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| US firm Apple has confirmed its move into the telecoms industry, unveiling the long-awaited iPhone. | US firm Apple has confirmed its move into the telecoms industry, unveiling the long-awaited iPhone. |
| Users will be able to download music and videos with the phone, demonstrated by Apple boss Steve Jobs at the annual Macworld Expo in San Francisco. | |
| Mr Jobs praised the phone's design and told the audience the "magical device" would "revolutionise the industry". | 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. | 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 Macworld Expo was Apple TV, a device to stream music and movies from a computer to the living room. | |
| 'Super-smart' | 'Super-smart' |
| The announcement ended months of speculation about the iPhone, which has no conventional buttons but instead uses a large touch-screen. | |
| The firm has patented keyboard technology on the 11.6mm thick phone, calling it "multi-touch". | |
| It is essentially a computer with a blank screen that users configure so they can operate the monitor with their fingers. | It is essentially a computer with a blank screen that users configure so they can operate the monitor with their fingers. |
| It's far more accurate than any touch display ever shipped Steve JobsApple boss href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2007/01/worshipping_at_the_apple_templ.shtml" class="">Blog: The iPhone launch | |
| "We are all born with the ultimate pointing device - our fingers - and iPhone uses them to create the most revolutionary user interface since the mouse," said Mr Jobs. | |
| A full touch keyboard is available for text messaging and there is a built-in two megapixel camera. | |
| Mr Jobs said the iPhone was a "revolutionary and magical product that is literally five years ahead of any other mobile phone". | |
| "It works like magic... It's far more accurate than any touch display ever shipped. It ignores unintended touches. It's super-smart." | "It works like magic... It's far more accurate than any touch display ever shipped. It ignores unintended touches. It's super-smart." |
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| He demonstrated the phone by playing the Beatles' Lovely Rita, Meter Maid. | He demonstrated the phone by playing the Beatles' Lovely Rita, Meter Maid. |
| He added: "The iPod changed everything in 2001. We're going to do it again with the iPhone in 2007." | |
| The phone will use the network of AT&T's mobile unit, Cingular and will run Apple's OS X operating system. | The phone will use the network of AT&T's mobile unit, Cingular and will run Apple's OS X operating system. |
| It will come in two versions - one with 4 gigabytes (GB) of storage space, the other with 8GB. | |
| Apple shares were up more than 5% on the announcement. | Apple shares were up more than 5% on the announcement. |