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T-Mobile finally is offering iPhone to it’s customers. It is the last operator to get this device out of all operators in UK. Initially T-Mobile refused iPhone as an upgrade to customers who had Friends and Family discount. If you are one of them, there are some good news for you! T-Mobile now decided to change the rule since many customers were deciding to leave the operator because they could not get their hands on the desired device.

Now you can get hands on iPhone 4G 16GB version for free if you upgrade to 24 months Flext 60 contract for £60 per month (£30 after discount). Sounds expensive, but this is top tariff which gives you unlimited calls, you can select flexible booster and 1GB internet usage. iPhone will cost you £720 over 2 years, but you will get mobile service as well, so deal is not bad. The only downside is you are tied with this operator for 2 years.

If you have been waiting for Apple’s latest toy and on T-Mobile, call them now and see what options you have.

Updated version of popular Apple’s iPhone, iPhone 3Gs, is coming to UK on 19th June 2009.

Phone has several improvements, most important ones being:

1. Faster Internet download speed

2. Cut, copy, paste (how long did it take to put these basic features in!)

3. Keyboard in landscape mode

4. Video recording

5. Improved search

6. Compass

7. Voice Control

8. Camera upgrade (3 mega pixels)

New iPhone will be available from Apple stores.

You can get full review of new features on Apple’s website.

If you are iPhone user, you can now update your phone software to version 2.1. Simply connect your iPhone to computer, launch iTunes and click update.

This is the list of updates/improvements that Apple says is included in this update:

* Decrease in call set-up failures and dropped calls
* Significantly better battery life for most users
* Dramatically reduced time to backup to iTunes
* Improved email reliability, notably fetching email from POP and Exchange accounts
* Faster installation of 3rd party applications
* Fixed bugs causing hangs and crashes for users with lots of third party applications

* Improved performance in text messaging
* Faster loading and searching of contacts
* Improved accuracy of the 3G signal strength display
* Repeat alert up to two additional times for incoming text messages
* Option to wipe data after ten failed passcode attempts
* Genius playlist creation

There are important improvements in this release as you can see from this list like better battery life, fixes for bugs that crash iPhone and improvement on dropped calls.

For more information check Apple’s website.

Today at Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco USA, Steve Jobs announced that next version of iPhone will be launched on 11th July in 20 countries.

New version packs impressive battery life, it is said that device will allow 5 hours of 3G browsing and 10 hours of GSM talk time! Video playback is expected to last 7 hours and audio 24 hours, that is very impressive battery life! Almost same design, same screen size , plastic back cover – white for 16GB version and black for 8GB version.

There is as expected integrated GPS module, HSDPA connectivity, improved audio quality and flush headphone jack.

Enterprise applications will be fully supported, Microsoft Office and iWorks, Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, calendar, searchable contacts and advanced web browsing with Safari browser. iPhone will be using built in Cisco Systems software for secure virtual private network (VPN) access.

Current iPhone did not create a serious rivalry to enterprise solutions like Blackberry, but new version will definately be capturing enterprise market share, according to Steve Jobs, 35 per cent of the Fortune 500, the biggest companies in the US tested new version of iPhone.

Price has been cut dramatically as well, first iPhone debuted in US at $599 and $699 (£300 and £350), and then fell to $399 (£200). This time 8GB version will cost only $199 (£100) and $299 (£150) for 16GB version.

In UK, O2 as an exclusive iPhone distributor will probably give new iPhone for free on most expensive tariffs. O2 website currently does not have any information about upcoming device, but has a banner asking customers to come back tomorrow for more information:

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