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  1. #1
    Mehdi
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    Hi,

    That's it. The real iPhone is there. 3G, large multi-touch screen, no keys,
    no stylus, runs MacOS X. I'm starting to wonder whether this is real or
    whether Steve is joking. This sounds just too big to be true. Can't wait to
    see the pictures.



    See More: The iPhone is there




  2. #2
    Mehdi
    Guest

    Re: The iPhone is there

    Pics there: <http://keynote.mactouch.com/>



  3. #3
    Dennis Ferguson
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    Re: The iPhone is there

    On 2007-01-09, Mehdi <[email protected]> wrote:
    > That's it. The real iPhone is there. 3G, large multi-touch screen, no keys,
    > no stylus, runs MacOS X. I'm starting to wonder whether this is real or
    > whether Steve is joking. This sounds just too big to be true. Can't wait to
    > see the pictures.


    Careful about 3G. The blog calls it GSM+EDGE, which is GPRS, and
    it's only a quad-band phone, which means it won't have 2100 MHz
    coverage even if it does support HSDPA (3G stuff is run in the
    existing 850/1900 MHz bands in the US).

    Dennis Ferguson



  4. #4
    the dog from that film you saw
    Guest

    Re: The iPhone is there


    "Mehdi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > Hi,
    >
    > That's it. The real iPhone is there. 3G, large multi-touch screen, no
    > keys,
    > no stylus, runs MacOS X. I'm starting to wonder whether this is real or
    > whether Steve is joking. This sounds just too big to be true. Can't wait
    > to
    > see the pictures.




    everyone loves phones without real buttons - it's bound to be a hit.




    --
    Gareth.
    A french man who wanted a castle threw his cat into a pond.
    http://www.audioscrobbler.com/user/dsbmusic/





  5. #5
    David Kennedy
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    Re: The iPhone is there

    On 9/1/07 6:45 pm, the dog from that film you saw wrote:
    > "Mehdi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >> Hi,
    >>
    >> That's it. The real iPhone is there. 3G, large multi-touch screen, no
    >> keys,
    >> no stylus, runs MacOS X. I'm starting to wonder whether this is real or
    >> whether Steve is joking. This sounds just too big to be true. Can't wait
    >> to
    >> see the pictures.

    >
    >
    >
    > everyone loves phones without real buttons - it's bound to be a hit.


    US$499 inc 2 year contract for the basic 4 gig model in the US from
    June. End of the year for UK & Europe.


    --
    David Kennedy

    http://www.anindianinexile.com



  6. #6
    Mehdi
    Guest

    Re: The iPhone is there

    On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 19:08:01 +0000, David Kennedy wrote:

    > US$499 inc 2 year contract for the basic 4 gig model in the US from
    > June. End of the year for UK & Europe.


    US$600 with a 2 year contract for the 8GB version... I don't want to
    imagine how much that thing is going to cost SIM free. And no mention of
    third party application support, it might no even be a smartphone. The UI
    looks fantastic though and the idea of using a finger-driven large
    touchscreen instead of those cumbersome stylus or keypad is something that
    i wanted to see in my phone for a very long time. I wonder how the screen
    will look like after a few minutes of use though.

    All that said, i guess that the happiest people on earth at the moment must
    be muggers. Busy year ahead for them.



  7. #7
    Gyp
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    Re: The iPhone is there

    In message <[email protected]>, Mehdi
    <[email protected]> writes
    >On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 19:08:01 +0000, David Kennedy wrote:
    >
    >> US$499 inc 2 year contract for the basic 4 gig model in the US from
    >> June. End of the year for UK & Europe.

    >
    >US$600 with a 2 year contract for the 8GB version... I don't want to
    >imagine how much that thing is going to cost SIM free.


    49.99 upgrade on Orange OVP Virgin at the moment. Be quick before Orange
    realise their mistake. I've ordered 6 ;-)
    --
    Gyp
    Change to dotcom to reply



  8. #8
    the dog from that film you saw
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    Re: The iPhone is there


    "Mehdi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 19:08:01 +0000, David Kennedy wrote:
    >
    >> US$499 inc 2 year contract for the basic 4 gig model in the US from
    >> June. End of the year for UK & Europe.

    >
    > US$600 with a 2 year contract for the 8GB version... I don't want to
    > imagine how much that thing is going to cost SIM free. And no mention of
    > third party application support, it might no even be a smartphone. The UI
    > looks fantastic though and the idea of using a finger-driven large
    > touchscreen instead of those cumbersome stylus or keypad is something that
    > i wanted to see in my phone for a very long time. I wonder how the screen
    > will look like after a few minutes of use though.
    >
    > All that said, i guess that the happiest people on earth at the moment
    > must
    > be muggers. Busy year ahead for them.




    crazy money - surely apple must realise their rivals in the market are
    'giving away' so to speak theirs?! - it would take a mighty mobile phone to
    make people shell out hard cash for one.

    if my ISP included a computer as part of their service i wouldnt have
    purchased one elsewhere - that's for sure



    --
    Gareth.
    A french man who wanted a castle threw his cat into a pond.
    http://www.audioscrobbler.com/user/dsbmusic/





  9. #9
    Motorcyclesaur
    Guest

    Re: The iPhone is there

    "the dog from that film you saw" <[email protected]> wrote
    in message news:[email protected]...

    > crazy money


    Really?

    Would you like to hear the price of my first mobile phone, an old OKI that I
    bought in 1993? And the cost of the MicroTac that I bought after that (it
    must have been in 1994)?

    The point is: the new iPod costs $600.

    It's cool, runs on a rock solid system (OS X meaning unix?), innovative,
    light, technologically advanced. And by the way, it also makes phone calls,
    it can be used to browse the web and check your email.

    Too expensive? Then buy yourself a smartphone.

    The truth is that before Apple will need to drop the price, some other
    manufacturers will have to match the product.




  10. #10
    Charlie Mitchell
    Guest

    Re: The iPhone is there


    >
    >
    > crazy money - surely apple must realise their rivals in the market are
    > 'giving away' so to speak theirs?! - it would take a mighty mobile phone to
    > make people shell out hard cash for one.
    >


    nah, you'll get all the apple nuts buying them cos apple macs
    are sooooooooooooooooooooo like totally cool etc etc

    > if my ISP included a computer as part of their service i wouldnt have
    > purchased one elsewhere - that's for sure
    >


    and in response to that....

    http://www.redteninternet.com/

    free pc with every 3 year contract, then at the end of the 3
    year contract, another free pc, and so on.



  11. #11
    David R
    Guest

    Re: The iPhone is there

    "David Kennedy"
    <davidkennedy@nospamtodaythanksverymuchforthekindofferyoubastard.invalid>
    wrote in message news:[email protected]...
    > US$499 inc 2 year contract for the basic 4 gig model in the US from June.
    > End of the year for UK & Europe.


    Link this to the iPod though; **** battery life, battery issues. With *that*
    screen, it's just not going to last like a (smart?)phone should.





  12. #12
    David Kennedy
    Guest

    Re: The iPhone is there

    On 9/1/07 7:51 pm, Mehdi wrote:
    > On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 19:08:01 +0000, David Kennedy wrote:
    >
    >> US$499 inc 2 year contract for the basic 4 gig model in the US from
    >> June. End of the year for UK & Europe.

    >
    > US$600 with a 2 year contract for the 8GB version... I don't want to
    > imagine how much that thing is going to cost SIM free.


    Generally speaking mobiles do tend to be expensive when first released
    and Apple products tend to be priced higher than the competition at all
    times.

    > And no mention of
    > third party application support, it might no even be a smartphone.


    The specs say "running OSX" so it should be possible to support it quite
    simply.

    > The UI
    > looks fantastic though and the idea of using a finger-driven large
    > touchscreen instead of those cumbersome stylus or keypad is something that
    > i wanted to see in my phone for a very long time. I wonder how the screen
    > will look like after a few minutes of use though.
    >


    Only time will tell. I suspect this will primarily be aimed at the US
    market with only occasional sales elsewhere.


    --
    David Kennedy

    http://www.anindianinexile.com



  13. #13
    David Kennedy
    Guest

    Re: The iPhone is there

    On 9/1/07 8:44 pm, the dog from that film you saw wrote:
    > "Mehdi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >> On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 19:08:01 +0000, David Kennedy wrote:
    >>
    >>> US$499 inc 2 year contract for the basic 4 gig model in the US from
    >>> June. End of the year for UK & Europe.

    >> US$600 with a 2 year contract for the 8GB version... I don't want to

    >
    > crazy money - surely apple must realise their rivals in the market are
    > 'giving away' so to speak theirs?! - it would take a mighty mobile phone to
    > make people shell out hard cash for one.
    >


    True. No one in their right mind would pay out over 20 dollars a month
    for a phone.

    --
    David Kennedy

    http://www.anindianinexile.com



  14. #14
    David Kennedy
    Guest

    Re: The iPhone is there

    On 9/1/07 11:33 pm, David R wrote:
    > "David Kennedy"
    > <davidkennedy@nospamtodaythanksverymuchforthekindofferyoubastard.invalid>
    > wrote in message news:[email protected]...
    >> US$499 inc 2 year contract for the basic 4 gig model in the US from June.
    >> End of the year for UK & Europe.

    >
    > Link this to the iPod though; **** battery life, battery issues. With *that*
    > screen, it's just not going to last like a (smart?)phone should.
    >
    >

    5 hours continuous, 12 hours for music, not sure what standby is like.
    As you say, completely ****.

    --
    David Kennedy

    http://www.anindianinexile.com



  15. #15
    Motorcyclesaur
    Guest

    Re: The iPhone is there

    "Gavin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...

    >>Would you like to hear the price of my first mobile phone, an old OKI that
    >>I
    >>bought in 1993? And the cost of the MicroTac that I bought after that (it
    >>must have been in 1994)?
    >>
    >>The point is: the new iPod costs $600.

    >
    > No the point is when did you last buy a phone, there almost always
    > subsidised, heck most people balk at spending £50 on a new mobile


    Hi Gavin,

    If you want to put it under the "last purchase" point of view, then you have
    to compare it to when you (or me, or anyone) bought a truly innovative
    product, where the price is of secondary importnace. After all, there have
    been many mp3 players at bargain prices for a while on the market, but a
    large amount of people decided to forgo that extra £50 in favour of an iPod.
    With the iPhone, Apple announced a cracking product, and I would expect
    people to react in the very same way.


    > And the UK data charges mean it will never be used as an interent
    > applicane to any grea degree or you'll get stuffed by the phone co.


    WiFi is free, if you have an access point at home and one at work; nearly
    free if you don't. For what concerns mobile telecoms, things will have to
    change "soon", and they will.


    > Jobs has said he does not want this subsidised by the phone co's as he
    > does not want it to hit ipod sales.


    I read (I think on The Register) that he plans to roll it out on Cingular on
    a 24 months contract, which it will be a win-win situation: for him and
    Cingular, of course :-)


    > No it looks like OSX and runs some osx programs,
    >
    > Doesn't mean it is Osx, jsut something that;'s running specific apps


    I don't know about it, but Nokia is already working on Linux platforms, OSX
    mobile might do the same. I am looking forward to seeing iton the market.




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