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The iPhone, from apple computers, is the company’s first major venture into the mobile phone market and like all other apple products, this phone has also been able to make a place for itself in the market. To put it very simply, the iPhone is the talk of the town and everybody with a big enough pocket, is itching to get his/her hands on one of this beauties. The craze is fully justified as the Apple’s iPhone packs in a whole lot of powerful features along with its sleek design. The interface and design of the phone makes it extremely user-friendly and fun to use as well.The iPhone packs in a host of features and is a very useful, productive as well as fun tool. Although user friendly, the iPhone needs to be set up and configured properly before the user can fully utilize its host of features. Setting up the iPhone is quick and easy, so let us quickly go through the steps for setting up an iPhone.

1. Install iTunes -
   Go to Apple’s website to download the correct version of iTunes for your computer. From this page, select your operating system and begin the download by clicking the download button. Once iTunes has downloaded, find the download file, double click it and follow the on-screen directions. This will install iTunes for you.
2. Create iTunes store account -
   To set up and use your iPhone you will need an iTunes account . To create the account open iTunes and go to the iTunes store and click on sign in. Click on create a new account and fill the form that pops up and then agree to the terms and conditions. Next, enter the information for the way you want to pay for purchases at the iTunes Store. This can be a credit card, debit card, or PayPal account. Be sure to enter the billing address for your card and the security code from the back then continue. This sets up your iTunes account.
3. Activate the iPhone -
   
   - Unpack the iPhone and set it in the included dock then connect the dock to the computer. This opens the installation screen. Select yourself as new customer on the screen and proceed. The next step is whether you want to use an existing number for the phone or do you want a new number? Since you are a new user ask for a new number and continue.
   
   - Next, iTunes will ask you what service plan you wish to use with your iPhone. Select one by clicking the button next to it at the top of the screen and click continue. Now, iTunes will ask you to sign into your Apple ID/iTunes Account. Enter your username and password for the iTunes store account and log in.
   
   - On the next screen confirm your personal and billing information and agree to the terms and conditions. Now a screen will pop up which will confirm the information entered by you if there are any changes to be made then click on ‘back ‘ otherwise click on the ‘submit’ button to activate the iPhone. This activates the iPhone and the next pop screen provides the new number for the phone. When this happens the iPhone’s screen will light up and a message will be displayed saying that the iPhone is now activated.
4. Syncing the iPhone -
   Your iPhone is now activated and ready for use. But now you should sync the iPhone with your computer to add your contacts, calendar, music, and videos. This will happen automatically or you can do it manually, although automatic is recommended.

So now we know how to set up the iPhone and activate it. After finishing this tutorial you have a full idea of activating the iPhone but there are plenty more features in the iPhone to see and enjoy. Have fun exploring the iPhone and its features.

PS: I will be writing an article on the New Apple’s iPhone 3G soon.

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Buy.com has a great deal going on for a Sandisk Sansa M230 MP3 Player. You can get a Sandisk Sansa M230 MP3 Player for just $10. Sandisk Sansa M230 MP3 Player has 512 of disk space to store your musics. Lot less than other MP3 players but for the price you can buy it, its a great deal. Buy.com also has a SanDisk Sansa M240 1GB MP3 Player which is prices at $15. Both the Sandisk Sansa M230 MP3 Player and the SanDisk Sansa M240 1GB MP3 Player has a built-in FM tuner. The regular price for a Sandisk Sansa M230 MP3 Player is $50 and the SanDisk Sansa M240 1GB MP3 Player costs around $70 but buy.com is selling it for a huge discount at $10 and $15 respectively.

If you are a new google checkout user, you can a further discount of $10 on the SanDisk Sansa M240 1GB MP3 Player. Shipping for both items is free, courtesy of buy.com. Here are some of the specification for these players.

• 16 Hours 240 Songs @ 128Kbps MP3, 32 Hours 480 Songs @ 64Kbps WMA of playback duration
• 20 preset FM stations
• Connects with a computer that has at least USB1.1
• Built in microphone for recording

You should sign-up for a google checkout account if you haven’t already and buy the SanDisk Sansa M240 1GB MP3 Player with a built-in FM tuner which will just cost $5 if you are a new Google Checkout user.

This is a great concept anyway you think about it. The MP3 Players we use today are a bit bulky compared to the Wallet MP3 player. Walletex has produced the world’s thinnest laptop and I can’t help but admire the design and usability of the World’s Thinnest MP3 Player. The size of the Walletex MP3 player resembles a credit card accept for the thickness. The thickness of the thinnest MP3 Player is about 2-3 credit cards stacked together. It is a USB Flash drive based MP3 player and it tough enough to handle the rigors of being placed inside a wallet. It is made of double laminated unbreakable plastic and will handle almost anything you can throw at it. To add to all this, the first and only world’s thinnest flash drive based credit card sized MP3 Player is waterproof.

The only downside I can see is the pricing of this Credit Card sized wallet MP3 player. Here are some of the specs for the world’s thinnest MP3 Player.

• 1GB of storage
• Flash Based (so it can handle rough use)
• Uses USB to connect to computer and headphones
• Waterproof, dust proof, temperature tolerant
• 3 in 1 double sided USB connector ( for charging, transferring music from a computer, listening to music)
• Supports all common OS - Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Linux 2.4 and above, and MAC OS 9.0 & higher ,Win 98/Win98SE (driver)
• Compatible with USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 ports

Right now the price of a 1GB Credit Card sized MP3 Player is $70 which from my opinion is a bit costly but the innovation deserves the pricing.

Another great deal for people who are looking of a MP3 Player. Buy.com has a Sandisk Sansa e250 2GB MP3 Player and they are selling it for just $35. It is a great deal offered by buy.com. It is for sale at bestbuy for just $35 because it is a refurbished one. A refurbished one doesn’t mean it is a bad thing, it will do what is needed of it. Sandisk Sansa e250 2GB MP3 Player has a lot of great features but the downside of this player is the storage size, it just has 2 GB of storage.

• Built-in memory 2GB
• Features microSD™ expansion slot for additional memory capacity
• Digital FM tuner, on-the-fly FM recording, and voice recording
• Built in Microphone for recording
• User replaceable and rechargeable Lithium Ion battery for up to 20 hours of battery life

If you are a new Google Checkout user, you can save an additional $10 on this product, so it would only cost you $25. This is a great deal, an MP3 player of this quality for just $25 can’t be passed up. You also don’t have to pay anything for shipping, it is free. I would have bought it but I already have an iPod