Apple has unveiled the iPhone 3G S, what the company calls the most powerful iPhone yet. New features include improved speed and performance – up to twice as fast as iPhone 3G – with longer battery life, a 3-megapixel autofocus camera, video recording and hands free voice control. iPhone 3G S also includes the new iPhone OS 3.0 mobile operating system with over 100 new features such as Cut, Copy and Paste, MMS, Spotlight Search, landscape keyboard and more. The device will come in 16GB and 32GB configurations.
The speed and performance boost delivered by the iPhone 3G S helps render web pages quicker and launch applications faster. iPhone 3G S also takes advantage of the OpenGL ES 2.0 standard for high-quality 3D graphics. In addition to being faster, iPhone 3G S has a longer battery life.
The new iPhone 3G S also supports 7.2 Mbps HSDPA for faster networking speeds. 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.
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 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 also gives users access to the App Store, with more than 50,000 applications.
The 16GB iPhone 3G S model will be offered for just US$199 and a new 32GB model will be offered for just US$299. The device will be available on June 19 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 US$9.95 (US). Beginning June 8, iPhone 3G will be available for just US$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 US$99 (US).
iPhone 3G S will also be available in more than 80 countries in the coming weeks.
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