The iFone Blog

Apple announced the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus today. The newer iPhones have the following features: 3D Touch (pressure sensitive touch) Haptic feedback like Apple Watch Live Photos software feature Front Flash for selfies (by making screen bright) Improved front and back cameras (5MP front, 12 MP back) 4K video recording at 60 fps Second generation Touch ID A9 chip with M9 motion chip Apple also released a new Rose Gold color in addition to Silver, Gold and Space Gray colors. The new phones will be up for pre-order on 12th September and will ship on 25th September, for $649 (16GB), $749 (64GB) and $849 (128GB) for iPhone 6s and $100 more for iPhone 6s Plus. iOS 9 will be available on September 16 for all users.

iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are ready for pre-order with sales of iPhone 6 Plus surpassing iPhone 6 sales. Here are the features and prices: Features : New A8 and M8 processors (64-bit) Touch ID and Apple Pay (payment service in US) 4.7 inch screen (iPhone 6) and 5.5 inch screen (iPhone 6 Plus) Optical image stabilization (iPhone 6 Plus only) Video stabilization and continuous auto-focus (both) Voice-Over-LTE (VoLTE) - on some carriers NFC chip for payment Barometer for altitude detection Landscape mode in home screen Health app for all health/fitness data Prices : iPhone 6: $649 (16 GB), $749 (64 GB), $849 (128 GB) iPhone 6 Plus: $749 (16 GB), $849 (64 GB), $949 (128 GB) Pre-orders have started, devices go on sale on 9/19/2014.

iPhone 5C iPhone 5S Apple has released the iPhone 5C and 5S models. iPhone 5C is just an iPhone 5 with a plastic body. It comes in 5 colors: Green, Blue, Yellow, Pink and White. The iPhone 5S is a newer iteration of the iPhone 5. Notable features include: 2 LED flash lights for camera, Burst mode for camera, Touch ID (Fingerprint sensor in the home button) and a new A7 64-bit processor with a M7 chip to handle motion tracking. The 5S is available in Silver (previously known as white), Space gray (previously known as black) and a new gold color. The iPhone 5C costs $99 (16GB) and $199 (32GB) on contract. Though almost all carriers in the US are selling it for FREE with contract. The iPhone 5S retails for $199, $299 and $399 for 16GB, 32GB and 64GB with contract. These are also $100 cheaper if purchased through a carrier.

Here is a video showing some noticeable features in iOS 7.

Apple announced iOS 7 at WWDC today. iOS 7 redefines iOS and is the biggest change since the launch of the iPhone. Besides the new UI experience, it has several new features: Camera - now you can add filters like Instagram Photos - new views to organize Camera Roll into moments based on location Photo Stream - now you can contribute pictures to public streams Weather - new look that shows weathers for all location in a single view Maps - now you can send directions from the Mac (OS X Maverick) to iOS AppStore - added "Nearby" section to see popular apps in an area Control center - pull up a menu from the bottom to access settings (added flashlight) Music - cover flow is discontinued, now features a grid view of album art iTunes Radio - Apple's take on Pandora and Spotify Activation Lock - Lost iOS devices can only be activated with your Apple ID, even after a wipe Multitasking - now you can see apps as cards (like BlackBerry and WebOS) and flick to close ...

Apple has finally announced the iPhone 5. Here is whats new besides the new look: 4 inch Retina display 16:9 wide screen aspect ratio 4G LTE support Better battery life What about the pricing? Its the same as before: 16GB - $199 32GB - $299 64GB - $399 When can you get it? Pre-orders start September 14, goes on sale on September 21, in the following countries: US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

Its WWDC again and Apple has announced iOS 6, the next generation of its mobile operating system. There are a lot of major changes in this iteration of iOS, main changes include: Maps - No more Google Maps! Apple's own Maps application with maps served by TomTom Do Not Disturb - Mute your notifications and calls at night so no one wakes you up Mail - a new Mail application with VIP lists synced with iCloud Siri - now supports sports and movies, more things you can ask Passbook - a wallet for boarding passes, tickets, cards, etc. Facetime without WiFi - now you can use 3G Facebook integration - now share from any app Share Photo Streams with Friends and Family Advanced call handing - send to voicemail, send text reply, etc. Lots of under the hood changes... When can you get it? Fall 2012...

Apple has released its iPhone 4S in the US today. Those who pre-ordered online have started receiving the iPhone. If you order one online now, then it would ship in 1-2 weeks. The iPhone 4S comes in 16GB, 32GG and 64GB versions for $199, $299 and $399. It is available through AT&T, Verizon and Sprint carriers in the US.

Apple has announced firmware 4.2 which brings AirPrint and AirPlay to the iOS devices and finally get the iPad into the multitasking era. The firmware can be downloaded via iTunes by connecting the device to iTunes and clicking "Check for Updates".

Thats the new gorgeous iPhone! So, what's new? All new design HiRes Retina Display 5 MP Camera with digital zoom HD Video!! Yes, 720p Front camera for Video calls (FaceTime) Improved battery (Up to 40% bigger) Metal frame is the antena All that in a slimmer package! Pricing: 16GB - US $199 32GB - US $299 Availability: Pre-orders: June 15th 2010 Goes on sale on: June 24th 2010

So there have been a lot of rumors about the next generation iPhone. But now the rumors have been confirmed as the prices of iPhone 3GS have reduced and Apple Store employees have been instructed about the arrival of the next generation iPhones. Also, Boy Genius Report has reported that the phones will be available before the end of June.

So as the news has spread, an Apple employee (Grey Powell) lost the next gen. iPhone prototype in a bar and another person got it. He tried to return it back to Apple and failed. Gizmodo then purchased the prototype for $5000 and exposed it to the masses. Apple then contacted Gizmodo asking for the prototype back. That's the fiasco in a nutshell. Here is a picture of the next gen. iPhone (more on Gizmodo ):

Its April and the next major iPhone OS release is here. iPhone OS 4. So whats new? There are over 100 new features, but here are 7 major features that were demoed at the event: 1. Multitasking. Apple has finally added multi-tasking to the iPhone. Its an essential feature when you have apps for music streaming and instant messaging. Now you can double tap the home screen to multi-task! Note: This only works on the iPhone 3GS and 3rd gen iPod touch. 2. Folders. With more apps, comes more icon space. Apple has introduced folders to add multiple app icons to. Just drag an app icon on top of the other to make them in a folder. Pretty nice implementation! 3. Enhanced Mail Application. Mails displayed together from all mailboxes and threaded grouping of mail (like Gmail). Nice enhancement. 4. iBooks. Apple's own eBook application is now on the iPhone so they can get over some Kindle book sales. Nothing major about this feature. Not exactly a feature, I would call it a new iPhone app by Ap...

Apple has released firmware 3.1.3 for the iPhone and iPod touch with the following changes: Improved accuracy of reported battery level on the iPhone 3GS Resolves issue where third-party apps would not launch in some cases Fixes a bug which may cause an app to crash when using the Japanese Kana keyboard.

The iPhone had only 1 home screen initially, which later turned to 9 screens and now with firmware 3.0, Apple also added a Search screen (The first screen). However, Geoff Teehan has come up with a great concept of a Home screen that can be added after the Search screen. This can display a list of Unread SMS messages, Unread mail, Facebook messages, Weather, Stocks and what ever you wish. This is a really great concept and I truly love it! I really hope it becomes true soon. Here is a look at the iPhone home screen: More in his blog post .

iPhone has most E-mail service providers built-in with Mail.app and web apps also make E-mailing on the iPhone convenient. However, Hotmail was the only service that was not available on the iPhone (either by Mail.app or as a web app). However, finally Microsoft realized that they needed to make Hotmail available to the iPhone masses and have come up with the Hotmail web app for the iPhone. To get the web app, just visit Hotmail.com from MobileSafari and there you have it! You can add the iPhone to home screen for faster access.

At the September 9th event, Apple released a new iPod Nano with a video cam, colorful shuffle iPods with upto 2GB of memory and reduced iPod prices. Besides the iPod announcements, Apple also introduced Ringtones for the iPhone which was anticipated by the blog in a previous post. However, the major news is the release of iTunes 9 with an interface lift, Home Sharing, Improved Syncing and other features. And the Firmware 3.1 ! So, here are the details on what firmware 3.1 brings to your iPhone: Improved syncing for music, photos and video iTunes U content organization Redeem iTunes Gift Cards in the App Store Display available account credits in the App Store and iTunes Store Save video from Mail and MMS into the Camera Roll Option to Save as new clip when trimming a video on iPhone 3GS Better iPhone 3G Wi-Fi performance when Bluetooth is turned on Remotely lock iPhone with passcode via MobileMe Use Voice COntrol on iPhone 3GS with Bluetooth headsets Paste phone numbers into the keypad...

Just before the September 9 event, Apple released Firmware 3.0.1 on iTunes. This update fixes the SMS Vulnerability found some time back. To upgrade, just connect your iPhone to iTunes and hit Upgrade.

September 9th is the next Apple event and there's a lot of speculation going on about what to expect. For the iPhone users, here are things to expect: Background apps for iPhone Apple will finally be allowing AppStore apps to run in the background. However, this will come with a monthly price. Loopt (Social networking app) will be the first to offer it's app running in the background at $3.99/mo. along with your AT&T bill. Official MMS Support for iPhone Though firmware 3.0 has MMS capability, Apple and AT&T will be officially announcing MMS support for the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. For iPhone 2G users, you can get MMS functionality via Cydia. Ringtones for your iPhone There have been hundreds of blog posts about how to convert an MP3 file to an iPhone ringtone, but now Apple might announce the avablity of iPhone ringtones from iTunes store. This will include all popular songs in form of ringtones for the iPhone. So far, this is it. But I will update the post if somethi...

Apple has released a table showing features of firmware 3.0 that all three iPhones support: iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPhone 3G S. Here is the comparison: These are more of software restrictions. Like the 1st gen iPhone can support MMS and Tethering, but Apple has disabled it to bring out more differences in the iPhones. More information in article HT3630: Read more