By Allen Tsai | Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:19 am |
Apple today announced that more than 500 native applications will be available on the iPhone's App Store when its iPhone 3G goes on sale tomorrow.
Applications will be available on Apple's new App Store, allowing users to wirelessly download them directly onto their iPhones. More than 125 applications are being offered to iPhone customers for free.The new iPhone 3G combines 3G networking that is twice as fast, built-in GPS for expanded location-based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0 software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs third party applications. Many of the new applications take advantage of iPhone's large display, Multi-Touch user interface, fast hardware-accelerated 3D graphics, built-in accelerometer and location-based technology. Applications are free or charged to the user's iTunes account. The App Store will offer over 500 applications from hundreds of companies around the world in a variety of categories including games, business, news, sports, health, reference and travel. The iPhone 2.0 software update includes enterprise support, contact search, complete iWork and MS Office document viewing support, the ability to delete or move emails in bulk, saving images from emails, a scientific calculator, parental controls and support for 16 additional languages. The iPhone 3G will be available in the U.S. tomorrow for a suggested retail price of $199 for the 8GB model and $299 for the 16GB model in both Apple and AT&T's stores and requires a new two-year contract with AT&T. The App Store will be available beginning today via iTunes 7.7 and part of the free iPhone 2.0 software update for all iPhone customers tomorrow. The iPhone 3G will be available tomorrow in 21 countries - Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the U.S. The iPhone 3G will go on sale in France on July 17. - Apple iPhone 3G Specs
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Wed Feb 08, 2012 4:09 pm | By
Apple is facing increasing animosity over working conditions at its Chinese factories, as protestors gather to demonstrate against the iPhone maker's controversial labor issues.
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Wed Feb 08, 2012 2:30 pm | By
Carriers are struggling with the financial burden of iPhone subsidies, offsetting the cost of carrying Apple's coveted device with broadening product line-ups and raising plan prices.
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Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:49 pm | By
Apple is asking European regulators to rewrite existing fair use patent laws, a move positioning Apple to make millions off existing technologies as its legal battles stumble.
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Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:12 pm | By
Apple hasn't improved factory working conditions, a teenaged worker told CNN, adding controversy to the iPhone maker's Chinese labor troubles.
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Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:01 pm | By
Apple is searching for partners to launch iTV, its Internet-connected streaming video and movie service, in a bold move that may change television viewing forever.
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