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    Apple unveils new mobile phone!

    wow.

    http://www.apple.com/iphone/

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    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Apple Computer (NASDAQ:AAPL)

    CEO Steve Jobs confirmed months of speculation Tuesday by unveiling a new mobile phone that plays and downloads music and a set-top box that allows people to stream video from their computers to their televisions.

    Jobs said Apple's iPhone would "reinvent" the telecommunications sector and "leapfrog" past the current generation of hard-to-use smart phones.

    "Every once in a while a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything," he said during his keynote address at the annual Macworld Conference and Expo. "It's very fortunate if you can work on just one of these in your career. ... Apple's been very fortunate in that it's introduced a few of these."

    Jobs demonstrated the phone's music capabilities by playing "Lovely Rita, Meter Maid, " from the Beatles' Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band.

    iPhone uses a patented technology Apple is calling "multi-touch," and is essentially a computer with a blank screen that users configure with easy-to-use software so they can touch the monitor with their fingers.

    "We're going to use a pointing device that we're all born with," Jobs said. "It works like magic. ... It's far more accurate than any touch display ever shipped. It ignores unintended touches. It's super smart."

    The phone automatically synchs your media -- movies, movies, photos -- through Apple's iTunes digital content store. The device also synchs e-mail content, Web bookmarks and nearly any type of digital content stored on your computer.

    "It's just like an iPod," Jobs said, "charge and synch."

    iPhone is 11.6 millimeters thin, thinner than almost any phone on the market today. It comes with a 2-megapixel digital camera built into the back, as well as a slot for headphones and a SIM card.

    Apple will begin taking order Tuesday for $299 video box, called Apple TV, and the devices will be available in February.

    The gadget is designed to bridge computers and television sets so users can more easily watch their downloaded movies on a big screen. A prototype of the gadget was introduced by Jobs in September when Apple announced it would sell TV shows and movies through its iTunes online store.

    The product could be as revolutionary to digital movies as Apple's iPod music player was to digital music. Both devices liberate media from the computer, allowing people to enjoy digital files without being chained to a desktop or laptop.

    "It's really, really easy to use," Jobs told the crowd at San Francisco's Moscone Center before demonstrating the system with a video clip of "The Good Shepherd." "It's got the processing horsepower to do the kinds of things we like to do."

    AppleTV will come with a 40-gigabyte hard drive that stores up to 50 hours of video. It features an Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) processor and can handle videos, photos and music streamed from up to five computers within the wireless range.

    Jobs also said Apple has sold more than 2 billion songs on its popular iTunes music download site, catapulting the company into the top ranks of music sellers worldwide. Apple, which sells 58 songs per second, or 5 million songs a day, sells more songs than Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and ranks behind only WalMart, Best Buy and Target as a music retailer.

    "We couldn't be happier with the growth rate of iTunes," Jobs said.

    He said Apple will sell digital movies from Paramount. Apple has partnered with Disney for several months, offering about 100 movies on iTunes. With Paramount's selection, it will have 250 movies available for downloading on the site.

    It remains to be seen whether the king of digital music can colonize an entirely new category of gadgets. Apple could use a megahit along the lines of its iconic iPod to divert investors' attention from the stock options-backdating scandal that has tainted its reputation.

    The backdating of stock options, which has been widespread among Silicon Valley companies, involves pegging stock options to favorable grant dates in the past to boost the recipients' award. It isn't necessarily illegal, but securities laws require companies to properly disclose the practice in their accounting and settle any charges that may result.

    In a December filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Apple said Jobs was aware of, or recommended the selection of, some favorable grant dates but he neither benefited financially from them nor "appreciated the accounting implications."

    Apple shares were up 95 cents, or 1.11 percent, to $86.42 in midday trading on the NASDAQ stock exchange. The stock has traded in a 52-week range of $50.16 to $93.16.

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    I can't wait to get home and take a shower.
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9

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    I want one too... Sign me up.
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    Hiss, I thought you were totally anti-Mac?! Joining the smarter people? ;)

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    lol (shivers) the dark sides force is is just too great now for me to resist.
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    Mwuhahahahahahah.....muahahahahahahahah!!!!

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    NOOOO!! Hiss, COOMMEEEE BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    nwa FOREVER!

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    As my hearting of the iPhone grew while watching Steve Jobs' speech, with that desire came the urge to put a big kielbasa in my mouth and listen to Barry Manilow.
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9

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    Sweet!!

    Realistically, here is the BIG Test.

    Is this phone Hearing Aid Compatible? If it is, then by far Apple will succeed!

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    I have officially sold my soul to the devi..err...Apple. This thing looks incredibly awesome! :D

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    Did you guys try out the interactive demonstrations? It's pretty awesome! Also, it shows my favorite scene from The Office in the video demo. :)

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    I knew this was coming.

    AP:
    Cisco Sues Apple Over Use of IPhone Name
    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc. said Wednesday it is suing Apple Inc. in federal court over Apple's use of Cisco's registered iPhone trademark for its new handheld device.

    Cisco has owned the trademark on the name "iPhone" since 2000, when it acquired InfoGear Technology Corp., which originally registered the name.

    And three weeks ago, Cisco's Linksys division put the trademark to use, releasing an Internet-enabled phone called "iPhone" that uses the increasingly popular Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP.

    On Tuesday, Apple unveiled the iPhone, its "game-changing" touch- screen-controlled cell phone device that plays music, surfs the Web and delivers voicemail and e-mail.

    "Cisco entered into negotiations with Apple in good faith after Apple repeatedly asked permission to use Cisco's iPhone name," said Mark Chandler, Cisco senior vice president and general counsel, in a statement. "There is no doubt that Apple's new phone is very exciting, but they should not be using our trademark without our permission."

    Cisco is seeking injunctive relief to prevent Apple from copying Cisco's iPhone trademark.

    "Today's iPhone is not tomorrow's iPhone. The potential for convergence of the home phone, cell phone, work phone and PC is limitless, which is why it is so important for us to protect our brand," Chandler added.
    I don't see why Apple didn't just negotiate a deal. There is no way the courts will let them keep the name.
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9

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    I noticed that too during a google search. It was a bad move on Mr. Jobs' part. :roll:

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    Who's the first kid on the block with an iPhone?



    Me! (Sorta)
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9

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