I just ordered my iPhone, and it’s on the way. Is there anything I can do now to help me get started?

Now’s the time to prepare the content you want to transfer to iPhone. So update your contacts, get your playlists ready, and create an album with your favorite photos. If you do a few simple things first, you can use your iPhone even faster when it arrives. Find out how.

Can I transfer my mobile phone number to my new iPhone?

Yes, you can transfer most current mobile numbers to a new iPhone.

How long does it take to activate my new iPhone?

Activation times can vary. If you’re setting up a new line, it may take as little as a few minutes. If you’re porting a number from another carrier, it could take longer. While you’re waiting, you can make calls but not receive them.

Can I transfer contacts from my current mobile phone to my new iPhone?

Yes. You should first transfer all your contact information to Microsoft Outlook on a PC or to Address Book or Entourage on a Mac. Then you can sync your iPhone with your computer to put your contacts into your iPhone.

Apple is yet to officialy ship the iPhone in Asia this year with millions of mobile phone lovers so excited to get their hands on the much-talked-about phone. Yes, the iPhone is not yet available in Asia but how come 40,000 units have already been sold in China?

Apple has earlier talked with China Mobile for iPhone partnership but China Mobile reportedly turned down the officer in January and told Steve Jobs it was not interested on iPhone. Steve Jobs in return said it was just a prelimenary meeting as he hopes to really forged a partnership with the Chinese mobile carrier. (more…)

This may sound like an off-topic, non-iPhone discussion but since I have been receiving emails from the unknown readers of this blog about tips on how to spot a fake phone, I thought I should share this one to you.

Nokia Philippines is alarmed with the fake Nokia phones now flooding the Philippine market. Nokia Philippines executive said the latest Nokia phone models like Nokia N81, Nokia 5310, Nokia N95, Nokia N82, Nokia 6120, were being sold at half or a third of the original price, which is an indicator that the unit might be fake. (more…)

iPhone users now have additional reasons to be merry. Apple today announced the release of Aperture for iPhone, a new software that lets users post their image portfolios on .Mac Web galleries, or to the iPhone, iPod touch and Apple TV.

Users can switch between the Viewer and Browser modes using a single key command; an all-in-one heads up display lets users toggle between library, metadata and adjustment controls using a single tabbed inspector.

Aperture 2 adds more than 100 new features, a streamlined user interface and a new image processing engine, according to Apple. New imaging tools have been added, to help photographers recover highlights, bring out color vibrancy, manage local contrast definition, do soft-edged retouching and vignetting, and fine-tune RAW images.

Mobile analysts reveal that Apple is now the world’s leading manufacturer of smartphone. Thanks to iPhone. Oh, don’t get me wrong. Recent news revealed that Apple is only third in the industry with Research in Motion and Nokia leading the way.

But, hey, the iPhone was only introduced in June 2007 in selected countries with limited operators while Nokia and Research in Motion have been shipping smartphones in almost all corners of the world.

Comparing these three smartphone makers, Nokia and Research in Motion will fade in the background with all the stage light beamed on Apple. Apple shipped 2,320,840 units of the iPhone in Q4 and it is expected to ship several millions more when the iPhone becomes available in Asia and other mobile phone market around the world. (more…)

Don’t fret when, while browsing through iPhone’s Safari Web browser, ads suddenly appear on the videos you are watching. It’s now normal and yes it is happening for real – ads on iPhone videos.

Ad Infuse announced that it has expanded online ad-serving platform to deliver content formatted for the Apple iPhone. The company can stream ads for inserton before, in the middle, or after video shown on iPhone’s Safari Web browser.

Besides integration of the content, the Ad Infuse’s platform handles the formatting to ensure optimum viewing of the ad content in the targeted device, whether it’s an iPhone, mobile phone, or some other handheld gadget. (more…)

World’s no. 5 handset manufacturer LG Electronics has entered the touch-screen phone arena, which is dominated by Apple’s iPhone, with the launch of LG-KF510 also known as “Touch Lighting Phone”.

The “Touch Lighting Phone” is a 3-megapixel touch-screen phone that is 10.9 millimeters in width. The phone also adopts the “Interactive Touch Lighting’’ technology on the surface, enabling users to change images. The handset also features an “Auto Luminance Control’’ function in a full light-emitting diode touch-pad on the front to save energy. (more…)

Perhaps after learning that more iPhone users are now getting bored with their gadgets or maybe Apple insiders, who are also iPhone users, see the need for a much bigger memory for the much talked-about mobile phone, Apple has upgraded the iPhone.

The revolutionary iPhone now comes in a new 16GB model for $499, joining the 8GB model for $399. iPod touch now also comes in a 32GB model for $499, joining the 16GB model for $399 and the 8GB model for $299. (more…)

Crunchgear.com, another baby of techcrunch.com, features the advice of iPhone-Codes.com against unlocking the iPhone on its post today with title “iPhone-Codes says don’t unlock your iPhone, we say pshaw“.

Though crunchgear.com disapproves of our advice, we still remain on our stand against unlocking the iPhone.

What do you think?

Unlocking the iPhone is getting popular in the undergrounds and AT&T is lossing millions dollars because of this activity. What with Jailbreak and Metasploit, people can now easily unlock their iPhones or tinker with their units.

But there are a lot of reasons why you should not unlock your iPhone. Aside from the risk of getting virus or other malicious codes from third party applications, you disqualify your phone from the official support page of Apple.

A lot of those how have unlocked their iPhones have complained of several malfunctions, including unresponsive buttons, sudden screen pause, changing colors of the screen, etc. And when you post questions about these problems at Apple’s Support Forum, you will not get any answer.

So if you are now thinking of unlocking your iPhone using Jailbreak of Metasploit, think again. My advice would be to leave the iPhone as it is and wait for the official unlocking of the iPhone by Apple.