iPhone Rumor Rebound?
In a story found on Forbes.com today, Apple and Motorola have admitted they are working on a joint-venture phone to support a mobile version of iTunes.
Details are relatively non-existent at the moment, but what's known is it will sport a fully-functioning bluetooth connection to allow it to work with both PCs and Macs, and a pricetag that should keep the phone in a competitive bracket, not at the higher ($500+) end.
Recently, a page 2 post pointed to a "sleek and sexy" Apple-branded phone with USB and media card slots being tested by Motorola executives.
On a side note, the iPhone (if that's what it will be called) has been the 'electrified third rail' of the mac rumor community for years, with initial speculations going back to 2001 and before.
"We've said we have something coming on this in the first half of 2005 and we're definitely on schedule for that. Hopefully you'll be able to see more about it soon," says Eddy Cue, vice president in charge of applications at Apple.
The coalition of Apple and Motorola was announced in July at a press event by Motorola, presented by Steve Jobs himself via a video link to the conference. Jobs tried to be clear the phone would not compete with the iPod, but would be more of an iPod accessory.Details are relatively non-existent at the moment, but what's known is it will sport a fully-functioning bluetooth connection to allow it to work with both PCs and Macs, and a pricetag that should keep the phone in a competitive bracket, not at the higher ($500+) end.
Recently, a page 2 post pointed to a "sleek and sexy" Apple-branded phone with USB and media card slots being tested by Motorola executives.
On a side note, the iPhone (if that's what it will be called) has been the 'electrified third rail' of the mac rumor community for years, with initial speculations going back to 2001 and before.
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93 months ago
93 months ago
Normally, I'd yawn a this but since I got a new Acura TL, I want a BT phone. The car supports BT phones via a hands free controller on the steering wheel, heads up display on dash and sound through stereo.
93 months ago
Not Motorola again. I hope they do better with phones than with the PPC. Given their previous performance against Nokia, I hope they are turning things around or that Apple has significant design/engineering control. ;-)
It has a ton of potential, I just hope Apple ensures that Motorola gets it right!
It has a ton of potential, I just hope Apple ensures that Motorola gets it right!
93 months ago
Thats great, but I hope Apple & Motorola work with all the major players (Cingular/Verizon/T-Mobile/Sprint) to bring the phone to the market. When are cell phone companies going to realize that we don't want to sign a new contract everytime we get a new phone? :(
93 months ago
i dont care about itunes support. so far, ive probably downloaded 50 songs. ive never been in a situation where i needed to have a song or cd so badly i'd pull over on the side of the road or stop in my tracks on a walk and downloaded the newest hit.
i just want an apple quality cell phone with a elegant interface that makes syncing that much easier. oh ya, i wont buy anything over $250. and even that is pushing it.
i just want an apple quality cell phone with a elegant interface that makes syncing that much easier. oh ya, i wont buy anything over $250. and even that is pushing it.
93 months ago
i hope that apple design really comes through on this project. a really clean, functional design will be a nice change from all the other ridiculous cell setups you have now.
stick to the basics, and do everything WELL. i won't mind paying a premium price if the phone is anything like what i would come to expect from apple.
stick to the basics, and do everything WELL. i won't mind paying a premium price if the phone is anything like what i would come to expect from apple.
93 months ago
phone with iTunes compatibility and media card slots? maybe this is the "flash iPod" that we're hearing about...
93 months ago
Motorola phones suck.
Hopefully there will be a port to other more popular phones such as Nokia and supporting Symbian pretty soon. Symbian being the Number ONE smart phone OS in the world by far.. surpassing microsoft shite by 50%.
SonyEricsson are pretty popular too.
In fact most European mobile phone companies are more popular than american ones.
However, Since these aren't american companies one can assume Apple aren't pairing with them.
Hopefully there will be a port to other more popular phones such as Nokia and supporting Symbian pretty soon. Symbian being the Number ONE smart phone OS in the world by far.. surpassing microsoft shite by 50%.
SonyEricsson are pretty popular too.
In fact most European mobile phone companies are more popular than american ones.
However, Since these aren't american companies one can assume Apple aren't pairing with them.
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