You can file this one as “well, duh,” but Bloomberg is reporting that AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said that Apple will release a 3G version of its uber-popular iPhone mobile device in 2008. There was no additional information given as far as a release date, price or any new features, so it looks as though the first shot we have at getting any real details about this won’t be until MacWorld in January of next year.
Having a 3G (third generation) network to support the iPhone will be truly wonderful and MUCH needed. To describe it without using any tech jargon, think of it as several times faster than your current EDGE experience and closer to that of what you experience when connected to a Wi-Fi hotspot. Verizon and Sprint customers (and some AT&T) know full well the joys of wireless communications with 3G.
However, only adding a 3G radio to the iPhone won’t be enough to satisfy the fanboys like myself, and if Steve Jobs wants to knock everyone’s socks off again he’s going to have to build some new capabilities into an ‘08 iPhone model. Notably, MMS, GPS, an IM application (iChat would do just fine please), true bluetooth support, a file system browser, the ability to cut and paste (still not sure how they’re gonna accomplish that one though) and most importantly, corporate email support with Microsoft Exchange!
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The ability to text more than one person at a time would be nice also. Seems like a pretty ABC feature to me. This is severely hindering my booty calling efficiency.
I’ve seen several people requesting that across the Web, though not for the same reasons as you…
In any event, it’s not an “out of this world” request and Apple/AT&T could easily add if it they wanted to. Keep your fingers crossed.