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chris3d
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| June 9th 2008, 19:01 |
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That's it folks, WWDC's major conference is over and Steve Jobs has announced the 3G iPhone.
Here it is peeps
2.8x faster, Built in GPS, native app support, and a helluva lot cheaper
8GB models will be going for $199 USD and the 16GB model for $299 USD.
Apple is expecting to have the iPhone shipping in 70 countries over the next few months, currently including the following:
most of South America... Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Czech, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Malta, Croatia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Greece, Turkey, Jordan, Egypt, Niger, Mali, Senegal, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Kenya, Botswana, South Africa
As mentioned in the previous keynote, the 2.0 firmware update will add many new enterprise features such as exchange, but they have now added a new factor, their all new Mobile Me service. Good job to macrumors for spotting Apple's purchase of me.com earlier last week. This is gonna be like activesync on steroids...
iPhone apps...where to begin. The 2.0 firmware update, free to all existing iPhone owners will cost $9.95 on the iPod touch. Apple has announced a couple apps today that will be free upon the 2.0 firmware release, TypePad, and Loopt. Along with that they showed off Super Monkey Ball, which has been drastically improved upon from it's original showing @ MacWorld.
One feature that I am looking forward to testing out is the notification pushing. Instead of allowing applications to run in the background (looks @ current windows mobile phone  ....) "Apple will maintain a persistent IP connection to the phone, where a 3rd party server can ping Apple's notification service to your device. It can push badges, sounds, and custom textual alerts"
I can't wait to get my hands on one of these!
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| June 9th 2008, 20:38 |
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| I think I'll be selling my Touch and getting one of these, no matter how much I despise phones. |
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chris3d
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| June 9th 2008, 21:40 |
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| My bday is conveniently a few months around the corner from the release day. I think I'll wait till then to make sure any and all bugs are out of the system before I get one. |
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| June 9th 2008, 21:54 |
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my friend is getting this for his b-day if he sells his old one for 100 bux, i h8 spoiled ppl so much. lol
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| June 9th 2008, 22:25 |
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wow, awesome 
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| June 9th 2008, 23:04 |
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omg.. thats so awesome!! i can't wait... this summer is gonna be so great.. apple just continues to make my life better
oh wait! how about service providers? still just AT&T huh..
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| June 9th 2008, 23:28 |
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JESUS CHRIST... its so cheap!! now i want one xD
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SbuxBlaze
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| June 9th 2008, 23:30 |
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| alxmarcond wrote: | | JESUS CHRIST... its so cheap!! now i want one xD |
The phone itself is cheaper, but you will now be paying $50~ for service each month (450 minutes? maybe less ($20) + unlimited data ($30)) minumum
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| June 9th 2008, 23:40 |
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hahahahaha wow nvm... this means that the iPod Touch is going to be WAY cheaper btw
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SbuxBlaze
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| June 9th 2008, 23:50 |
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| alxmarcond wrote: | | hahahahaha wow nvm... this means that the iPod Touch is going to be WAY cheaper btw |
nevermind, it will be $70 a month MINIMUM for the iPhone
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chris3d
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| June 9th 2008, 23:50 |
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^^with unlimited data, yes
I will be getting a 16GB version in late September, still deciding between the black or white model
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SbuxBlaze
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| June 9th 2008, 23:51 |
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| chris3d wrote: | | with unlimited data, yes |
Actually in the US, you HAVE to buy it with unlimited data. Theres a * next to the price of the voice plan
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| June 9th 2008, 23:54 |
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that's all good with me - if it comes with 3G capability, I'm gonna use it
Actually, I'm pretty sure that you can get other phones without the data. Not too sure about the iPhone though. Verizon tried to push me into a data plan, but I finally got them to give me a "pay as you go" plan after much explaining that it can have it's consequences...I've yet to be charged for data....
Anyways, an iPhone without a form of a data plan would most certainly feel crippled. |
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chris3d
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| June 10th 2008, 00:05 |
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| alxmarcond wrote: | | hahahahaha wow nvm... this means that the iPod Touch is going to be WAY cheaper btw |
I wouldn't expect the iPod touch to get any cheaper. The iPhone has no bearing on the iPod line, besides the fact that the iPod touch runs an almost identical cut down version of the iPhone's firmware. The iPhone may be cheaper, but you've got to remember that there is still the iPod classic which goes for $249 minimum. They aren't going to start cutting iPod prices due to competitive iPhone pricing. If the iPod touch gets a remodel based on the 3G iPhone, however, that may change things a bit. |
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| June 10th 2008, 00:31 |
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then ill just buy an iPhone with no plan :O
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SbuxBlaze
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| June 10th 2008, 01:01 |
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| alxmarcond wrote: | | then ill just buy an iPhone with no plan :O |
are you guys reading? you CANT i repeat, you CANNOT buy an iPhone (LEGALLY) without a data plan. With ATT YOU MUST purchase the UNLIMITED data plan when buying an iPhone!
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| June 10th 2008, 01:24 |
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so um u go 2 the apple store, b/c the 8 GB is now 200 w/out contracts so :p o and can i get my vet rank now already? u said last night
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SbuxBlaze
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| June 10th 2008, 01:27 |
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| Lbroskee wrote: | | so um u go 2 the apple store, b/c the 8 GB is now 200 w/out contracts so :p o and can i get my vet rank now already? u said last night |
jeez, dont demand it
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| June 10th 2008, 01:29 |
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not a demand b/c i asked. demand is "!" not "?"
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| June 10th 2008, 01:29 |
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| Lbroskee wrote: | | not a demand b/c i asked. demand is "!" not "?" |
calm down, you have white stars
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