[General] 3G iPhone Announced

Tue Jun 10 11:41:20 +03 2008

Thanks Burhan,

You have made it much quicker for me to go through the features. I am owning
an HTC right now, it's not bad at all, but has some stupid thinks however.
Still, the iPhone multi-touch screen experience I have to say is
incomparable, and their browsing and zooming is, revolutionary. But what I
hate about it is how it's locked, in terms of apps and operator mobility,
and some typical features that they keep missing, such as:

- Video recording. COME ON!
- No MMS. Not so common in Kuwait at least, but still, it's basic thing.
- SMS Forward: I heard you can't forward SMS in old iPhone. Is that still
the case? If so it's so silly.

I wouldn't care so much about front camera. Adds weight, cost, probably
size. And when was the last time you saw someone using video calling. For
me, it was only during my telecom working days :)

But the fact that you couldn't even search by name makes it more as what I
call, sorry, Beta! This is typical functionality. So how would you go
through 200+ contacts? I'm sure Jobs have that number.

HTC Dream. I've been waiting long for it until my phone decided it's had
enough and died. So I had to go for something quick. I would like to have
the HTC Android phone, but the first release I doubt will compare to Windows
HTC, as it now opens PDFs, and has Office with it. The Android will
definitely need more time, or a breakthrough like Apple did.

On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 11:05 AM, Burhan Khalid <burhan at kuwaitnet.net>
wrote:

> Ahmad Al-Ibrahim wrote:
>
>> I was thinking today shall I buy an iPhone 3G and become a slave to
>> whoever is going to jailbreak the iPhone 3G? or wait for the Dream? HTC
>> Dream based on the open source Android Google mobile platform which is going
>> to be released very soon.
>>
>> And my choice is definitely an Android based mobile. Watch the Android
>> video and enjoy!
>> http://code.google.com/android/
>>
>
> Here are my main opinions/concerns about it:
>
> On the list of OHA members, one name is conspicuously missing: Nokia. The
> number one cellphone maker in the world. Also missing is Symbian under
> software companies, which makes me think that whatever device ends up
> supporting Android, it probably won't be from Nokia, and it probably won't
> be binary compatible with Symbian.
>
> HTC is there, which means you can expect the quality of HTC for whenever
> the Android-based device hits Kuwait; although I doubt it will be a wide
> release considering the large market share that Windows has and I doubt with
> Microsoft's tactics they will make it easy for HTC to manufacture devices
> based on anything other than WinMo; the other major OEM is Motorola -- and
> well, as I'm sure you all know, that company is not doing so well.
>
> So I think that what will break the Android is the device.
>
> Android's chief claim is that:
>
> "Android was built from the ground-up to enable developers to create
> compelling mobile applications that take full advantage of all a handset has
> to offer. It is built to be truly open. For example, an application could
> call upon any of the phone's core functionality such as making calls,
> sending text messages, or using the camera, allowing developers to create
> richer and more cohesive experiences for users."
>
> Now what this means to me as a user is that -- there is no sandbox for
> applications. If someone writes a rogue app for Android, it can easily start
> spamming people in my contact list. Not believing this to be true, I looked
> around and then I found this:
>
> "Android has been designed to include a rigorous security model, and when
> phones are available we expect Android to be among the most secure mobile
> operating systems available. However, right now the Android SDK is under
> active development and has not yet been subjected to an extensive security
> review."
>
> This could mean that after this security review, some of the touted
> features of Android could be scrapped, limited, or only available after a
> signing process (ala Symbian).
>
> So Android sounds nice, but really -- is it worth waiting for? What can you
> get from Android (as far as the SDK is concerned) that is not available in
> the Apple SDK for the iphone/ipod?
>
> Meanwhile .... over at Planet Apple in Fruit Universe:
>
> Some interesting things about the new iphone:
>
> 1. It will be released July 11.
> 2. Total list of countries to be released to: 70 (including Qatar, Jordan
> and Egypt -- no Kuwait). Not all countries will get the phone on the 11th.
> 3. No Arabic support.
> 4. HSDPA/WiFi/A-GPS
> 5. Base price (in all markets) for the 8GB model = $199. It will most
> probably require a 2 year contract, or may be more expensive if its not
> carrier subsidized as is the case in the Middle East.
> 6. Improved audio quality.
> 7. Flush 3.5mm headset jack.
> 8. Will come with a "SIM ejector" device in the box.
> 9. Includes ActiveSync, Cisco VPN encryption, and other "enterprise"
> features like remote wipe.
> 10. Improved SDK which matches that of OSX (including API calls)
> 11. Unique, third party (Apple) background messaging queue -- which
> prevents apps from hogging memory in the background (ala Windows) and
> pre-FP1 Symbian.
> 12. Runs the same kernel as OSX (this is not new, but worth mentioning in
> light of Android)
> 13. It includes 3 sensors: Proximity, Light, Accelerometer -- all have
> APIs.
> 14. Games available from independent developers and major publishers like
> SEGA; graphics quality the best I have seen; one even uses the accelrometer
> as a steering wheel for a racing game.
> 15. Updated software version (2.0) -- free for existing iphones, $9.99 for
> ipod touch.
> 16. Base model is in black, the updated 32GB one is also available in
> white.
>
> Things that are still missing:
>
> 1. No A2DP aka stereo Bluetooth.
> 2. No front camera for video calling.
> 3. Same 2MP back camera.
> 4. No video recording (still).
> 5. No MMS support.
>
> Things that are "new" for Apple fanatics:
>
> 1. Multiple select and delete messages/contacts.
> 2. Search contacts by name (shocked this wasn't in the default build).
>
> Its a great device as a platform for developing apps, and a great browser
> and media device.
>
> Regards,
> --
> Burhan Khalid
> Signal > Noise
>
>
>
>> Burhan Khalid wrote:
>>
>>> Apple has just announced the 3G iphone. Get your wallets/purses out!
>>>
>>> Live audio:
>>> http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wwdc-2008-live-keynote-audio-stream
>>>
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