iPhone is a revolutionary new mobile phone that allows you to make a call by simply pointing your finger at a name or number in your address book, a favorites list, or a call log. It also automatically syncs all your contacts from a PC, Mac, or Internet service. And it lets you select and listen to voicemail messages in whatever order you want - just like email.

the term point here means you are 'pointing' at the device but the tip of your finger is physically touching the screen.

MacWelt.de - What Steve Jobs didn't tell about the iPhone
German online (and print) magazine MacWelt (www.macwelt.de) apparently talked to Apple Germany about the iPhone to get some information Steve Jobs didn't mention at the Keynote.

(1) Apple didn't give a definite answer whether the iPhone would run OS X 10.4 or 10.5, but they emphasized that it deploys a full version of it. However, see (3)...

(2) The complete OS will be stored on the flash memory, but it takes up far less than 500 MB. So while this draws away some storage from the 4/8GB memory, it's extremely easy to install software or firmware updates.

(3) Apple decides what programs will run on the iPhone, just like with the iPod games before, and Apple won't release any specs at the moment. This also applies to 3rd party widgets.

(4) No iTMS download at this time. Chances are that Apple and Cingular couldn't find an agreement on this topics. However, they don't rule out that this option might be added at a later point. (see (2) about software updates)

(5) No iTunes songs as ring tones.

(6) No VoIP support, as this would cut down Cingular's profits.

(7) Safari is said to include as many plugins as possible, but there is no fixed list yet. It does include Flash and Java, though.

(8) There have been no decisions yet about which provider will sell the iPhone in Germany - the Apple/Cingular contract only applies to the USA.

(http://www.macwelt.de/news/messen/342764/index.html)

iPhone Accused of Copycatting Korean Model


By Kim Tae-gyu
Staff Reporter


The iPhone of Apple Computer is allegedly a clone of a handset made by the Seoul-based LG Electronics, the world's fifth-largest cell phone manufacturer.

An info-tech Web site Engadget (www.engadget.com) yesterday said that the iPhone is very similar to the LG KE850, which has a moniker of the ``Prada phone.''

While comparing looks and touch-sensitive keypads of the two models with big pictures, the site asks for responses from readers on their similarities.

``Two sparsely-buttoned large, touch screen phones: the Apple iPhone and the LG KE850. Separated at birth, or possible lawsuit No. 2 for Apple? You decide,'' the site briefly introduces the pictures.

What Engadget means was that if LG sues Apple over patent infingement, it would be the second lawsuit against the iPhone after its long awaited release.

As soon as Apple boss Steve Jobs revealed the iPhone last week, U.S. network company Cisco Systems filed a lawsuit against Apple, claiming trademark rights on the iPhone.

Many Internet users, who uploaded postings at the Engadget site, admitted the looks and user interfaces of the two devices are strikingly similar _ they are both rounded, black rectangles with a big touch screen in the middle.

LG Electronics also thinks the two gadgets are almost identical but the company seems undecided as to whether or not to cry foul against Apple through court action.

``At first glance, we recognized the iPhone shares many form factors with the Prada phone. We are flattered that other makers follow our design policy,'' LG spokesman Lee Hyoung-kun said.

``We can't say at the moment whether or not we will file a lawsuit against Apple regarding this. It's too early to make remarks on the issues,'' Lee said.

Experts predict that if the two phones share functionalities on top of looks, LG might file a complaint.

LG has yet to reveal specifications of the Prada phone, which the firm looks to market soon. Yet, its exterior was shown to the public when it won the International Forum Design Product Design Award for 2007.

Apple plans to launch the iPhones in June in the United States and months later in Europe.

i think this is the most anticipated phone ever made yet