What's in Store for the iPhone's Future?
Apple's heavily promoted iPhone ended 2007 as what one analyst calls the fastest-growing consumer electronics product ever. And research analysts expect sales to top Apple's projections for 2008.
But don't look for a new model early this year Apple historically makes new-product announcements at the Macworld conference, scheduled this year for Jan. 14. Many fans are looking for Apple CEO Steve Jobs to introduce a possibly smaller iPhone. We believe upgrades will be offered for the existing iPhone, including access to a faster Internet network and an improved battery.
Apple declined to comment.
While the iPhone received rave reviews for its style and functionality, critics complained about the speed of Apple partner AT&T's data network. AT&T has said it would bring faster service to the iPhone in 2008. Additionally, Apple has said it would open the iPhone to outside software developers in February, which could turn the iPhone into a more versatile device. You'll see Apple working with financial institutions to turn the iPhone into something like an electronic credit card When Jobs announced the iPhone a year ago at Macworld, he predicted Apple would sell 10 million by the end of 2008. Apple's official tally, through Sept.30, is 1.4 million iPhones sold in the USA. Apple launched the iPhone on June 29. By Sept. 10, it had sold its first million.
Apple's market share in cell phones already exceeds that of smartphones that work with Microsoft 's Windows Mobile operating system -- just under a million users. But those phones have yet to catch up to phones that work with Palm's system, like the popular Treo. Palm has a base of more than 2 million users of the Treo phone, but they've been at it for over eight years.
But don't look for a new model early this year Apple historically makes new-product announcements at the Macworld conference, scheduled this year for Jan. 14. Many fans are looking for Apple CEO Steve Jobs to introduce a possibly smaller iPhone. We believe upgrades will be offered for the existing iPhone, including access to a faster Internet network and an improved battery.
Apple declined to comment.
While the iPhone received rave reviews for its style and functionality, critics complained about the speed of Apple partner AT&T's data network. AT&T has said it would bring faster service to the iPhone in 2008. Additionally, Apple has said it would open the iPhone to outside software developers in February, which could turn the iPhone into a more versatile device. You'll see Apple working with financial institutions to turn the iPhone into something like an electronic credit card When Jobs announced the iPhone a year ago at Macworld, he predicted Apple would sell 10 million by the end of 2008. Apple's official tally, through Sept.30, is 1.4 million iPhones sold in the USA. Apple launched the iPhone on June 29. By Sept. 10, it had sold its first million.
Apple's market share in cell phones already exceeds that of smartphones that work with Microsoft 's Windows Mobile operating system -- just under a million users. But those phones have yet to catch up to phones that work with Palm's system, like the popular Treo. Palm has a base of more than 2 million users of the Treo phone, but they've been at it for over eight years.
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