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The highly anticipated iPhone 3G should see the light of day in India on Aug 22. India's largest mobile-phone operator, Bharti Airtel Ltd, will bring forth the high-end gadget as part of a 70-nation rollout.

I've had my new 3G Apple iPhone for about a month now and I thought I'd take a few minutes to write some of my thoughts and reflections on the experience for people who might be considering upgrading to the new 3G iPhone. First a little background though.

Modality Inc.'s big break came calling via mobile phone. Right after Apple Inc. announced in March that it would allow software developers to build applications for its new iPhone 3G, Modality, of Durham, N.C., got busy.

Konami Digital Entertainment on Wednesday announced the release of Frogger for iPhone and iPod touch. It costs $9.99.

It seems that Apple has listened to user complains with firmware 2.0 and released 2.0.1 firmware. You can go ahead to iTunes and download it there. If you have unlocked iPhone, dont install the new firmware yet since PwnageTool and WinPwn does not work with the new firmware yet.

A weekend story in Britain's Daily Mail has resurrected rumors that Apple plans to introduce a smaller and cheaper version of the iPhone - perhaps for this year's Christmas season.

The Unofficial Apple Weblog has posted a short story on the top five mistakes made by new mac users. It includes closing an application window, thinking it has quit, downloading software and then running it from the disk image (runs slowly, can't eject disk image), Windows .EXE files littered around the desktop after they've tried to download software and install it.

For many years Apple Computers has been pretty resilient and safe from viruses and security issues. But recently the folks at Apple have had to deal with the Kamainsky DNS flaw that also affects other types of computers, and in patching the DNS issue Apple has went ahead and proactively addressed a number of other possible security flaws.

Today we will be reviewing two cases for iPhone 3G. These cases come from Beyza Cases, makers of cases for iPhone, Macbook Air, as well as a lot of cases for other mobile electronics. We will be reviewing the RoadLine-Slim case, as well as the SlimLine Series. Beyza Cases is based out of Turkey. Turkish leather is regarded is extremely high quality.

Graham Lee, senior Mac engineer at Sophos, shares a number of steps that Apple Mac users can take to improve the physical security of their laptops.

Apple has staked its reputation on tight control of a few carefully designed, faultlessly executed products. Now, as Apple expands its reach from computers into music, video, consumer electronics and phones, it's getting harder and harder for the company to make sure all of its products "just work," as its marketing slogan goes. Its growing army of customers is getting more difficult to satisfy, and they're finding a host of new problems, ranging from tapeless camcorder issues to buggy iPhones.

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My blog about some mac productivity tools I'm using, and some I'm not.

Another quarter and another hope that Adobe's Flash will someday make an appearance on Apple's iPhone.

Complex desktop app is equally complex on the iPhone

Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) 3 is the latest release of Apple's desktop management software, enabling administrators to distribute software, manage assets, and remotely administer Mac OS X systems via a network. ARD 3 takes advantage of innovative technologies in Mac OS X Tiger such as Automator. Automator is built on the concept of actions - discrete tasks such as opening a file, cropping an image, or sending a message. With Automator users can string together a series of actions into a single Automator workflow document. Much like a script, a workflow document can be executed, triggering each action and passing any data generated by the action to the next action in the workflow. Using the Automator actions installed with ARD and custom actions you create, you can develop workflows to automate repetitive system administration tasks. For example, workflows can distribute software, create detailed software and hardware reports, and remotely configure systems using ARD.

Automator is an application that lets users automate repetitive procedures performed on a computer. Developers create Automator actions--loadable bundles that perform discrete tasks--that users link together in a workflow. Developers can implement Automator actions using AppleScript, Objective-C, or a combination of the two. System administrators and end users can also supply their own shell scripts as Automator actions. Actions can access the capabilities of individual applications (including the Finder) and a wide range of system services.

In the U.S., the oft-touted "halo effect" from Apple's iPods and iPhones looks to be encouraging consumers to try the company's computers as well. Apple saw U.S. sales jump 38.1% in the quarter, according to Gartner (31.7% says IDC), pushing the company into third place, behind Dell and HP, with an 8.5% market share, compared to 6.4% last year.