Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveils new and improved iPhone
source: http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-apple9-2008jun09,1,1737266.story
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By Michelle Quinn, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
June 9, 2008
Will the next iPhone be thinner, cheaper, perhaps cooler? Will it come with new features such as video chat and a global positioning system? For months, speculation has swirled.
Today, Steve Jobs, Apple Inc.'s chief executive, is expected to end the guessing game and unveil the second version of the iPhone at Apple's developer conference in San Francisco.
This is not just any updated product. Some analysts say the future of the company depends on the iPhone becoming a consumer hit of global proportions.
"Apple's stock is going to go where the iPhone goes," said Andy Hargreaves, senior research analyst with Pacific Crest Securities. "It's the new growth driver."
The key question, they say, is whether Apple, based in Cupertino, Calif., cuts the price of the iPhone to dramatically boost sales.
On June 29, 2007, Apple began selling the 8-gigabyte iPhone at $599 in the U.S., drawing lines of eager buyers outside its stores. It quickly became a cultural icon (with a cameo appearance at the Oscars) and changed the way many people viewed mobile communications.
The iPhone is a combination phone, Internet surfing gadget and digital entertainment player for listening to music and watching video. It is being rolled out slowly in international markets. Apple started selling the phone in countries such as Britain and Germany and is expected to start distributing in Asia soon.
The phone hasn't been without controversy. Less than three months after it was launched, Apple dropped the price $200, angering many who had already bought it. And the company frustrated software engineers by limiting the kinds of development that could be done on the phone.
Meanwhile, some people began using the phone "unlocked," without AT&T Inc.'s cellphone service or with software applications that Apple hadn't approved. Some of them found that their iPhones did not work after Apple issued a software update.
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Neghie
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So long as I can download that GPS system, I'm good. I ventured down to many strange streets looking for an address that was in my face to begin with.
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Neghie
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goolkasian [removed]
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Dmitri_Molotov
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goolkasian:
He'd spend the war budget to build golden statues of himself on every street corner.
- 3 years ago
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Dmitri_Molotov
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ILiveonaClock
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How could you want to be that connected to everything at once? You're only human and this is only a gadget.
- 3 years ago
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ILiveonaClock
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Dmitri_Molotov
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ILiveonaClock:
The iPhone still sucks.
@ILiveonaClock: YOU may be only human. I for one welcome the merging of human and machine. I'm ready to become more than just meat. - 3 years ago
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Dmitri_Molotov
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PaolaBear
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I'm gonna wait for their price to go down because last year people had to pay a lot for them and suddenly they got a little cheaper.
- 3 years ago
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PaolaBear
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beedee
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wow, way to keep Current populated with news stories that the mainstream media won't touch.
NOPE!
:Ppppppppt!
- 3 years ago
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beedee
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pigmonkey
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cheaper and better
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pigmonkey
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jakes_green
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Wow, can you say summer job
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jakes_green
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sforte
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Anyone know what the 3G service will cost? Maybe they're dropping the price because you're gonna pay through the roof for that speed?
- 3 years ago
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sforte
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KristinL
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video chat? that would be amazing!
count me in
- 3 years ago
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KristinL
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jmathew
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Hmmmmm....which do you prefer? Black or white?
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jmathew
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atarikg
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haha I never bought one of them but now I'll buy a new generation one so I 'll be cooler than the others who have got old school one :D
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atarikg
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cwc_agent
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I don't care
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cwc_agent
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sagewho
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Always new and improved. I want to see someone come out with a "old and not so improved" version
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sagewho
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crob80227
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I think I will buy 2: one that I actually use and one that I put on an altar and pray to.
It's like having a laptop computer that you can hold in the palm of your hand. Pretty cool.
And not a bad deal for only $199.00!
- 3 years ago
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crob80227
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mjsmith11
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I would not even think of getting an iphone without insurance. Either renters or homeowners insurance.
- 3 years ago
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mjsmith11
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ii386
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YEAH i loved the iphone until they rip you the hell off.
i broke my screen. and they charge over 250 dollars to get that replaced. are you serious? its a cheap ass screen, a piece of plastic that would be less that 10 bucks to fix if the LCD and the plastic screen weren't fused together.
so dont buy an iphone cause you cant get insurance on it, you cant get ATT customer service, and the screen breaks pretttyyy easily if you drop it (and you KNOW you will). i loved apple but am so fucking pissed at them now. be careful
UPDATE: this phone is so damn cheap, its even cheaper than getting my phone repaired. hahaa im happy now cause ill just buy a newer and better phone and be more careful this time! Apple has won me back!
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ii386
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wiredbirds
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that's a big device.
- 3 years ago
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wiredbirds
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dearmat23
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What size tumor would you like with your 2.0?
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dearmat23
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mjsmith11
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I think the term "iPhone Envy" is soon to become a common phrase.
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mjsmith11
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bstein
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I just got into line. Who's with me???
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bstein
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jefftego
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Uh, anyone interested in buying my old iPhone?
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jefftego
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crababble
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You can't even buy one without a two year contract in the states. Why they gotta be so cruel?
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crababble
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Jame89
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crababble:
crababble: By July 12th, you'll be able to get a hacked & unlocked version on eBay. ;)
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Jame89
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pigmonkey
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This new new iphone will be great.until iPhone 3.0 comes out a year later, which will be great until.......
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pigmonkey
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saverio
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The new features look amazing and I still can't believe it will be that cheaper.
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saverio
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pstuart
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Tori, hook us up! =)
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pstuart
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Tori
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As always, MacRumors has the live blog.
My man will be working at Apple soon - we can't wait for the employee discount!!
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Tori
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saverio
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Gizmodo is offering live coverage of today's Keynote speech at the Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco. Steve Jobs has just started introducing the iPhone 2.0!
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saverio
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joshuaheller
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No buttons!!!?!?!?!?
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joshuaheller
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abbym0308
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i need one too.
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abbym0308
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_Hayko
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Wow.. I NEED ONE!!!
(sorry Axel, had to do it)
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_Hayko
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abbym0308
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i want one.
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abbym0308
