Rae Edwards asked:




The iPhone undoubtedly started a technological revolution and began a love affair with touch screens on mobile phones. However, most people are not as in love with the iPhone’s price nor with the required high-priced AT&T contract that comes with an iPhone. With the IPhone you are forced to contract with AT&T for your wireless service. Very basic service is about $100 per month.

Enter China’s CECT P168 iClone. CECT has taken the technology of the iPhone and improved upon it - so much so that Popular Science magazine calls CECT the “real deal”.

The CECT P168 looks so much like the original iPhone you have to nearly squint to tell the difference. Plus, the CECT P168 offers all of the features of the iPhone plus bonus features. The P168 has three more speakers than the iPhone plus a removable battery. The P168 allows you to use whatever participating carrier you like (even your current provider). With an iPhone, you have the phone to an authorized dealer when the battery runs dead.

Further, the CECT P168 runs under $120 - sometimes as low as $100. This phone offers the features most people want - the touch screen, the ability to surf the web or watch videos, Bluetooth, and MP3 capabilities, without worrying about how to pay for all of it.

The iClone CECT P168 doesn’t require any software. The phone will automatically recognize your network, phone book, and personal settings.

With features on par with (and in some cases better) than the iPhone at only a fraction of the price, the CECT P168 may well be a great way to enjoy the latest technology while waiting both for prices on the iPhone to trickle down and for Apple to catch on and add some of the features that CECT is known for.

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Alex Jacobs asked:




From vacuum tubes to transistors and finally to micro chips, man was amazed yet excited with these showering technologies that bring comfort and boon in everyway, everyday. But never was the man felt fully completed until with the swift arrival of iPhone, the “apple’s eye” of Apple Inc. This up to state technology has conquered the man’s heart and makes him feel fully blessed. The blessed era!

iPhone, a smartphone (the smartest to say) is a multimedia, internet-enable mobile phone with integrated latest technologies powered by ARM Processor that combine camera, portable media player (iPod), test messaging, web-browsing, e-mail, visual voicemail and wi-fi connectivity. It has international capability through GSM Standard and support Enhance Data Rate for GSM Evolution (EDGE) data technology. Needless to say, it has the multi-touch touch screen, the ultimate proof of user-friendly technology of this era.

Getting iPhone in your hands is a sure way of being blessed twice. If you have already one of its species you are already on it. But life would be much better if you can avail its facilities, up to date integrated technologies by making wise use of them. There are some few good sites that offered good services by allowing downloading music, movies, games, pictures, almost anything to take the maximum advantage of your iPhone. I will show you the cool sites and with just a few mouse clicks you can start availing the services immediately. Be a proud owner of your iPhone with these services.

iPhonenova: A truly great site for iPhone users. You can download music, games, images, wallpapers, movies, reality TV, screensavers, softwares and much more with ease. With huge collections of digital media, you can get anything you want for your iPhone. All the necessary softwares are provided for downloading and maintenance of iPhone’s digital entertainment media. Membership is one time low cost fee and with that you can download their whole database. The Technical Support is around the clock 7 days a week. All your problems and queries will be answered back immediately.

Netiphonedownloads: You will be really brought to command over this site’s huge database of over 10 millions gigabytes of music, videos, games, audio books, wed applications, softwares, pictures, wallpapers and much more. Only one time membership low fee and membership never expires. No per download fees with technical support team that is available 24 hours per day.

iPhonedownloadPro: An asset to iPhone, this site download facilities has no time limit, no bandwidth limits and no contents limits. You will get almost all the high quality digital music and movies in this site. Membership is just one time pay with unlimited access. All the necessary softwares are available for free downloads and also you will be provided with free tutorials to manage your iPhone and its services. Needless to say, you also get 24 hour technical support.

iPhoneunlimited: Imagine all the music, movies, games and softwares you can get with over 30 billions digital entertainment files on this site. That also high quality ones. Yes, it is absolutely possible to get unlimited free downloads 24/7 with just one time low cost membership payments. With that you can download everything with no time limits, no content limits and no bandwidth limits. Build an empire of digital entertainment library through this site’s unlimited download services!

iPhone-magic: iPhone Magic with over 95 millions files, you can easily download all the great entertainment content that you love to watch and enjoy on your iPhone. You can also get the latest and greatest content into your iPhone and take it wherever you go. Membership is one time payment and then you have unlimited downloads. Free softwares are provided to manage your downloads with many features. Free online support and help is available with immediate responses.

Webiphonedownloads: Another cool site for unlimited downloads over six millions files such as songs, movies TV shows, and much more. You just have to pay a very nominal one time payment for the media conversion/transfer/synchronizing software this site provides. That’s all! From there you become the master of the site huge digital entertainment library with unlimited downloads. The site provide 24/7 Technical Support, so you don’t have to worry about any concerned problems.

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Rae Edwards asked:




I have or have tested nearly every iPhone clone on the market right now. They are all nice phones with all of the latest features. Most differ in some slight way. For example, some have a stylus. Another may have FM radio, while another may have upgraded the built in digital camera, but all are very inexpensive, unlocked, and allow you to use which ever carrier you wish. In my opinion, in today’s economy, not being chained to AT&T is a great thing.

Consumers are starting to realize that the latest and greatest technology is constantly changing. What seemed so cool and innovative yesterday is likely to seem just average or very dated in just a few short months. That’s why the clones are so cool. You never have to pay much for them so when you move on, you don’t have that sinking feeling in your heart that you’ve wasted your money.

The Daxian X999 is considered one of the latest and most innovative of the iPhone knock offs. No matter which of its many names you it: X999, or CECT T32, or HiPhone T32, it’s all the same phone and it’s the one that has finally been able to bring us WiFi, GPS and Windows Mobile 6.0 all in one. This really gives us a phone that represents the best of both worlds - the sleek touch interface of the iPhone combined with the productivity tools of the Blackberry.

None of the popular old features have been taken away. This phone still enjoys the ability to: surf the web, email, and text via WAP browsing, and MMS / SMS messaging; take photos and video on the digital camera and video cam; enjoy Bluetooth; listen to and watch MP3s and MP4s; and download Java software.

PowerPoint, Word and Excel are already loaded and additional software and games are certainly available via Java download. These additions have really given this phone everything it needs for a wide variety of consumers from executives to students. This one is a very tight functioning phone. I could not find any bugs or issues with it.

Although this model is a bit more expensive, it’s still not too bad, usually coming in at well under $300. This cost is pretty easy to justify considering this one has just about every feature you could ever need or want.

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M.C. Makr asked:




iPhones are more popular now then ever and the demand for iPhone downloads is very high. Where there is a need, there will be a variety of sites available to serve those needs and it’s no different in the case of iPhone download sites. With so many options to choose from, how can you know which sites have the best service for your iPhone downloading?

You may have seen the free download sites. They seem to be everywhere and the prospect of getting your hands on those downloads for free can be very enticing. I have to warn you though that those sites are a haven for viruses, spyware, and adware. Not to mention, these sites are of questionable legality at best. Are free downloads really worth risking the health of your computer? Maybe not.

This brings us to the next type of site - the pay per download type. iTunes and other sites offer high quality safe iPhone downloads for a per download charge. These sites are safe and the selection is getting better all the time, but wow can those downloads really add up in price. These types of sites are great for a casual downloader, but for those who want more they do get costly.

The other option you have in iPhone download sites is the unlimited downloads type. You can join for a one time fee of around $50 and download as many songs, movies, videos, apps, games and other goodies as you’d like forever. These sites are a top choice for power downloaders.

Before you sign up with any of these sites, be sure of a few things…

1) Look at Support Options

Make sure that there is somewhere to get help if you require it. eMail and trouble ticket systems are common and adequate for most.

2) Are There Guides or Tutorials?

Transfering your downloads to your iPhone can be a bit tricky at first. Quality sites offer good documentation on how to do this in the form of videos and tutorials. Some go as far as to provide members with extra software for this purpose as well.

3) Do They Have a Money Back Guarantee?

Reputable sites are not afraid to offer a guarantee because they know you will be happy. A money back guarantee is a good sign that the site stands behind the quality of the product they are selling you. Of course if it fails to meet your expectations, you can get your purchase refunded. Money back guarantees mean you take no risk to try it out.

With these tips in mind, you are ready to start downloading to your iPhone safely and cost effectively.

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Rae Edwards asked:




There’s no question that so called “smartphones” are getting smarter and smarter, with more and more consumers using the phones as a replacement for laptops for some tasks away from the office. For a while, most of the iPhone clones were not true smart phones, as there were no really acceptable models that featured WiFi, Java, GPS, or Windows Mobile. Recently, though several models have rolled out to change this, but many just contained one of the features. Examples are the HiTune which has Windows and the i9 which contains Java. This article will discuss a few clones that have all of these features at the same time: the M88 and the T32.

The New Smart Clone Trinity And The Popular Standard Features: For whatever reason, import manufacturers long held off on putting these productivity features on the clones. I suspect that they feared that consumers would balk at paying over the low $100s for most clones. But, it appears that these fears were unfounded. The two clones that do contain all of these things in one phone are the T32 and the M88 (also sometimes known as the Daxian T32 or the MiPhone). They are both very brisk sellers, although most times you’ll find them in the $200 range.

In addition to the upgrades, these phones have all of the popular included features of all of the others. You can browse the web via WAP. You can text and message via MMS and SMS. You can email (and you can use Outlook if you like). You can listen to MP3s and watch MP4s. There is FM radio, an ebook reader, TWO built in digital cameras, a web cam, and Bluetooth. The memory is expandable and you can easily transfer data back and forth via USB, Active-sync, or memory card. Because Java is included, your productivity is pretty wide open, with third party downloads and software readily available ( and often free.)

These phones also have the “finger,” “flow,” or “menu flow touch” made popular by the iPhone which allows you to scroll, drag, zoom in and out, and edit only by dragging your fingers.

The T32 is a tri band phone. The M88 is quad band (it includes the 850 MHZ band). This is one of the main differences between them. Many networks will work fine with a tri band, but if you have any doubt, take a quick check just to make sure. These phones are contract free. They work with GSM carriers worldwide by inserting your activated sim card from your carrier.

These are full sized phones with over sized screens. Both weight about 135 grams, although the T32 is a bit longer. They are quick, responsive, and user friendly. I find that they appeal most to consumers who use them for job productivity (although they do have some very nice gaming options and downloads available.)

Price wise, the T32 is often about $10 -$20 more depending on memory, but both are often under $250.

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Liam Schembri asked:




Several new methods to free your iPhone from the previously un-free-able AT&T contract have now been introduced. Unfortunately, these methods will either put your iPhone at serious risk or cost you even more money. Some people will question the legality of such methods, but there is no constitutional law prohibiting unlocking phones. The only doors AT&T and Apple will be knocking on is those that distribute software to unlock the iPhone in hope of making a quick buck.

The first “official” unlock (meaning that it was the first publicly available unlock) were introduced on a popular blog, where a 17 year old student took the iPhone apart and made a few hardware and software tweaks. Once his method was tested, he revealed the steps on August 23rd, 2007. Unfortunately, his method requires soldering knowledge, additional equipment and vast amounts of concentration and patience. It resulted in many iPhones being completely destroyed, with one even sparking and melting itself in the process.

New “safer” iPhone applications have now been released that promise to unlock the iPhone after one simple installation. Unlike the risky hardware unlock method, some businesses are charging up to $100 for the application, without any proof that the method actually works and will continue to work after Apple enforces updates to iPhones whenever they’re connected to iTunes.

Before you unlock your iPhone, it’d be best to ask yourself one important question: Can I afford a new iPhone if the method results in my shiny new gadget becoming completely dysfunctional?”. If the answer is no, steer far clear of any iPhone unlocks.

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Faraz Khan asked:

The iPhone 3G is an extension of the earlier iPhone model. When released, iPhone had a lot of problems, they fixed some of those problems in the 3G model but they still have a long way to go before they can declare the iPhone perfect. Here I will be comparing Apple’s iPhone 3G to LG Cell Phones KU990 Viewty, and will explain in detail why the Viewty is a much better option.

Design:

Both the phones have unique design and stand out from the other phones in terms of look and feel. The dimensions of the Viewty are 103.5 x 54.4 x 14.8 mm, and weighs about 112 grams. On the front of the phone we have an impressive 3 inch touch screen display having a resolution of 240 x 400 pixels. Below the touch screen we have 3 normal keys, the green call key, the red end key and the clear key. The clear key can be used as a backspace key in text editing or to go up one level in menu. Above the display there is a secondary VGA camera.

The iPhone 3G on the other hand has dimensions of 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm and weighs about 133 grams. The iPhone 3G also has a touch screen display of about 3.5 inches and has a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels. Below the screen it has only 1 key which is used to return back to the menu.

Connectivity:

LG Cell Phones have done a wonderful job with this phone and have added 3G capability to it. This means faster uploads and downloads. The phone is Tri-band, this means that it can be used anywhere in the world without the fear of compatibility issues. iPhone 3G, as the name indicates also has 3G capability. The iPhone can also be used anywhere in the world since it is a quad band phone but sadly it is locked to selected providers. The phone will have to be unlocked before it can be used with any operator.

If you are looking for a Wi-Fi or a WLAN phone then sadly the Viewty is not for you as it does not have any WLAN connectivity. The iPhone on the other hand can connect to wireless networks with it’s built in Wi-Fi.

In terms of Bluetooth the LG KU990 is way better than the iPhone. Although iPhone 3G has the option of Bluetooth, it can only be used for synchronization purposes. iPhone cannot transfer files via Bluetooth and since it does not have A2DP, stereo Bluetooth headsets cannot be used with the phone. The KU990 on the other hand can use all the features of Bluetooth without any problem. The phone can also be connected to a stereo Bluetooth headset.

Memory:

The LG KU990 comes with an internal memory of 100 MB. This memory can be expanded up to 2 GB via a microSD card slot, i.e. the Viewty’s memory is expandable. The LG Cell Phone comes with a USB cable and thus the phone can also be used as a storage device.

The iPhone on the other hand comes with an internal memory of 8 or 16 GB. It has no card slot therefore the memory cannot be expanded. Unlike the Viewty the iPhone cannot be used as a storage device.

Camera:

In terms of camera the LG Cell Phone is way better than the iPhone. The iPhone’s camera is only 2 mega pixel, having a maximum resolution of 1600 x 1200 pixels. There is no flash, no auto focus and no image stabilizer. It is a simple 2 mega pixel camera. The camera also has no option for video recording and a third party application must be used for recording videos. The recorded videos are not worth watching as they have been taken using a 2 mega pixel camera.

The LG KU990 on the other hand has a 5 mega pixel camera, with a maximum resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels and unlike the iPhone it has all the advance options such as auto focus, image stabilization and various shooting modes such as landscape, beach, party, portrait, night, sport, high sensitive, continuous shot, panorama and frames. The camera also comes with a strobe flash. A strobe flash lies somewhere between an LED flash and a XENON flash. The KU990 can record videos without any third party application and can record in VGA resolution at 30 frames per second and in QVGA resolution at 120 frames per second. For those of you who did not understand the previous sentence, the video camera f the Viewty is awesome.

Conclusion:

Aside from the differences mentioned above both of the phones are almost the same, both have huge touch screen displays, they both have accelerometers to figure out if the phone I being held vertically or horizontally. Another point worth mentioning is that the iPhone cannot send multimedia messages or MMS. Some third part application has to be used for this purpose.

So the comparison clearly puts LG KU990 in the lead but die-hard apple fans will still prefer to buy the iPhone. The iPhone’s software is buggy and it freezes often. Its Safari web browser does not have java or flash capability. LG KU990 does not suffer from any of these problems. And above all the 5 Mega Pixel camera of the Viewty clearly makes it an iPhone Killer.