Monday, June 23, 2008

Second Generation IPhone - All You Need to Know About Apple's 3G IPhone

There has been a simply insane amount of hype towards Apple's second-generation smart phone killer, the iPhone. Everyone has heard the rumors - Apple is releasing a 3G enabled iPhone at some point in June -- and now, it seems that is absolutely true. Today (8th June) the patent for the new device found its way online, and it confirms absolutely everything we've heard. 3G support via HSDPA? Of course. Video chat? Yep. IM? That too. Now, what's this... GPS? Wow, yes, that too. The second gen iPhone will have Satellite Navigation built right in, integrated in to Google Maps. The new version will also sport a sexy new design after advertising for the 3G iPhone leaked on the internet.

According to analysts, the 3G-enabled iPhone could be selling for as little as $150 on a mid-range Tariff, and even free on higher level price plans. Currently, the cheapest tariff offer on the iPhone is $50 per month; this is simply too much for a lot of light mobile phone users - myself included.
Additionally, we hear there are solid plans in place for a contract free Pay As You Go version of the device to be launched for around $349.
All in all this is excellent news and should boost iPhone sales considerably. The same news applies to other markets such as the UK, where O2 is the exclusive provider of the iPhone: O2 have plans to offer current customers a completely free upgrade to the next generation cell phone.
As if all of this wasn't already enough good news, the really popular video player VLC has been ported to the iPhone. What exactly does this mean? It means that a large slew of new file formats are now playable on the little device - and that's obviously a good thing!
We are expecting the 3G iPhone to launch around June 13th worldwide.
Kieran Rose is chief-editor of iCouch.eu, an online Apple iPhone magazine.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Kieran_Rose

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