Steve Jobs the CEO of Apple Inc. revolutionized the field of mobile communication when he launched the iPhone in June 2007. The contemporary, must have smart phone with its unique state of the art design has been the cynosure of all eyes ever since inception and its latest version the iPhone 3GS is no doubt another phenomenal product doled out by Apple. The iPhone with its 3.5 inch touch screen interface, coupled with the screen shift mode which adjusts the display to a horizontal view just by changing the orientation of the phone, brings the surfing experienced on a desktop to a mobile phone. The iPhone connects to the internet through a Wi-Fi network or cellular network like EDGE, 3G or GPRS. It can access most of the popular email exchange servers at lightning speed.

The iPhone doubles up as a modem to tether a computer to the internet. You can use it to set up configuration profiles to work with systems in your organization. Information like contacts, calendar, browser bookmarks can be synced up between the iPhone and the PC. The iPhone powered by the Safari which is the fastest browser for portable devices offers smooth navigation through multiple web pages with zoom facility. In built search engines Google and Yahoo enable the user to search the required information in microseconds. Music, videos, podcasts, TV shows, playlists and the like could be synced up from the iTunes library to the iPhone. The Genius feature searches songs from the iTunes library that would go well together. What more? You could watch rented movies from iTunes store, share photos, video clips, play slideshows with background music, publish videos to YouTube, trim videos, tag photos with location data provided by Google maps and compass.. The list is endless.

Just tap your finger to keep track of your favourite stock quotes, funds, indexes and display the relevant data in charts. You can get detailed instructions about the current location including traffic information, while driving, using public transport or walking through Google Maps. Weather summary and six day weather forecast of cities around the world is available round the clock. The AppStore presents downloadable applications of the iPhone grouped under categories like education, entertainment, and business. The iPhone has remarkable features like voice dialing and compatibility with Teletyping machines, which enable differently abled people like the blind and deaf to use the phone. In built smart features like the proximity sensor which detects when the phone is near the ear and dims display and turns off the touch screen feature, and light sensor which adjusts the screen brightness to optimize battery life make it stand far ahead of the competitors. The shortcomings of iPhone like you cannot record a video, cannot send photos through text messages, or cannot play Flash files, are far less when compared to its mighty abilities. The iPhone is the No 2 smart phone in the US and is sure to surpass the first in the days to come.