iPhone, the iPod Mobile is almost here

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iPhone, an iPod which can hold thousands of songs even as you use it as a cellphone is coming, if rumors are anything to go by.The iPod Phone (lovingly called the iPhone, iMobile or iCell) is what Apple Computer has got up its sleeve, if iPod-trackers are to be believed. For long, iPod fans have been dreaming about an iPhone, which marries the technologies of the iPod and the cellphone. The iPhone, they say, would cater to all personal digital music entertainment and communications needs in a cute little package.Apple's teaser invite to select members of the media for the September unveiling of its surprise product has made imagination run wild among iPod aficionados. The Apple iPod mobile phone could be developed along with Motorola, with which it has a technology tie-up. It is clear that Motorola is developing an iTunes mobile phone, for which it has received FCC clearance. But the bigger news could be that it would be an iPod-Motorola mobile phone, which promises to be a killer product.It could be an iTunes Motorola mobile phone, which can play Apple's iTunes, say some. But as September 7 draws near, many are convinced that it is an iPhone (or iMobile or iCell if you like) and not the iTunes Motorola Mobile as expected before.If Apple is rolling out the iPhone on a standalone basis, it would be the Cupertino firm's path-breaking entry into the cellphone space. It is worth noting that many cellphone companies have already started hawking the music capability on their mobile phones. To survive and prosper, an iPod mobile is very much a necessity for Apple. A few weeks back, Nokia had denied rumors that it is developing a mobile phone which can play Apple's iTunes.But whether it is an iPhone or an iTunes Motorola which is still under wraps, it is clear that Apple analysts and iPod watchers have gone overboard, speculating about the possibilities of an iPod mobile phone. It is reported that US mobile phone service provider Cingular will be offering network support for the iPhone, which may be named iPod ROKR. The Wall Street Journal has reported, quoting sources, that the iPhone will actually be the Motorola ROKR, which will be sold with Cingular preloaded. It will be able to store thousands of songs and be a snazzy new mobile.Whether September 7 sees the birth of the iMobile or not, one thing is certain - anyone making such a musical mobile phone will meet stiff challenge from cellphone market leader Nokia, which is readying the N91 series as a music phone. The Nokia N91 will be capable of hoarding thousands of songs, just as the Apple iPod. The iCell has a tough cookie ahead, well entrenched and ready for battle.New York Times has also reported that the iROKR will have cellphone and music capabilities.Verizon already offers two models of mobile phones which let users transfer music from computers. It is also planning a rival online music service soon.The iPod phone won't be to the cellular service providers' liking, since they would like the music services to be provided by them. They fear that the iPhone would take away a lot of the revenues currently brought by the ring tones business. Watch this space for more on the iPhone!



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