Apple’s new 3G iPhone is HERE! With built-in GPS! God bless Steve Jobs!
“So great performance, great battery life. Now, one other thing that benefits from fast data is GPS — we’ve built that into GPS.” The crowd roars.
“We’ve learned so much with the first iPhone. We’ve taken everything we’ve learned and more and created the iPhone 3G. It’s beautiful. This is what it looks like. “Black back! “Thinner at the edges. Full plastic back, it’s really nice.”
HUGE applause.
“Today we’re introducing the iPhone 3G.
“The number one reason people didn’t buy iPhones is because they just can’t afford it (56%). So as we arrives iPhone’s 1st bday — we’re going to take it to the next level.”
- From Engadget
News of Steve Jobs and Apple’s new 3G iPhone
Wouldn’t it be cool if you could use your cellphone to monitor activities in your home, say, to zoom in for an audio/video check of the baby’s room while you were at work, or even adjust the heat?
Or how about going to a theme park and checking your phone to discover if other friends are there, and arrange a meeting place?
Such concepts are not pie in the sky, but actual programs that have been developed for Apple’s iPhone, the combination iPod/phone and Internet device first introduced to acclaim a year ago.
Consumers and reviewers alike gushed about its compact, futuristic design and sensitive touch-screen. But even its biggest fans have had one persistent chief complaint: The iPhone’s Internet network from partner AT&T was too slow.
So get ready for iPhone 2.0: On Monday Apple (AAPL) is widely expected to introduce a zippier version that will operate on both a faster AT&T network, and speedier networks internationally. The price also will rock: $199, according to people with knowledge of the matter, down from the current $399 and $499. Sources declined to be cited by name or affiliation because Apple and AT&T haven’t authorized anybody to speak publicly about pricing until after Monday’s announcement. The $199 price is being subsidized, though USA TODAY could not confirm details.
- From USATODAY
