admin
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 Apple Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. are apparently suspending their court battle over the iPhone to return to the negotiations table.

Although Cisco’s lawsuit against Apple remains pending, the two companies have agreed to extend the time Apple has to respond so the parties can discuss trademark rights and interoperability, the companies said late Wednesday. The aim is to reach an agreement on the matter.

Under federal law, two companies may share a trademark as long as their uses are not confusingly similar.

Posted on January 22nd, 2007 by admin
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“It’s a very simple idea - speak a message and see the message appear on a screen. Speaking a message is the natural start, and reading a message is the simplest and fastest way of being in touch wherever you are.”

SpinVox, the Voice-to-Screen messaging supplier, has applauded Apple’s decision to include a ‘Visual Voicemail’ feature on its iPhone, calling it a step towards what consumers really want - simple, relevant services.

However, Visual Voicemail - which only shows users a list of their messages so they can pick the ones they want to listen to - is a sub set of the Voice-to-Screen messaging category. This category encompasses all services that enable voice messages to appear as text on screen, according to SpinVox.

It is commented by Daniel Doulton, co-founder of SpinVox that Visual Voicemail on the iPhone certainly makes the journey to message retrieval easier, but it does not complete it. First, you don’t see the actual message - you still need to pick up and listen to the voice message and scribble down notes. Second, this is handset dependent - a simpler and more natural solution is to actually read them.

Added Christina Domecq, CEO of SpinVox: “It’s a very simple idea - speak a message and see the message appear on a screen. Speaking a message is the natural start, and reading a message is the simplest and fastest way of being in touch wherever you are. Imagine never needing to type a text or email again, but just speak it. Never wait until you get to your PC to post your thoughts on a blog, just speak your comments. It’s all about making communication easier, faster and more relevant to the way we live our lives.”

SpinVox is advancing the Voice-to-Screen experience by enabling other new products and services in the category. Services such as mobile blogging, for example, effectively enable voice to become another source of user generated content as voice messages are automatically converted and posted and become searchable and taggable.

It is believed that the future of communications will be led by simplicity - extending the two things we find easiest and most useful, speaking and reading a text.

Posted on January 20th, 2007 by admin
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The poor iphone suffers a lot in the video!!!!

It is just a joke. To some extend, I believe, this video indicates people’s doubt about the multifunctions of this portable device.

With great respect of steve Jobs, I love all the products from Apple and its far-insight in its industry. At every turn, Apple’s engineers and design experts have attacked the problems of performing complicated tasks in the squinched-up environment of a handheld device, and turned awkward processes into delightful ones.

The things you do with an iPhone are familiar to many mobile-device users—e-mail, photography, messages, music, even watching video. But Apple’s relentless focus on simplicity, efficiency, utility and fun makes the iPhone seem a different species than its competitor, something more personal, more approachable and, ultimately, more desirable than anything else out there.

What do you think?

Posted on January 19th, 2007 by admin
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Are you still attracted by the smart phone demonstrated by Apple boss Steve Jobs at the annual Macworld Expo in San Francisco? LG Electronics has teamed up with fashion brand Prada to unveil a similar touch-screen multimedia phone as well.

Like the iPhone, it has a 2 megapixel camera, video and music player and completely buttonless interface. The phone is a bit smaller, but also slightly thicker, than the iPhone. And instead of a hard drive, it’s got a slot for removable memory cards — something the iPhone lacks. It also has third-generation high-speed wireless network connectivity and Bluetooth capabilities.

However, it does not feature a Wi-Fi wireless connection, nor will it be able to play iTunes files.A comparison of the tech-specs reveals that the Apple product is superior in several areas, including screen resolution, data networking ability and internal memory.The phone is a tri-band GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) model (900/1800/1900MHz) with support for EDGE data transmission 

The Prada phone will beat the iPhone to market, in Europe anyway, debuting next month for about $775. No word yet on when US carriers will offer the phone.

Should we go with a user interface for an electronic device developed by Apple or one developed by LG/Prada?

Posted on January 18th, 2007 by admin
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It provides an imagination of the future of the iPhone–iTalk.

Posted on January 16th, 2007 by admin
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As of now, Apple has announced a Bluetooth headset that will work with the iPhone, as well as new headphones that incorporate a small white box in the middle of the cord. This box has a built-in microphone and a switch to answer and hang up phone calls.

Developers and accessories lanch a new competition in the supplies of iphone accessories. The iPodobserver lists top ten acceesories.

Cases (For Picture, Click)

High-end headphones with integrated mics (For Picture, Click)

Battery packs

Stylus kits

WiFi filesharing

Clever storage solutions

GamesBluetooth/WiFi remote controls

Document readers

Clever storage solutions

GamesBluetooth/WiFi remote controls

Posted on January 15th, 2007 by admin
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 Cisco Systems is suing Apple for trademark infringement in a US federal court, for using the iPhone name.

As reported by CNN that the iPhone war is more than just a name. It’s one battle in a long war over the future of phone calls.

The court fight that erupted this week between Apple and Cisco is no ordinary trademark dispute.

Apple launched its new handheld mobile phone device under the iPhone name on Tuesday, at the hotly anticipated Macworld event in San Francisco.
Shares in Apple were 1.3% lower in after-hours trade, having risen 8% after the phone was launched a day earlier.

Following the launch Cisco said it hoped to resolve the matter by Tuesday evening after negotiations.

Apple responded by saying the lawsuit was “silly” and that Cisco’s trademark registration was “tenuous at best”.

“We think Cisco’s trademark lawsuit is silly,” Apple spokesman Alan Hely said. “There are already several companies using the name iPhone for Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) products.”

Feedback of Cisco

Cisco, which has owned the trademark since 2000, said it thought Apple would agree to a final document and public statement regarding the trademark.

Cisco’s Linksys arm has employed the trademark since early 2006, and in December it launched its own phone, capable of connecting to the internet, called the iPhone. News of Apple’s launch of its touch screen has been long awaited and Steve Jobs, the firm’s head, said the phone would revolutionise the market.

“Cisco entered into negotiations with Apple in good faith after Apple repeatedly asked permission to use Cisco’s iPhone name,” said Mark Chandler, Cisco senior vice-president and general counsel, in a statement.

The firm has owned the name since it bought Infogear Technology in 2000, which registered the name.Infogear had previously used the name for several years, said Cisco.

Cisco, which supplies networks, said it would seek to stop Apple from “infringing upon and deliberately copying and using” the trademark.

Jon Noh, a spokesperson for Cisco told the BBC: “This issue is not about money, and it’s not about the phone itself; it is about Cisco’s obligation to protect its trademark in the face of Apple using it without our permission.”

The lawsuit agaist Apple is still pending.

Posted on January 14th, 2007 by admin
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