Yesterday night was Tuesday October 4th 2011 in Pakistan when as a curious blogger I was observing various US based websites writing live updates from Apple Let’s Talk event held in Cupertino california.

A lot of user’s were expecting the new generation iPhone 5 to roll out yesterday but to the surprise Apple instead released iPhone 4S that will hit the USA markets on 14th October 2011 with pre orders are beginning from 7th October 2011.

It was speculated that iOS 5 will be released for iPhone 5 but rather Apple Inc. reserved this revised version iOS 5 of their firmware for the iPhone 4S. The final version of iOS 5 is going to roll out as a free of cost upgrade on October 12 2011 via Apple iTunes Store.

Well it’s been less then 24 hours since the release of iPhone 4S but yet I haven’t got my hands on the new iPhone 4S but according to the information I have gathered from various Blogs that were attending Apple Let’s Talk event and my personal analytical views and expectations I have compiled this preliminary review of Apple iPhone 4S exclusively for the audience of Rise Dream.Com Blog.

Let’s just begin with the physical design. There is no change in design from iPhone 4. Although a majority of specifications in the iPhone 4S resemble that in the iPhone 4 but Apple was clever enough to do some substantial hardware upgrades to make iPhone 4S worth purchasing by existing iPhone 4 user’s.

Design:-

The iPhone 4S has not experienced a major design modification from the preceding iPhone 4 model. Infact the iPhone 4 user’s may call it an iPhone 4S with similar design structure as that of iPhone 4. The iPhone 4S comprises of the same sleek and stylish external body that attracts user’s though dashing looks.

Colors:-

The iPhone 4S is available in White and Black casing colors just like the previous model iPhone 4. It seems that Apple is not interested in adding some new colors to their sizzling smart phone.

Camera:-

The rumors that were circulating prior to the release of iPhone 4S proved right and iPhone 4S features an 8 Mega Pixel Camera on its backside along with a front facing VGA camera for Facetime Video chat with a far better picture quality result as compared to 5 Mega Pixel iPhone 4.

Just like the iPhone 4, the camera in iPhone 4S features autofocus that lets the iPhone decide itself the best zoom location to have a high quality pictures, auto white balance to control brightness, tap to focus feature for user’s manual focus adjustment, the LED flash to take pictures in the night or an area where light is dim and the Backside illumination sensor.

In the iPhone 4S five element lens has been installed resulting in better picture quality and improved colors unlike iPhone 4 where only four element lens was installed. In the iPhone 4S auto face detection has been introduced that was absent in the predecessor models.

Facetime Video Chat

Facetime Video chat has been enabled in the iPhone 4S like in the iPhone 4 but only over Wi-Fi connectivity. The user’s still can not make FaceTime video calls over 3G Internet Connectivity unless they Jailbreak their iPhone 4S.

Apple officially introduced the Facetime Video chat service over Wi-Fi Internet connectivity in iOS 4.2 update earlier this year keeping in view the demand for Facetime Video Chat service. Although Jailbroken iPhone user’s were able to utilize Facetime Video chat over 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity prior to its official introduction in the iOS. The front facing VGA camera is expected to produce the same picture quality during Video Chat as the preceding iPhone 4.

Weight and Dimensions

The iPhone 4S is same in size, dimensions and design with the previous model iPhone 4 but small increase in weight is evident. The iPhone 4 weighed 137 grams while iPhone 4S weighs 140 grams that could be attributed to the hardware upgrades in iPhone 4S. The formal dimensions and weight statistics for iPhone 4S is written below

Height: 4.5 inches (115.2 mm)
Width: 2.31 inches (58.6 mm)
Depth: 0.37 inch (9.3 mm)
Weight: 4.9 ounces (140 grams)

Display:-

The display of iPhone 4S has the same specifications as that in the iPhone 4 although better graphics make this iPhone 4S worthwhile trying. The Display capabilities of iPhone 4S are identical to those in iPhone 4 with minor improvements in the graphics display. The formal Display Specifications for the iPhone 4 are

960-by-640 resolution
326 ppi
Multi-Touch

Cellular and Wireless Features

Apple iPhone 4S is cited as a World Phone in which just one model supports both GSM and CDMA Network connectivity. This is something that adds a thumb up to the iPhone 4S which supersedes iPhone 4 where consumers have to choose between two different models out of which one supports GSM and the other supports CDMA Network Connectivity according to the nature of services provided by their cellular carrier.

The iPhone 4S features Bluetooth 4.0 Connectivity which is replaced by Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity of the iPhone 4. This upgrade means that files or data of large sizes can be exchanged over Bluetooth connectivity in less time. The formal Wireless and cellular connectivity features are written below

UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA
GSM/EDGE
CDMA EV-DO Rev. A2
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0

Battery Life:-

iPhone 4S features an improved battery life and Talk Time. Apple iPhone 4S claims talk time of up to 8 hours on 3G connectivity while 14 hours on 2G or GSM connectivity. The Standby Time is up to 200 hours that’s enough for iPhone 4S while the faster A5 processor does not consumer too much of battery life. Although I don’t own an iPhone 4S yet so i can not confirm this claim.

Video Recording:-

The rumors about the 1080 p HD video recording capabilities of the iPhone 5 proved authentic for iPhone 4S. Yes the latest iPhone 4S features 1080 p 30 fps HD Video recording with Tap to Focus feature while recording along with real time video stabilization, real time noise reduction and LED Light for a better video result captured by the 8 Mega Pixel camera.

Processor:-

The latest iPhone 4S features a Dual Core A5 chip fast processor that visibly improves the boot time of iPhone 4S and faster loading of the springboard, the loading and reloading time of memory consuming heavy Apps like Movie Players is improved visibly courtesy the A5 Dual core processor chip.

The interesting part is that iPhone 4S does not consume too much of battery life while running heavy dual core A5 processor. Well we have to wait to see our hands on then iPhone 4S before we can actually confirm the A5 chip Dual core processor installed in iPhone 4S is the same as that in the iPad 2 or is a low intensity one like rumored before.

iPhone 4S Gaming Experience:-

The A5 Dual Core fast processor chip may not only improve load time of Apps but also provide a better gaming experience for all Gaming Geeks out there. iPhone 4S gives a 7x better gaming experience as compared to the iPhone 4.

Airplay Mirroring:-

Air Mirroring is possible with the iPhone 4S. As iPhone 4S features a fast A5 dual core processor chip that gives 7x better gaming experience when compared to the iPhone 4 so the user’s may sync their device to larger screens to have a better gaming experience of PS 3 sort on the iPhone 4S.

Antennas:-

Well in the iPhone 4 there were certain Antenna issues acknowledged by the Apple Inc that led to rapid signal drop and call dropouts if the user holds iPhone at a certain angle. Unlike iPhone 4 the latest iPhone 4S has focused more on the call quality to reduce call dropouts. The facility of switching between the Antennas to enhance call quality will certainly be welcomed by iPhone 4S users craving a high quality calls being made from their iPhone 4S.

Download Speed

Although Apple iPhone 4S does not support the latest/advanced but expensive 4G technology connectivity but yet claims to achieve the 4G LTE Speed for supporting downloading speed of up to 14.4 Mbps per second when compared to almost 7.2 on iPhone 4. This indicates that iPhone 5 will feature 4G connectivity but we have to first confirm the speed claim for iPhone 4S which according to some critics is not true at least for Wi-Fi connectivity.

Siri Voice to Text Translation Service

One of the most innovative and long dreamed feature introduced in the iPhone 4S is the Siri “Voice to Text Service”. This is interactive service only supported for the iOS 5 running on the iPhone 4S but lets see if hackers could enable this service on other iOS 5 supported devices or not.

Siri is the speech to Text Translation service that lets you speak orally and the iPhone 4S will act upon your advice. Through Siri the user’s will actually be talking to their iPhone 4S. for example if i ask for a location in Karachi Pakistan the Siri will display Maps, if i ask for Karachi Stock Exchange 100 Index summary it will display the summary, from weather forecasts to current time in any other country. The iPhone user’s can ask various questions through this service like What is the Independence Day of Pakistan? The Answer is 14th August etc and Siri will search Wikipedia and Google for the possible answer.

Siri also let’s iPhone 4S user’s type long emails by just tapping on the Microphone icon visible next to space button in the keyboard once Siri is activated.

The website Siri.Com was under Apple Inc ownership for another company controlled by Apple Inc but since the announcement of iPhone 4S this website is redirected to Apple Inc Main website.

No ability to make Icons for Folders

As evident in the preceding versions iPhone 4S does not support the ability to customize springboard by adding custom icons for various folders. Although now iOS 5 natively supports making new folders and grouping Apps within the folder. A lot of user’s try to customize the Springboard of Jailbroken iPhone via various Tweaks and Tricks available on Cydia Jailbroken Apps Store.

iPhone 4S Carriers

iPhone 4S is available on Sprint, Verizon Wireless and AT & T in the US while Orange Mobile and Vodafone will offer iPhone 4S in the UK. I wish iPhone 4S releases officially in Pakistan with Ufone GSM Cellular Carrier.

Some General features Missing in iPhone 4S

Just like the predecessor versions iPhone 4S lacks certain tempting features desired by larger audience especially Pakistani’s. iPhone 4S has No AM / FM Radio Integration which is desired by many user’s across Pakistan, Apple wants you to purchase a separate Apple TV 2G so has added no support for the HDTV Tuner, Well this is the most crucial thing that makes HTC Desire S rank ahead of Apple iPhone 4S at least in my views, iPhone 4S has No External Memory Card Slots to increase the memory capacity of the iPhone 4S. A lot of user’s could be wishing to improve the memory capacity of their iPhone 4S but in vein because Apple charges you large amount of money if you want more storage capacity almost $100 for doubling your memory but only if brand new iPhone 4S is to be purchased.

iOS 5

The latest iOS 5 is natively installed and executed on then iPhone 4S. The iOS 5 has exciting features like improved Reminders, improved Notification services, Air Play Mirroring, iMessage and iCloud services integration.

iMessage

The iMessage service offered by iOS 5 is innovative and unique in a sense that this iOS 5 service will let the user’s send and receive unlimited Text Messages for free over Wi-Fi connectivity to a user having iOS 5 powered device.

iCloud

Realizing the importance and popularity of the cloud based services Apple Inc have themselves stepped into the Cloud Service providers Industry. iCloud is the latest cloud based storage service for user data, photo’s, documents, Phonebook contacts, iTunes music etc. Initially Apple iCloud is offering 5 GB of free space to all iOS user’s but $20 is charged for 10GB space, $40 for 20GB space annually. Once activated the iOS 5 wirelessly pushes any new phonebook contact, any new picture or new music song within the iPhone 4S to Apple iCloud Servers which can be accessed modified and restored in the iCloud remote servers.

Pricing:-

This time around Apple Inc has kept low prices for iPhone 4S in the US so that more people could afford it. Apple Inc is selling iPhone 4S 16 GB model for $199, iPhone 4S 32 GB model for $299 and iPhone 4S 64GB model for $399. iPhone 4 16GB model is available for $99 and iPhone 3GS is offered free of cost with a two year contract with a cellular carrier.

Verdict:-

Although iPhone 4S features an external design similar to iPhone 4 with almost same features but Apple was clever enough to pour in some new feature additions like the Siri which is exclusive for the iPhone 4S along with some hardware upgrades like A5 Dual Core Processor, 8 Mega Pixel Camera and 1080 hp HD Video recording to attract consumers towards the latest iPhone 4S. If you are an iPhone 4 user then you can sell your existing iPhone 4 to Apple Inc for $200 in the recycle and reuse program to gain sufficient funds for purchasing iPhone 4S or if you are in a contract with a carrier for the iPhone 4 then you may ask your cellular carrier for upgrade towards iPhone 4S from iPhone 4 although various cellular carriers have their own criteria, terms and conditions for this matter. If you are to purchase a brand new iPhone 4S with a two year contract then i would recommend you to purchase iPhone 4 instead that costs $99 for 16GB model. If you are to buy a factory unlocked brand new iPhone then iPhone 4S is the right choice for you otherwise existing iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS user’s should wait for the arrival to iPhone 5 to upgrade their devices.

Apple have thrown an update to their iPhone page that details the three generation of iPhone available for sale at the iTunes Apps Store. The Page compares the speed to iPhone 4S using A5 Dual Core Processor along with iPhone 4 using A4 Chip processor. The iPhone 3Gs uses only 3 Mega Pixel camera, iPhone 4 has 5 Mega Pixels Camera while iPhone 4S uses 8 Megapixel Camera. The prices are also listed along with size dimensions and prices for various models.

You can see the Apple iPhone comparison page by clicking here

Just see a screenshot of the page and click on the image to enlarge it

Since Apple Inc have released the new generation of their iPhone called the iPhone 4S a lot of existing iPhone user’s may be craving to upgrade their iPhone 4 to iPhone 4S or purchase a brand new iPhone 4S starting at $199 for 16GB, $299 for 32GB and $399 for 64GB storage Capacity.

For all those geeks who love the new iPhone 4S but do not find sufficient funds to purchase the latest iPhone 4S may sell their existing 16 GB used iPhone 4 White Casing Model to Apple Inc. for $200 while the 16GB used iPhone 4 Black Model may be sold to Apple Inc for $180. These iPhone 4 models are being purchased by Apple Inc in view of recycle and reuse initiative.

Although the price to be paid by the Apple depends upon the physical and hardware condition of the iPhone 4 being sold.

Verdict:-

From a consumers perspective this is a very good move by Apple to facilitate those user’s who are fond of having the latest model iPhone 4S in their possession but could not find enough sources to accumulate funds needed to purchase the new iPhone 4S. Infact iPhone 4 user’s should utilize this offer to have themselves a brand new iPhone 4S.

Its almost 10 hours since Apple Inc. have released their latest generation iPhone 4S that resembles iPhone 4 White in external design but has packed some hardware upgrades along with new and interactive feature additions. iPhone 4S 16 GB costs $199, iPhone 4S 32 GB cost $299, iPhone 64GB costs $399 with a two year contract to official cellular carrier. The factory unlocked iPhone 4S is not available yet. iPhone 4 has seen major price drop and now available only for $99 in the Apps Store while iPhone 3Gs is free along with a two year contract.

Watch the iPhone 4S Official Demo Video from the Let’s Talk Event Keynote uploaded on the YouTube by VideosCronoGadget. This video will let you analyze the various new features Apple has introduced in its anticipated iPhone 4S.

iPhone the most sizzling smartphone that is considered to be the heartthrob of many crazy iPhone fans often found searching over the internet for latest tweaks and tricks to make their iPhone even more feature equipped.

The new generation iPhone 4S has been officially announced by Apple Inc. in their Let’s Talk event on October 4th 2011. Although the pre orders for the iPhone 4S will begin from October 7th 2011 but the iPhone 4S will officially land in the market on 14th October 2011.
iPhone 4S is compatible to work on the latest iOS 5 that has packed many exciting and innovative features for iPhone user’s like iMessage, iCloud and Siri the Speech to Text Translation Service.

Here is the price for the latest iPhone 4S, Preceding model iPhone 4 and Preceding Model iPhone 3GS in the Apple iTunes Apps Store

The 16 GB iPhone 4S cost $199, 32 GB iPhone 4S cost $299 and 64 GB iPhone 4S cost $399. iPhone 4 is now available for just $99 so that more consumers could afford it whilst the iPhone 3Gs is now available free of cost with a contract to an official cellular carrier. All the above Phones come with a Two year contract along with an official cellular carrier.

It is the time to rejoice for Sprint cellular service user’s as it has now been included in the panel of official approved cellular carriers in the US for Apple iPhone along with AT&T and Verizon. The existing iPhone 4 user’s may sell their White iPhone 4 to Apple for $200 in a recycle and reuse program while black iPhone 4 user’s may sell their iPhone for $180 to Apple Inc. for recycle and reuse program.

In the Apple Let’s Talk event held on Tuesday 4 October 2011 Apple Inc. released their much awaited iPhone 4S, iOS 5, iPod Touch white and new iPod Touch Nano.

According to the sources that were attending the Apple Let’s Talk event the crowd went excited to listen about the introduction of long dreamed feature called “Siri” within the iOS 5.

Actually Siri is the Voice to Text dictation service for devices using the latest heartthrob iOS 5 on their iPhone, iPod Touch, Apple TV or iPad. Once the Siri service is activated the iPhone user’s can see a microphone icon in their keyboard right next to the space button.

In order to use Siri the Speech to Text dictation service the user needs to tap on the Microphone image and start recording oral conversation to be converted into text alphabets. Once the conversation is over the user needs to press done and Siri will automatically convert your speech into Text.

This interactive and innovative service was long desired by user’s who wanted text to be written automatically once they utter their speech. This service will not only save time of folks like me who are indolent to type each and every word while text messaging.

Verdict:-

Thumbs Up to Apple Siri Voice to Text Dictation Service that is an indication of advancement in Technology being used to manufacture Smartphones and iDevices.

Its October 5th 2011 and yesterday we saw Apple revealing their new generation refreshed iPhone 4S available in white and Black casing colors. Keeping in view past practices some user’s were speculating the prices of iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS to drop after the release of iPhone 4S.

Apple have dropped the price of iPhone 4 to just $99 while the iPhone 3GS 8GB Storage Capacity is available free of cost with a contract to the cellular carrier.

Yesterday at the Apple Let’s Talk even we were expecting iPhone 5 but to the surprise Apple rolled out iPhone 4S along with iOS 5 the latest generation of their firmware for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod Touch 3G, iPod Touch 4G, iPad, iPad 2, Apple TV, Apple TV 2G.

The iPhone 4S the latest iPhone from Apple will be available in the Apps Store from October 14th onwards in the meanwhile pre orders will start from October 7 2011. iPhone 4S price is listed below

iPhone 4S with 16 GB capacity available at $199
iPhone 4S with 32 GB capacity available at $299
iPhone 4S with 64 GB capacity available at $399

Apple have unveiled their latest iPhone 4S at the Apple Let’s Talk Event on Tuesday October 12th 2011. The latest iPhone 4S wasn’t expected by the fans who were expecting iPhone 5 to roll out in today’s event.

For the iPhone user’s in the US it is exciting to write that iPhone 4s is now officially on Sprint, Verizon and AT&T mobile carriers. It is something to rejoice for the subscribers of Sprint Services as the thirs largest Mobile Carrier now holds the title of Official iPhone Carrier.

With this move by Apple the Sprint services user’s need not to purchase a factory unlocked expensive iPhone 4S or unlock their iPhone 4S to use it other then the default carrier. The iPhone 4S will be available for pre order from October 7 2011 onwards while iPhone 4S will be available in the Apps Store or with the Carrier from October 14th onward. The price of iPhone 4S on Sprint will be as detailed below

iPhone 4S 16GB $199
iPhone 4S 32GB $299
iPhone 4S 64GB $399

Apple has announced October 12th as the launching date for the new iOS 5 final version. iOS 5 will be a free upgrade for all iOS device user’s through iTunes. Although the beta version of iOS 5 was launched earlier this year but the final version is coming along with iPhone 4S the new generation iPhone.

Download iOS 5

Download Apple iOS 5 Final Version for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod Touch 3G, iPOd Touch 4G, iPad and iPad 2.

iOS 5 Compatibility

iOS 5 is compatible to work with the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod Touch 3G, iPOd Touch 4G, iPad and iPad 2.

Why Choose iOS 5 Features in the new iOS 5

Apple unveiled iOS 5 in the Apple’s Let’s Talk event today. iOS 5 is launched in an effort for the iPhone 4S releasing on October 14th in the iTunes Apps Store. Let’s take a glimpse at the new features being offered in the iOS 5

Notification Center

All your alerts. All in one place. You get all kinds of notifications on your iOS device: new email, texts, friend requests, and more. With Notification Center, you can keep track of them all in one convenient location.

Newstand
Newsstand

A custom newsstand for all your subscriptions. Read all about it. All in one place. iOS 5 organizes your magazine and newspaper app subscriptions in Newsstand: a folder that lets you access your favorite publications quickly and easily.

i Message

i Message lets the iOS 5 user’s to send unlimited Text messages share photo’s and video’s free of cost over 3G and Wi-Fi connections to user’s having an iOS Device like iPod Touch, iPad or iPhone.

Reminders

A better way to do to-dos.Next time you think to yourself, “Don’t forget to…,” just pull out your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and jot it down. Reminders lets you organize your life in to-do lists — complete with due dates and locations.

Twitter

Integrated right into iOS 5. iOS 5 makes it even easier to tweet from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Sign in once in Settings, and suddenly you can tweet directly from Safari, Photos, Camera, YouTube, or Maps.

Camera

Capture the moment at a moment’s notice. Since your iPhone is always with you, it’s often the best way to capture those unexpected moments. That’s why you’ll love the new camera features in iOS 5.

Photos

Enhanced photo enhancements. Turn your snapshots into frame-worthy photos in just a few taps. Crop, rotate, enhance, and remove red-eye without leaving the Photos app.

Safari

Even better site-seeing. iOS 5 brings even more web-browsing features to iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Safari Reader displays web articles sans ads or clutter so you can read without distractions.

PC Free

Independence for all iOS devices. With iOS 5, you no longer need a computer to own an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. Activate and set up your device wirelessly, right out of the box.

Verdict:-

As iOS 5 is a free upgrade containing advanced features for user’s using preceding iOS versions. They can give iOS 5 a try by upgrading their firmware through iTunes Apps Store. Please note that the Jailbreak solution for iOS 5 is not available yet so beware if you are addicted to using jailbroken pirated iOS Devices.

Well if you are a crazy football/soccer fan using an iOS Device then this news will probably make you jump out of your seats with excitement.

EA Sports the leading and popular sports game developer company have released their highly anticipated FIFA Soccer 12 game for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch user’s.

Utilizing the fast processing and advanced gaming capabilities of the iPad, EA Sports have rolled out two versions of the game in the iTunes Apps store, one is meant to cater only iPad user’s whilst the other one is targeting iPhone and iPod Touch user’s. Although the preceding versions of FIFA Soccer by EA Sports were compatible to work with the iPad Tablet but no special iPad version was existent.

FIFA Soccer 12 by EA Sports is a premium game and the user’s have to pay money before downloading the game from the Apple iTunes Apps Store.

One of the highlights for the FIFA Soccer 12 iPad version is the ability to use iPhone and iPod Touch as wireless controllers for the game being played on the iPad (Only two player game is supported). This is innovative for the folks desiring a PS 3 like game experience.

FIFA Soccer 12 for the iPad enhances the user experience with vibrant graphics, ultra realistic animations, and the most responsive controls ever delivered on iPad.

FIFA Soccer 12 for the iPad lets the user enjoy playing the game with their favorite football stars Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Kaka etc just like real matches telecasted on the television. Prominent features include scoring goals by headers though cross passing, advanced penalty shootout’s, dodging opponent players and nudging the football around with strategic passing, prize distribution etc.

Watch the trailer for the EA Sports FIFA Soccer 12 by IGNentertainment

Verdict:-

There are a lot of attractive features in FIFA Soccer 12 distinct from other similar games that makes it worth paying for. The graphics and new features make FIFA Soccer 12 better then the previous versions.

Minimum Requirements for FIFA Soccer 12

The minimum requirements for FIFA Soccer 12 iPad version are

Compatible with iPad. Requires iOS 3.2 or later

The minimum requirements for FIFA Soccer 12 iPhone and iPod Touch version are

iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), and iPad. Requires iOS 3.1 or later.

Purchase FIFA Soccer 12

FIFA Soccer 12 iPad version is available to download at a price of $9.99

FIFA Soccer 12 iPhone and iPod Touch version are available for download at $4.99

The game size is 1.03 GB so it may take a lot of time to download on slow internet connections.

You can purchase FIFA Soccer 12 from the Apple iTunes Apps Store following the links provided below

Download FIFA Soccer 12 for the iPad

Download FIFA Soccer 12 for the iPhone/iPod Touch

Supported Languages

The game supports English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Spanish language.

Want to know more about the game?

Here are the formal features of the game written by the game developer

Trade players, upgrade staff, scout for talent, and collect trophies. Develop players and choose the best tactics to make your squad the team to beat!

Featuring over 22 officially licensed leagues, 500 licensed teams and more than 15,000 players. Take to the pitch with superstars like Kaka, Wayne Rooney, Gerard Piqué, Karim Benzema and more. From the English Premiership and La Liga, to the German Bundesliga and beyond – dominate your league and march toward glory in 32 authentic stadiums.

Can you win a match with a penalty kick? How about scoring with a header after a cross? Earn glorious achievements with Daily Challenges – only on Origin!

Capture the passion and power of the world’s most popular sport with unprecedented authenticity. This is the deepest, most visually striking football title ever. Feel every thrill on the pitch with your heroes, anytime, anywhere.

New control schemes let you handle the ball with greater precision than ever before. Master free kicks and penalty shots with full touch control. Get in the game with realistic 360° player movement and gesture-driven skill moves. Pull off defense-splitting passes, rifling shots, penalty kicks, and pro-style tricks.

Check out the FREE EA SPORTS ™ Gamepad App. Turn your iPhone into a wireless controller for the ultimate head-to-head experience on your iPad (for 2-player action ONLY).

Advantages and Disadvantages of iPhone Jailbreak

iPhone is one of the most desirable smart phones that exist today. Apple gained massive success for its iPhone 3Gs and hype has been created already for iPhone 5 that is expected to be unveiled sometime in October 2011.

If you are an existing or potential iPhone user, you might probably have heard about iPhone Jailbreak and iPhone Carrier Unlock or iPhone SIM Unlock. If you are alien to any of these processes then read my detailed tutorials detailing basic facts

iPhone Jailbreak – A Beginners Guide

iPhone Carrier Unlock – A Beginners Guide

Well as jailbreak is a kind of hacking but it can not be attributed to piracy. In the United States of America Jailbreaking Smart Phones and Tablet Devices has been declared legal, although the legislation for Gaming Consoles and Other Devices Jailbreak is yet to be enacted.

iPhone is legal to jailbreak in the US as it only adds functions and features to the iPhone that have not been envisioned by Apple.

A majority the processes have their pros and cons, in the same manner iPhone jailbreak has its benefits as well as disadvantages. As the popularity of iPhone is creeping up, Jailbreaking is turning out to be a common procedure for many iPhone user’s. In this light Apple has now lifted certain restrictions in their iOS 5 and user’s can enjoy exciting features in iPhone like Wi-Fi Tethering that were previously unavailable without bothering to jailbreak their iPhone.

In my article I am going to discuss the main benefits of iPhone Jailbreak along with the risks associated after iPhone Jailbreak.

Advantages of iPhone Jailbreak

Well for some user’s the advantages of iPhone Jailbreak exceed its disadvantages. The iPhone user’s can run apps that they want in addition to performing visual customizations.

If we have a recent look look then we may notice Apple acknowledging the importance of iPhone Jailbreak. After observing the frequency of user’s performing iPhone Jailbreak, Apple have added a variety of new features almost 200+ in their latest iOS 5 that were previously absent.

Here are some of the highlighted advantages of iPhone Jailbreak

Enjoy Tethering for Free:-

A few months ago the Apple iOS was quite restrictive over Internet Tethering. Critics were citing in order to facilitate cell phone carriers Apple wants user’s to subscribe Mobile Internet only for their iPhone and pay high upfront and monthly fee. Prior to iOS 4.3 in which Apple officially added the support for Wi-Fi Tethering the user’s had to jailbreak their iPhone in order to use free Tethering services. Although iOS 5 supports Wi-Fi Tethering but free App “MyWi” available on Jailbroken iPhone via Cydia has been quite successful.

Face Time Video Chat:-

One of the most adorable features of iPhone 4 is the Face Time Video chat facility. Although iOS 4 and iOS 5 support Face Time Video chat but only over 3G Internet connections. If a user wants to use Face Time Video Calling feature over Wi-Fi Internet connectivity then he has to jailbreak his iPhone for installing apps “My 3G” or “3G Unrestrictor” to dodge iPhone about using 3G when you are connected to Wi-Fi Network.

Install Third Party Apps:-

The main reason why user’s jailbreak their iPhone remains the installation of third party apps that have not yet passed Apple’s quality test. A lot of developers have developed useful Apps for the iPhone that have not yet been approved by Apple for their iOS. For instance Google Voice was pending for approval by Apple Inc for a couple of months before it was officially available at the Apple iTunes Store while user’s were enjoying Google Voice on Jailbroken iPhone via Cydia.

Customize your Springboard::-

Springboard is the default Desktop Home Screen of your iPhone with App Icons. Well although in the iOS 4 and iOS 5 Apple have introduced the features to customize the springboard like introduction of some themes and Folders to categorize Apps within the Home Screen but yet an App called “Winterboard” available over jailbroken iPhone via Cydia allows the user to choose various cool themes, tweaks, wallpapers and can even change App icons.

Create Shortcut Icons on Home Screen:-

Although Apple supports a variety of features like Wi-fi tethering but the user has to navigate through various screens to turn on a setting like for turning on the Wi-Fi Connectivity the user has to first Browse Settings then hit Wi-Fi to access Wi-Fi Toggle Switch. Once Jailbroken the users can download tweaks via Cydia that can create a single shortcut button on home screen just like any App and tapping that shortcut will turn on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Services.

Disadvantages of iPhone Jailbreak:-

Well with the increasing number of user’s interested in iPhone Jailbreak the procedure to Jailbreak iPhone has turned more reliable. As a lot of user’s who jailbreak their iPhone face certain minor problems so various Internet Forums are assisting them with the solutions to troubleshoot their device.

Here i am highlighting the major disadvantages of iPhone Jailbreak

Bricking the Device:-

Bricking means damaged or useless. The problem is that if the iPhone Jailbreak is done wrong then it will make the device useless. As a solution the user can restore original firmware via iTunes to get the Device back into action.

Voiding of warranty:-

After iPhone jailbreak the Warranty of the iPhone is voided due to the reason of tampering the device. Although Jailbreak can be reversed and if the firmware is updated it can be downgraded too.

Vulnerability to Virus:-

Well as Cydia is unofficial Apps store so certain malicious Apps also exist on Cydia Apps Store. The user’s need to practice high vigilance while installing any App via Cydia otherwise they may infect their iPhone to virus programs. See a previous article about anti virus program in a smartphone

How Vital Is Antivirus Software on Smartphones?

Verdict:-

Well now as iPhone Jailbreak is very common among iPhone owners so the user’s may give iPhone Jailbreak a try as it yields more positives then negatives. One reason i would quote is as iPhone Jailbreaking has been made legal in the United States of America USA so it means iPhone Jailbreak has turned a bit more reliable that even Government has allowed it. With the detailed guidelines for Jailbreak along with jailbreak solutions and the increasing number of iPhone experts ready to help the user’s over internet it is possible that user’s may troubleshoot the errors if any after iPhone Jailbreak.

Well i hope this guide was helpful. Have your say about “Advantages and Disadvantages of iPhone Jailbreak” in the comments section below.

iPhone Carrier Unlock – A Beginners Guide

Its been roughly five years since Apple released their sizzling Gadget iPhone. The latest version iPhone 5 is expected to roll out somewhere in mid October 2011. The most successful version was the iPhone 3GS released globally in 2008.

iPhone Carrier Unlock – A Beginners Guide

If you have an iPhone or are planning to purchase one then you might already be aware of the fact that Apple has contracts with certain Cellular Carriers (Mobile Phone Operators/Service Providers) and offers its iPhone along with a contract of the user with the cellular company. By Default iPhone is locked to work only with the certain approved cellular carriers offering it like in the United States of America iPhone only works with AT&T and Verizon while in the United Kingdom iPhone only works with O2.

Although iPhone is available factory unlocked from the Apple Apps Store but it is expensive so user’s prefer purchasing iPhone along with a contract to a cellular carrier. The problem arises where the user wants to use another cellular company services on his iPhone like in the US a lot of iPhone user’s want to activate T Mobile Services on their iPhone but the iPhone is bound to work only with AT&T.

To counter this default restriction imposed by Apple in their iPhone the hackers have found security exploits to unlock the iPhone Baseband and remove all the restrictions that confine iPhone only to the selected cell phone carrier. The procedure in which the iPhone is hacked to allow all cellular carriers work upon it is called “iPhone Carrier Unlock”. In order to carrier unlock an iPhone the user needs to jailbreak his iPhone first. You can read the introductory tutorial about jailbreaking iPhone here

iPhone Jailbreak – A Beginners Guide

iPhone Carrier Unlock – Technical Explanation

Well iPhone could be thought of as a Tablet Computer with the a GSM Radio Band Modem to connect with cellular service providers. Apple have designed their iOS to segregate the functions of Computer part of their iPhone and the GSM Radio Band. Actually computer part of the iPhone iOS is called iPhone firmware, iPhone firmware performs tasks like connecting to wi-fi or 3g internet, running apps like wordpress, twitter etc. The GSM Modem is used to acquire the services of cellular carriers like AT&T, O2, Verizon etc.

iPhone iOS Baseband

The part of the iOS Operating System that controls GSM Radio band is called iOS Baseband. when we talk about Jailbreak iPhone we actually hack the iOS firmware whilst when we speak about carrier Unlock iPhone then we hack iOS Baseband to use SIM of another unsupported cellular service provider on our iPhone. Once Carrier Unlocked the iPhone can be used to make and receive calls, receive and send text messages, use mobile internet and other services offered by the Cellular Service Provider.

iPhone carrier Unlock Tools

In order to Carrier Unlock iPhone, the user has to first Jailbreak his iPhone using Jailbreak Tools. Once Cydia is installed the user’s can download Ultrasn0w to unlock their iPhone Baseband. When the user’s jailbreak the iPhone after upgrading iOS firmware they may use Sn0wBreeze or Pwnage Tool to preserve their baseband and continue using the unlocked iPhone.

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Advantages and Disadvantages of iPhone Jailbreak.

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