Some say its too expensive and some say it lacks the features that a phone needs today. However, there is no denying the fact that Apple revolutionized the mobile phone industry with the release of the iPhone. Featuring a large capacitive touchscreen, Apple demonstrated an innovative way to communicate with the world by using man's most primitive form of interaction - touching. Apart from that, Apple included an accelerometer, a small addition that rotates the screen as you move the phone. Features like these led to an explosion of applications to be developed for the iPhone. From games to dictionaries, the Apple Appstore has them all.
One thing I dont like about Apple however is their strict policy of safeguarding their phone for their own good. Jailbreaking (as many of you have heard) is the term used to describe freeing the phone from Apple's clutches so you can install custom themes, software that is not allowed on the Appstore etc.
I purchased an iPhone 2G - 16Gb version from eBay in Fall 2008. It was unlocked, by a method known as Ziphone developed by Zibri. However, Ziphone is a flawed unlock method that can only work on Firmware 1.1.4. Using the software available from the iPhone Dev team, I upgraded the firmware to 2.2, unlocked the phone and jailbroke it. Till date I am very happy with my iPhone. It is almost my second laptop and has become an indispensable gadget for my survival.
What are your thoughts? Do you think the iPhone is indeed a great device or just overhyped? Let me know! :) Please feel free to comment!
Kamal
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