Get the blackberry! If with 3 mobile, wait till augsept time as a new 3G 9000 series black berry will be out! Thats what i'm doing! Oh then and if a 3G iPhone comes out, then i'll get both!
Wait for the iPhone to come up and then weigh up your options. We really don't know what to expect of the 3G iPhone, and Blackberry are yet to deliver a convincing web browsing experience. Both company's could be leagues ahead of their current position come July.
Apple's Open Secret
BURLINGAME, CALIF. -
Apple might as well put out a press release.
By sticking with its promise to sell 10 million iPhones in 2008 on a call with analysts Wednesday--even as it announced sales of just 1.7 million handsets during the current quarter--the secretive Cupertino, Calif.-based computer and gadget maker made it plain that it's about to overhaul its iPhone lineup.
The renewed promises that Apple (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) will sell 10 million phones this year came as the company said Wednesday its earnings for the quarter ending in March jumped 37%, thanks to a 51% surge in unit sales of desktop and laptop computers. (See: "Mac Attack Beats Street.")
The real action, however, came not as Apple detailed its numbers, but as Apple Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook and Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer dodged efforts to smoke out details on Apple's new phone.
Analyst Shannon Cross of Cross Research took the prize for the boldest gambit, asking if Apple will still sell the current-model iPhone once it rolls out an iPhone able to work on high-speed so-called "3G" networks.
"Can you comment on the availability of the 2.5G iPhone once the new 3G iPhone is out?" Cross asked.
"We don't comment on new products, sorry," Cook said, laughing.
"We've got to try sometimes," Cross shot back.
You can't blame Cross after Cook explained that supplies of Apple's iPhone have been running low because Apple sold more phones during its latest quarter--1.7 million--than it had expected. That rate adds up to just 6.8 million phones over the course of a year. Obviously, Apple plans to pick up the pace.
"We can't comment on new products," Cook said (again), when asked what role the 3G phone will play in hitting Apple's sales targets. "But I will reiterate we are confirming that we will hit sales of 10 million iPhones, and obviously part of that is rolling out to more geographies."
And the other part, just as obviously, will be new phones. And that's merely the latest hint: Late last year, AT&T (nyse: T - news - people ) Chief Executive Randall Stephenson promised that a 3G iPhone was on the way.
After the call, Cross said she's so sure a new iPhone is coming that she's betting Apple will sell 13 million phones this year. The most likely release date is June 9, when Apple kicks off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference and rolls out new iPhone software, Cross says. Her biggest question: the fate of today's model. "There will probably be some form of a tier pricing [system]--do they take the 2.5G as a lower-priced option or not?"
The real mystery at Apple then, is what exactly will the computer maker do with P.A. Semi--a small, fabless chip designer chock full of microprocessor-design talent. In response to questions from Forbes.com, Apple confirmed late Tuesday it had acquired the company. (See: "Apple Buys Chip Designer.")
Apple refused to detail its plans for analysts. "We buy smaller technology companies from time to time, and we don't have a practice of commenting on our purposes or plans," Oppenheimer said in response to a question from Shaw Wu, an analyst at American Technology Research. "So I can't comment on that."
BURLINGAME, CALIF. -
Apple might as well put out a press release.
By sticking with its promise to sell 10 million iPhones in 2008 on a call with analysts Wednesday--even as it announced sales of just 1.7 million handsets during the current quarter--the secretive Cupertino, Calif.-based computer and gadget maker made it plain that it's about to overhaul its iPhone lineup.
The renewed promises that Apple (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) will sell 10 million phones this year came as the company said Wednesday its earnings for the quarter ending in March jumped 37%, thanks to a 51% surge in unit sales of desktop and laptop computers. (See: "Mac Attack Beats Street.")
The real action, however, came not as Apple detailed its numbers, but as Apple Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook and Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer dodged efforts to smoke out details on Apple's new phone.
Analyst Shannon Cross of Cross Research took the prize for the boldest gambit, asking if Apple will still sell the current-model iPhone once it rolls out an iPhone able to work on high-speed so-called "3G" networks.
"Can you comment on the availability of the 2.5G iPhone once the new 3G iPhone is out?" Cross asked.
"We don't comment on new products, sorry," Cook said, laughing.
"We've got to try sometimes," Cross shot back.
You can't blame Cross after Cook explained that supplies of Apple's iPhone have been running low because Apple sold more phones during its latest quarter--1.7 million--than it had expected. That rate adds up to just 6.8 million phones over the course of a year. Obviously, Apple plans to pick up the pace.
"We can't comment on new products," Cook said (again), when asked what role the 3G phone will play in hitting Apple's sales targets. "But I will reiterate we are confirming that we will hit sales of 10 million iPhones, and obviously part of that is rolling out to more geographies."
And the other part, just as obviously, will be new phones. And that's merely the latest hint: Late last year, AT&T (nyse: T - news - people ) Chief Executive Randall Stephenson promised that a 3G iPhone was on the way.
After the call, Cross said she's so sure a new iPhone is coming that she's betting Apple will sell 13 million phones this year. The most likely release date is June 9, when Apple kicks off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference and rolls out new iPhone software, Cross says. Her biggest question: the fate of today's model. "There will probably be some form of a tier pricing [system]--do they take the 2.5G as a lower-priced option or not?"
The real mystery at Apple then, is what exactly will the computer maker do with P.A. Semi--a small, fabless chip designer chock full of microprocessor-design talent. In response to questions from Forbes.com, Apple confirmed late Tuesday it had acquired the company. (See: "Apple Buys Chip Designer.")
Apple refused to detail its plans for analysts. "We buy smaller technology companies from time to time, and we don't have a practice of commenting on our purposes or plans," Oppenheimer said in response to a question from Shaw Wu, an analyst at American Technology Research. "So I can't comment on that."
i havent ever used the net on my phone, and i am with telstra, i just like the looks of a blackberry... my snobberish materialist attitude only ever comes out with phones... i dont know why but i just dont like to be left behind when it comes to my cell that i grab out of my handbag! lol
so is this released in oz yet? im out of the loop. was never really on the buzz untill my friend returned from hk with one. its soo freakin cool, he had all his holiday pics on it and the way you navigate with your fingers is so much fun. its a big F'er though, something id only want to carry around in my carry bag.
So we've got it on authority that the second-gen iPhone is already well into testing, and numerous units are floating around in super secret pockets. A trusted source got a chance to check one out, here's what we've heard.
* The first thing people will notice: the 2nd gen iPhone will be about the same size and shape as the first gen.
* It will, of course, have 3G. And proper GPS!
* The most noticeable physical difference is back of the phone is no longer metal -- the whole thing is glossy black, from top to bottom. The volume buttons are now chrome.
* Because it's got a little less metal to deal with, it doesn't have quite as many angular edges. The battery is (still) not removable.
* The phone itself will be slightly thicker than the first gen device.
* The headphone jack will no longer be recessed, and will finally be flush with the body.
* The device itself uses roughly the same size and resolution screen as the first generation product.
* No solid word on battery life or storage capacity.
It could ship (or be introduced) as early as July -- but it's worth noting that none of this is necessarily finalized, and any of it could change between now and its introduction. You really never know with Apple!
From Engadget
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