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Apple iPhone receives FCC approval!

Apple Inc. on Thursday received the official go-ahead on its first ever mobile handset, with the Federal Communications Commission giving the iPod maker the green light to commence sales of the device in the United States.

According to FCC documents obtained by AppleInsider, the “GSM Cellular Telephone with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi” carriers model number A1203 and FCC ID: BCGA1203.

In an SAR Test Report conducted on February 6th, 2006, FCC Test Lab Manager Lothar Schmidt wrote the following:

“The Apple Inc. A1203 GSM Cellular Telephone with Bluetooth and Wifi, FCC ID: BCGA1203, is in compliance with the limits for general population uncontrolled exposure specified in FCC 2.1093. The device was tested according to the measurement standards and procedures specified in FCC OET Bulletin 65, Supplement C (Edition 01-01) and IEEE p1528/D1.2, April 21, 2003.”

Per Apple’s request, the test report omitted the following for “short term” confidentiality reasons: Test Setup Photos, External Photographs, Internal Photographs, and the iPhone User Manual.

Permanent confidentiality omissions included the iPhone’s Block Diagram, Operational Description, Radio Schematic, Radio Bill of Material, Radio Tune-up Procedure, and Exhibit notes.

Apple has maintained that it is on track to begin shipping iPhone by late June.

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May 17th, 2007 @ 10:27 AM &bull by Ka Wang • Filed under News

Win a Free Slingbox, SlingLink Turbo or Slingplayer mobile

Create a thread or post a comment in a SlingCommunity Blog or Forum post and you can win a free Slingbox, SlingLink Turbo or Slingplayer mobile Each comment earns you a chance to win!

The Slingbox works with Apple, Mac, Vista, Palm OS and Windows Smartphone!

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May 17th, 2007 @ 10:25 AM &bull by Ka Wang • Filed under News

20 Ways Japanese Smartphones Do It Better.

Japan has launched a campaign called Boo Hoo for You, where a talking octopus and piece of sushi remind us of just how bad we have it with plain old s60 handsets in the US. Camera phone? Remember this is a country with Wallet and Door Unlocking Phones.

And here’s their list of twenty reasons why we suck:

1. mobile wallet
2. MANGA on mobile
3. mobile check-in at airports
4. mobile keys for door
5. mobile employee badges
6. mobile cinema tickets
7. mobile transport passes
8. fingerprint authentication
9. face recognition/authentication
10. mobile discount/promotion coupons
11. scented phones
12. mobile fashion consultant
13. mobile live TV
14. wii-like mobile phones (motion-sensor)
15. physical bookmarks for mobiles (shops)
16. privacy screens
17. 1D and 2D codes for marketing and even on fruit and veg labels
18. mobile GPS navigation for pedestrians
19. electric wave posters (uses RFiD)
20. waterproof phones

Wow, I feel terrible. Especially those 1d and 2d codes on fruit and veg labels. And my phone doesn’t even have a ringtone that can play the World’s smallest violin as I weep about it.

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May 17th, 2007 @ 10:21 AM &bull by Ka Wang • Filed under News