iPhone 4 India Launch in October

The much awaited iPhone 4 will be launched in India in October. Bharti AirTel informed the media that it will be offering its customers iPhone 4 from October this year. Vodafone has also expressed its intentions to bring iPhone 4 to India, but however did not disclose the time or period of the launch through its services. The recent Apple products such as iPhone series, iPod series and iPad have boosted Apple market share and revenue. Apple earlier released its forecast for the next quarter and expected to see revenue jump of 3%.

Apple revenue forecast for the next quarter is higher than the industry expectation. With this Apple has hinted that the iPhone 4 antenna issue might just not affect iPhone 4 sales to much extent. Apple shares have risen by 2.57% on the higher revenue projections. Apple global share has also increased by 52%. Apple global revenue share was at 44% at the same time previous year.

iPhone 4G - Available on July

It seems that the new Iphone 4G will be Iphone 4.Apple annouced that Iphone 4G will be available on july.I can wait to buy one Iphone 4G.Movistar, Orange and Vodafone have confirmed that offering their customers the iPhone in April, the latest model of ’smartphone’ to Apple, and although none of the three has provided prices or rates available, its launch is expected in July.

The price of the iPhone 4 in the U.S. will be $ 199 (about EUR 166) for the 16 GB and $ 299 (250 euros) in the 32 GB – orders will be accepted from tomorrow and will be sent to 18 countries from July -. In addition, 3G will be $ 99 (82.5 euros) from 24 June to 3G will be manufactured at the same time.

Among the new features, Apple said Retina Display function, which enables a screen with a pixel density four times higher than the previous, until the 326 pixels per inch.

Apple founder Steve Jobs said iPhone 4 will have 100 new features. The new device is stainless steel, has a MicroSim, front camera and LED flash back, and a noise-canceling microphone.

New Apple iPhone on tap but may fail to dazzle

Apple Inc's next-generation iPhone, which CEO Steve Jobs is widely expected to unveil on Monday, will have to really set new standards in multimedia content and function to wow Wall Street and consumers.

Apple's challenge may be to dream up game-changing innovations, since the iPhone is already an unqualified blockbuster that is the company's main profit growth driver, and its share price hovers near record highs. The bid is made tougher with the early success of the iPad tablet computer, which many say has already created a new market.

Competition from a host of well-received smartphones based on Google Inc's Android operating system is also growing, pressuring Apple to raise the bar even higher.

The "iPhone 4.0 will keep them ahead of the game. Is it as easy as last year to stay ahead? No. I think Android has made huge progress," said Gartner analyst Carolina Milanesi.

Only last year, Research in Motion Ltd was seen as Apple's top rival. While the company's Blackberry remains the smartphone of choice for many corporations, Apple has made strides in that market as security concerns addressed by the Blackberry have eased.

More than 70 percent of Fortune 100 companies have deployed or piloted the iPhone, according to Apple.

But the iPhone's prime target -- for now -- remains the consumer, in a market where it increasingly goes head-to-head with Android phones from vendors like HTC, Motorola Inc and Samsung Electronics.

Longer-term, investors are squarely focused on the iPhone's spread into international markets including China, Apple's pricing strategy, and when the device will be available through another U.S. carrier besides AT&T.

Jobs takes the stage at Apple's developers conference in San Francisco on Monday following a hectic public schedule of late, where Wall Street is expecting to get its first formal look at the fourth-generation iPhone.

The phone will likely be faster, have more capacity, a better screen and battery life, and a front-facing camera -- all nice additions, but none of which move the competitive needle very much.

"There will be some pretty cool things on stage with Steve, but at the end of the day we know the general functionality," said Broadpoint AmTech analyst Brian Marshall.

Some features that iPhone users have long clamored for, such as multi-tasking, will also be added.

GROWING COMPETITION

The iPhone, introduced in 2007, arguably created the modern smartphone industry. The template pioneered by the iPhone -- a roughly 4-inch slab with a touchscreen interface offering quick access to thousands of applications -- has become the standard for Web-surfing handsets.

But the market has since grown thick with competitors, particularly slick smartphones based on Android.

"Android is the only real contender to the throne," said Rodman & Renshaw analyst Ashok Kumar.

"Nokia's position continues to fade, RIM has yet to make traction on the consumer side, and Microsoft could end up being too little, too late."

Nokia's Symbian mobile operating system is the global market leader and RIM's platform is No. 2, but both are losing market share, according to Gartner data.

The iPhone's global share surged to more than 15 percent in the first quarter, making it No. 3. Android was No. 4 with close to 10 percent of the market, a huge increase from the previous year and gaining, Gartner data show.

Milanesi said the iPhone has done well internationally, particularly in Europe, but still has plenty of room to grow in Asia, where competition is fierce and smartphone preferences can vary widely from market to market.

The iPhone is available in around 90 countries and on more than 150 carriers. Apple sold a record 8.75 million iPhones in its latest quarter. That accounted for 40 percent of revenue, with margins estimated at roughly 60 percent.

Many on Wall Street expect the iPhone to arrive at Verizon no later than 2011, and perhaps as early as this fall. Apple is not expected to announce a Verizon iPhone on Monday.

AT&T has come under withering criticism from iPhone users over its network quality, although Jobs said this week he expects to see improvement this summer.

AT&T said Wednesday it will stop offering an unlimited pricing plan for new subscribers to its mobile data services, which could help improve the speed of its network in some areas by cutting down on network-clogging downloads.

Piper Jaffray analyst Christopher Larsen said the timing of that announcement, days before Apple's event, was no coincidence. It could help the carrier keep its exclusive iPhone deal for longer.

How Apple chooses to price its newest iPhone, as well as the older models, will be closely watched, given Apple's enviable margin profile. The latest model iPhone, the 3GS, starts at $199 with an AT&T subsidy, with the older model 3G priced at $99.

Many doubt there will be any surprise announcements on Monday, but with Apple one never knows. The rumors include a Web-based version of iTunes, and a new version of Apple TV.

Verizon iPhone would Rock the Smartphone World

With the clock ticking down to Steve Jobs keynote (and rumored Steve Ballmer appearance) at the Apple WWDC event, as well as the rumored launch of the next-generation iPhone, it is to be expected that there is increased speculation over the end of iPhone exclusivity for AT&T and the possible launch of a Verizon iPhone. If Verizon gets an iPhone it could be a game-changer for the smartphone market.

The Android OS is rapidly gaining smartphone market share thanks to devices like the Motorola Droid, the Google Nexus One, and the HTC Droid Incredible, but part of the reason for Android's success is the limited availability of the iPhone. RIM's BlackBerry OS is theleading smartphone platform although it is more or less coasting on its former glory. It has been some time since BlackBerry has done anything really innovative or exciting.

The BlackBerry and Android platforms could both be in for quite a shock when the iPhone breaks the shackles of its AT&T exclusivity. The iPhone is only available from one wireless carrier in the US--accounting for less than half of the potential wireless customers, yet it's the number two smartphone platform. The iPhone is perceived as a consumer gadget, not ready for enterprise primetime, yet it has captured 25 percent of the smartphone market and continues to chip away at BlackBerry's lead.

Android is a very impressive and capable smartphone platform. Even without the iPhone exclusivity limitation, I believe that Android smartphones would still be successful, and would still be the number three smartphone platform and gaining in market share.

That said, the iPhone is fighting with one proverbial hand tied behind its back. It is only available from a single wireless carrier, and it doesn't use gimmicky promotions to artificially inflate demand. The demand seems to be there for a Verizon iPhone, so it's reasonable to expect that breaking the exclusivity floodgate would lead to a spike in market share for the iPhone at the expense of BlackBerry and Android.

As far as the RIM BlackBerry platform is concerned, its continued dominance of the smartphone market is based on two things--the ubiquitous availability of BlackBerry handsets from all major providers, and the perception that BlackBerry is the only platform with the tools and security controls necessary for enterprise deployment. Without those two factors, the iPhone could quickly crush the BlackBerry and take the top spot in the smartphone market.

Well, Apple has made continuous and significant strides toward resolving the issues that IT administrators and security professionals have had with the iPhone, and it has developed a variety of tools that help IT departments provision, manage, and protect iPhones. AT&T recently revealed that four out of ten iPhones sold today are sold to business users rather than consumers (although all business users are consumers, too).

Many consumers and businesses are either locked into contracts with Verizon, or simply don't want to do business with AT&T. Many Verizon customers wish they could get an iPhone, and choose Android and BlackBerry smartphones as the next-best alternative. If Verizon gets the iPhone, the only thing stopping a mass exodus to the Apple smartphone will be Verizon's exorbitant ETFs.

So, what's an iPad?

So, what's an iPad? iPad is half inches thin with 1.5 pounds weight and 9.7 inch IPS display. Its exactly in between a laptop and a multimedia digital mobile phone device or precisely to say in between an iPhone and an Apple MAC Laptop. You can browse the internet, manage and store your photos, watch movies, listen songs, access iTunes, download apps and games, play games, browse websites, watch YouTube videos and lot more. The best thing about iPad is that you can do these all things and more better then you do these at any Laptop or mobile phone. Because its not smaller like a mobile phone and not bigger like a laptop. But its in between these two yet still thin and light weighed. Safari, internet, mail, photos, videos, youtube, iTunes, AppStore, iBooks, maps, notes, calendar, contacts, search and lots more are the key features of an iPad. Its all in here.

iPad comes with a high-resolution, 9.7-inch LED-backlit IPS display which is remarkably crisp and vivid. The Multi-Touch technology on iPad has been completely reengineered for the larger iPad surface, making it extremely precise and responsive. With its lithium-polymer battery iPad can be used for up to 10 hours while surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching videos, or listening to music. iPad will run almost 140,000 apps from the App Store. So you can use all those incredibly fun and useful apps - including everything from games to productivity apps - right out of the box. iPad is starting at $499.

Airtel plans to offer affordable iPhone 3GS

Telecom major, Bharti Airtel will launch the new iPhone 3GS which will be more affordable to mobile users in the country who were taken aback with the high pricing announced by some operators for the device.

At present the device is sold for Rs 29,500 together with free data usage of upto 500MB per month. There are indications that the company may decide to bring down the prices be cause of the weak response from the market.

Under the new plans the version with 8GB memory would cost Rs. 18,499 and that with 16GB memory would cost Rs. 24,999. The information has leaked on a screen shot which appeared to be the new data plan of Airtel.

The official announcement from the company will confirm the report. Meanwhile, increasing the competition, Canada based Telus Mobility is also said to be offering the iPhone 3G in the Indian market.