Airtel to launch 3G iPhone in India on Aug 22

Finally a date has been fixed, officially. [link1 link2]
Pricing details are not out yet. They won't be out until closer to the launch date. Somehow I don't get a good feeling about this, probably due to the worries of the iPhone being excessively priced.
Its US retail price is $199 which is about Rs 8000 in Indian currency. If the iPhone is priced around Rs 10000(unlikely) it would certainly kill the competition. Sadly though the much desired eye candy is likely to be priced upwards of Rs 15000(speculations).
With the govt. rolling out its 3G policy, the road for the launch of iPhone has definitely got a lot easier. Lets keep our fingers crossed and hope that Steve Jobs keeps his promise of releasing iPhone 3G with fixed price of $199 everywhere.

India's 3G unlikely to happen soon

Some worrying news here... Checkout this article "...INDIA--Telecom operators may hold back investments in existing networks if there are any further delays in the auction of 3G spectrum, say experts..."

iPhone 3G

Well... what can I say, I know its a bit late to report the launch, but just in case you haven't heard about it, iPhone 3G is here!. Although not in India yet, but it'll be here sooner than later(Probably this September, as my local apple reseller tells me).

It will be released in 20 countries on 11th July 2008. Later this year it will expand to 70 countries(including India). The price that is set for July 11 release is $199, which is a big drop from earlier price of $399 for the 8GB version.

Hopefully, it will be released in India with a similar (or same) price tag. And that my friend, is f******g Awesome!

What else? A straight from heaven feature that some call GPS. I mean, common... who would buy any other phone now.
I have this exam thing going on, so I'll have to keep it short. For more details watch the video, if you haven't already.

Cheers :)

iPhone Update : 6th June 2008

Indian companies gearing up to launch 3D mobile games Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India Besides, touch screen phones such as iPhone will redefine the gaming experience. Also in the pipeline are the Google Android and the N Gage phones with ...

Apple's Jobs May Unveil Faster IPhone to Lure Business Users Bloomberg - USA ... including Australia, Canada, Egypt, Italy, India and Latin America. It announced deals in Spain and Japan this week. With the expansion, the iPhone will ...

Speculation mounts for new iPhone BBC News - UK Vodafone has also signed up to deliver the iPhone in Australia, New Zealand, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy, India, South Africa and Turkey. ...

iPhone Update 21st Apr

Apple To Bring 8GB iPhone To India For Rs 28000
News Locale - Gulbarga,Karnataka,India
The Business Standard reports that iPhone in India will be unveiled by Vodafone, which recently entered the Indian market with its acquisition of Hutch. ...

iPhone Underground
Foreign Policy (subscription) - USA
Nokia, for instance, recently found that more than 50 percent of users in India share or want to share a phone. Mobile-phone companies appear to be getting ...

Vodafone to launch iPhone in India - and Australia?
iTWire - Australia
India's Business Standard newspaper reports that Vodafone will launch the iPhone in India in the first week of September and quotes Apple ...

Vodafone will reportedly carry iPhone in India in September
Ars Technica - Boston,MA,USA
That day may be coming soon, though, since Rediff is reporting that the iPhone will be coming to India in September of this year and that Vodafone will be ...