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Apple hails phone 'breakthrough' | Apple hails phone 'breakthrough' |
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Apple has unveiled its long-awaited mobile phone, promising to revolutionise the handset market. | Apple has unveiled its long-awaited mobile phone, promising to revolutionise the handset market. |
The device, a combined widescreen iPod, mobile phone and internet communicator, is just 11.6mm wide, with a touch screen and no button. | The device, a combined widescreen iPod, mobile phone and internet communicator, is just 11.6mm wide, with a touch screen and no button. |
It will allow users to play music from iTunes and take photos. | It will allow users to play music from iTunes and take photos. |
Also revealed at the annual Macworld Expo was Apple TV, a device to stream music and movies from a computer to the living room. | Also revealed at the annual Macworld Expo was Apple TV, a device to stream music and movies from a computer to the living room. |
Apple founder Steve Jobs told delegates at MacWorld in San Francisco: "Apple has reinvented the phone." | Apple founder Steve Jobs told delegates at MacWorld in San Francisco: "Apple has reinvented the phone." |
Details about pricing and availability were not available but the phone will use the network of AT&T's mobile unit, Cingular. | Details about pricing and availability were not available but the phone will use the network of AT&T's mobile unit, Cingular. |
The phone, which will run Apple's OS X operating system, includes a 2 megapixel camera and 8 gigabytes of storage. | The phone, which will run Apple's OS X operating system, includes a 2 megapixel camera and 8 gigabytes of storage. |
Apple shares were up 3% on the announcement. | Apple shares were up 3% on the announcement. |
Intel success | Intel success |
In a keynote speech, attended by more than 2,000 people, Mr Jobs spent the first 10 minutes praising the move to Intel chips. | |
He said more than half of Mac sales were to people who had never owned a Mac before. | He said more than half of Mac sales were to people who had never owned a Mac before. |
There were statistics about iPods and iTunes, including the claim that iPods had become the world's most popular video player and that iTunes had passed the two billion milestone. | |
The move to offer movies via iPods seems to have paid dividends. More than 1.3 million movies were sold in the first four months of the partnership with Disney. | The move to offer movies via iPods seems to have paid dividends. More than 1.3 million movies were sold in the first four months of the partnership with Disney. |
A new partner - Paramount - was also announced and other movie studios are expected to join soon. | A new partner - Paramount - was also announced and other movie studios are expected to join soon. |