Apple Inc.slimmed down the iPhone and stretched its display, while packing it with new features to regain momentum in the smartphone wars.At an event in San Francisco on Wednesday, the world's most valuable company unveiled the iPhone 5, a sleek new device with updates including a sharper camera, a faster processor and compatibility with wireless carriers' fastest networks.But the gadget was short of never-before-seen features, said some observers, demonstrating Apple's growing reliance on its suite of services and software to maintain the iPhone's status as the U.S.'s top-selling smartphone.
The new iPhone 5 is displayed during an Apple special event in San Francisco, the United States, Sept. 12, 2012. Apple on Wednesday unveiled iPhone 5, its latest generation of smartphone that features bigger display and support for faster wireless network.
San Francisco Sept.12 Apple on Wednesday unveiled iPhone 5, its latest generation of smartphone that features bigger display and support for faster wireless network, at a media event in San Francisco.Now today we're taking it to the next level,making a huge leap,Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said at the event.
The thinner,lighter handset is called smartphone iPhone 5 and costs $199 to $399. It features a casing made of glass and aluminum, a chip that can process commands more swiftly and a 4-inch screen -- compared with 3.5 inches on the earlier models. Apple also revamped its mobile software,adding three-dimensional mapping, closer integration with Facebook Inc.and improvements on the voice-recognition tool.
Coming almost a year after the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, the next iPhone is the first hardware redesign of the product since 2010. After popularizing handheld touch-screen devices that offer swift Web downloads and a range of games, entertainment and productivity tools, Apple is seeking to gain an advantage over competitors including Samsung Electronics
The new iPhone 5 is displayed during an Apple special event in San Francisco, the United States, Sept. 12, 2012. Apple on Wednesday unveiled iPhone 5, its latest generation of smartphone that features bigger display and support for faster wireless network.
The iPhone 5 looks similar to previous models but has a larger screen and is lighter and thinner than the iPhone 4S. Most Popular iPhone The company says the larger screen will make it easier to check and send e-mails and to view Web pages with the phone in your hand.The phone also comes with a new, faster processor called the Apple A6, which connects to mobile carriers with a connection, making for speedier Internet browsing.
As expected, Apple unveiled its latest next-generation iPhone today at a press event in San Francisco.Will Oremus has the latest over on the Future Tense blog, and will have more on the product launch over on main Slate later today.
The new iPhone 5 is displayed during an Apple special event in San Francisco, the United States, Sept. 12, 2012. Apple on Wednesday unveiled iPhone 5, its latest generation of smartphone that features bigger display and support for faster wireless network.
San Francisco Sept.12 Apple on Wednesday unveiled iPhone 5, its latest generation of smartphone that features bigger display and support for faster wireless network, at a media event in San Francisco.Now today we're taking it to the next level,making a huge leap,Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said at the event.
The thinner,lighter handset is called smartphone iPhone 5 and costs $199 to $399. It features a casing made of glass and aluminum, a chip that can process commands more swiftly and a 4-inch screen -- compared with 3.5 inches on the earlier models. Apple also revamped its mobile software,adding three-dimensional mapping, closer integration with Facebook Inc.and improvements on the voice-recognition tool.
Coming almost a year after the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, the next iPhone is the first hardware redesign of the product since 2010. After popularizing handheld touch-screen devices that offer swift Web downloads and a range of games, entertainment and productivity tools, Apple is seeking to gain an advantage over competitors including Samsung Electronics
The new iPhone 5 is displayed during an Apple special event in San Francisco, the United States, Sept. 12, 2012. Apple on Wednesday unveiled iPhone 5, its latest generation of smartphone that features bigger display and support for faster wireless network.
The iPhone 5 looks similar to previous models but has a larger screen and is lighter and thinner than the iPhone 4S. Most Popular iPhone The company says the larger screen will make it easier to check and send e-mails and to view Web pages with the phone in your hand.The phone also comes with a new, faster processor called the Apple A6, which connects to mobile carriers with a connection, making for speedier Internet browsing.
As expected, Apple unveiled its latest next-generation iPhone today at a press event in San Francisco.Will Oremus has the latest over on the Future Tense blog, and will have more on the product launch over on main Slate later today.
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