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Apple shows off redesigned iPhone

08 Jun
Steve Jobs encounters technical difficulties at the iPhone 4 launch

Apple has unveiled a redesign of its popular iPhone handset.

The revamped gadget has a stainless steel case, two cameras, improved display and is 24% thinner than the most recent version.

Apple boss Steve Jobs said the redesign was the “biggest leap” it had taken since the launch of the first iPhone.

But analysts said the phone’s popularity could be dented by Apple’s strict control over what owners can do with their gadget.

The gadget was revealed during the keynote speech at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.

The device will go on sale on 24 June. The US price for the 32GB model is $299 (£206) and $199 (£137) for the 16GB model. Apple said prices might be affected by contract conditions.

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Some of the impact of the announcement was lessened because technology blog Gizmodo had published details of a prototype of the phone after one was left in a bar by an Apple employee.

Steve Jobs with the new iPhone 4 in San Francisco, US, 7 June 2010 The new handset has two cameras and allows users to video-chat

Acknowledging the leak, Mr Jobs said: “Some of you have already seen this.”

The new handset includes many features that critics had said were lacking from previous versions.

It now includes two cameras – one on the front and one on the back – and allows people to video-chat, although only when it is connected to wi-fi. It also supports high-definition video.

Other extras added to the phone include a gyroscope which, when coupled with the existing accelerometer and compass, gives it six-axis motion sensing. This allows people to control games and apps by waving the handset.

“These phones are getting more and more intelligent about the world around them,” said Mr Jobs.

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iPad now in the UK

28 May

iPad Now Available in the UK

iPad Now Available in the UK

28 May 2010

Starting today, you can buy the magical and revolutionary iPad at your favourite Apple Retail Store, the Apple Online Store or from selected Apple Authorised resellers. Starting at just £429, iPad allows users to connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before. Users can browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more, all using iPad’s revolutionary Multi-Touch user interface. Read more: apple.com/uk/ipad

 
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iPad launch date and prices revealed

07 May

Apple reveals UK iPad prices

Apple’s iPad to costfrom £429 in the UK when it goes on sale on 28 May

Apple iPadApple’s iPad will go on sale in the UK on 28 May. Photograph: Reuters

Apple has revealed that the iPad, which will go on sale in the UK on 28 May, will cost £429 for the basic version. Prices go all the way up to £699 for the top of the range 64GB device with both Wi-Fi and 3G network access.

The Californian technology company, which has already seen sales of the iPad sail past the 1m mark after just a month in the shops, will open its website for pre-orders of the device to British gadget fans from Monday next week. Alongside the UK, the tablet computer will also be available on 28 May in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain and Switzerland.

Apple pushed back the international launch of the device last month, citing “surprisingly strong US demand”. More than 500,000 were delivered to American retailers and customers in its first week on sale.

In the US, Apple has already sold more than 1m iPads and customers have downloaded more than 12m apps from the App Store, as well as more than 1.5m ebooks from the new iBookstore, Apple added.

In the past, Apple has come in for criticism for the difference between the prices of its products in Europe compared with the US. In the US the basic iPad costs $499, which at the current pound-dollar exchange rate is £338. Apple points out that there are different, and higher, taxes in Europe – the prices it is quoting include VAT – as well as increased transport and other costs.

Apple’s price for the 16GB version of the Wi-Fi only iPad is £429 (including VAT) while the 32GB version is £499 and 64GB is £599. For the Wi-Fi and 3G version of the iPad, the 16GB device will be £529 (including VAT), the 32GB device £599 and the largest 64GB Wi-Fi and 3G iPad will be £699.

The corresponding US prices are $499/$599/$699 and $629/$729/$829. There are also numerous peripherals to push up the price: case ($39), keyboard dock ($69), iPad dock ($29), camera connection kit ($29), USB power adapter ($29), VGA adaptor ($29), wireless keyboard ($69), Mobile Me ($69) and AppleCare ($99).

O2, Orange and Vodafone will all be offering mobile data plans for UK consumers who buy the 3G-enabled iPad, but details have yet to be released.

Apple plans to release iPad in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore in July and will announce availability, local pricing and pre-order plans for these nine additional countries at a later date.

 
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