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One of the more consistent criticisms of the iPhone is that it is not a worthwhile business tool – that it lacks the power and the software to really add value to the business man or woman who wants to include their mobile phone as part of their business activities.

But this is a criticism that has become outdated – and yet people still peddle it as truth.  Let us look at just why the accusation that the iPhone is no use as a business tool is one that is incorrect.

The iPhone as a business tool

One of the major reasons for the popularity of this ‘fact’ is that the iPhone DID used to have a technological handicap when it comes to being used for business.  It lacked the processing speed to run multiple applications, or complex ones.  But the most recent upgrade – the iPhone 3GS, has changed that by dramatically improving the hardware.

Another issue was that the old, generation 1 iPhone lacked real web capabilities.  The reliance on WAP protocols meant that it was underpowered when it came to using cross internet software that required high bandwidth.  This has again been solved in recent upgrades.

Equally important to the rise of the iPhone as a business tool has been the gradual development of business essential applications.  The iPhone has developed from a web platform for those who want to play around to one capable of running software that can have a huge benefit to business users.

Applications including

* Accessing email servers for emails in real time
* Interacting with a companies database for contact management
* Running spreadsheets
* Providing a Pdf reader to allow reports to be read on the move

And much more besides.  It provides a mobile platform that allows users to access their business needs whilst on the move – important for many different types of business people.

Don’t leave your iPhone sitting around.  When you’re not using it, be certain to keep your iPhone securely on your person.  These products are hot items for thieves who can turn them around quickly and make a fast buck because of your forgetfulness.

Purchase a cover for your iPhone.  There are many types of covers on the market.  Some are designed to protect your phone from the shock of a drop or moisture from rain, snow, etc.  Some are very simple and less expensive, and give your phone basic protection from wear and the elements.  Choose the cover that best goes with your taste and lifestyle.

Keep your identity and private information safe by using the password protection on your phone.  Lock out nosey intruders and those who mean to attempt to steal your phone and its content. Read more…

The hot, exciting and anticipated 2010 is finally here. Tech geeks all over the world rejoiced with the vast amounts of progress in science and technology, to make gadgets much faster, powerful, smaller and cheaper in the last year. 2009 was quite a mark in the last decade, with loads of new stuff coming out, faster than consumers can actually use. Before we give the final farewell to the past year, let’s have a look at the highlights of the year, what was good, what was bad and what made a mark.

1.    Twitter Makes News – Livens up the Internet

Started as a micro blogging site, Twitter has progressed into a social networking site, which some people swear their lives by. Living without Twitter is absolutely impossible for some people, including extremely busy celebrities such as Ashton Kutcher and now, even Bill Gates! When Michael Jackson passed away, most of us did not hear it on the news, rather, we heard it through Twitter. Twitter is quite clearly becoming the hotspot for top news to leak out and spread faster than a wild fire. It has also become a solid medium for social commentary on a massive undeniable scale. So, if you’ve not joined the Twitter bandwagon yet, it’s high time you did so… You don’t want to be a social outcast now, do you? Read more…

The one advantage of owning an iPhone is the ability to customize various settings in order to suite your needs. There are a large number of hints for optimising the use of an iPhone, but this article consists of 10 useful hints and tips for iPhone users intended to make your life much easier. Read more…

Have you seen the typo Apple made in iPhone update recently?

They managed to make a typo on a menu on the iPhone. Apple has written the Categories menu on the new Podcast download area of the new application as “Catagories”.

What makes this typo even more embarrassing is a comment from Scott Forstall, Apple’s vice president of Platform Experience, were he said: “I actually have a photographer’s loupe that I use to make sure every pixel is right. We will argue over literally a single pixel.”

iPhone Typo

Although the controversy of a kill switch started in the days following the launch of the android based phone G1 from Google, it originated from the iPhone. Jonathan Zdziarski, an independent iPhone developer recently came across a secret line of code in the iPhone. Read more…

Apple is not the only company making money with iPhone. This cool phone has become a cash cow for all product developers who are making money by giving us cool accessories we can use with our iPhone. Here is 4 accessories you need to have with your iPhone. Read more…

On September 23, Google, HTC and T-Mobile unveiled their long anticipated G1 phone at a press conference in New York. The G1 will be available with the service provider T-Mobile, is manufactured by HTC and runs on the Android platform which is an open source Linux OS. The importance of this device is two-fold; firstly, the phone is placed in direct competition to the iPhone, is more feature-rich and is much cheaper. Second, and more importantly, the G1 is a step towards the visionary future of Google computing, where the OS, the widgets, the applications, and all the interaction is centered on Google.

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I just received an email from a friend of mine with a picture that describes the difference between a stone and an Iphone. I just had to share it with you. What do you think?

Steve Jobs was a revolutionary man, who changed the life of computing and made it into a core business. The launch of iMac in the late 90s was a huge, rather phenomenal success. The announcement of iMac was the main cause of the enormous amount of buzz among all Macintosh Fans and Critics alike.

This was the period when Apple decided to make a drastic change in the entire Macintosh Computer’s internal hardware. At that time, Apple was known for making computers that didn’t just perform well, but looked pretty good too! Apple was declared unanimously, as “The Back of Macintosh Computers looks better than anyone else’s”.

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