One Million iPhone 3Gs Sold in 3 Days
Apple’s
new gizmo iPhone 3G has attracted queues of buyers. As a result, the
company sold its one millionth product on Sunday, just three days after
its launch on Friday, July 11. Now it’s available in 21 countries.
The new iPhone 3G combines
the features of iPhone plus 3G networking that is twice as fast. It has
built-in GPS for expanded location-based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0
software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs
over 800 third party applications available through the new App Store. In
the US, the new iPhone 3G is priced at $199 for the 8GB model, and $299
for the 16GB model.
"iPhone 3G had a stunning
opening weekend," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "It took 74 days to sell
the first one million original iPhones, so the new iPhone 3G is clearly
off to a great start around the world."
iPhone 3G is now available
in 21 countries including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark,
Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands,
New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, and the US
-- and will go on sale in France on July 17.
In a related development,
Apple announced that iPhone and iPod touch users have already downloaded
more than 10 million applications from its new App Store since its launch
late last week. Developers have created a wide array of mobile
applications ranging from games to location-based social networking to
medical applications to enterprise productivity tools. Users can
wirelessly download applications directly onto their iPhone or iPod touch
and start using them immediately.
Over 800 native
applications are now available on the App Store, with more than 200
offered for free and more than 90% priced at less than $10.
Photo courtesy: Apple
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