The iPhone is a new cell phone that allows you to make calls by just tapping a number or name in your address book. A call log or a favorites list. In order for you to set up your iPhone, you will need an account with apple’s iTunes Store.
Availability
Apple intends to make the phone available in Europe in Q4 2007 and in Asia in 2008. Apple has released a Guided Tour video explaining all of iPhone’s boasts through a series of simple demonstrations. Apple has confirmed an optimized version of the Mac OS X operating system (without unnecessary components) will run on the iPhone, although differences between the operating system (OS X) running on Macs and the iPhone have not been formally explained. Apple intends to offer a smooth method for updating the iPhone’s operating system, in a similar fashion to the way that Mac OS X and iPods are updated, and touts this as an advantage compared to other cell phones. Apple also announced that its goal is to capture 1% of the global mobile phone market, which would be approximately 10 million units being sold in the first full calendar year of iPhone availability. Apple’s posted a twenty-minute guided tour of iPhone boasts on its website.
Safari
The iPhone has built-in WiFi, with which it will be able to access the Internet (through a wireless network) via a altered version of the Safari web browser. Other boasts include quad-band world phone support, a 2-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, stereo Bluetooth, a speakerphone, e-mail and a Safari Web browser.
Applications
When it begins shipping on June 29, the iPhone will run applications created with Web 2. Such apps came along even before the release of the iPhone; the first being “OneTrip”, a program intended to keep track of the user’s shopping list. Applications must be created in Ajax or JavaScript to maintain device security. It’s unknown which business applications will be available for the iPhone. Widget type applications could work very well on a mobile device.
Conclusion
The iPhone includes an SMS application program with a predictive QWERTY soft keyboard that prevents and rectifies errors, making it easier and more efficient to use than the small plastic keyboards on alot of smartphones. iPhone is radical, not a big storm coming from Steve Jobs. iPhone is excellent, and it’s only the beginning. Find an Apple Store near you and see iPhone firsthand.
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