No stress with iPhone 3GS

Apple show off new iPhone at WWDC

After months of speculation, hearsay and general guess work, Apple finally unveiled their new iPhone, the iPhone 3GS, at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco yesterday.

The iPhone 3GS has a host of new features, primarily Apple are touting the speed of the new phone, which they say is almost two times as fast as the current incarnation, the iPhone 3G. More snazzy features include a 3-megapixel camera, video recording, longer battery life and voice control.

It also comes with the new iPhone OS 3.0 operating system, itself boasting brand new features including copy and paste, easier text messaging and a spotlight search function. Another exciting aspect is the ability to “tether” the iPhone 3GS to a PC or Mac, and then connect to the internet on that device via the iPhone.

Speaking at WWDC Apple executive Phillip Schiller said: “iPhone 3GS 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”.

The new phone will go on sale on 19 June in the US, UK and other parts of Europe. However in the UK there has been a slight uproar in regards to iPhone carrier O2′s plans for the new device.

Existing customers who wish to upgrade to the new phone will have to buy out their contract and also pay the full fee for the new phone. When the iPhone 3G was released, customers were given the chance to upgrade at a reduced fee, and many people expected the same thing to happen this time round.

The news was not welcomed by iPhone fans, with many O2 patrons expressing displeasure on the internet. A forum on the O2 website was hit with angry comments, a petition and even an open letter to the company bigwigs from a user known as Bluemoomin65: “You gave new adopters no choice but to agree to an 18 month contract on a phone that would be replaced within 12 months… Holding existing customers to the letter of the contract may turn a fast buck, but will kill brand loyalty,” the letter read.

By Ray Ali posted June 9, 2009 3:09 AM with 528 views