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<A title=brian@pure-id.com href="mailto:brian@pure-id.com">Brian Longwe</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=kai.wulff@kdn.co.ke
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 10, 2007
16:08</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Kictanet] Apple "reinvents the
phone," unveils iPhone</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><B>Talk about convergence! This phone is a real
handheld computer!</B></DIV>
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<H3 style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14px"><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14px">Apple "reinvents the phone,"
unveils iPhone [u]</SPAN></H3>
<P>Apple today unveiled the<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><A
href="http://macnn.com/rd/68791==http://www.macnn.com/applestore"><SPAN
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class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>(site not updated), a wide-screen
iPod with touch controls that also functions as a mobile phone and an internet
communication device. The company chief Steve Jobs revealed the new device
during his keynote speech at the Macworld Conference & Expo in San
Francisco. "This is a day I've been looking forward to for two and a half
years," Jobs said on stage in front of the keynote attendees. "Every once in a
while a product comes along to change the industry. Apple has been fortunate
to introduce a few of these: the Mac in 1984; the iPod in 2001. Apple will
introduce three revolutionary products of this class. Wide-screen iPod with
touch controls. The second is a mobile phone. The third is a break-through
internet communication device. All of those in a single device. Not separate
devices, but a single device called iPhone. Apple reinvents the phone."
[updated]</P>
<P>iPhone development began with a revolutionary user interface that leverages
hardware as well as software, overcoming the problem of fixed controls that
cannot change as applications change. The iPhone utilizes a touch sensitive
screen with "multi-touch" technology that does not require a stylus pen to
operate, and is far more accurate than other touch displays, according to
Jobs. The touch pad allows multi-finger gestures that Jobs says is "at least
five years ahead of any other." The iPhone runs Mac OS X with power
management, networking, security, applications, Core Animation, and
audio/video support. Users can also create desktop-class applications,
according to Apple's chief. The iPhone includes a 3.5-inch screen with 160
pixels per inch, as well as a single "home" button. The phone is thinner than
any other phone at 11.6mm, and offers volume controls alongside a two
megapixel camera built-in on the back. The phone also features a 3.5mm
headphone jack, a sleep/wake button on top, a speaker microphone, and an iPod
connector on the bottom. A proximity sensor turns off the screen as well as
the touch sensor when the phone passes close to the head, and an ambient light
sensor turns down the screen brightness as necessary. An accelerometer
determines whether to capture a landscape or portrait orientation when taking
photos, and the phone includes coverflow technology similar to that used in
the company's iTunes software. Apple's iPhone has a dashboard-like interface
to each module and function, allowing users to scroll using a finger. The home
button returns users back to the dashboard, and the coveflow technology
supports scrolling through album art with the touch of a finger. Jobs
demonstrated the iPhone's video capability by playing "The Office" TV show,
and began playing a wide-screen movie using on-screen controls. The iPhone --
which includes more than 200 patents for inventions used in the device --
offers visual voicemail that allows random access voicemail for direct access,
and functions as a quad-band GSM/Edge phone. iPhone includes WiFi and
Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, providing users with SMS functionality alongside
various applications such as a calendar, contacts, and more. An iChat-like
interface enables users to send as well as receive SMS messages, and the
iPhone supports error correction via a visual keyboard that allows users to
type messages. The phone includes built-in photo management that can scroll
through photos with the touch of a finger, and a 'pinch' motion zooms in or
out while viewing images. Further iPhone features include rich HTML email
capability that works with any POP/IMAP email service, and a fully usable copy
of Apple's Safari Web browser with support for Google Maps. The phone includes
widgets for weather and stocks, and automatically locates WiFi networks when
they are available -- switching to the network to maintain internet
connectivity. Additionally, Yahoo is offering all iPhone users free push IMAP
email service with inline photos and rich text email support. Apple's iPhone
also automatically parses out phone numbers with a simple touch-to-call
option. Finger gestures navigate Web pages in Safari when browsing the Web,
and pinching gestures zoom in on a particular area of a page. Double tapping
on a page zooms to that area, while a Cingular menubar displays an
AirPort-like signal indicator for WiFi strength. Users can also quickly move
to portions of a Web page before it is finished downloading. Steve Jobs
introduced Cingular Wireless CEO, saying that features like visual voicemail
required help from the carrier. Cingular entered into a multiyear exclusive
contract with Apple without ever having seen the phone. Jobs said Apple hopes
to grab 1 percent market share (10 million units) in 2008 following the
iPhone's introduction into the existing mobile phone market, which consists of
nearly 1 billion phones. iPhone accessories include standard headphones that
feature a button to answer calls, as well as a new Bluetooth headset with a
single button that automatically goes to sleep. Jobs promises five hours of
battery life for talking time or video playback, as well as 16 hours of audio
playback time. The iPhone will ship in June for $499 (4GB model) and $599 (8GB
model), both with a 2 year contract.</P></DIV>
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