Apple officially announced the release of a new 3G iPhone at their WWDC event in San Francisco today.
It’s due to hit stores in 25 countries on July 11th (including countries where the previous iPhone hadn’t been released), and is listed as ‘coming soon’ to another 48 locations. Here is the roll out schedule for the 3g iPhone.
With Online Casinos and Poker Rooms starting to make a move towards mobile gaming, the 3G iPhone could become an essential bit of kit for the keen mobile gamer.
3G technology is a lot faster than EDGE (which the current iPhone operates on), about 2.4x faster – giving you more flexibility and speed with your mobile apps. Importantly, the new iPhone offers a heap of ways for you to connect with both voice and data. Anytime you’re outside a 3G zone, it will default back to GSM for voice and EDGE for data, and it also comes with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, UMTS, HSDPA and has a built in GPS device.
With prices starting from $199 (in the US) for an 8GB version on a 2 year contract ($30/m) and $299 on a 2 year contract for a 16GB 3G iPhone, it’s sure to be a hit with consumers.
Unfortunately I still have about 12 months left to go on my current phone contract, so it’ll be some time yet before I can justify carrying one of these around in my pocket… still, if anyone wants to buy me one, I wouldn’t say no!
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