iPhone Cruncher

Starting September 25, MMS capability shall be present for the iPhone 3G and 3GS as confirmed by AT&T. Though it may seem late since a lot of people have been awaiting such an announcement, the timing (3 days after school opens!) couldn’t have been better to shelve all the curious iPhone owners awaiting the official announcement.

There were a lot of factors considered such as the potential MMS traffic as well as making sure that all the multimedia capabilities of the iPhone 3G and 3GS are optimized. But like most services, stability and issues concerning this new MMS service is still up for scrutiny as there is still always room for potential problems, something that should not be alarming and normal for all handsets and telecommunication services.

(Source) Mobile Crunch

After much controversy and waiting, Apple’s iPhone will finally be available in China starting October. This developed after Apple and China Unicorn reached an accord regarding the authorized distribution of the popular iPhone 3G in the mainland.

News about the iPhone venturing into China broke out the past months and after many considered the effort futile, everything has been finally settled. With the deal, Apple now enters one of the biggest mobile markets known today.

Chinese users will get the iPhone 3G with 8GB for $365 with a 2-year contract and a monthly rate of $27 (minimum). The Wi-Fi function will be disabled initially but may be added in the future, along with China’s homegrown WAPI (WLAN Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure) standard.

The iPhone 3GS is expected to follow suit as soon as the first batch of iPhones are officially distributed to Chinese natives. It will be interesting to see how Dell will react to Apple’s move with its China-only smartphone “mini 3i”, which is neither priced nor dated yet.

(Source) 163.com via Mobile Crunch