| iPhone gains FCC approval |
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| by Stephen Withers | |
| Friday, 18 May 2007 | |
  
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And it seems that what we saw in January isn't exactly what we - or at least some of us in the US - are going to get in June. Apple requested that the FCC withholds external photographs of the iPhone (along with some other documents) for 45 days after approval was granted because they "reveal technical and design information that has not been publicly disclosed". Given that Apple put samples on display at Macworld Expo and even allowed a small number of journalists to use one, this does imply that something's changed. But I'm not getting too excited - my guess is that at another icon has been added to the iPhone's main menu, representing a relatively minor yet still significant function. Perhaps a Skype or other VoIP client? (Before anyone complains that carriers don't want people using Skype, check out 3's X-Series tariffs.) After all, where would Steve Jobs be if he didn't have at least one new feature to announce during the iPhone's launch event? The $500 iPhone will be initially exclusive to AT&T. While the initial model is a GSM phone, speculation is rife that a 3G version is on the way for European and Asia Pacific markets in late 2007 or 2008.{moscomment} |
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