Apple iPhone approved by regulators
Regulators approved Apple Inc.’s iPhone for sale in the United States on Thursday paving the way for the much anticipated device to be sold by the wireless unit of AT&T in late June. News of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission certification helped send Apple shares up 2.2 percent to $109.70 in late afternoon trading. “That’s the primary reason why the stock’s up today,” said Shaw Wu, an analyst with American Technology Research, adding that it was welcome news despite there being little doubt the device would win approval. “They are a brand new player in this space, so it is a big deal,” Wu said.
The iPhone, unveiled by Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs in January, is expected to make a splash in the market — despite its $500 price tag — due to its sleek design, large touch screen and ability to play music like the company’s iPod digital media players. “The iPhone has passed its required FCC certification milestone and is on schedule to ship in late June as planned,” said Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris. Kerris said reports earlier this week that Apple had sent an e-mail to employees saying that the iPhone and next version of the company’s computer operating system would be delayed by several months were not true. Although I’m usually pretty calm about Apple products, iPhone looks simply amazing and it will be hard to not get in touch with it…
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looks nice
I’m gonna get it as soon as my iPod Video 80GB is dead
Leave it to Apple to ‘invent’ a “sleek” cell phone with a touch screen and the ability to play music… ‘Cause, ya’ know, no one ever thought of that before.
The $500 price is certainly original, though, should burn a hole through the pocketbooks of iDiots everywhere.
lol @ YeahRight.
i am pretty curious how much will i am gonna pay for this phone here in europe
Europe price: 1000$ and your iHouse. – For SURE.
the Iphone is the first device I’ve seen come to market using multitouch display.
They didn’t invent it, but they sure brought it to market fast as last year we were all talking about seeing this in about 5 years.
iPhone Nano . . i want one
Bah. $500 with 3 year contract and locked. That means the phone will be $800-$1000 unlocked! That’s insane. For that money, I’d rather get the LG prada or even better, check out the Motorola Rokr E6. $250 unlocked! The E6 is the iphone killer, and it was released 7 months ago.
Um, wtf is with that picture. That’s fake.