Drum roll please : APPLE iPHONE 3G

Posted on June 9, 2008
Filed Under electronics

It is here, it is here the new Apple 3G iPhone is here, the announcement today from Steven Jobs that the 3G iPhone is coming next month. The new iPhone is using iPhone 2.0 firmware update. It is amazing that one digital device has created such a buzz and the money it has generated for AT&T and Apple. Let just say keep up the good work

The new iPhone 3G highlights

* 3G data 2.8 times faster
* iPhone is thinner
* Flush headphone jack
* Price drop: $199 for 8GB, 2.99 for 16GB
* Support for Microsoft Exchange
* Maps with GPS
* App Store for browsing and downloading applications
* The 16GB model also available in white
* Shipping to 22 countries on July 11

firmware 2.0:

* Complete support for Office docs Word, Excel and PowerPoint
* Parental controls
* Temendous language support
* Asian language support, including character recognition
* Auto-discovery
* Global address look-up
* Remote wipe
* WPA/WPA2 Enterprise wireless
* 802.1x authentication
* Push email
* Push contacts
* Push calendar
* Auto-discovery
* LEAP, PEAPv0, PEAPv1
* Contact search with live searching
* Full iWork document support
* Bulk delete & move messages
* Ability to save received images
* New calculator with scientific mode
* Free for original iPhone owners
* US$9.99 for iPod Touch owners