[Macpartners] Fwd: Apple Announces the New iPhone 3G S

[Patrick McNeal]

Some information from Apple on today's WWDC announcements.  More  
information to follow.

--Patrick

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Patrick McNeal
Macintosh Platform Coordinator - Software Release Team
Client Support Services, Information Services and Technology

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> Apple Announces the New iPhone 3G S—The Fastest, Most Powerful  
> iPhone YetiPhone 3G Now Available for $99
> SAN FRANCISCO—June 8, 2009—Apple® today introduced the new iPhone™  
> 3G S, the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet, packed with incredible  
> new features including improved speed and performance—up to twice as  
> fast as iPhone 3G—with longer battery life, a high-quality 3  
> megapixel autofocus camera, easy to use video recording and hands  
> free voice control. iPhone 3G S includes the new iPhone OS 3.0, the  
> world’s most advanced mobile operating system with over 100 new  
> features such as Cut, Copy and Paste, MMS*, Spotlight Search,  
> landscape keyboard and more. iPhone 3G S customers get access to  
> more than 50,000 applications from Apple’s revolutionary App Store,  
> the largest application store in the world where customers have  
> already downloaded over one billion apps. iPhone 3G S offers twice  
> the capacity for the same price with a 16GB model for just $199 and  
> a new 32GB model for just $299.** And beginning today, iPhone 3G is  
> available at the breakthrough price of just $99 for the 8GB model—a  
> huge milestone for the high end smartphone market.
>
> “iPhone 3G S is the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet and we think  
> people will love the incredible new features including autofocus  
> camera, video recording and the freedom of voice control,” said  
> Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of WorldWide Product  
> Marketing. “And with a breakthrough price of $99, we are thrilled to  
> get iPhone 3G into the hands of even more users who want them.”
>
> iPhone 3G S offers incredible speed and performance, on average up  
> to twice as fast as iPhone 3G, so you can render web pages quicker  
> and launch applications faster. iPhone 3G S takes advantage of the  
> OpenGL ES 2.0 standard for stunning high-quality 3D graphics, making  
> mobile gaming and other graphic intense applications better than  
> ever. iPhone 3G S is not only faster, but with longer battery life  
> you can watch more videos, listen to more music, browse the Internet  
> or keep using your favorite apps even longer. The new iPhone 3G S  
> also supports 7.2 Mbps HSDPA for faster networking speeds.***
>
> iPhone 3G S features a new 3 megapixel autofocus camera that takes  
> amazing pictures and video, making it easier than ever to capture,  
> edit and share those moments instantly with family and friends. The  
> new autofocus camera adjusts focus, exposure, color and contrast for  
> the best possible image and includes an automatic macro focus for  
> extra close up shots. With the new “tap to focus” feature, you  
> simply touch the display to select an object or area of interest and  
> the camera automatically re-adjusts focus and exposure. You can  
> record incredible high-quality video clips and edit them right on  
> your iPhone 3G S by simply trimming the start and stop points. With  
> iPhone 3G S you can send photos and video by email or MMS and post  
> them to MobileMe™ or YouTube with just one tap.
>
> The voice control feature in iPhone 3G S offers hands free operation  
> for both iPhone and iPod® functions. Simply speak the appropriate  
> commands into the built-in microphone or headset microphone to dial  
> by name or number. With voice control you can play your favorite  
> music by artist, album or playlist and activate the Genius feature  
> by saying “play more songs like this.” You can also tell iPhone to  
> pause the music, play the next track, turn on shuffle or ask,  
> “What’s playing right now?”
>
> iPhone 3G S features a new built-in digital compass for instant  
> navigation.**** The Compass app shows you which way you are headed  
> and rotates as you change direction. You can orient yourself to true  
> north or magnetic north, and iPhone’s built-in GPS automatically  
> displays the coordinates of your current location. The new built-in  
> digital compass is also integrated within Maps, so it automatically  
> orients any map to the direction you are facing.
>
> iPhone 3G S provides new accessibility features including VoiceOver,  
> a screen reader that speaks what appears on the iPhone 3G S display,  
> enabling visually impaired users to make calls, read email, browse  
> web pages, play music and run applications. The new universal Zoom  
> function magnifies the entire screen, and the White on Black feature  
> reverses the colors on screen to provide higher contrast for people  
> with low vision. iPhone 3G S also supports Mono Audio which combines  
> left and right audio channels so that they can be heard in both  
> earbuds for those with hearing loss in one ear.
>
> iPhone 3G S includes the new iPhone OS 3.0 software with more than  
> 100 new features including: Cut, Copy and Paste; MMS; Spotlight  
> Search to search across iPhone or within Mail, Contacts, Calendar  
> and iPod; landscape keyboard for Mail, Messages, Notes and Safari®;  
> expanded parental controls for TV shows, movies and apps from the  
> App Store; and the ability to capture and send audio recordings on  
> the go with the new Voice Memo app. iPhone 3.0 software also  
> includes a new Find My iPhone feature that works together with  
> MobileMe so you can locate your lost iPhone on a map, send a message  
> that will appear on the screen or play a sound to help you find it  
> even if your phone is set to silent. If you cannot find your iPhone,  
> you can erase all data and content on your iPhone with the new  
> Remote Wipe feature. New iTunes® features available with iPhone 3.0  
> software include wirelessly downloading movies, TV and audio  
> programs as well as iTunes U so students can download learning  
> materials on the go.
>
> iPhone 3G S gives users access to the revolutionary App Store, the  
> largest application store in the world with more than 50,000  
> applications. The App Store allows developers to reach tens of  
> millions of iPhone and iPod touch® users around the world. To date,  
> customers have downloaded more than one billion apps from the App  
> Store. And with more than 1,000 new APIs available with the iPhone  
> SDK, developers can create even more innovative applications using  
> In-App Purchases, a new Maps API and Push Notifications.
>
> iPhone 3G S also features built-in Nike + iPod support making it an  
> incredible workout companion. Users simply place the optional Nike +  
> iPod sensor ($19) in their Nike + shoe to seamlessly connect with  
> iPhone 3G S to track miles run or sync with the latest generation  
> gym equipment.
>
> Pricing & Availability
> iPhone 3G S will be available in the US on June 19 for a suggested  
> retail price of $199 (US) for the 16GB model and just $299 (US) for  
> the new 32GB model in both Apple and AT&T’s retail and online  
> stores, Best Buy and Wal-Mart stores. iPhone 3G S requires a new two  
> year contract with AT&T for qualifying customers. iPhone OS 3.0  
> software will be available on June 17 as a free software update via  
> iTunes 8.2 or later for all iPhone customers. iPod touch customers  
> will be able to purchase a software update for $9.95 (US). Beginning  
> June 8, iPhone 3G will be available for just $99 (US) for the 8GB  
> model. New MobileMe features for iPhone require iPhone OS 3.0.  
> MobileMe is available for an annual subscription price of $99 (US).
>
> iPhone 3G S will also be available in more than 80 countries in the  
> coming weeks. For further information about US and international  
> pricing and availability visit www.apple.com/iphone.
>
> *MMS messaging is available only on iPhone 3G or iPhone 3G S; fees  
> may apply. MMS may not be available in all areas. MMS support from  
> AT&T will be available in late summer.
>
> **Qualified customers only. Requires a new two year AT&T rate plan,  
> sold separately.
>
> ***Where available from AT&T later this year.
>
> ****Compass reliability may be affected by usage conditions such as  
> nearby magnetic fields.  
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