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Tomorrow is a big day for people having urge to get a hold of the new iPhone 3G. 8AM. Sharp. Apple stores open their doors and those who didn't mind waiting in line for a couple of days (in Hawaii people formed lines 6 days ago) will get this baby.
I'll get it too as soon as this craze subsides. I prefer entering the store rather than being pushed into it.
A year ago, I asked one of my NYU students, a proud owner of the old iPhone if he liked it. He said, "iPhone changed my life". As simple as that. A year ago I wasn't ready to shell out $500 for a life changing experience (the price has been dropped to $399 later on). Besides, the older iPhone was Internet-slow (70-150Kbps on AT&T EDGE network). The new one is 4-5 time faster (200-500Kbps on 3G). At&T is investing billions of dollars into upgrading their stations from EDGE to 3G. Yesterday I've noticed a little 3G sign on my cellphone, and I live in a small town 50 miles away from Manhattan.
The new iPhone is theoretically cheaper - $199, but since the price for the data plan is $10 higher, you'll need to pay an extra $240 over the life of the two year contract.
The other thing I like about the new gadget is a new audio output that allows to plug in any headphones you like.
And finally, since Apple opened the iPhone API to third-party developers, expect to see a plethora of new application that may bring your life into a new level. For example, some US residents of Arab descent were suffering from not being able to watch Al Jazeera TV channels on cable, but now they'll start getting the real news via the iPhone. Some other useful applications are shown here.
With their online App Store, Apple will give a new solid platform for software developers from around the world who will turn a mobile phone into a computer, leaving behind JavaME, Flash Lite and Android. The App Store already has more than 550 applications ranging from $0 to $69 USD.
The GPS chip that's sitting inside iPhone will bring lots of new conveniences. Imagine yourself driving in the middle of Nevada desert with iPhone in your hands. Launch the app and enter "French restaurant within 25 miles". You got it!
Congratulations to Apple for producing yet another excellent gadget!
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Yakov Fain is a Managing Director of Farata Systems, consulting, training and product company. He has authored several Java books, dozens of technical articles. SYS-CON Books released his latest co-authored book , Rich Internet Applications with Adobe Flex and Java: Secrets of the Masters in Spring 2007. Sun Microsystems has nominated and awarded Yakov with the title Java Champion. He leads the Princeton Java Users Group. He is an Adobe Certified Flex Instructor. Currently Yakov works on the book for O'Reilly "Enterprise Application Development with Flex". He twits at twitter.com/yfain.
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