The iFone Blog

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.