On 28th Nov, Apple announced that in 2008 they will be unveiling a more faster iPhone. This new iPhone will be going for more than the regular price of $399 USD. Jobs plans to sell 10 million iPhones worldwide in 2008, which would give Cupertino, California-based Apple 1% of the mobile-phone market.
Apple Inc. will introduce a version of the iPhone next year that can download from the Internet at a faster rate, AT&T Inc. Chief Executive Officer Randall Stephenson said.
The device will operate on third-generation wireless networks, Stephenson said today at a meeting of the Churchill Club in Santa Clara, California. San Antonio-based AT&T is the exclusive carrier for the iPhone in the U.S.
“You’ll have it next year,” Stephenson said in response to a question about when the 3G iPhone would debut. He said he didn’t know how much more the new version will cost than the existing model, which sells for $399. Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs “will dictate what the price of the phone is,” he said.
Jobs plans to sell 10 million iPhones worldwide in 2008, which would give Cupertino, California-based Apple 1% of the mobile-phone market. Apple had sold 1.4 million handsets through the end of September.
The prospect of a new handset may make some shoppers put off buying an iPhone this year, Gene Munster, an analyst with Piper Jaffray & Co. in Minneapolis, said in an e-mail. The number of shoppers who delay a purchase won’t be “enough to make a difference,” he said. Munster has advised buying Apple shares since June 2004.
The device, which combines features of an iPod music player with a mobile handset, can download videos from Google Inc.’s YouTube and find driving directions over a wireless connection. Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris declined to comment.
Source- http://www.loopygadgets.com/apple-to-unveiled-3g-iphone-in-2008/
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