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[26/03/2010] Iphone
Technology has totally revamped the way we go about our daily lives. But some tech stuff has really brought about radical changes the way we interact with our surroundings and the way we communicate with them. When mobile phones came into the scene nobody has an inkling that they would turn out to be such a mega phenomenon. Present times have seen the use of mobile phones and its very variants to be the incest of technology.
Smartphone’s as the name suggests are mobile phones offering a large variety of functionalities which very much resemble to that of a PC. Normally they run on a complete operating system and even support options for the platform so that developers can develop the application base for that Smartphone.
When Apple Inc CEO, Steve Jobs, decided that he will jump into the bandwagon of Smartphone developers and makers, the blogosphere and the internet media was brimming with the techies and nerds speculating about the features and the innovative and sleek looks that the Apple is going to offer. So, Apple jumped into the scene with its variant iPhone on January 7, 2007. It was originally introduced in the US but later on was shipped globally to Europe and other parts of the world.
The techies all over the world were stunned by the striking and stunning features of this particular phone. iPhone is more than just a phone; it basically is a fusion of three basic gadgets base that includes a totally incredible phone, a widescreen iPod, and a stunning internet streaming device. With a prolong battery timing and a swift touch interface, it is the Smartphone success definition.
With its multi-touch interface the user can make calls with an absolute ease and even can dial numbers with using features like Visual Voice mail. It has a 3.5 inch display it offers a stunning iPod feature embedded into it allowing the user to even download and steam music and movies directly from iTunes which is the inherent Apple Store. The iPod in the phone allows the interaction with the music, a very exciting one.
iPhone also uses a fast 3G and Wi-Fi wireless connectivity options allowing the user to be connected on the Go 24/7. It also allows webpage viewing with rich HTML content base and allows viewing the email and Maps more interactively. While using internet is also allows multi-tasking, that is to make calls while checking emails.
But the biggest of all of its features is the Application base it offers. iTunes store offers more than 100,000 Applications for the iPhone and recently in a conference Apple announced the total application downloads to be 1 Billion. It allows users to play games, use interactive apps and use many other features like Maps and GPS with this entire Application base.
Although, it has some problems regarding the compatibility issue with the cell phone carrier services all round the globe because actually Apple released it for AT&T services, but people have found loopholes making it to be used with any carrier in the region.
With this revolutionary phone, Apple combined innovative hardware features along with the world’s most advanced mobile operating system similar to its MAC operating system to redefine what a normal cell phone can do.
