From: "Rich Gauszka" 

Unfortunately we'll have to wait till June from no longer Apple Computer
but Apple, Incorporated
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 3.5" Widescreen touch-sensitive display
- 11.6 mm thin
- 2 megapixel camera
- proximity sensor, accelerometer, and ambient light sensors
- Quad-band GSM/EDGE + WiFI + Bluetooth 2.0
- Battery Life: 16 hours audio, 5 hour talk/video/browse time

Software Features
- Runs version of OSX. "Full desktop-class applications"
- conference call support with up to 3 participants
- multiple SMS session support (iChat-like interface)
- Safari: first fully useable HTML browser on a phone
- "coolest photo management app ever"
- Widget support
- Yahoo IMAP mail
- Google Maps (with satellite image) integration

The phone will be offered exclusively through Cingular in the US in June,
and will come to Europe in Q4 2007, and Asia in 2008. A 4 GB model will be
offered for $499 with a 2 year contract, and an 8 GB model will fetch $599
with similar contract provisions.


A transcript and keynote photos are at MacRumorsLive.com

"Mike N."  wrote in message
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> http://news.com.com/Live+Macworld+coverage/2061-10793_3-6148381.html?tag=nefd
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> The iPhone runs OS X.
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> "Why do you need such a sophisticatd OS on a mobile device? Because it's
> got everything we need. It's got power management, the mobile multitasking
> that has let us create desktop class applications, not the crippled stuff
> you find on most phones."
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>   Yeah - easily syncs with PC?
>   Doesn't try to steer you to stupid stuff like games, AOL Chat, etc?
>   Rapid response UI, rather than swimming through mollasses like today's
> phones?
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>   I'll have to learn more, but this is looking seriously interesting!
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>  WOW!

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