WWDC 2008: TIS’ 3 TO THE G
Let introduce myself. My name is:
And here’s a run down of my newest gleaming attributes (in Marauder’s priority order):
3G
- 3G speed allows for 2.4x faster downloading speeds while browsing the internet. That’s 2.4X faster you can prove to someone else that you were right.
Less Expensive
- 6 million iPhones have been sold so far but the barrier still seems to be price. 56% of consumers say that the iPhone is too expensive. –> Price decrease (Woot!)
Longer Battery Life
- I’d like to personally send this one out to my friend Ryan who I can never reach because his iPhone battery is continuously dead (i.e. the man talks on his phone so frequently that he can never get the phone fully charged.)
- 2G talk time –> 8 hours (iPhone 1.0) to 10 hours
- 3G talk time -> 5 hours as compared to 3.5 average on 3G phones
- Browsing –> 5 – 6 hours
- Video –> 7 hours
- Audio –> 24 hours
- Standby Time –> 300 hours
Business-Friendly E-Mail
- Push e-mail from Microsoft exchange servers
GPS-Enabled Maps
- Maps with GPS (in addition to data from cell phone towers and wi-fi locations)
Flush Headphone Jack
- So you don’t have to buy a ridiculous attachment for your Bose noise canceling headphones. Hott.
Application Store
- Access to the new application store so you can pimp your ride (cough, cough] I mean phone.
Accessorize Me
- The 16GB version also comes in white.
Release Date
- Many thought the release date would fall on the 1-year anniversary of the 1st generation release (June 27th) but it looks like we’ll have to wait just a wee bit longer.
Also read:
Apple should have the full presentation online by tomorrow but for now, Techcrunch has some interesting cell phone video of the main features.