South Korea's telecom big KT Corp. said Wednesday it had acquired greater than a 100,000 reservations for the iPhone four in the first day of preorders for the latest mannequin of Apple Inc.'s smartphone.

KT, the native distributor of Apple's iPhones and the second-largest cellular carrier within the nation, said greater than a 100,000 individuals had positioned a preorder for the smash-hit smartphone. A preorder, nonetheless, is topic to cancellation if a customer chooses to opt out.

The iPhone four is proving rather more fashionable than Apple's earlier model, the iPhone 3GS, which received sixty five,000 preorders in the first 5 days of reservations in the country. It took 5 days for the Galaxy S, Samsung Electronics Co.'s flagship smartphone released in June, to interrupt the 100,000 sales milestone in the domestic market.

Upon opening at 6 a.m. Wednesday, the preorder Web page for the iPhone four skilled a delay for about one hour as the server was overloaded by tens of thousands of customers accessing the site at the similar time, in response to a KT spokesman.

KT started receiving preorders with out stating the exact date it will ship the model. The iPhone 4 will likely be launched someday in September, in line with KT.

South Korea was originally on the list of 18 international locations for the iPhone four's July release, but it was the one country dropped from the list. Apple and KT postponed the launch citing regulatory requirements.

Apple's previous model, the iPhone 3GS, which was released in South Korea on the finish of 2009, topped 850,000 in gross sales in about eight months.

KT is hoping to boost its smartphone gross sales and retain subscribers as its rival SK Telecom Co., South Korea's prime mobile carrier, sold greater than 600,000 models of Samsung's Galaxy S as of last month, amid the delay within the iPhone four's local release.

source: unwiredview

Earlier this month, Apple came out with a statement saying that the anntenna problem on the iPhone 4 was actually a software issue and they will be coming out with a fix soon.

Michael Gikas, senior editor of electronics at Consumer Reports said in a phone interview that the earlier blog post was a "first impression" of the iPhone 4 and the latest report is based on detailed laboratory experiments showing the phones issues are clearly a hardware malfunction.

Quote statement by Michael Gikas:

"We don't believe that consumers should pay extra money to fix the problem," Mr. Gikas said. "We think either Apple should supply free cases for the phone or come up with another solution. That's why we are not recommending the iPhone 4."

Sad news for Apple, I hope they won't be dealing with class-action lawsuits regarding this problem in the future.

source: nytimes

Another cool business app update from MeLLmo, Inc, provider of innovative mobile apps that allow users to view and interact with critical business information on-the-go. They have announced the iPhone 4 support with their Roambi Mobile App, this app is currenty in Apple App Store.

Here are great features from Roambi mobile App:

Taking full advantage of Apple's latest mobile operating system, the Roambi App introduces the following features:

• Contextual Calendar Events: The collaboration option available for iOS 4 allows users to schedule a calendar event directly from a Roambi file, enabling the event invitation to be distributed with the Roambi mobile dashboard embedded for context.

• SMS Sharing: Any user browsing a Roambi mobile dashboard with iOS 4 will have the option to send it to an individual or group of people via text message.

• Multitasking: Roambi Pro and Roambi ES3 publishing services enable users to refresh their Roambi mobile dashboards on-the-go to ensure they have the most up-to-date information. Now, with iOS 4, users can choose to manually refresh their Roambi files in the background, while using other apps on iPhone.

If you like to check out more, visit their website at http://www.roambi.com/

Thanks iPhone 4 Forum

Alright Verizon, enough with making fun of the new iPhone's receiption problem.  Apple has officially release a statement that the iPhone 4 receiption problem will be fixed for good.  Following is Apple's letter to iPhone 4 owners talking about the problem was due to incorrect calculation of the signal strength, note the fix will be available in few weeks.  Do you believe it?

Dear iPhone 4 Users,

The iPhone 4 has been the most successful product launch in Apple's history. It has been judged by reviewers around the world to be the best smartphone ever, and users have told us that they love it. So we were surprised when we read reports of reception problems, and we immediately began investigating them. Here is what we have learned.

To start with, gripping almost any mobile phone in certain ways will reduce its reception by 1 or more bars. This is true of iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, as well as many Droid, Nokia and RIM phones. But some users have reported that iPhone 4 can drop 4 or 5 bars when tightly held in a way which covers the black strip in the lower left corner of the metal band. This is a far bigger drop than normal, and as a result some have accused the iPhone 4 of having a faulty antenna design.

At the same time, we continue to read articles and receive hundreds of emails from users saying that iPhone 4 reception is better than the iPhone 3GS. They are delighted. This matches our own experience and testing. What can explain all of this?

We have discovered the cause of this dramatic drop in bars, and it is both simple and surprising.

Upon investigation, we were stunned to find that the formula we use to calculate how many bars of signal strength to display is totally wrong. Our formula, in many instances, mistakenly displays 2 more bars than it should for a given signal strength. For example, we sometimes display 4 bars when we should be displaying as few as 2 bars. Users observing a drop of several bars when they grip their iPhone in a certain way are most likely in an area with very weak signal strength, but they don't know it because we are erroneously displaying 4 or 5 bars. Their big drop in bars is because their high bars were never real in the first place.

To fix this, we are adopting AT&T's recently recommended formula for calculating how many bars to display for a given signal strength. The real signal strength remains the same, but the iPhone's bars will report it far more accurately, providing users a much better indication of the reception they will get in a given area. We are also making bars 1, 2 and 3 a bit taller so they will be easier to see.

We will issue a free software update within a few weeks that incorporates the corrected formula. Since this mistake has been present since the original iPhone, this software update will also be available for the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G.

We have gone back to our labs and retested everything, and the results are the same- the iPhone 4's wireless performance is the best we have ever shipped. For the vast majority of users who have not been troubled by this issue, this software update will only make your bars more accurate. For those who have had concerns, we apologize for any anxiety we may have caused.

As a reminder, if you are not fully satisfied, you can return your undamaged iPhone to any Apple Retail Store or the online Apple Store within 30 days of purchase for a full refund.

We hope you love the iPhone 4 as much as we do.

Thank you for your patience and support.

Apple

source: BGR

The company Stream is announcing a new version of iRecord Pro which it added supports for Apple iPad and iPhone 4.  Movies and music are now a breeze to install on these devices simply by pressing a single button. Take your new iPad or iPhone 4 to its maximum potential by making all your personal media, from CDs and DVDs, to Pandora and Netflix memberships, portable.

iRecord provides High Resolution Recording with the following features

• Full D1 (720x480/576) at 30/25 frames per second
  
• VGA (640x480) at 30/25 frames per second
  
• iPhone native resolution (480x320) at 30/25 frames per second
  
• PSP native resolution (480x272) at 30/25 frames per second
  
• QVGA(320x240) at 30/25 frames per second
  
• Records from any analog video source including DVD/CD player, TV, DVR, TiVo®, VCR, or any cable/satellite set-top box

iRecord Pro is priced at $269.99. It can be ordered from www.iRecord.com and is available from leading retailers, catalogs, and on-line merchants. For current owners, the latest firmware is downloadable for $9.99 form www.iRecord.com.

source: iRecord

Apple's stock is at it's all time high, but it's probably still a great buy, mentioned by many experts in Wall Street.  That's because people are just loving apple products, specifically the iPhone.  iPhone 4 was just on sale couple of days ago, and it already made some amazing number, more 1,700,000 units in just 3 days.  Quite impressive indeed, here's it's press release this morning.

CUPERTINO, California-June 28, 2010-Apple today announced that it has sold over 1.7 million of its iPhone 4 through Saturday, June 26, just three days after its launch on June 24. The new iPhone 4 features FaceTime, which makes video calling as easy as one tap, and Apple's new Retina display, the highest resolution display ever built into a phone, resulting in stunning text, images and video.

"This is the most successful product launch in Apple's history," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "Even so, we apologize to those customers who were turned away because we did not have enough supply."

iPhone 4 also features a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, HD 720p video recording, Apple's A4 processor, a 3-axis gyro and up to 40 percent longer talk time-in a beautiful all-new design of glass and stainless steel that is the thinnest smartphone in the world.

iPhone 4 comes with iOS 4, the newest version of the world's most advanced mobile operating system, which features Multitasking, Folders, enhanced Mail, deeper Enterprise support and Apple's new iAd mobile advertising platform.

Pricing and Availability iPhone 4 is available in the US for a suggested retail price of $199 (US) for the 16GB model and $299 (US) for the 32GB model in both Apple and ATT's retail and online stores, Best Buy, Radio Shack and Wal-Mart stores. iPhone 4 is also available in the UK, France, Germany and Japan and will be available in an additional 18 countries by the end of July-Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

Many stores are still out of stock, so just hang on tight Apple getting some more units.

source: boygeniusreport

The Apple iPhone 4 is set to go on sale Thursday. Judging by the record demand during the pre-sale period, the newest iPhone will make a huge sales splash, especially with old iPhone owners trading up.

Here are five bruises on the new Apple iPhone that may engender complaint.

No. 5: A Skimpy Camera

As smartphone challengers like HTC, Motorola and Nokia embrace the megapixel race with 8-megapixel and 12-megapixel cameras, Apple's new iPhone keeps it cheap with a 5-megapixel model.

No. 4: No Swype

If you've seen Swype or used it, you know why this omission makes the list. Typing on a touchscreen is a challenge as the flat glass surface offers few clues to where your fat fingers are precisely making contact. It's an error-prone process that gives one a longing for the raised keys of the BlackBerry keyboard from Research In Motion.

No. 3: Video Calling

Okay, it's not totally bait and switch, but Apple's hot new iPhone video calling feature, FaceTime, comes with lots of asterisks and a limited applicability.

No. 2: iPhone 4 Shortages

Strong demand is only half the story for Apple's iPhone sales debut. Limited supply is the other. A shortage of in-plane display panels, the crucial part of Apple's touted retina display screens, has forced Apple's contract manufacturers to cut production rates in half to 1 million iPhones a month.

No. 1: No Verizon iPhone

A new iPhone is big. But a new iPhone at Verizon? Much bigger.

source: yahoo finance

According to Boy Genius Report, all of AT&T's pre-order iPhones have been reserved as of 4:30pm EST. And if you placed an order any time after that, you might have a bit of a wait on your hands.

AT&T's official statement confirming the sellout:

"Because of the incredible interest in iPhone 4, today was the busiest online sales day in AT&T history. As of Tuesday afternoon, customers who preorder iPhone 4 moving forward will receive their device on June 25 or later, depending on when the order is placed. We'll email customers with confirmation once their order is placed, and again when it ships. In addition, we will have devices available on a first-come, first-serve basis in our stores beginning on June 24."

source: BGR

Apple has now confirmed that CEO Steve Jobs will be hosting the company's WWDC keynote, scheduled for 10AM Pacific time on June 7th. The conference will run until June 11th, and have over 100 sessions and labs. Apple sold out of tickets in just eight days, despite a $300 spike in cost. In excess of 5,000 people are expected to attend.

Steve Jobs has promised that everyone "won't be disappointed" with WWDC when it comes to phone developments, though as is standard, he has declined to reveal any specifics. The major announcement is expected to be a new iPhone 4G, equipped with a flash, a front-facing video call camera and a higher-resolution display, amongst other upgrades. The company may also be preparing to announce new US carriers, including Verizon and Sprint.  Still waiting for that news.

It's widely expected that Jobs will talk about iPhone OS 4, the new mobile operating system unveiled in April, and perhaps give some details on the next-generation iPhone 4G. Last year Jobs was out on medical leave and was unable to give the WWDC address.

Press Release:

CUPERTINO, California-May 24, 2010-Apple® will kick off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address by CEO Steve Jobs on Monday, June 7 at 10:00 a.m. This year's WWDC sold out in a record eight days to over 5,000 developers

The five-day event running from June 7 to June 11, is focused on providing advanced content for skilled developers across five key technology tracks: Application Frameworks; Internet & Web; Graphics & Media; Developer Tools; and Core OS. Apple engineers will deliver over 100 solutions-oriented technical sessions and labs. WWDC 2010 gives an incredibly diverse community the opportunity to connect with thousands of fellow iPhone, iPad and Mac developers from around the world.

source: 9to5mac

Adobe probably want some mercy from Steve Jobs, but it doesn't want to make itself like begging Apple for a chance. Read this article from Yahoo Finance.

Adobe Systems Inc. is countering Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs' recent jab at Adobe's Flash technology for Web video and games. The company is running ads in newspapers and popular technology blogs saying "We Love Apple" -- with a bright red heart in place of love.

Jobs had described Flash as outdated, unreliable and unfit for Apple's iPhone and iPad gadgets. In a detailed, 1,685-word offensive posted online two weeks ago. Jobs spelled out the reasons why Apple continues to ban Flash from its mobile devices, including "reliability, security and performance," and the fact that Flash was designed "for PCs using mice, not for touch screens using fingers."

But he said the most important reason is that Flash puts a third party between Apple and software developers. In other words, developers can take advantage of improvements from Apple only if Adobe upgrades its own software.

Adobe's ad -- at 82 words -- begins, "We love creativity," "We love innovation," "We love apps."

"What we don't love," it continues, "is anybody taking away your freedom to choose what you create, how you create it, and what you experience on the Web."

The full-page ads appeared Thursday in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and more than a dozen other newspapers. Online, they peppered tech blogs such as ArsTechnica, Engadget and TechCrunch, as well as CNN.com and Wired.

Adobe co-founders Chuck Geschke and John Warnock, highly regarded in Silicon Valley, also posted a statement titled "Our thoughts on open markets" -- 411 words -- criticizing Apple.

"When markets are open, anyone with a great idea has a chance to drive innovation and find new customers," they wrote, adding that Apple's "opposite approach" could undermine a future in which mobile devices outnumber traditional computers on the Internet.

Adobe would not say how much it spent on the ad campaign. For comparison, a full-page black-and-white advertisement costs $223,000 in The Wall Street Journal, assuming no discounts were given for running it over several days.

David Wadhwani, head of Adobe's platform business, said it's something the company feels passionate about because it enables a discussion over who controls the Web. And he stressed Adobe's stance that Flash "is an open platform, with a vibrant ecosystem around it."

In a statement, Apple said that it, too, believed in openness. The company said that is why it favors the emerging HTML5 programming standard rather than Adobe's proprietary Flash product for Web video.

source: yahoo finance