With a current bid of $2,000 and still counting on the eBay auction, how much it cost? Interesting? Bid now.

The financial crisis over the world really has not affected to the Austrian jeweler Peter Aloisson,because he created a record for himself by designing the world’s most expensive phone Apple iPhone 3G Kings Button.

The Apple iPhone 3G Kings Button’s main operating button is integrated with high quality 6.6 carat diamonds, this impression itself of the phone is very attractive. This exquisite phone is made of solid 18-carat yellow gold, white gold and rose gold. It e flaunts a white gold line encrusted with a total of 138 brilliant cut diamonds of the best quality.

The new Apple iPhone 3G ‘Kings Button’ is the most luxurious phone to date. The phone is definitely for those who dare to defy the current credit crunch.

The Apple iPhone 3G ‘Kings Button’ for $2,517,345 – Two. Point. Five. Million. Dollars.

“Apple created Safari to bring innovation, speed and open standards back into web browsers, and today it takes another big step forward,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “Safari 4 is the fastest and most efficient browser for Mac and Windows, with great integration of HTML 5 and CSS 3 web standards that enables the next generation of interactive web applications.”

What’s New In Safari 4?
Top Sites
Cover Flow
Full History Search
Tabs on Top
Nitro Engine
Windows Native Look and Feel
Developer Tools
Full-Page Zoom
Smart Address Field
Smart Search Field
Phishing and Malware Protection

Check out here for more information.

The original leaker also claimed the following specs:

- Intel Core 2 Duo
- 2GHz
- 3MB L2 cache
- 2GB RAM DDR III, 1066MHz
- Super Drive is SATA
(why SATA and not SAS disk?

The port configuration is consistent with previous rumors that the new Mac mini would bring improved specs. Specifically, the new Mini was described to have 5 USB ports, FireWire 800, and two Display ports (Mini DisplayPort and Mini DVI). All these can be found on the leaked photograph.

• The main cost reductions would come from fewer features — not a crappy ‘iPhone Nano‘ or something without a multi-touch screen. Abramsky thinks it might have a lower-resolution camera, no 3G Internet access or GPS, and a cheaper data plan (~$15/month) with a usage cap. We agree that lowering the monthly bill would help drive iPhone sales, but carriers won’t be thrilled.
• Meanwhile, the iPhone 3G will get feature upgrades, such as a better camera, video capabilities.
• He thinks Apple could sell 20-30 million of these cheaper iPhones in fiscal 2010, boosting Apple’s smartphone market share to almost 20%.
• Cheaper iPhone will eat into iPhone 3G and iPod sales. And a lower subsidy and lower margins means Apple will have to sell three times as many to make the same gross profit from one iPhone 3G. He expects fiscal 2010 iPhone gross margins to shrink to 35%-37% from 50%+.

Let’s wait and see!
Source: AlleyInsider

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The new Apple iPhone Design & Features:

• Titanium and Glass.
• OLED screen
• 3G
• True GPS
• Front camera for iChat
• Removable battery
• 3.2 Megapixel camera
• Video
• 32 GB capacity
• Messaging Light

I’m sure I will get one if available in Malaysia!

iPhone Linux Demonstration Video from planetbeing on Vimeo.

A short narrated video demonstrating Apple iPhone Linux, a port of the Linux operating system to the iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, and first-generation iPod touch platforms. This video was created with Cycorder, a video recorder app for the iPhone, with apologies for the blurriness.

Check Official iPhone Linux web page.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Bharti Airtel (BRTI.BO), India’s top mobile operator, said on Wednesday it would launch Apple Inc’s third-generation iPhone in India on August 22.

How about Malaysia? When is our turn? Malaysian want Apple iPhone 3G. Don’t you?