New third generation Apple iPhone with 3.0 firmware announced.
The next iPhone is finally here! Apple has announced its third generation iPhone 3GS. The phone is available in black or white color as either 16GB or 32GB. The new version of iPhone 3.0 software will be included with the phone, adding such features as copy, paste, search across platform, MMS, horizontal keyboard layout for typing, push notification, tethering with your computer, turn by turn navigation, better language support and more. Safari with Java also gets a speed boost under OS 3.0 – up to 3x compared to the previous version. There is also a new feature called Find Me which is a service offered to MobileMe users which helps users track their lost or stolen iPhone over Google Maps. You can send a command to the phone which will cause it to emit a sound even if the phone has its sound turned off. Additionally you can send a wipe command to the phone which will erase contacts, and other personal data. In App Purchase allows you to buy content inside an App Store bought applications.
On the hardware side of things there are improvements to bluetooth and how it interacts with other software and hardware. The phone will have a faster processor and graphics, a higher resolution camera (3MP) with auto focus, 30fps video recording, voice controls, Nike+ support, 7.2Mbps HSDPA, a digital compass, increase of system RAM, encryption, better batery life (3G is 5 hours, while WiFi is 9 hours), and more. There will also be updates to iTunes which deal with parental controls, movies, tv shows, music and audio books. The pricing for the new phones is $199 for 16GB, and $299 for 32GB (both versions come in either black or white color) and it will be available on sale on June 19th. This price is available with a new two-year contract with AT&T. The current 8GB 3G will be lowered in price to $99. Official photos and information is available on Apple’s website.