Tonight Apple launched the iPhone 3G as expected. The device has a number of improvements over the previous iPhone…

• 3G Data support
• Available in 8Gb (Black) and 16Gb (White) versions
• The back of the device is now black plastic
• Improved audio
• Headphone socket now flush with the device
• Built in GPS with Location Based Services (eg news specific to your location)

Alongside this, Apple have released more details on the type of applications that will be available via the App Store, and even some key new features coming in the new iPhone 2.0 software (which will be available to existing iPhone users and iPod Touch users for a small fee). One of the key new features is the Mobile Me service (which replaces .Mac); this offers a nice integration between the iPhone, your PC and your Mac. For example; read an email on your iPhone, and it will get marked as read on your other devices; that’s the sort of integration we’d like to see more people promoting (of course, it can be done today with other services, but how many of them promote such a tight integration facility?).

Much more detail can be at Apple, and it will be available in the UK on July 11th.

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