Vodafone India Confirms iPhone 4 For India

This is awesome news. Vodafone India has just confirmed that it will bring iPhone 4 to India by this September. “Vodafone Essar will launch iPhone 4, the thinnest smartphone in the world, in India in the coming months,” the company said. Airtel might do the same in next one of two days. This news was broken by CIOL sometime back. Here is rest of the details.iPhone 4, the sensational smartphone that Apple released on Monday, will be launched in India by Vodafone Essar.However, Vodafone did not provide any details about the date of availability. According to a CNN-IBN report, it is likely that the iPhone 4’s India launch date will be sometime in late September when the phone is slated for release in 88 countries worldwide. The smartphone will be initially available in the US, France, Germany, Britain and Japan.

Vodafone and Airtel have been selling the earlier versions of iPhones in India.

No details have been provided on the price either. As per my expectations, 16GB should cost around Rs. 36,000 ($780) and 32GB Rs.41,000 ($890). And iPhone 3GS will be available in 8GB version along post iPhone 4 launch and might cost around Rs.29,000 ($630).

Closeup Photos of the Official iPhone 4 Bumper

AppAdvice has posted some closeup photos of the new Bumper case for the iPhone 4.

Dress up your iPhone 4 with a Bumper. Choose one of six colors — white, black, blue, green, orange, or pink — and slip it around the edge of your iPhone 4. With metal buttons for volume and power, two-tone colors, and a combination of rubber and molded plastic, Bumpers add a touch of style to any iPhone 4.

Take a look below...

iPhone 4 Glass Shatters Easily ?

A new report by iFixYouri suggests that although Apple claims the iPhone 4 glass is incredibly strong, it shatters very easily.

Apple says the glass is "chemically strengthened to be 30 times harder than plastic, more scratch resistant and more durable than ever."

iFixYouri notes that 95% of glass shattering is caused by shock and sudden impact rather than bending. They decided to put the glass to the test.

We have a full iPhone 4(minus the circuit board), here at our shop and decided to do a little drop test. This drop was performed from 3.5 ft up. Mind you that these parts ARE original apple parts. Laser etched and all. The iPhone 4 did survive 2 drops, as expected, but on the 3rd drop there was a loud POP, and yet again, shattered glass.

The site believes that the new design has flaw which contributes to this easy shattering. On the new iPhone, the glass basically sits on top of the aluminum frame. On the old iphone, it was recessed and protected by a chrome bezel.

This may be why Apple has announced its own official cases for the iPhone 4. These cases called "Bumpers" slip around the edge of your iPhone 4 and likely cushion the impact to the glass when dropped.

Android 2.2 (Froyo) Ported to the iPhone

Android 2.2 (Froyo) has now been successfully
ported to run on the iPhone 3G; although some
features are still not working. It's likely that iPhoDroid will be updated with
Android 2.2 in the near future.

Prince of Persia Classic released for iPhone

Probably has something to do with the forthcoming high-profile film, but rather the owners of the iPhone will have a nostalgic meeting with one of the best games for mobile platforms ever created. Iglezhda Prince of Persia classic will be in the App Store sometime in late June. For those unfamiliar with the game, Prince of Persia is a platform title that came to light during the 80’s along with other classic games like Super Mario Brothers, but clearly distinguished from them because of its beautiful graphics, smooth animation and rewarding battle system. A team of Ubisoft will take care to leave the game for the iPhone, but there a whole new generation of gamers’ s to come.

iPhone 4.0 Release Date: June 2010

iPhone OS 4.0 software was just announced this month, but a lot of iPhone and iPod touch owners are excited about it. Just when is the iPhone 4.0 release date? Apple only said summer 2010, but we can expect the iPhone OS 4.0 firmware to be released during June because that’s the same month Apple released the iPhone OS 3.0 online update last year.

The iPhone 4.0 update is a really big update and adds more than 100 features to the iPhone, including multi-tasking and categorizing of apps.

iPhone OS 4.0 beta 2 download and iPhone SDK 4.0 beta 2 released

The iPhone OS 4.0 beta 2 download is now available for iPhone developers along with the new iPhone SDK 4.0 beta 2 as well. The new iPhone OS 4.0 beta 2 firmware is supported on iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, iPod touch third generation, and iPod touch second generation.

No new features have been discovered in the latest beta yet, because it’s mainly bug fixes. I’ll make a post if any new features are discovered.