• Apple's iPhone, the latest models of which are the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS, combines the functionality of an Internet-enabled cell phone with that of an iPod media player and a handheld computer.

  First launched in June 2007 the iPhone has become an iconic product, seen by many as a breakthrough in mobile devices.

  With the introduction of the new iPhone 3GS in June 2009, the iPhone 3G became available as an 8GB model priced at $99.

  The iPhone 3GS is available in 16GB and 32GB versions, for $199 and $299 respectively, with 2-year AT&T contracts.

  As of June 2009, 40 milliion iPhone OS devices have been sold, including all the different iPhone versions and the iPod Touch.

  There are nearly 50,000 apps available for the iPhone, and a more than billion app downloads have been made.

• Fast Facts

  1. Manufacturer: Apple
  2. 8GB iPhone 3G Price: $99 (with 2 year contract)
  3. 16GB iPhone 3GS Price: $199 (with 2 year contract)
  4. iPhone Debut: June 29, 2007
  5. Specs: 4.5 by 2.4 by 0.48 inchesApple: iPhone - Technical Specifications
  6. Weight: 4.7 ozApple: iPhone - Technical Specifications
  7. Memory: 8 GB, 16 GB and 32GB
  8. Connectivity: 3G, WiFi, EDGE, Bluetooth 2.0+EDRApple: iPhone - Technical Specifications
  9. Ringtones: Polyphonic and MP3
  10. Supports other music and video formats, including AAC, MP3, MP4 and QuickTimeApple: iPhone - Technical Specifications

• iPhone 3G

  On June 9, 2008, Apple CEO Steve Jobs revealed the iPhone 3G at the 2008 WWDC conference. This version includes 3G, GPS and improved battery life. It is thinner than its predecessor and has improved audio.

  In addition to the usual suite of communication features on a mobile phone, the iPhone 3G can access the Internet via its EDGE or 3G wireless data connection. The iPhone's multi-touch touchscreen also comes equipped with gesture recognition software that allows for navigation using intuitive hand motion.

• First Generation iPhone

  The first generation iPhone was highly anticipated in the months leading up to its June 29, 2007 release. On launch day AT&T stores experienced long lines with some customers lining up days before.CNET News.com: iPhone supply lives to sell another day (June 29, 2007)

• OS 3.0 Software

  On March 17, 2009, Apple gave tech journalists a preview of the iPhone OS 3.0 software and the new iPhone SDK at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, California. Some of the new features of the 3.0 include: a larger keyboard in landscape, MMS support and Voice memos.Ars Technica: Apple invites media to sneak peek of iPhone 3.0... (March 12, 2009)

• Software Circumvention

  Computer hackers found ways to unlock the iPhone, allowing it to be used on other networks. Automatic software updates by Apple were used to counteract these hacks, but analysts have estimated that 27% of iPhones in the U.S. were unlocked,Reuters: Quarter of Apple iPhones "unlocked" (January 29, 2008) either to be used domestically on competing wireless networks or to be used overseas.

• Exclusivity

  In each country where the iPhone was officially released, Apple granted a single carrier an exclusive contract to use the iPhone on its network. Customers who wished to purchase an iPhone would be locked in to a contract with that carrier.

• Carriers

  1. Exclusive provider in United Kingdom: O2
  2. Spain: Telefonica (O2 owner)
  3. Germany: Deutsch Telekom
  4. France, Austria, Belgium, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland: France Telecom's wireless division, "Orange"
  5. Switzerland: Swisscom
  6. Germany, Austria, Netherlands: T-Mobile
  7. Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia: TeliaSonera
  8. Italy: Telecom Italia
  9. Italy, Portugal, Czech Republic, Greece: Vodaphone

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