NEWS: iPhone: Apple Reinvents the Phone

GEEK: iPhone: Apple Reinvents the Phone

Apple has announced the real iPhone, not to be confused with the iPhone.

The iPhone will be available in June ($499 = 4GB and $599 = 8GB) and was pretty much the only major announcement from Apple at this year's Macworld San Francisco. The only other items worthy of mentioning are the AppleTV (formerly known as the iTV), and 802.11n Airport Extreme.

4gb models = $499

8gb models = $599

Slightly cheaper than what I originally thought it would be. Your first born.

Don't forget about the 802.11n Airport Extreme.

But yeah, the "iPhone" stole the show.

Just... why Cingular?

I'm more excited about the airport with the usb on it for printing/storage over network; if only because I can afford it.

if it were 200 bucks cheaper it would be worth it; if/when it becomes a big hit it'll be the first *nix based mobile phone to hit the big time.

Because Motorola and Palm both have agreements with Verizon. The agreements between Palm/Motorola and Verizon provide exclusive marketing to Verizon for 6-months, forcing Cingular to miss out on early market entry for high-end phones. Cingular offered very aggressive incentives to Apple to secure this deal.

Because Cingular is fucking awesome, that's why!! Their weekend minutes package is revolutionary)! Fuck Sprint and Verizon!

(I've decided to be as maniacal in my devotion to Cingular as some of the Apple-enthusiasts are over their corporation)

I'm in...

But then, I'm in for most Apple products...

I understand the mechanics behind it, I'm just bitching.

Cingular's EDGE is the slowest "high speed" data network out there. I was cheering for the underdog Sprint, and their super fast EVDO.

First IPOD images:
http://www.engadget.com/photos/first-iphone-pics/

More info:
http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9674644-1.html?tag=cnetfd.mt

fucking cingular. I would get one if it weren't for the fact that the last time i tried to sign up for cingular's service they wanted a $700 deposit. and since im not forking over more than a grand for a phone that won't blow me, i aint gettin it.

Cingular as of January = largest commercial data carrier in North America.

I'm just really glad that now all the goddamn crazy rumours will die down.

Also very glad that back of the phone is not shiny stainless steel like an iPod... that'd be scratched to death in 24 hours as a phone...


(now, the first person to figure out how to make it work on Tmobile, without waiting for apple to add tmobile as a carrier... yeah... lemme know. I love my blackberry, but damn...)

Too bad i'm in Japan.


I think that's the first time I've ever said that.

Don't they already have crazy phones over there though?

And? It's the cockroach debate: There are billions more cockroaches on the earth than humans. Numbers alone do not denote a higher form of life.

All that being "the largest commercial data carrier" means is that more people in more places nationwide will be able to get mediocre cellular service.

Ohhh!! Yes! I was right to wait, to ditch my old phone...I'm definitely getting this phone in June! Bonus points because I already have -- and like my Cingular service.

im a t-mobile fan.. maybe i can find a way to unlock it like you can with other phones and use it with my sim! If not cingular here i cum

If I could use that with Fido in Canada... mmmm

im not really all that impressed. the touch pad only thing is one thing, and i know that cingular is giving them an asston of money for being exclusive but i could'nt hate that decision more. if it was on an evdo network like sprint it would be tons better. but the voip posiblities are kinda cool

unlocking handsets is perfectly legal. you'll just have to get tmobile to acctivate it

Really. That's interesting. You must like your free moto razr phone that you have to replace twice a year and the 3 rate packages you got to choose from.

I hope you're being facetious!

It certainly is pretty, and the UI is enchanting.

Only supports push email from Yahoo (who still has a Yahoo email account) . No support for Exchange Server or Domino, and no bundled mobile applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Without these key features, it is an expensive consumer uh...phone.

The only upside I can see is the introduction of a new platform for which Mac programmers can now begin developing applications; except, maybe not, because it's not really OS/X is it?

Sounds too much like the early days of Palm

T Mobile is CDMA. Cingular is GSM, which is another reason Apple went with them. GSM at different frequencies is the global standard, which means one chipset and one software and firmware set. If Cingular has an exclusive deal, you won't see a T mibile phone for a very long time.