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iPhone Google contacts sync

If you would like to sync your Google contacts with your iPhone, then you are at the right place. There are lots of local and over-the-air sync options to sync your google contacts with your iPhone. There are lots of third party applications that makes it happen too.

Official iTunes way

iTunes version 7.7 or later supports a feature which allows to sync Google contacts with your iPhone. All you got to do is just provide your Google login credentials to iTunes and iTunes will do the rest for you. Let me go with the traditional step-by-step How to Instructions to sync your google contacts with the iPhone.

Sync Steps

Connect your iPhone to the PC and iTunes should automatically fire up
Choose your iPhone from the iTunes device list
Browse to the contacts section of the Info tab in iTunes
Choose Google Contacts in the configuration option. This step slightly varies in iTunes(WIndows) and iTunes (Mac)
Configure your Gmail/Google Username and Password and click OK/Apply
Click Sync and you are done. Your Google contacts will sync with your iPhone next time.

iPhone Outlook Contacts Sync

iPhone being an apple product has bigger windows user base than the mac userbase, So these users would love to sync their iPhone contacts with the Outlook contacts.

Outlook

You can sync your iPhone contacts with Microsoft Outlook Express,Microsoft Outlook 2003 and 2007. You should have a full version of the software for the sync to work. The sync may not work with trial versions of outlook.

iTunes

The usual iTunes software acts as an interface between Outlook and the iPhone and so iTunes software is mandatory to sync contacts between iPhone and Outlook. Better update your iTunes software to version 7.7.1 or later which is supposed to have fixes for all the issues relating to outlook synchronization.

Steps to Sync

Connect your iPhone to your PC and iTunes should automatically fire up.
Browse to the iTunes Info Tab
Configure iTunes contacts sync with Outlook appropriately and click Apply
Click Sync button

iPhone Bluetooth

iPhone comes with Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR . EDR stands for Enhanced Data Rate . This type of Bluetooth supports a rate of 3 Megabits/ second. Such a speed is enough to introduce a whole multiplex of Wireless communication features to the iPhone. There are various ways the iPhones Bluetooth can be used. It can be used as the normal hands free to a complex car kit or to wirelessly play your music from iPhone to other Bluetooth enabled device or as a remote control too.

The most standard headset available for iPhone is Apple’s own iPhone Bluetooth Headset. It is a nominal accessory and does not come with a lot of features. It works well to about 10 meters specifically with iPhone 3G. It lets you handle all iPhone calls through wireless. It is compact and lightweight Bluetooth Headset. You also get an iPhone Bluetooth Travel Cable for convenient syncing and charging. It costs $99 in all. You can get it at the Apple Store. The lithium-ion battery delivers up to 5.5 hours of talk time and up to 72 hours of standby time.

iPhone GPS and Maps

iPhone 3G came with a very new and important feature, the GPS capability, which is integrated along with Google Maps. The GPS technology along with iPhone software, together would present a totally different mobile mapping interface.GPS means Global Positioning System. It uses information from earth-orbiting satellites to find your present location. A receiver estimates the distance to GPS satellites based on the time it takes for signals to reach it, then uses that information to identify its location. But there is more. iPhone 3G uses not only the GPS technology, but A-GPS , i.e, it tracks your location through the Wi-Fi signals and the information from cellular towers to determine a more accurate location. Thus, in a sense , the GPS technology helps us get a better location.

In iPhone 3G, if GPS is available, the iPhone displays a blue GPS indicator. But if you’re inside — without a clear line of sight to a GPS satellite — iPhone finds you via Wi-Fi. If you’re not in range of a Wi-Fi hot spot, iPhone finds you using cellular towers. And the size of a location circle tells you how accurately iPhone is able to calculate that location: The smaller the circle, the more accurate the location.

Apple’s iphone Christmas and New Year Offer

The Festival season begins!! So are you looking for iPhone for Christmas as present ? What about iPhone Christmas offer or iPhone Christmas discounts ?

Though Christmas and New year are close, the regular Discounts and Sale’s are missing to a certain extent. What with the economic crisis, and global meltdown syndrome, things in this Festive season are not looking too bright. Deals are hard to come by, so i will try to find some that are there!!

With iPhone price being mainly decided by APPLE, discounts need to come from there. But this time there haven’t been any discounts on iPhone, and none are expected too.

I checked out AT&T’s website recently and well the only option available is $199 for 8GB and $299 for 16GB iPhones with 2 year contract.

In case of O2 in UK, its available free.
Not exactly though. In case of 8GB ,you can get it free, by subscribing for £45, £75 for 18 months minimum
or for £99, by subscribing for £35, £30 for 18 months minimum
In case of 16GB ,you can get it free, by subscribing for £75 for 18 months minimum
or for £59, by subscribing for £45, £30 for 18 months minimum
or for £159, by subscribing for £35, £30 for 18 months minimum
If you are not willing to burdened every month, pay £350 or £400, for 8GB and 16GB versions.

So, what’s Apple’s Christmas Gift then?

Install Apps without Wi-Fi

iPhone without Wi-Fi. Sounds useless. Not much!! But a Jailbroken iPhone without Wi-Fi. Now that sounds really a waste.

After all jailbreak is done to get all the vast number of third-party apps working on your phone, but what if you cant install them ( as is the case when you don’t have Wifi ). There is a answer though, iGopher.

This Windows software allows you to install all apps you need, through the internet connection of your PC. This is how it can be done.

Requirements:

1) A Jailbroken Ipod Touch/ iPhone

2) A PC with internet ( Not WiFi specifically!!)

3) iGopher software. It can be downloaded here.

4) Installer app in your iPhone

Iphone Travel Accessories - Battery, Case, Charger

iPhone is something that is must when you travel. After all, it is your Home and Office short cut. Hence, some of the best iPhone Travel Accessories.

iPhone Battery

We all need an extend able battery life during travel. This is one of the most essential iPhone travel accessory. One of the Apple’s trademark has been its built-in and user-inaccessible battery. Even in a product like a phone the battery is soldered in and unavailable for user to replace or remove. But in case of something as popular as iPhone, there is a solution to everything. In this case there are various websites that offer a replacement battery and installation guide, though a normal person is very likely to get something wrong in all the steps.

For those who are really interested in a do-it-yourself kit to replace iPhone battery can checkout

IpodJuice
Amazon:Replace it yourself battery + Kit

On the other hand, those who need extra charge, have simpler options. There are various battery-extender or rechargeable batteries available in the market having different features to suit your needs.

Small mobile battery extender that can be plugged in iPhone to use as supplementary battery.
Slim elegant cases that act as a rechargeable battery and covers.
There are battery and charger combo’s.

The best in the lot is Mophie’s Juice Pack case and rechargeable battery, which doubles up like a smooth cover, and the iPhone first uses its charge and then starts using its own battery. It gives comparable power to the original battery, effectively doubling your battery life. There is a simple LED indicator at the back, making it easy for you to the judge the battery remaining.

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