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Jobs unwraps the iPhone
'Apple is going to reinvent the phone,' CEO says
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Apple Computer Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs on Tuesday unveiled the iPhone, its new touch-screen mobile phone that will be able to play music, surf the Internet and take pictures, among other features.
"Apple is going to reinvent the phone," Jobs said during his keynote speech at Macworld. "After today, nobody is going to look at these [other mobile phones] the same way again."
The phone, to be available in June, will use new "multitouch" technology, Jobs added, calling the phone the "ultimate digital device." It will have a 3.5-inch diagonal screen and be 11.6 millimeters thick. Apple's iPod technology is built into the phone.
Among its features, said that the phone will have a 2-megapixel camera, instant text-messaging capacity, sync with iTunes and use a visual voice-mail system, which will allow users to read a list of people who called.
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Cingular Wireless will provide the wireless service for the phone, according to the company.
Other Macworld announcements included the Apple TV, which was previously dubbed iTV.
It will feature a 40-gigabyte hard drive and be able to store up to 50 hours of video. The device can stream to five personal computers, and will be able to hold movies, television shows, music and photographs. Apple TV will be priced at $299 and begin shipping in February, Jobs said.
Jobs also announced that Apple has sold more than 2 billion songs through its iTunes music store, and that it expects to reach 100 million iPod unit sales this year.
ITunes has become the fourth-largest seller of music online, surpassing Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN :
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Rex Crum is a reporter for MarketWatch in San Francisco.
Stacey Delo is a multimedia producer and reporter for MarketWatch in San Francisco.
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