From MacRumors:
"11:50 am Overviewing # of sessions and labs at WWDC -- best yet. Steve thanks the crowd and leaves the stage.
11:48 am Steve is having the crowd thank the iPhone team.
11:47 am Steve is showing the ad one more time.
11:47 am The ad depicts security guards carrying a safe that is unlocked to unveil the iPhone 3G.
11:46 am The iPhone 3G will be available July 11th in 22 countries. The maximum price around the world is $199 USD. Now showing an ad.
11:45 am $299 for the 16GB -- a white version of this size will be available too.
11:45 am Now on to the final challenge -- affordability. Started at $599 for an 8GB iPhone, now $399. The iPhone 3G 8GB will sell for... $199.
11:43 am That rollout will occur over the coming few months.
11:43 am China, Japan, Australia, etc. 70 countries total.
11:42 am Checking off 3G from the list of challenges. The second challenge, enterprise support, is fully built-in and can be checked off. The third challenge, third party application support, can also be checked off. The fourth challenge, more countries, can be checked off as it will be available in Canada, Mexico, Norway, Sweden, Netherlands and many others -- "It's a Small World" is playing as countries continue to appear on the map.
11:39 am With GPS, the iPhone can do tracking. A pulsating dot is moving across the Google map as a car drives down Lombard street.
11:38 am Data from cell towers, WiFi networks, and now -- GPS.
11:38 am GPS support now integrated into the iPhone.
11:38 am 3G has great battery life on iPhone. 300 hours of standby, 2G talk-time now has 10 hours (as opposed to 5), 5 hours of 3G talk-time (most phones only have 3 hour 3G talk time), 5 to 6 hours of high-speed browsing, 7 hours of video, 24 hours of audio.
11:37 am Now demoing an email download. The email attachment took 5 seconds to download on 3G and 18 seconds on EDGE. 3 seconds on WiFi.
11:36 am 2.8X faster. Approaching WiFi speeds (WiFi scored 17 seconds). When compared to other 3G phones (Nokia N95 and Treo 750), the iPhone is 36% faster -- and better looking.
11:35 am How does the iPhone 3G tackle the challenges? 3G = faster data downloads, perfect for Safari and Mail. Comparing download speeds between 3G and EDGE. 3G finished in 21 seconds. EDGE finished in 59 seconds.
11:33 am Apple has learned so much with the first iPhone. They have taken everything they've learned and more and created the iPhone 3G. Even thinner, black plastic back, solid metal buttons, same gorgeous display, camera, flush headphone jack, and dramatically improved audio.
11:32 am Introducing the iPhone 3G.
11:31 am 56% of people that want an iPhone but didn't get one say it was due to price.
11:31 am 1) 3G network support 2) Enterprise support 3) Third party application support 4) More countries (joking about unlocked iPhones in countries not officially supported) 5) More affordable
11:30 am Apple figured out what the next challenges are.
11:30 am In the first year, 6 million iPhones until Apple ran out several weeks ago.
11:29 am Users love them too -- 90% customer satisfaction (off the carts), 98% are browsing online, 94% are using email, 90% are using text messaging, 80% are using 10 or more features.
11:29 am The iPhone had an amazing intro with tremendous critical acclaim.
11:28 am Steve is now talking about the iPhone's first birthday."
Though the store isn't working right now, "unable to serve request," and then a loop to "buy it online" that just links back to the more info page.
Comments
They fixed the store loop
They fixed the store loop thing now. Well, fixed is relative, it's not a loop, but I still apparently can't just buy one at the apple online store - directs traffic to a physical store (apple or att). I know it won't actually drop till mid July, but just wanted to go ahead and order it now (two of them actually).
WTF is up with waiting
WTF is up with waiting another month? Why sell out iPhones for 2 months before and a month after? I also noticed they haven't dropped the prices on the Touch accordingly.
Re-pricing the Touch
Well, AT&T isn't subsidizing the Touch, are they? Put another way, buying the Touch doesn't lock into a $30/mo data plan.
Touche! Pun intended.
Touche!
Pun intended.