The WWDC keynote by Steve Jobs just finished a few minutes ago and I have to tell you, i’m feeling a little bored about it now. Maybe it was because Gizmodo already showed us the new phone weeks ago or maybe it was the fact that we all expected so much more.
It seemed like there was no “umph” to this announcement at all. I mean don’t get me wrong, the new iPhone looks very cool and will be a huge hit. The front facing camera looks awesome and the fact that they are taking advantage of the actual frame of the phone to help boost your signal is great. However, trying to boost your signal on an already crappy network seems pointless to me. And the fact that you can only video chat on your iPhone over a WiFi network and not on the AT&T network seems lame.
Some of the cool new features on the phone are iBooks, iMovie and a new 5 megapixel camera with 5X digital zoom and a “backside illuminated sensor,” which now can also record HD video at 720p / 30fps.
The new phone will be available in the U.S. on June 24th and will be available for pre-order on June 15.
The phone will be available in white or black, retailing at $199 for the 16GB model and $299 for 32GB. AT&T will be giving some extra grace upgrade timing — up to six months early. The 3GS will be dropped to $99 and the 3G will disappear completely.
