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Apple has unveiled its new iPhone 4 after a couple wild, unprecedented months of leaks. Sure, it looks exactly like we expected it to (Steve compares it to an old Leica camera), with a glass front and back, but it's what's on the inside that counts, kids. The stainless steel band that goes around the phone is an antenna system, while also providing the main structure of the phone, though it's plugged into the same old GSM / UMTS radio you all know and love -- there's a reason they didn't call it the iPhone 4G. There's also of course that front facing camera we were all anticipating, a rear camera with LED flash, and a new high resolution display that doubles the pixels in each direction (960 x 640) for a 4X overall pixel count increase -- Apple calls it a "Retina Display." It's rated at 326ppi, which Apple claims is beyond the human eye's limit of distinction. Check out an example of the new screen up against the iPhone 3G after the break. Similar to the iPad, it's an IPS display, offering 800:1 contrast. Naturally, it's still the same old 3.5-inch size. Under the hood is the A4 processor that runs the iPad. Despite the new engine (and the 25% thinner chassis), Apple managed to make the battery slightly larger, and the new handset is rated at 7 hours of 3G talk, 6 hours of 3G browsing, 10 hours of WiFi browsing, 10 hours of video, and 40 hours of music. Oh, and that WiFi? It's 802.11n now. The camera has been bumped to 5 megapixels, with 5X digital zoom and a "backside illuminated sensor," which now can also record HD video at 720p / 30fps.

On the software front, applications will automatically get high resolution text and buttons as part of iOS 4 (the OS previously known as iPhone OS 4), and with "a little bit of work" developers can make their entire app compatible with the new resolution display. Developers will also get access to a new gyroscope, giving devs "six axis" motion control between the gyroscope, accelerometer, and compass, with a new "Core Motion" API to deal with it all. Users won't be left out in the cold, however: they can mess around with that new HD video using a brand new iMovie app, if they shell out $4.99 for it. If anyone's feeling particularly frisky, iOS 4 even lets you switch your default search provider to Bing. Developing...
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iPhone 4 PICTURES: PHOTOS Of New Apple iPhone

As Steve Jobs took the stage in California for the company's annual developer conference, the Apple faithful collectively held their breath -- what would the tech guru show off today?

Many details of Apple's next-generation iPhone were already widely known, but expectations were nonetheless sky-high for the fourth-generation smartphone's official unveiling Tuesday at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).

And Jobs did not disappoint.

Calling it "beyond a doubt the most precise thing, and one of the most beautiful we've ever made," Jobs debuted the new iPhone, which he said was 24 percent thinner than the iPhone 3GS. The device, which looked like a polished version of the phone Gizmodo introduced the world to in May, included a front-facing camera and a slew of technology innovations.

The new phone has a display technology that Jobs branded "the Retina Display." He described the new display as better than OLED, which many predicted would be the future of gadget display tech. Instead, it is a form of LCD that Apple has optimized with an unusual 326-dpi resolution.

The tech world held its breath in anticipation of Steve Jobs' speech at the Worldwide Developer Conference, where a new iPhone was finally announced. Show pics courtesy of Engadget.

He told the audience, "Your apps look even better, but if you do a little bit of work, then they will look stunning. So we suggest that you do that."

Jobs did stumble briefly connecting a gadget to the wireless network in the convention hall, for a live side-by-side demo of image quality. But the 3.5-inch, 960 x 640 pixel display was clearly quite impressive.

Later he attributed the glitch to the prevalence of over 570 Wi-Fi hotspots in the room -- a testimony to the crowd's enthusiasm.

Jobs highlighted several other bits of new hardware -- including an integrated three-axis gyroscope and a 5-megapixel camera with an integrated LED flash -- before moving on to the main attraction: iPhone OS 4.0, or iOS4.

The newest version of the software that powers the iPhone finally incorporates multitasking, allowing a user to run several apps simultaneously, a limit that had infuriated owners of earlier models.

Jobs began the event by touting the success the company has had with the iPad. The company has sold over 2 million devices so far -- "That's one every 3 seconds," Jobs crowed. Those early adopters have purchased 35 million apps, or 17 per iPad. And with 15,000 apps submitted so far, there has been no shortage of apps to chose from.

"We get about 15 thousand apps submitted every week. They come in up to 30 different languages. And guess what: 95 percent of the apps submitted are approved within 7 days," Jobs told the assembled crowd.

The Moscone Center in California had filled up early in the morning as Apple developers, fans and journalists poured in for the annual event, and Twitter feeds overflowed with enthusiasm and energy.

He also announced that the popular Netflix app would be coming to the iPhone, at some point in the summer.

In addition to the iPad, and of course the iPhone, Jobs is expected to announce version 4.0 of the software that powers the device, as well as a new version of the company's Safari Web browser.

But amidst all the known, what surprise announcement might Jobs have? The eclectic CEO is well known for presenting "one more thing" at the end of his talk; speculation this year has ranged from a new MacBook Air or Apple TV digital media receiver to a newly revamped iTunes that give customers more ways to access their content.
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FOXNews.com - At Apple Event, Steve Jobs Unveils New iPhone

Describing it as the 'biggest leap since the original iPhone' Apple CEO Steve Jobs finally revealed what everyone had gathered to hear at the company's World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco, California on Monday. Apple was launching the much awaited iPhone 4.

Jobs promised over 100 new features, out of which he said he would discuss eight in his keynote. First up, an all new design. The new iPhone is 9.3mm thick, which makes it 24 per cent thinner than the iPhone 3GS. The Apple boss claimed it was going to be the 'thinnest smartphone on the planet.'

In addition, iPhone 4 will have a front-facing camera, microSIM, camera with LED flash, headset, and a second mic for noise cancellation. In what Jobs described as 'brilliant engineering' the stainless steel band around the new handset has been used as part of the antenna system. "Stainless steel for strength. Glass on the front and back. Integrated antennas, and extraordinary build quality," this is how Jobs summed up the iPhone's new look.

Getting warmed up, the Apple CEO then announced the second major enhancement - Retina Display. The display resolution has grown to a staggering 326 pixels per inch. "There has never been a display like this on a phone," Jobs said. iPhone 4 would have a 3.5 inch display, but with 4x more pixels than the iPhone 3GS and a 800:1 contrast ratio. "You can't make an OLED display with this resolution, we think it's quite superior," Jobs said.

The iPhone 4 will ship with bigger batteries and better battery life. Seven hours 3G talk, 6 hours 3G browsing, 10 hours WiFi browsing, 10 hours music, 40 hours of music, and 300 hours of standby.

Jobs also announced a new piece of hardware for the iPhone 4: a three-axis gyroscope that would tie together the gyro, accelerometer, and GPS for 6-axis motion sensing. He said the new addition was 'perfect for gaming'.

The next enhancement in line is a whole new camera system built into iPhone 4. The new handset will have a 5 megapixel sensor with a backside illuminated sensor compared to the 3 MP camera in older models. As an added bonus, the new camera would also record HD video - 720p at 30fps. "Record and edit HD video right on your phone. It's pretty remarkable," Jobs said. The experience for iPhone 4 users would be enhanced through a custom built app called iMovie for iPhone. According to Randy Ubillos, Apple's chief architect of video apps, it would allow users to "record HD video and edit with beautiful transitions and titles, all on the device you carry with you every day." Even music can be added from iTunes.

The keynote address by Jobs began sharp at 10 am local time at the The Moscone Center, in San Francisco where resounding applause greeted the Apple CEO as ge stepped on stage.

Talking to the audience about the success of the iPad that has so far sold over 2 million units in 10 countries, Jobs said it was changing the way people experience the Web. "Things like email, photos, maps, you name it - it's a whole new way to interact with the internet, with apps, with our content and media, and it's going over really well. And it IS magical. I know it, because I got this email...", he added while pointing to an email that read "I was sitting in a cafe with my iPad and it got a girl interested in me Now that's what i call a magical device!

In the first announcement of the day, Jobs said Apple would be updating its iBooks app through which users had downloaded 5 million books in the first 65 days. Major enhancements include ability to create highlights, make notes and support for PDF files.

Jobs also talked about the vibrant App Store platform, which he claimed, was receiving over 15,000 submissions every week. According to Jobs, 95 per cent of these were approved within a week. Speaking about the success of the eBay app, Jobs said it had registered 10 million downloads, $600 million in volume in year 1, $1.5 billion in volume in 2010.

There was also good news in store for all Farmville fans. The popular game that has taken Facebook by storm, is now going to be available on the iPhone. This was announced by Zynga founder Mark Pincus. His company created Farmville and a number of other popular games on the social platform. Pincus said Farmville would be available on iPhone by the end of June in time for the first anniversary of the game's original launch.

After the few introductory announcements, Jobs finally came to the subject everyone had gathered to hear about. The iPhone.
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Re: Apple's Steve Jobs announces iPhone 4

Agreed but i am with picts...so i guess the dude thread must be merged or vice versa...

edit:::U prefered time to content lolz...anyways mine is plagiarist..lolz

Anyways change title to caps(atleast first word) ...it looks a bit downgrade and since its apple it deserve that
 
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Looks stunning...!

@Abby: Its called iPhone 4 and not 4G.. :)
 
my bad it is iphone 4, thanks to MAGNeT for the detailed information, I wish I could but engadget wouldn't open properly on my IE7 @ work :(

Still guys lets divert the chatter the revolutionary hardware (and software to a lesser extent).
 
swastikrj said:
any idea about its pricing ?
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Price= Not cheap of course.....whats your limit to flaunt...thats the price presently ....Let all the details come out the conference is still going i guess part by part details coming here
 
MAGNeT said:
Price= Not cheap of course.....whats your limit to flaunt...thats the price presently ....Let all the details come out the conference is still going i guess part by part details coming here
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rumors are - 199$ + all the contract and etc fees for 32gb iphone 4
299$ + all the contract and etc fees for 64gb iphone 4

99$ + all the contract and etc fees for 8gb iphone 3gs

read it on yahoo news
 
swastikrj said:
rumors are - 199$ + all the contract and etc fees for 32gb iphone 4
299$ + all the contract and etc fees for 64gb iphone 4

99$ + all the contract and etc fees for 8gb iphone 3gs

read it on yahoo news
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Ill wait for genuine tech site because the hardware mentioned is much better than old phones...So i guess the contract even cheaper would be 250$ or plus(for basic piece)...Anyways ill be interested in Indian grey price...as its sure it wont launch here any soon and all refurbish or new not needed peices of 3GS will be dumped here
 
LOL, totally forgot it was too be announced today.

It looks exactly like the leaked prototypes and dont know how others feel, but like this one's looks better than 3gs. Never liked the looks of the 3gs.
 
i think the antenna is good engineering , something new and one of its kind , the screen retina is jus marketing for a new nice bling bling screen
 
jampack said:
LOL, totally forgot it was too be announced today.

It looks exactly like the leaked prototypes and dont know how others feel, but like this one's looks better than 3gs. Never liked the looks of the 3gs.
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Lolz even bigger telepathy for me

Was like i better get iphone now...hey iphone was about to come with new piece..when is the launch date....google iphone search...first result iphone 4 released...2mins old news..lolz

Ya its almost same...Almost because read somewhere out of 8 prototype 1 is selected so even if it is or was same the other prototypes function might have been added and released in the leaked one !
 
mjumrani said:
its usin micro sim :(

how d hell r v supposed to use it????
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When u have money to buy this stuff...dont u think ull have 1/10th more to realized your idea to use microsim(in INDIA)...or do u think all your money will go on buying the stuff??? :bleh:
 
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