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Hello Everyone

I purchased iPhone around 2 months ago. I loved everything about it.
I have been using Nokia phones all my life and whenever I get a new phone the first thing I do is add my custom ringtones.
However, when I got my iPhone I was surprised/disappointed to see that there is no option of setting the songs in your phone as ringtone or adding new one.
If you want a new ringtone, you have to buy it from iTunes store. It costs $1 per ringtone. It was never an option for me.
However, if you have extra money and want to purchase ringtones and you reside in country where iTunes does not allow you to purchase anything from iTunes store, you are struck.

So, I found out how to create a ringtone from an existing MP3 file.

This is how you do it:
You have to make sure that the song is no more than 40 secs long, then you convert it to M4A format (using iTunes or any other audio editors) and then rename to M4R. Click on that file and it would be added to your iTunes library under ringtones folder. Just sync your iPhone and your new ringtones would be showing in your phone.

So, I have created around 225 ringtones so far which are mix of some old English, Hindi, Punjabi songs. But most of the ringtones are instrumental themes from movies and some are just plain techno music. Its a mixed bag.
I have amplified most of the ringtones so that they sound loud on iPhone’s otherwise average speaker.

Download Custom iPhone Ringtones:
http://rapidshare.com/files/91698830/iPhone_Ringtones.rar (Size: 94743 KB or around 95 MB)

Password: sumitbahl.com
You will be paying apple $225 if you purchase these ringtones form their store.

Look at the contents of folder here: List

How to install these ringtones on iPhone:

• Extract the file to folder ‘iPhone Ringtones’.
• Connect your iPhone to PC/MAC and launch iTunes.
• Select all the M4R files in the root of the folder and press enter.
• All files will show up under ‘Ringtones’ in iTunes.
• Sync your iPhone and voila….

I have also included Stock iPhone ringtones in the file in MP3 format to be used with other phones.

Some of the ringtones in the folder are created and contributed by a friend Sharat Jaswal.
Thanks Sharat.

Steve Jobs announced Macbook Air yesterday at keynote.Its very sleek, very sexy. But I am not too sure about the features you get for the price you pay. Lets look at features:

Pros first

> The main feature is that it is ridiculously thin (0.16 to 0.76 inch of sleek), and it is ultra-light (3.0 pounds).

> The other selling point of this laptop is its multi-touch trackpad. It sure is nice. It works same as iPhone. You can pinch, swipe, or rotate to zoom in on text, advance through a photo album, or adjust an image. This gesture-based input so successful on iPhone and iPod touch now comes to MacBook.

> You can choose from Intel Core2Duo 1.6 Ghz or 1.8 Ghz. No word on model numbers of these processors as Apple claims they have been especially built on order by Intel for them to fit this thin machine.

> If you are ready to spend $1000 extra you get yourself a 64GB SSD instead of regular boring 80GB PATA drive.

> 13.3 inch widescreen which is only available in glossy with LED backlit which makes it more power efficient and less prone to dimmness as comapred to regular CCFL screens. Supports 1280X800 Resolution.

> 2 Gigs of ONBOARD ram.

> Full Backlit keyboard (as found on MBPs)

> Apple claims the battery life with WiFi on at 5 full hours.

> Built in iSight camera.

> Features fastest-available, next-generation 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR built in .

Now lets get to Cons:

> First of all its damn expensive for the configuration offered. The 1.6 Ghz 80GB PATA model costs $1799+taxes and 1.8 Ghz 64 GB SSD model costs a whopping $3098+taxes. You can get a decent laptop (HP or IBM Thinkpad) with much better configuration for $700-$800.

> Comes with 80 GB PATA drive. Are they going backwards? Even the celeron laptops comes with SATA drives these days.

> 64GB SSD for $1000 extra. No comments…….

> No optical drive. You can buy one extra for $99+taxes.

> No Ethernet Port. You can buy one extra for $29+taxes.

> Only one USB port. Lets say you dont have a WiFi and connected through a LAN connection on RJ45 (for which you bought the adapter from Apple) and you want to access something from your external DVD Drive (for which you have paid $99), what do you do? You will disconnect the internet, access the drive and then conenct to internet again. You cannot do both at same time. Wait…. you can do that but you will have to buy a USB hub (with power adapter comes for atleast $50).

> Apple will give you a software which will allow you to access remote DVD drive installed on another desktop/laptop. But if the windows version available?

> Micro DVI port. Whats wrong with the regular ones?

> Apple remote, which came free even with the cheapest MacBook, you will have to buy it with the Air model for a measly $19+taxes.

> No dedicated NVIDIA, shared Intel Graphics with shared RAM and crappy resolution (1280X800 Native).

> MacBook’s speakers were crap, I am sure theyv’e used the same here.

> Battery cannot be replaced by user. If your battery dies out, you can simply pay Apple $129 and get it replaced and the best part is installation is free.

So the final verdict is NOT RECOMMENDED.

If you are a Apple Fanboy and got extra cash lying around, go for it.

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Please find plethora of pictures below.

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(Thanks engadget for the pictures)

Since its launch this “Jesus Phone” never left the gadget news. Since its launch hackers around hte world have been trying to unlock this phone so it can work with any other provider.

Some of the sites that are providing this solution are:

1. iPhoneSimFree - They charge $49.95

After paying the amount and installing the application provided by them on your phone you can get it unlocked just by sitting at your place.

2. iUnlock - They charge $100 and offer remote unlocking.

3. AnySIM - They offer free GUI based open source iPhone unlocking applications. Download here.

Official website.

4. UniquePhones - They offer iPhone unlocking. Pricing is somewhere between $25 to $50.

5. iPhone Hardware Unlock Tutorial - Be cautioned, you need your best eyewear and a very steay hands to do this.

6. iPhoneNirvana is selling the unlocked iPhone in India for Rs 27,990 or $699 and charging $20 shipping and handeling. Total cost would be $719 which is way too expensive since the prices of 8GB iPhone dropped a week back to to $399 and open source unlocking application available. This is just way too expensive.

If you have some extra money, you can go ahead and pre-order it now.

All the unlocking applications/services (free or paid) currently do not offer any guarantees about the upcoming firmware updates. After updating your firmware your iPhone might not work with other SIM cards or in the unlocked mode.

Watch some iPhone unlocking videos/tutorials here:

Here are the iPhone specs: (from Apple website)

Capacity
8GB flash drive1

Display
3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen multi-touch display
480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 ppi
Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Capacity
8GB flash drive1

Display
3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen multi-touch display
480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 ppi
Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Operating system
OS X

GSM
Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

Wireless data
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
EDGE
Bluetooth 2.0+EDR

Camera
2.0 megapixels

Audio
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Audio formats supported: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 1, 2, and 3), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV

Video
Video formats supported: H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 768 Kbps, 320 by 240 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 1.3 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

Headphones
Stereo earphones with built-in microphone
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Impedance: 32 ohms

Mac system requirements
Mac computer with USB 2.0 port
Mac OS X v10.4.10 or later
iTunes 7.3 or later

Windows system requirements
PC with USB 2.0 port
Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate Edition; or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later
iTunes 7.3 or later

Environmental requirements
Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C)
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)

Input and output
iPhone
30-pin dock connector
3.5-mm stereo headphone minijack
iPhone Dock
Dock connector

Power and battery
Built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery
Talk time: Up to 8 hours2iPhone on Dock
Standby time: Up to 250 hours
Internet use: Up to 6 hours
Video playback: Up to 7 hours
Audio playback: Up to 24 hours

Size and weight
Height: 4.5 inches (115 mm)
Width: 2.4 inches (61 mm)
Depth: 0.46 inch (11.6 mm)
Weight: 4.8 ounces (135 grams)

In the box
iPhone
Stereo Headset
Dock
Dock Connector to USB Cable
USB Power Adapter
Documentation
Cleaning/polishing cloth
OS X