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Sunday, June 15, 2008

IPhone 3G Will You Buy It?

Steve Jobs announced last Monday that they are going to release a new version of the IPhone. The new phone will still be on the AT&T network and will be able to access the 3G network. This means faster emailing and web browsing. The 3G service is only available in lager metropolitan areas, but they are working to expand the coverage area. I would suggest checking the coverage map on their website before purchasing. The phone will also include a built in GPS receiver which will make navigation in your car more reliable. Some wonder if upgrading from the first generation IPhone will be necessary. If you ask me it all depends on how much money you have too spend on it. Be aware that the software updates that Steve Jobs made at WWDC 2008 will work on the older phone's and will be free of charge but if you want the new update for your IPod Touch it will cost you just over $9.00. Some of the changes he made will make the already business friendly phone even more compatible with a business network infrastructure such as Microsoft Exchange. I have also heard that if you upgrade your older phone you can still use it as an IPod Touch like device. The new App. Store is a new feature to both the Touch and the phone. This means that you will be able to access a wide array of applications from your device such as games and other programs that will make your phone even more interactive and usable. My advice, think before you buy. If you have some money laying around too take care of the new lowered price and you live in the 3G network area I would buy, but if you don't live in in the network area and you already have the first IPhone I say just keep one you have. Because the new IPhone is basically just a hardware upgrade not as much a software upgrade.