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Apple hails phone 'breakthrough' Apple's 'magical' iPhone unveiled
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Apple has unveiled its long-awaited mobile phone, promising to revolutionise the handset market. US firm Apple has confirmed its move into the telecoms industry, unveiling the long-awaited iPhone.
The device, a combined widescreen iPod, mobile phone and internet communicator, is just 11.6mm wide, with a touch screen and no button. Users will be able to download and listen to music on the phone, which was demonstrated by Apple boss Steve Jobs at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco.
It will allow users to play music from iTunes and take photos. Mr Jobs praised the phone's design and told the audience the "magical device" would "revolutionise the industry".
The phone, which will cost from $499 (£257) to $599, will be launched in the US in June and Europe later this year.
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." 'Super-smart'
Details about pricing and availability were not available but the phone will use the network of AT&T's mobile unit, Cingular. The announcement ended months of speculation about the iPhone, which will use a patented technology called "multi-touch".
The phone, which will run Apple's OS X operating system, includes a 2 megapixel camera and 8 gigabytes of storage. It is essentially a computer with a blank screen that users configure so they can operate the monitor with their fingers.
Apple shares were up 3% on the announcement. "We're going to use a pointing device that we're all born with," Mr Jobs said.
Intel success "It works like magic... It's far more accurate than any touch display ever shipped. It ignores unintended touches. It's super-smart."
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 demonstrated the phone by playing the Beatles' Lovely Rita, Meter Maid.
He said more than half of Mac sales were to people who had never owned a Mac before. The phone will use the network of AT&T's mobile unit, Cingular and will run Apple's OS X operating system.
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. It will have a 2 megapixel camera and will come in two versions - one with 4 gigabytes (GB) of storage space, the other with 8GB.
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. Apple shares were up more than 5% on the announcement.
A new partner - Paramount - was also announced and other movie studios are expected to join soon.