Hat tip to Angad for this article on Tech2.com. The news is also on Techtree.com and infotech.indiatimes.com. The executive summary: 8GB for Rs 31,000 (about $730) and the 16GB will retail for Rs 36,000 to 37,000 (around $870). This is without factoring in the accompanying voice/data plans. I don’t know how credible these numbers are, [...]
My last post demonstrated suspension of reason. The new iPhone does not do video calling. Exactly why, I’m not sure, but I just read an interview with a Nokia official who claimed that the primary reason for video calling not taking off—apart from the cost—was that it makes people look rather unflattering. Whatever. So why [...]
the iPhone changed mobile web browsing forever. As soon as I read the rumours of the new one sporting a front-facing camera, I knew this would be big. So here’s a somewhat obvious prediction: iPhone 2 will actually make video calling happen. There are millions of phones with front-facing cameras and 3G, but I’ve never [...]
I’m not interesting, really. All my hits are now coming from ET. Please go there. Even I prefer to read her over my own drivel. Oh, and do check out her/our photos from our trip to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Nazareth. Moving on. iPhone status: 1.1.2, jailbroken, activated, using with X-Sim. Amazing what market demand [...]
So I got an iPhone after becoming dissatisfied with the E61 experience. My option was the E51, but after playing with it for a bit I realized that it was just an incremental upgrade—fixing what I thought was wrong with the E61. The iPhone is different enough with a feature-set that is attractive to me. [...]