No surprises for rumor watchers: 3G, GPS, glossy plastic back, lower price
By John Mahoney
Posted 06.09.2008 at 3:36 pm

iPhone 3G: Photo by Apple
It's official. The iPhone has gotten a birthday facelift, and the juicy details are all in line with the rumors we've been hearing all month—3G, GPS, an integrated app store, and a glossy new plastic back in black or old-school Apple white. Perhaps most surprising is a substantial price drop—down to $199 for the 8GB version and $299 for the 16GB (price drops were hinted at, but no amounts). Here's what else Apple campers will be dreaming about when they pitch their tents prior to the July 11 launch date.
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Looks more possible. Thank the lord.
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happy to see the new, better and cheaper iPhone 3G, but, unhappy to know that Apple has not introduced yet an EEE-like MacBook Air with HALF the size, HALF the weight and HALF the price of the standard (13.3" display) Air
however, I think that an Apple "eeeAir" could be announced soon, since, the new subnotebooks market may worth over 100 million unit per year
then, in this May, 24 article I suggest the possible specs (and show the possible look) of the an Apple "eeeAir":
http://www.gaetanomarano.it/articles/036appleee.html
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0 out of 2 people found this comment helpfulit's kind of unimpressive i wish they could get a 80+ gigybite iphone though
2 out of 3 people found this comment helpfulIf you're an existing AT&T user, better check to make sure that your account is 'upgrade eligible' before putting your 1st Gen iPhone on the block because the $199 price is only for new subscribers or existing ones that are eligible for a phone upgrade.
If not, then your price will be $499 for an 'early' upgrade. Apple's $199 price is with AT&T subsidizing the cost for the new ones and eligible existing. For those not eligible for upgrade, AT&T is not subsidizing the phone and the price is higher.
Don't know if Apple will charge $199 with AT&T charging the extra $200 to activate or if Apple will charge the $499 price in the store after checking with AT&T.
Bummer.
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