January 14th, 2008 by admin

OK, OK! So the conference is still two days away. But rumors are flying around the internet about whether Apple will or will not announce the much anticipated iPhone Nano.

All Macworld has to say is:

iPhone: The sequel: The next-generation iPhone will be released in the second quarter of the year. AT&T will prompt customers to upgrade by sending them frequent text messages informing them that their original iPhones are no longer cool…

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Not the kind of prediction we are really wanting to hear!!

Check out these two “mockups” of the iPhone Nano

AlleyInsider reckons:

Apple’s six-month-old, $400 iPhone is still the phone to beat in the wireless business. Would Apple want to broaden its appeal even further with a smaller, cheaper phone — say, around $200? We have no doubt that Apple’s phone lineup will grow this year, including a faster, “3G” iPhone. But we don’t think you’ll hear about an iPhone nano on Tuesday.

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Ben Reitzes (Market Analyst for UBS), predicted in December:

Perhaps at Macworld or shortly thereafter, we expect Apple to announce a lower-cost (or ‘nano-like’ option) along with a 3G option potentially coming later in 2008….

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iPhone Gizmo predicts that

the Nano will be passed over at the conference and that Apple will be aiming to keep the market hyped with novel “leading edge” product designs. iPhone was 2007!!

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We will keep you posted on the latest from the conference!

January 9th, 2008 by admin

Apple products are a generally beautiful. They are functional, technologically progressive, and… well, beautiful to behold. And to date other companies have not been tempted to put good advertising $ into the way their products look - at least, as far as they can.

But the success of iPhones may have finally demonstrated how much money there is to be made from ‘good design’ ! And Phillips has just thrown down the gauntlet. Just look at these little beauties:

They’re jewel encrusted earbuds, by the way!

Of course, Phillips are offering much more in their 2008 challenge than these delightful trinkets - BUT, the rest is very much in the “me too” basket. That is, most of the stuff they strutted at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show currently buzzing in Los vegas, look very much like copies of Apple designs rather than exciting new designs of their own (You can check out some of these at blogs.pcworld.com). So, NO, Phillips does not look set to raise the ante…

A pity, really!

January 8th, 2008 by admin

A week ago txtdrop.com celebrated its 1millionth text message sent through its interface. iPhone users have helped to create this success as 500,000 of these messages have been sent in just the last 6 months since iphone was launched. Txtdrop is one of the largest providers of free text messaging service.

This is what they say they have to offer iphone users:- “TxtDrop’s new iPhone interface allows you to send free text messages from the web to any mobile phone in the United States and Canada.

Replies to your texts go straight to your email where you can continue your conversation.”

Click this LINK to find out more

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January 4th, 2008 by admin

Looking for unlimited iphone downloads? This cool new site provides a huge range of downloads for your iphone. You can get movies and TV shows, music (of course) games and even download photos so you can display them (or any pic) and show them off anytime and anywhere! I love it and recommend you check them out. So far we have posted some iphone magic tricks. But here is a whole new take on iphone magic!

Believe it or not, there is no constantly paying out for each tune or movie, there is no monthly fee. There is just a once only modest fee and you get access to tens of thousands of your favorite movies, TV shows and music!! As I say, check it out for yourself! at iPhone Magic

(we recently did a post on an iphone download “review” site which motivated us to do some in-depth research - which is how we found this great site)

December 29th, 2007 by admin

I was watching an iPhone magic video when I noticed this ad over on the right side of the page (check them out below - notice anything?) It got my interest so I clicked on it. And found an affiliate “review” site that had used a neat trick to get me there (affiliates sell other sites products). The trick is that the ads make out that a download site might be a scam - which is a worry, right?

BUT - It is basically selling each of these sites - with a preference for the sites that offer the highest affiliate payouts - naturally (ie that’s the one that gets the best “review”)! Which is OK - everyone has to make a living and we do get to see some choices.

BUT - it stretches the truth somewhat! I had never heard of the main site it promotes (and says is the most popular) - so I thought, what the ???

I checked it and the other two sites it reviews on Alexa.com (for anyone that is not familiar this is the top and best known and best authority site that reports on the ranking of sites, traffic and growth in traffic)

Iphonenova.com has a traffic rank in the US of: 38,904

BUT - Netiphonedownloads.com only has a traffic rank in the US of: 135,399 (this is the one he suggests is the most popular!)

AND - whilst iPhone-Magic.com currently has less traffic (154K) it is a newer site and has been growing at at massive 1125% - about ten times the growth rate of the other two sites reviewed.

In other words, these reviews are somewhat contaminated by the financial benefit to the reviewer!!

BUT - notice that they use the same ad for each of the review products. Pretty tricky! I know I had to click on the ad and see what they were on about! Well, the net iphone ad is different but that’s only because Google does not allow enough letters for the guy to put “scam” in as well as the name of the site! But the rest is the same.

Is iPhone-Magic.com Scam?
Do Not Join iPhone-Magic.com
Until You Read This Article!
www.No1Reviews.org

iPhone Nova Phone.com Scam?
Do Not Join iPhoneNova.com Until You Read This Article!
www.No1Reviews.org

Net iPhone Downloads Scam?
Do Not Join a iPhone Download Site
Until You Read This Article!
www.No1Reviews.org

So am I suggesting that “magic” the new word for “scam” ?

Well, that would be a little harsh - but this guy is clearly pulling some tricks here (implying that these sites are scams to get our attention and then promoting them!) and also bending the facts to fit his wallet!

December 22nd, 2007 by admin

Here we have a different kind of magic trick! iMatrix makes your iphone contacts “magically” appear on a different iphone!  Watch this video to find out how to do this magic trick!