Recently, Taiwanese handset maker HTC launched what it considered as the iPhone killer - the HTC Touch Diamond. The handset runs on Windows Mobile latest 6.1 version and sports a 3D user interface. It has a 2.8 inch display that allows users to zoom in on content with the touch wheel or tilt it by turning it on its side. It’s also thinner thatn the iPhone.

The HTC Touch Diamond is the latest of the many handsets that were introduced in an attempt to shake off the iPhone’s status in the industry.  But can these so called iPhone killers succeed in whatever their manufacturers are aiming for?

We at iPhone-Codes.com don’t think so. These competing units will only make the iPhone more powerful, more user-friendly, and more software rich because Apple will never stop innovating features for the iPhone as long as there are manufactures that will try to take iPhone’s position in the industry.     Read the rest of this entry »

Apple reportedly to release 3G iPhone in Europe

Millions of Asians are waiting for the official release of Apple’s iPhone in the region. But the question that has not been answered yet is this: Will asians get the 3G iPhone?

“Selling the first genration iPhone in Asia will be like selling Playstation 1 to a market that knows the existence of Playstation 3,” said Anthony Chin Lee, an IT analyst in Singapore.

A source said Apple could probably ship the first generation iPhone to Asia (mostly unsold units from US or European stores) and this could mean lower sales for the iPhone in this region.          Read the rest of this entry »

Apple’s exclusive iPhone carrier in the US, AT&T has remained silent on reports that it will be selling the 3G iPhone for $199 as long as the subscriber signs up for a specific plan.

iPhone-Codes.com reported about it earlier (read here) quoting industry insiders but as of this time, AT&T has not issued any statement regarding the much-publicized $199 3G iPhone.

Sources said AT&T is preparing to subsidize $200 of the cost of the new iPhone but there’s a catch.          Read the rest of this entry »

Fresh from the oven, AT&T, the exclusive sales partner of Apple in the US,  announced it will be selling the upcoming 3G iPhone for $199. Yes, AT&T is preparing to subsidize $200 of the cost of the new iPhone but there’s a catch.

Customers who want the $199 3G iPhone will have to compusorily sign up for a two year contract with AT&T. You will have to pay the $399 unit price for 8GB and $499 for 16GB if you want your network under Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, or Sprint.

The markdown price is a strategy by AT&T to drive customers away from its competitors. But for sure, the other network providers will also be implementing marketing strategies that will challenge AT&T.       Read the rest of this entry »

Yes, there are a lot of mobile phone manufacturers who have tried but didn’t generate much interest as Apple’s iPhone. Nokia hugged the headlines when information about its touch screen phone Nokia Tube 5800 leaked online. It was considered as an iPhone challenger for a while but even as the unit has not been released to the market yet, the Nokia Tube fever has died down and all eyes are now back to iPhone with the coming of the iPhone 2.0

Now, Research In Motion (RIM), the creator of the phenomenal Blackberry is reportedly hot on the trail of iPhone when the reported introduction of a new Blackberry unit that will surely challenge the status of Apple’s baby.

Which is just the right thing for RIM to do. Introduce revolutionary touch screen phones that will compete with the iPhone if the company still wants to take a bite at the smart phone pie. If it remains stagnant and feel confident with the way its Blackberry is selling, RIM is doomed.      Read the rest of this entry »

Apple’s iPhone continues to stir the mobile phone world especially with the coming of the iPhone 2.0 in the next few months. And even as the 3G iPhone news is still hugging the headlines, Apple has announced the introduction of a tactile feedback to iPhone, which means when you press the keys on iPhone’s screen, it will give a sensation, a feeling that you are pressing a real button.

Isn’t that nice?

At the Research In Motion (RIM) office, the atmosphere beams with so much pressure. The company that makes the Blackberry are is in full blast in research and development to keep up with the iPhone hype, which can kill the Blackberry in the near future if the company remains stagnant.   Read the rest of this entry »