Apple Annonces iPhone 3GS for AT&T, Faster and More Powerful

A couple of days after the Palm Pre hits the streets, Apple made a move to steal the spotlight be unveiling the next generation iPhone at WWDC. This announcement has been highly anticipated by AT&T subscribers and other AT&T users.

This exciting new touchscreen phone is called the iPhone 3GS. While it looks very similar to the iPhone 3G , this upcoming phone offers a lot of new features and capabilities.

The added S emphasizes that this new device will offer much greater speed than its predecessors. The iPhone 3GS for AT&T is expected to be more twice as fast as the current model. It will also support 7.2 Mbps HSDPA making web browsing faster.

The upgrades and updates to this new device lie largely at its new operating system. The iPhone 3.0 OS will bring MMS as well as Cut and Paste to the handset. With this new software comes an array of new apps.

Keeping up with the high-powered camera phones in the market, the iPhone 3GS sports an improved 3 megapixel camera with all the goodies like Autofocus, Autoexposure, Tap to Focus, and video capture. It's not powerful enough to challenge the monster camera phones but its good enough to appease most users.

The new iPhone 3GS also comes with some cool additional features such as voice control and the built-in digital compass. This built-in tool allows users to acquire orientation, longitude, latitude, and other useful topographical information.

Apple's new iPhone 3GS will arrive in June 19. It will be offered in two versions, a 16GB model for $199 and a 32GB model for $299. It will be available in over 80 countries around the planet.

On the surface, it appears that this new device is not much different from its predecessors. Except for the more powerful camera, no glaring changes have been made. However, this details were revealed at the announcement. perhaps, we'll learn more about this new phone in the next following weeks.

That's it for this blog on the new and exciting iPhone 3GS for AT&T. Tune in to this blog to get the latest on everything wireless.

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3G IPhone Bargain Bonanza

I picked up this exciting 3G iPhone rumor while surfing the web. According to this Fortune.cnn.com article, a source revealed that AT&T is making some special plans to enhance the release of Apple's 3G iPhone.

The exclusive U.S. iPhone distributor is rumored to be planning to cut the price of the highly popular handset by as much as $200 when the 3G version is launched this summer. If it's true that AT&T will subsidize $200 of the cost of a new iPhone, then the price will be brought down to $199. This will be available for customers who sign two-year contracts according to the source of this rumor.

Naturally, representatives from both AT&T and Apple declined to comment when confronted with these rumors. If this plan is true, then they are probably keeping it a secret to maximize its impact on the market and to keep other carriers from making a quick response.

If the 3G iPhone will be sold for 200 hundred bucks then a wider consumer market will be able to afford it. AT&T will have an attractive offer that can lure lucrative customers away from rival mobile phone service providers. It would be logical the new iPhone will likely be locked or programmed to prevent buyers from taking the discounted handset to another network.

Plenty of rumors have surfaced about the upcoming 3G iPhone. The highly popular mobile device may be to be released on the one-year anniversary of the original version.

Fortune's source claims that Apple will cease to release the original version once the 3G device is in the market. This move may be seen as an attempt to clear out inventory and stir up demand for the new 3G version.

The source of the rumor also offered other details on the upcoming 3G iPhone. One of these details is the new version will be slimmer by 2.5 mm than the older model. The new iPhone may also offer a GPS chip for navigation and other location-based services.

Well, this is certainly an interesting rumor. If it's true then a lot of people will definitely purchase the 3G iPhone. I know I would. However, these are just rumors and there are tons of rumors on Apple's hit handset these days. Tune in for more updates or confirmations on these rumors.

iPhone Continues to Fuel AT&T's Growth

The huge popularity of the iPhone meant success for the carrier that offers. AT&T is still experience the effects of Apple's device and is still growing strong as indicated by its earnings for this year.

AT&T Mobility reported customer additions that are similar with last years customer increase. The gains in the number of new customers has pushed the carrier’s to increase to more than seventeen percent. Experts believe that the ongoing strong sales of Apple Inc.’s iPhone is the main cause of this growth boost. The continued weakness at Sprint Nextel Corp. is also a significant factor in the strong growth experienced by AT&T.

Let's explore the details of AT&T's iPhone powered growth. The mobile phone carrier reported that 1.295 million net wireless customers were added during the first quarter of this year. This number represented an increase of 8.7% compared with the figures taken on the first quarter of 2007.

With the addition of these new customers, AT&T's customer base now number more than 71.3 million subscribers. However, the nation's no.1 carrier also lost some customers. When the carrier shut down its TDMA network in late February, around 330,000 customers defected to other networks.

AT&T Mobility's average revenue per user also increased pushed the carrier’s service revenues to $10.6 billion for the quarter. The carrier's data services accounted for $2.3 billion, or 21.5%, of total service revenues. An increase in the carrier's equipment revenues during the quarter pushed total revenues up.

All these growth in various areas boosted AT&T’s income during the first quarter of 2008 to $2.9 billion. With the iPhone still going strong, this trend will probably continue. The launch of the anticipated 3G iPhone could also bring more customers and increased income for the carrier. The success brought about by this remarkable handset has encouraged other networks to find a handset that will duplicate the iPhone's powerful appeal.