Today Marks the 7th Anniversary of the Debut of the iPhone

The iPhone has come a long way since it debuted on June 29, 2007.

Seventh anniversary ... The late Apple CEO Steve Jobs demonstrates the new iPhone at MacWorld Conference & Expo on January 9, 2007. 

Release date	1st gen (also called 2G): June 29, 2007 3G: July 11, 2008 3GS: June 19, 2009 4: June 24, 2010 4S: October 14, 2011 5: September 21, 2012 5C and 5S: September 20, 2013
Units sold	500 million[1]
Operating system	iOS
Power	Built-in rechargeable Li-Po battery 1st gen:3.7 V 5.18 W·h (1400 mA·h) 3G: 3.7 V 4.12 W·h (1150 mA·h) 3GS 3.7 V 4.51 W·h(1219 mA·h) 4: 3.7 V 5.25 W·h (1420 mA·h) 4S: 3.7 V 5.3 W·h (1432 mA·h) 5 / 5C: 3.8 V 5.45 W·h(1440 mA·h) 5S: 3.8 V 5.92 W·h (1560 mA·h)
System-on-chip used	4: Apple A4 4S: Apple A5 5 / 5C: Apple A6 5S: Apple A7
CPU	1st gen and 3G: Samsung 32-bit RISC ARM1176JZ(F)-S v1.0 3GS: 600 MHz ARM Cortex-A8 4: 800 MHz ARM Cortex-A8[4] 4S: 800 MHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 5 / 5C: 1.3 GHz dual core Apple A6 5S: 1.3 GHz 64bit dual coreApple A7
Memory	1st gen and 3G: 128 MB LPDDR DRAM(137 MHz) 3GS: 256 MB LPDDR DRAM (200 MHz) 4: 512 MB LPDDR2 DRAM (200 MHz) 4S: 512 MB LPDDR2 DRAM 5 / 5C: 1 GB LPDDR2 DRAM 5S: 1 GB LPDDR3 DRAM
Storage	4, 8, 16, 32, or 64 GB flash memory
Display	1st gen and 3G: 3.5 in (89 mm) 3:2 aspect ratio, scratch-resistant glossy glass covered screen, 262,144-color (18-bit) TN LCD, 480×320 px(HVGA) at 163 ppi, 200:1contrast ratio 3GS: In addition to prior, features a fingerprint-resistant oleophobiccoating, and 262,144-color (18-bit) TN LCD with hardware spatial dithering 4 and 4S: 3.5 in (89 mm), 3:2 aspect ratio,aluminosilicate glass covered 16,777,216-color (24-bit) IPSLCD screen, 960×640 px at 326 ppi, 800:1 contrast ratio, 500 cd⁄m² max brightness 5 / 5C / 5S: 4.0 in (100 mm);16:9 aspect ratio;1136 x 640 px screen resolution at 326 ppi
Graphics	1st gen and 3G: PowerVR MBX Lite 3D GPU   (103 MHz) 3GS: PowerVR SGX535 GPU (150 MHz) 4: PowerVR SGX535 GPU (200 MHz) 4S: PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2-core) GPU 5 / 5C: PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3-core) GPU 5S: PowerVR G6430 (4-core) GPU
Connectivity	Wi-Fi  802.11 a/b/g/n 1st gen, 3G, 3GS, and 4: Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR 4S, 5, 5C, and 5S: Bluetooth 4.0 GSM models also include UMTS / HSDPA  850, 1900, 2100 MHz GSM / EDGE  850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz CDMA model also includes CDMA/EV-DO Rev. A  800, 1900 MHz 5: GSM models also include   LTE 700, 2100 MHz UMTS /HSDPA/HSPA+ / DC-HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz GSM / EDGE  850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz CDMA model also includes LTE  700 MHz CDMA/EV-DO Rev. A  800, 1900 MHz UMTS /HSDPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz GSM / EDGE  850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
Online services	iTunes Store App Store iCloud iBooks Passbook
Dimensions	1st gen: 115 mm (4.5 in) H 61 mm (2.4 in) W 11.6 mm (0.46 in) D 3G and 3GS: 115.5 mm (4.55 in) H 62.1 mm (2.44 in) W 12.3 mm (0.48 in) D 4 and 4S: 115.2 mm (4.54 in) H 58.6 mm (2.31 in) W 9.3 mm (0.37 in) D 5 / 5S: 123.8 mm (4.87 in) H 58.6 mm (2.31 in) W 7.6 mm (0.30 in) D 5C: 124.4 mm (4.90 in) H 59.2 mm (2.33 in) W 8.97 mm (0.353 in) D
Weight	1st gen and 3GS: 135 g (4.8 oz) 3G: 133 g (4.7 oz) 4: 137 g (4.8 oz) 4S:140 g (4.9 oz) 5 and 5S: 112 g (4.0 oz) 5C: 132 g (4.7 oz)
Related articles	iPad iPod Touch (Comparison)
Website	www.apple.com/iphone

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But seven years is a long time in technology. The original iPhone is practically antique compared to today’s smartphones, and Apple has a big job ahead to reclaim the top spot in the market despite a potential seven-year itch.

Apple’s first foray into mobile phones began with an announcement in January 2007 in which co-founder Steve Jobs energetically introduced a touchscreen device that worked “like magic,” ignored “unintended touches” and, unlike other phones of the time, did not use a stylus.

The iPhone was launched at a time when fewer than one billion people used mobile phones, compared to more than 6 billion today.

Apple’s first phone went on sale in the US on June 29, 2007 but, without a worldwide release, took 74 days to sell one million handsets — a crawl compared to last year’s iPhone release that saw 9 million handsets sell in three days.

While it was not the most advanced phone of its time in some ways, failing to offer video recording, an autofocus camera, or even cut and paste for text, it offered a fresh way to interact with phones.

Its 3.5-inch touch-sensitive screen, though tiny by today’s standards, quickly captured attention of phone users.

Telsyte managing director Foad Fadaghi said a “revolution” of the mobile industry soon followed.

“(The iPhone) showed that an easy-to-use interface with a large touchscreen would be the dominant model for future smartphones,” he said. “It’s interesting that the changes caused an entire industry to rethink how it produces phones.

“Even Android changed its direction. It was going down the path of BlackBerry, creating a keyboard-centric operating system and they scrapped it and started again.”

But years into this revolution, Apple may be facing a seven-year itch.

Google Android-based smartphones made up 78 per cent of the worldwide market last year, according to Gartner, followed by Apple iOS with 15 per cent.

Samsung led the pack with 31 per cent of smartphone sales, while Apple held down second place.

But Mr Fadaghi said Apple phone sales were still growing, even though its share of the market was dropping.

He said the launch of a smart accessory, like the rumoured iWatch, and a handset with a larger screen could win Apple more customers in its seventh year as a phone maker.

“Those days when they were the only show in town were completely different from market conditions today,” he said.

“But because of the high level of satisfaction around Apple products, it’s unlikely that existing Apple users will desert the brand.”

Apple iPhone by the numbers

Launch day: June 29, 2007

iPhone sales since launch: 536 million

iPhones sold in 2007: 1.3 million

iPhones sold in 2013: 150 million

Biggest selling iPhone: iPhone 5S

Apple apps available: 1.2 million

Apple app downloads: 75 billion

Weekly visits to App Store: 300 million

10 things your phone can do — 2014 v 2007

Now: Choose from more than 1.2 million apps

2007: Imagine what an ‘app’ might look like

Now: Capture print-worthy images with autofocus, optical zoom

2007: Capture grainy, fixed-focus, two-megapixel images

Now: Download apps quickly with 4G connectivity

2007: Download websites eventually with 2G connectivity

Now: Record, edit and upload video clips to social networks

2007: Record several grainy, two-megapixel images successively

Now: Go unnoticed in a pocket with a body less than 7mm slim

2007: Squeeze inside a pocket with a body 1.16cm thick

Now: Send photo messages to distant friends

2007: Ask friends to crowd around your phone’s 3.5-inch screen

Now: Pinpoint your location and deliver turn-by-turn street directions

2007: Find your approximate location and display maps

Now: Cut and paste text from one app to another

2007: Type the same text in two apps

Now: Store up to 64GB or more with a memory card

2007: Store up to 8GB

Now: Go a day without a power point

2007: Go a week without a power point

iPhone's 7th anniversary - the handset in numbers

294 million - The number of active smartphones currently running Apple's iOs, according to a study released in February 2013. 798 million reportedly run Android and 45 million run Windows Phone.

2003 - The year that Apple started working on Purple, the iPhone's original name during development. A whole building at the company's Cupertino headquarters was devoted to the device's development; it was known as "purple dorm".

9:42 - The time always displayed on the iPhone when it is featured in adverts. According to former Apple executive Scott Forstall, this is because the company's keynotes are designed to reveal the main product after 40 minutes.

31pc - In the Czech Republic, an unlocked iPhone 5 sells for $847.60 (£515), 31 percent more expensive than the US price for the same device.

$10 billion - The total spent by customers on Apple's App Store during 2013.

373pc - The iPhone 5S has 727,040 pixels; 373pc more than the first-generation model, which had 153,600 on its 3.5inch screen.

28 - The number of different iPhone models, including network-specific variations.

291,250 - The number of jobs created by the iOs app economy, according to Apple.

891 - The number of times that Apple products were mentioned in television programmes during 2011. The iPhone, iPad and iMac also received nearly eight minutes of screen time in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, worth an estimated $23 million (£14 million).

iPhone 6 to be cheaper than iPhone 5S?

Eyeing Apple's upcoming iPhone 6? Here's some good news for you, as latest news reports in Chinese media claim that iPhone 6 with 4.7 inch screen may be priced cheaper than the company's current top model iPhone 5S.

According to technology website Laoyaoba.com, the 32GB variant of iPhone 6 will cost CNY 5,300 (approximately $850), while the corresponding iPhone 5S model is officially priced at CNY 6,088. The 64GB iPhone 6 model is said to cost CNY 6,300 ($1,010), lesser than the CNY 6,888 price tag of the 64GB iPhone 5S.

Going by these prices, it is likely that the 16GB iPhone 6 will be cheaper than the 16GB iPhone 5S, which costs CNY 5,288. However, there are rumours that Apple would not launch a 16GB variant at all this year.

Along with the 4.7-inch iPhone, Apple is also expected to venture into the phablet segment with a 5.5-inch handset. Chinese website Feng.com has said that it will offer 128GB storage option, along with 32 and 64GB; there will be no 16GB variant in this model as well. So far Apple has only offered 128GB storage in iPads only.

According to earlier reports, iPhone 6 will hit the shelves on September 19 this year. The 4.7-inch model is said to run on the 64-bit A8 processor and pack 2GB RAM, 13MP camera, solar charging, better battery and faster Wi-Fi. The Touch ID fingerprint sensor is said to get more features in the next model, mainly focussing on health.

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Facebook in Punjabi a hit among youngsters

Ludhiana, April 11
The announcement that Facebook for mobile phones is going to be launched in eight Indian languages, including Punjabi and Hindi, has brought cheer amongst the youth in and around the city.

There is a sizeable and growing community of people in the region using Punjabi as the language for surfing websites. Youngsters from both rural and urban areas in and around the city are connected on Facebook.

Sarabjit Singh, a BA student, said that he used to write in Punjabi using English alphabets. But the introduction in Punjabi on mobile phones would ease things up. "Regional language written using the English alphabet seems funny and frivolous," he says.

According to the noted Punjabi poet Jaswant Zafar, who is a regular user of the popular social networking website in Punjabi, “There is a vast community of Facebook users in Punjabi, but there was always a constraint of using it on computers. Mobile platform may propel the online use of Punjabi."

Padam Shri awardee Surjit Patar said, "Mobile phones these days are very popular with the youth and so is Facebook. It is good that even while using Facebook on phones, there would be no constraint for people to use the Roman script for sharing and writing Punjabi poetry."

“Such initiatives are aimed at increasing the footprint of social networking sites, but they are also facilitate the growth of the languages as a byproduct,” he said.

Bharti Airtel launches the country’s first 4G service in India

New Delhi, April 10
The country’s largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel launched India’s first 4G service in Kolkata today. Airtel’s 4G (TD-LTE) network was launched by Minister of Communications and Information Technology Kapil Sibal.

Airtel, which is a leading global telecom services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, has launched the service on a state-of-the-art network based on TD-LTE, making India one of the first countries in the world to commercially deploy the cutting-edge technology.

With this launch, India joins the most advanced telecom markets in the world and marks the beginning of a new chapter in the country’s telecom success story.

The launch will trigger a new phase of accelerated equitable and inclusive economic growth through proliferation of broadband services as envisioned in the draft National Telecom Policy. It provides for download speeds as high as 40 Mbps and the upload speed of 20 Mbps.

Incidentally, ZTE has built 4G network capable of offering speed of 100 Mbps. Today’s launch is the first in a series of launches planned across the country by Bharti Airtel. It has chalked out its 4G rollout strategy where it will launch 4G services in Bangalore in the next 30 days and has selected Huawei as the network supplier for the Karnataka circle.

In the next phase, the company will launch LTE services in Pune and Chandigarh. Airtel will focus on both individuals and enterprises.

The company has selected Nokia Siemens for Maharashtra, while it is yet to decide the network partner for Chandigarh.

Commenting on the launch, Sunil Bharti Mittal, chairman and managing director of the company said, “Today’s launch is a major milestone for India and Airtel. Over the past 15 years, Airtel has been at the forefront of India’s telecom revolution and has set the technology trends in India by aligning with the global standards.”

“We are delighted to now provide leadership in setting the technology standard for 4G services in India by introducing the cutting edge TD-LTE. We are confident that others will follow in this direction and participate in our pioneering effort of making TD-LTE the de facto 4G standard in India,” he added.

The service will allow superfast access to high definition (HD) video streaming, multiple chatting, instant uploading of photos and much more. Airtel claims that charges for Airtel 4G services are comparable with other leading operators offering broadband services in the country.

Bharti Airtel is one of the founding members of the Global TD-LTE Initiative (GTI) which was launched at the Mobile World Congress 2011. Other key founding members of the global initiative include China Mobile and Softbank Mobile.

lightning fast

NETWORK: Airtel 4G (TD-LTE)

SPEED: 40 Mbps for download and 20 Mbps for upload

BENEFIT: Allows superfast access to high-definition video streaming, multiple chatting, instant uploading of photos etc

CHARGES: Comparable with other operators offering broadband services in the country

NEXT DESTINATIONS: After Kolkata, the company plans to launch 4G services in Bangalore, Pune and Chandigarh

India’s first telecom incubator to take off in Kerala in April

New Delhi, Mar 28: Startup Village, India’s first public-private partnership incubator is all set to take off from Kerala in the second week of April. 

The projected investment of the first technology business incubator in the telecom sector is expected to be of Rs 100 crore with the aim of helping grow over 1,000 student start-ups.

Startup Village will come up in Kochi, looking to emulate the famed Silicon Valley incubators and transform Kerala into ‘Silicon Coast’.  The project will also kick-start the search for the billion-dollar company to rise out of an Indian campus.

The launch of the project was announced by Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri Oommen Chandy at a press conference.

Kiran Karnik Former president of NASSCOM, Dr H.K. Mittal from the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Shri. Rajan Mathews, Director General of Cellular Operators Association of India, Shri. Abhishek Goyal, CEO of UrbanTouch.com, and Shri. Sanjay Vijayakumar, Chairman of the Board of Governors of Startup Village were also present at the event.

Creating ‘Silicon Coast’
The project also aims to transform job seekers into job creators. It is being set up by the National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB) under the DST, and the Kerala Government-run Technopark, in collaboration with MobME Wireless – a private firm which began as a student start-up and has grown to become one of India’s top 10 emerging companies.

"Six years back, in 2006, Technopark took its first steps into incubation when MobME Wireless, a young company promoted by then engineering students, was launched. That sparked a change in the mindset of youth in college campuses and Technopark incubator quickly rose in six years to become one of the most prominent National Incubators. Technopark won the President’s award for Best technology business incubator in the country for 2008. Today there are 125 companies in Technopark Incubator employing 3000 people and generating Rs 100 crore annual revenues," said Ooomen Chandy.

"With this strong foundation, we are now prepared to take the next leap forward for accelerated growth in the technology startup ecosystem. Our aim is to incubate 1000 startups over the next 10 years from college campuses and start the search for a billion dollar startup from Kerala. Shri Kris Gopalakrishnan, Co-Founder of Infosys, would be the Chief Mentor for startups and guiding them with his vision and expertise to make this a reality," he said.

"The scale we aim is very high and the state will provide an unrivalled ecosystem by bringing forward-looking policies and enabling bright students in college campus’s to be entrepreneurs. Support would also be given by extending attendance and grace marks to entrepreneurs with what is currently given to sports and NCC," he added.

Industry support
India’s telecom and information technology industry has also extended support to this bold venture which is expected to trigger a new wave of innovations.

Former NASSCOM chief Shri. Kiran Karnik; UrbanTouch.com CEO Shri. Abhishek Goyal; former Yahoo India R& D CEO Shri. Sharad Sharma; Dell India MD Shri. Ganesh Lakshminarayan; Shri. KK Natarajan of Mindtree; Shri. Arun Kumar, Global Board Member of KPMG; Dr. Ravi Pillai, the biggest employer of Indians in the Middle East; and major local IT entrepreneurs like Shri. Nandakumar of SunTec are among those joining the project as mentors and investors.

“Incubators are the catalysts of change and growth in any sector. The Startup Village is definitely India’s most ambitious project that will have a pan-India impact in the coming years. The combined experience of veteran industry players, along with the support facilities and funding opportunities, should help local start-ups emerge as global winners and the game-changers of tomorrow,’’ said Shri Kiran Karnik.

"Startup Village is a key experiment in the way forward for creating a blueprint for scaling innovation with more active participation of the private sector and to augment government efforts," said Dr. H. K. Mittal , while calling upon the private players to come up with fresh ideas.

Recalling that India has a three-decade experience in incubation, he said, NSTEDB has taken the bold step to involve the private sector based on the learning from over 60 incubators across the country.

"The next big wave in telecom sector is in the growth of smart phones and 4G and Startup Village will help young startups to harness these global opportunities. Game-changing innovations in the sector have gathered pace, calling for a vibrant collaborative ecosystem. The industry will support Government of India and the State Governments in this ambitious exercise," said Shri Rajan Mathews.

"We are attempting to create a complete ecosystem, starting from policy changes to allow students to pursue entrepreneurship. This will be followed by an incubator (idea nursery), accelerator (specific support to scale promising ideas) and angel fund (investment in breakthrough innovations), all under one umbrella for the first time in the country,” said Shri Sanjay Vijyakumar.

"Innovation zone is another unique feature of Startup Village as it ensures pre-launch access to cutting edge hardware and software technologies. This enables start-ups to have time and technology advantage increasing their chances of success,"he said.

The Startup Village campus will have full 4G network and advanced telecom labs. It will also provide services, including legal, intellectual property and accounting, in addition to fully furnished office space,video conference rooms and virtual office services. The hub will extend a host of perks, like three-year service tax exemption up to Rs 50 lakh revenues. The incubator companies can by default make a pitch presentation to Startup Village Angel Fund, promoted by the broadest community of entrepreneurs.