Mobile-review have posted an interesting article about the iPhone. The impression I got was that they weren’t that impressed by the phone and classifies it as a fashion device and nothing else. Here is the final conclusion.

Fashion and nothing else
What characterizes all fashion-savvy solutions? A good, recognized brand (the iPhone has it), quaint design (in stock), top-notch materials (got’em), relatively hefty price tag (obviously). Meanwhile, the maker can provide only the core functionality with no bells and whistles – fashion-conscious users put it very low on their lists, they rather need a thing grabbing everyone’s eyes and displaying their status. The success of the Nokia 8800 and all of its variations results from the abovementioned factors.

So, the iPhone is a real fashion phone? Exactly, it is the only class it belongs to.

This means the iPhone’s direct rival can by, say, the LG Prada. By the way, these two solutions are very resembling philosophy-wise and in the sense of some technologies used.

Finally, we have figured out what kind of phone it is, and come to realize that it is neither an enterprise solution nor a multimedia-heavy device. Apple has made a bold move by shutting itself away from the segment of premium MP3-players, which have already become its signature, and slipped into the lower price-bracket. Its top of the line solutions are replaced by the iPhone, which can be dragged along as a second or even third phone, allowing you to brag about your status and lots of cash. That’s why there are no price cuts for the phone, which would’ve made it too affordable (even more than it is today, which wasn’t on Apple’s to-do list).

The hype around the product lets it reach the main goal – make its owner the talk of the town for some time. This is what characterizes every fashion-savvy solution.

The path they have picked is quite good, especially for the US market, where it will be rivaled only by Nokia, which is relatively weak on this market. That is, there no competition with the fashion-savvy Nokia 8800 in its American iteration, while the Nokia N95’s sells well, but nothing outstanding about it. With an army of the iPod owners behind its back and player replacement dates on the near-horizon for many users, the company has made all the right moves and offered a product that made the market go crazy. However the figures they give us are a tad shady, since about 25 percent of all sales were generated by profiteers, who wanted to gain something from the fuss around the iPhone. Well, they failed. But that’s what we are going to focus on in the articles to come.

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As part of Apple’s announcement that 270,000 iPhone had been placed into eager hands in the 30 hour window from the iPhone’s launch to the end of the fiscal quarter, the company has indicated their goal of selling 1 million iPhones by the end of the first full quarter of sales.

Could this be an indication that a newer iPhone is on the way? With many people complaining of the iPhone’s slow internet connection, and many more citing AT&T’s EDGE network as the reason they are waiting to buy the iPhone, Apple may be looking to introduce a 3G version of the iPhone soon. However, that’s pure speculation and we could very well not see a 3G update until mid-2008.

Apple may also be relying on their European iPhone performance to help boost sales figures. And, there’s even talk about the iPhone “Nano” coming soon.

We’ll have to wait and see how this pans out. If Apple is planning to introduce a 3G version of the iPhone anytime soon, they may have a handful of incredibly bitter early adopters out there. Ourselves included.

[Via: Cellular-News]

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Following AT&T’s report of only 146,000 iPhone activations in the last 30 hours of the fiscal quarter, Apple has announced their iPhone sales numbers over the same period. After AT&T’s announcement sent Apple stock tumbling, news of the company’s 270,000 iPhone sales helped shares rebound to their pre-AT&T announcement prices.

We’re not sure how many of the more-than-quarter-million handsets were 4GB and 8GB models, but it looks like most people didn’t activate their iPhones until after the end of the fiscal quarter. As we speculated, this could be due to the fact that most people maxed-out the Apple Store limit of two iPhones with the intention of gifting one of the devices - which wouldn’t be activated for some time. And, don’t forget all the activation problems people were experiencing over the launch weekend.

Way to go, Apple! It looks like nervous investors bailed too early.

[Via: USA Today]

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With all the hype surrounding the iPhone, almost every person I know is considering getting one. Hack, even AllAboutSymbian’s Steve Litchfield thinks iPhone is five years ahead of other smartphones in terms of concept and vision, though he adds that Apple is behind other handset makers in terms of technology and functionality. And that technology and functionality mean EVERYTHING to some users…

TechCrunch decided to confront the typical business-centric device BlackBerry with the iPhone. Basically two devices differ on a concept level — while RIM’s device is primarily made for corporate users, Apple mostly targets individuals with its iPhone. The “problem” is obvious - the lack of functionality of the first version of iPhone is a deal-breaker for the “suits.” Among the top cited reasons are lack of basic cut and paste capabilities, and support for push-email.

We don’t want to spoil the rest. You can read the full article from here… Or you could tell us what’s your “problem” with the iPhone?

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Here is a collection of various accessories for the Apple iPhone.

Bang&Olufsen bluetooth headset
- costs about 350$ US

Car charger

Retractable usb cable
- costs about 17$
- extends to 36 inches

Outer hard case/shell
- stylish and mard of hard plastic

Carrying case
- costs about 29$
- available in cloth or leather

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In its Q2 earnings report released today, AT&T said that it has activated 146,000 iPhones during on June 29 and June 30. The number is significantly below analysts’ sales estimates, which were in the 500,000 range initially. Of those 146,000 iPhone subscribers, more than 40% were new customers, AT&T said. According to the company, sales of the iPhone continue to be strong in July with store traffic above historical levels.

Following the announcement, several analysts restated their sales expectations: For example, Piper Jaffray & Co. technology analyst Gene Munster told Bloomberg that Apple is likely to have sold only 200,000 iPhones. Investors reacted almost immediately and gave the recently high-flying share price a break: Apple shares were down $8.81 or more than 6% to $134.89 today.

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If you’re in China, and you’ve got a case of iPhone envy, you really don’t have any other option than to go the knock-off route. CECT, one of the most prolific rip-off artists in China (the world?), has released another Apple iPhone clone. Apparently, the CECT P168 wasn’t enough for the clone factory, they had to have another go at the iconic Apple iPhone. The CECT 599 rocks a slightly smaller 3.2 inch 240×400 touchscreen display, but loses the navigation hard keys in favor of a more iPhone-esque minimalistic style. For about $150 USD, you get Bluetooth, 1.3 megapixel camera, stereo speakers, and the ability to play video files (but only as big as 176×144 pixels) - all in a 90 gram body.

We gotta say, this is one fine looking iPhone knockoff - more so than CECT’s previous attempt. It’s definitely a great deal, but if you really want that iPhone fee, you’re just going to have to get an iPhone - like a Porsche, there is no substitute. Of course, Chinese iPhone hopefuls will have to wait a year or so for their chance at iPhone glory - so this thing might be their best bet.

Read on for more pics of the CECT 599 in all its glory.

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Apple is really raking the cash these days. Following today’s reports from AT&T about shorter-than-expected iPhone activations (causing panty-wearing investors to jump ship and offload their Apple stock), we’re hearing rumors that Apple’s kickback from AT&T don’t stop at the $3 per month revenue share.

According to TheStreet.com, sources close to the company are claiming that Apple is getting somewhere in the neighborhood of $150-$200 per new contract - quite a difference from our earlier speculation that Apple made $11 for every new iPhone contract. With Apple refusing to allow AT&T to give any new-contract rebate or subsidy for new iPhone users, it makes sense that the wireless carrier pony up a bounty for each new contract (or did Apple demand such a deal?). Third party dealers make even more when they sign up new contracts with data plans, so a $200 bounty doesn’t seem like such a bad deal for Apple.

If these reports turn out to be true, Apple will be beating the hell out of Wall Street’s earnings estimates for the company - Jobs will be making money faster than anyone ever thought possible.

Hopefully, we’ll see Apple’s stock rebound a bit in tomorrow’s trading.

[Via: The Street]

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The iPhone really, really needs to have a built-in iChat application. It’s a shame that Apple didn’t give us the feature out of the box, but we’re betting on a future update to enable the app on our iPhones. Until then, iPhone web-app developers are having a great time trying to cash in on the rush to get bring the best chat client to market. The best clients so far seems to be JiveTalk and Meebo, but the latest entrant into the iPhone chat-game is the FlickIM web-app. It only supports AIM, so JiveTalk has a hand-up on FlickIM, but the interface is so beautifully simple and intuitive that it’s a perfect fit for the iPhone. We’re still waiting on Trillian to release their Astra chat client.

Head on over to http://www.flickim.com/ to check out the new AIM client on your iPhone.

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We were all expecting iPhone sales in the neighborhood of 500,000 units over the launch weekend. So AT&T’s announcement this morning of having activated only 146,000 iPhones in the last 30 hours of Q2 came as something of a surprise. And, as those hyper-reactive Wall Street drones are so prone to do, Apple stock took a $3.72 dive to $139.90.

Yes, AT&T’s activation numbers were disappointing. But, they make complete sense - to us anyway, we’re not sure what those financial-types are thinking. Keep in mind that the iPhone, which launched June 29 at 6pm, only had 30 hours before the end of the fiscal quarter. Then think about how many newly-minted iPhone owners weren’t able to activate their iPhones over that launch weekend. Oh yea, lest we forget that many iPhone hopefuls bought the Apple Store limit of two iPhones, with the intention of gifting one of their iPhones - who knows how long it took those lucky recipients to activate their new phones.

The point is, don’t let some half-informed finance-tard get your panties in a bunch. Apple likely sold the boatload of iPhones that we all expected over the launch weekend - activation numbers aren’t a reliable indication of actual sales. We’ll have solid numbers after close of market tomorrow, when Apple releases their Q2 results.

[Via: MacDailyNews]

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