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Friday, June 6, 2008
Ready for the 3G iPhone? It could come next week
The third-generation iPhone is supposed to be unveiled next week, and a London-based research firm, Analysys Mason, says it could have a profound impact on the mobile TV market.
That might sound like a no-brainer. But really mobile TV is just getting started. The research firm says Apple could set the standard in three areas: high—quality wide-screen display, substantial memory and low battery consumption.
I don’t know if it will be on fire like the graphic above suggests, but if Apple can do those things with the 3G iPhone and offer a increased range of TV and video content on the iTunes Website, it could make great gains when it finally ends its restrictive strategy of offering through only one U.S. carrier, AT&T Mobility.
Already, iTunes has an inventory of 600 TV shows and 1,500 films.
Avian Securities analyst Matt Thornton believes that unlike the first-generation iPhone, the 3G iPhone will be subsidized to a price point in the range of $200 to $300 to keep its retail price more in line with other devices, such as RIM’s Pearl and Curve, which are priced in the $99 to $199 range.
The release is expected at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference when specs for the new cellphone will be released, and with them a plethora of new mobile applications the Apple phone.
Some blog sites, like GizModo.com, say the new phone will go on sale this month while others say it will reach the market later this year.
Ready to switch phones?
MADONNA’S NEW ALBUM, HARD CANDY: Samsung and Sony Ericsson are offering the new Material Girl’s album bundled on its F400 and W890 handsets, respectively LINK. Does anybody care?
