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Apple’s new iPhone, a “smart” mobile phone offering music storage and Internet access, will be launched on June 29, according to television ads by the high-tech group.
The iPhone, which combines the wildly popular iPod music player with features found in other smart phones, was unveiled in January by Apple chief executive Steve Jobs.
Jobs also promised that iPhones would be available in June. Apple delayed the release of its new Leopard operating system for Macintosh computers so engineers could devote their efforts to the iPhone.
A supposed internal Apple memo leaked last month indicated concerns that iPhones might not make it to market on time.
“There have been a lot of rumors of significant problems with the product,” said analyst Rob Enderle of Enderle Group in Silicon Valley.
“What Apple is trying to do is put those rumors to rest and take pressure off stock prices.”
The longer this phone gets to the market the easier it will be for other competitors to come up with something better to oust this phone... so they best make it snappy or lose the market segment all together The iPhone, which combines the wildly popular iPod music player with features found in other smart phones, was unveiled in January by Apple chief executive Steve Jobs.
Jobs also promised that iPhones would be available in June. Apple delayed the release of its new Leopard operating system for Macintosh computers so engineers could devote their efforts to the iPhone.
A supposed internal Apple memo leaked last month indicated concerns that iPhones might not make it to market on time.
“There have been a lot of rumors of significant problems with the product,” said analyst Rob Enderle of Enderle Group in Silicon Valley.
“What Apple is trying to do is put those rumors to rest and take pressure off stock prices.”
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