The i-phone is a multimedia/Internet-enabled phone announced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs during the keynote address at the Macworld Conference & Expo on January 9, 2007.The iPhone's functions include those of a
- a multimedia player
- mobile telephone
- Internet services like e-mail
- text messaging
- web browsing
- wireless connectivity
- and a camera phone
iPhone input is accomplished via touchscreen with virtual keyboard and buttons. The iPhone is a quad-band GSM phone, though Jobs mentioned in his keynote that Apple has a "plan to make 3G phones" in the future. Apple has filed over 200 patents related to the technology behind the iPhone.More features include a widescreen I-pod , Touch-screen Technology, Web Browsing & Internet Maps .The iPhone has a scheduled United States release date of June 2007. It will be available from the Apple Store and from Cingular Wireless, with a price of US$499 for the 4 GB model and US$599 for the 8 GB model, based on a two-year service contract. Apple has also announced plans to make the iPhone available in Europe and Japan at a later dateThis product is a brand new phenomenon that is tipped to rival even the highest selling of MP3 Players & particularly high selling mobile phones. In the case of the highest selling MP3 player being the i-Pod, Apple as a company won’t be in any disadvantage as their own product will be displacing the other.
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