A Byte of Apple : iPhone 4 is here

A new week brings with it our dose of Apple flavored news, but this is no ordinary week. It’s not every week that a celebrity device chances its way across to our hands, and this week saw both Varun and me having a go at the iPhone 4, fresh off the boat courtesy returning friends from the UK.

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Apple’s Official Reply to iPhone 4 Users

Apple have released the official reply/statement to the complaints they received against the iPhone 4. They start off by complementing the iPhone 4 stating that its their most successful product ever and that reviewers and customers are extremely happy with the device.

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Apple iPhone 4 works over BSNL 3G in India

At FoneArena we know you users very well. We understand that a lot of you like to buy a phone when you are traveling. This holds good for brands like Apple which totally neglect the Indian market. So we decided to get our hands on the Apple iPhone 4 32GB Factory Unlocked (SIM Free) Model courtesy of our beloved friend from UK. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 4 works over BSNL 3G in India”

Yahoo launches Android Apps for Mail, Messenger and Search Widget

Yahoo today launched it’s first ever Android Apps for Yahoo Mail and  Messenger . It has also launched a Search Widget for Android. It has also rolled out a HTML 5 websites for Mail and News for iPhone / iPod touch.

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Apple sells 1.7 million iPhone 4 devices in just 3 days

Apple just announced it has sold 1.7 million iPhone 4 devices in just 3 days. Thats 17 lac phones or  1700000 phones sold in just 72 hours making it most successful Apple product launch in the company’s history. Apple CEO Steve Jobs also said sorry to customers who could not get the iPhone 4 due to supply issues. But no word about the Antenna or death grip issue .Apple is gonna grab a lion’s share of the smartphone marketing share for this quarter with such impressive numbers.

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Apple iPhone 4 Pics

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The Apple iPhone 4 has been launched in USA and UK and FoneArena readers have been sending us photos of their latest Apple toy.  Vinay from UK shared with us some great pics of the iPhone 4 Retail Box.  Abhishek shared some pictures of the phone in action from Los Angeles , USA.  If you have any gadget / interesting news to share  do mail us at tips at fonearena dot com

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O2 Shipping microSIMs to iPhone 4 customers including an Adapter

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O2 UK has started shipping microSIM cards to its iPhone 4 Customers who have pre-ordered them. The customers would be getting their iPhones tomorrow. Many users keep asking us if microSIM cards would work with other phones or if they can use normal SIMs with the iPad 3G or iPhone 4.

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Jailbreak and Unlock iOS 4.0

Excited, downloaded and installed, yes I am talking about iOS 4.0 night(IST). So yesterday was the day you did this big download and has started enjoying 100 of new features on your Apple devices. Some might have stayed away from this update fearing, they might loose their jailbreak and the device will get locked. Your fear is over all thanks to iPhone Jailbreak team, they have launched their tools within 8 hrs of launch of new iOS.

Note: This only works on iPhone 3G and iPod Touch 2G as of now.

Step 1: If you have iPhone/iPod Touch running OS 3.13(not jailbroken) upgrade to new iOS 4.0.

Step 2: Download redsn0w beta ( This is still a beta version)

Step 3: Open redsn0w and select the iOS 4.0 IPSW that you used to upgrade your iPhone/iPod Touch

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iPhone4 First Unboxing Pics

A lucky Macrumors user got his iPhone 4  delivered 2 days early and here the unboxing pics he posted on his site. The iPhone4 packaging looks much more attractive the one used for previous iPhones. The combination of Black and white looks interesting !  Enjoy the pics below

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A Byte of Apple: Our weekly wrap on all news Apple!

You either love ’em or you hate ’em, but you simply cannot ignore them. Apple is one of those brands that polarizes opinions – the products undoubtedly cost much more than they should, are arguably not as spec-rich as the competition, but who else makes computer systems and personal entertainment devices that look so damn stylish, yet compact, at the same time?
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Apple And AT&T Randomly Cancelling iPhone Pre-Orders Due To Authorization Issues

It has been confirmed from various sources that both Apple and AT&T are randomly cancelling iPhone 4 pre-orders. Within a day after placing the orders, customers are receiving mails that their orders has been cancelled.

It has been confirmed from various sources that both Apple and AT&T are randomly cancelling iPhone 4 pre-orders. Within a day after placing the orders, customers are receiving mails from the company that their orders has been cancelled due to authorization issues with the pre-orders. Check out the email sent by Apple and AT&T to their customers below.

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Vodafone to bring Apple iPhone4 to India

In a surprising move Vodafone India has announced that it is going to bring the newly launched Apple iPhone 4 to India.  So we might be right about the India might be one of the 88 countries expected to get the new phone by September 2010

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Watch the WWDC 2010 iPhone 4 Keynote now

Apple has uploaded the complete video yesterday’s keynote session in which the new iPhone 4 was unveiled. This video is not only a must watch for iPhone fans but also for those who want to improve their presentation skills !

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Seems like the Video is not edited as all the funny instances like the WiFi connection failing during the demo and Steve Jobs requesting bloggers to turn off their MiFi devices are part of the video.

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iPhone 4 India Launch in September ? Price might be high

During the WWDC announcements today Apple announced that the iPhone 4 – the latest apple phone will be available in 88 countries by September this year. We are not sure if India is amongst the 88 countries listed. But since there are lot of iPhone fans in India , we would love to get our hands on the device pretty soon and not a year later. The iPad is expected to be launched in India soon.

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iPhone 4 hitting stores on June 24th , 3GS getting Price Cut ?

BGR is reporting that the new iPhone 4 will be  available in Stores on June 24th and that the 3GS will be getting a price cut for various models. Pricing of the iPhone 4 is still not known. More on this soon.

But having looked the specs and features of the iPhone 4 , what price are you willing to pay for the device ?

Update price is $199 in the US for the 16GB model, and $299 for the 32GB model ( with a contract on AT&T)

UPDATE – This report is true . Apple is launching the phone in 5 countries on June 24th