More 3G iPhone rumours doing the rounds, this time from wireless chip and DSP sector analyst Will Strauss of Forward Concepts.
Strauss is convinced that Apple are working on a 3G iPhone, and expects it to be announced at the same time that Apple announces which operator it has chosen for the iPhone in each European country in which it will be sold.
According to EETimes, this announcement "...is expected imminently, and could come as soon as this week."
Why wait for the iPhone, though, when you can get the same user interface in the Apple iPod Touch, which is out now and much cheaper.
More details after the jump.
The latest speculation suggests that Orange will get the iPhone for France, T-Mobile for Germany, and O2 for the UK. Vodafone seems to be clearly out of the running, with Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin complaining that "it's a 2G phone, not 3G. When it's a broadband phone we will be
interested in carrying it."No bad feelings there, then!
In response to losing out on the iPhone, Vodafone have launched their own music site with over 1,000,000 tunes to download, and will be pushing the Samsung F700 as an alternative to the iPhone.
This might not be such a bad idea. The iPhone is pretty weak as a phone compared to other smartphones out there, with its glorious user interface the only major selling point.
However, the same interface is now available on the new Apple iPod Touch, which includes a web browser and Wi-Fi. In fact, it includes the entire iPhone operating system, everything, in fact, except the ability to make a phone call!
So my advice would be to get an Apple iPod Touch for your music needs, and get a decent smartphone, such as the Samsung F700, Nokia E90, Toshiba G900 or one of the HTCs, for your communication needs.
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