iPhone 3G confirms the rumors - Thinner. Faster. Cheaper.
After weeks of speculation and rumor-mongering, it’s finally official. iPhone 3G is Apple’s newest mobile phone that takes an already amazing device to a whole new level. Apple listened closely to its customers to come up with a feature-laden offering in an improved form factor that is thinner than its predecessor. It’s faster, thanks to the 3G high-speed network support. And it’s cheaper, with the 8GB model priced at $199 US.
As if that wasn’t enough Apples throws in GPS, the ability to add third-party native applications, and out-of-the-box support for Exchange which thrusts the iPhone into the enterprise. It’s enough to make a lot of companies very nervous at the thought of losing tremendous market share to Apple. RIM’s BlackBerry has been the darling of the enterprise mobile workforce, but the tide may turn towards iPhone. Makers of portable GPS devices must also be worried. And surely Nintendo is sizing up the iPhone 3G’s potential to unseat the DS as the king of handheld gaming.
Apple also unveiled a totally revamped .mac service, now called MobileMe, which will feature seamless two-way syncing between iPhone, Mac, and PC. It works with Mail, iCal, Address Book, and iDisk. It also works with Outlook on Windows. The web versions of these apps are ajax-driven, rich internet apps that have the feel of desktop applications. 60-day trial subscriptions will be included with the iPhone 2.0 software upgrade in July which is free to iPhone owners, but $9.99 to iPod touch owners. iPhone 3G will be available in 22 countries when it becomes available on July 11th.
I’m very excited about the new 3G iPhone. I’m definitely going to upgrade. But, what about those of us who already have a .mac account? My account isn’t due for renewal until Feb 2009. Will I get credit for the remaining months or just be SOL and have to pay full price for the new MobileMe account?
@Kaye - Apple said that current subscribers of .mac will automatically get upgraded to the new MobileMe service. You’re stoked!
the new iphone is actually .02-inches thicker
Any news on what it will look like and be priced at for Europe? We always pay more and get less
Among the new “apps” I would like to see are Flash and “cut and paste”.
Well, i have to say - it will NOT work out cheaper than the current iPhone.
“And surely Nintendo is sizing up the iPhone 3G’s potential to unseat the DS as the king of handheld gaming.”
Somehow I don’t think so. DS is a gaming machine. iPhone is still a phone. Kids are not going to want an iPhone over a DS.
can these features be used on ipod touch
can these new features be used on the ipod touch?
Yes Ronny you can use some of the new features on Ipod touch. Check this link our for some of the new features on v2.0. Just minus off the 3G functionality…
http://www.tiphub.com/82_Great_tips_for_using_your_new_3G_iPhone.html