Wal-Mart is slashing prices on the new entry level iPhone. The iPhone price was cut down to $ 97 with a two year AT and T contract. Analysts say the Wal-Mart iPhone sale means that Apple is trying to clear out old merchandise ahead of next month’s expected launch of a new 4G iPhone model at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference. Other industry developments leading up to Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference have industry sources wondering what’s in store for the iPhone.
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The iPhone 4G triangle of intrigue
The Wal-Mart iPhone sale for Apple's entry level 16 gigabyte 3GS phone on Tuesday. Meanwhile, just a few weeks before Apple’s conference, the Wall Street Journal reports that AT and T plans to charge smartphone customers fees the size of installment loan for breaking their AT and T iPhone contract very early — nearly doubling fees from $ 175 to $ 325 beginning June 1. The third point in the iPhone 4G triangle of intrigue is that Steve Jobs will be the keynote speaker at the Worldwide Developer Conference. Jobs usually has a grand announcement up his sleeve when he makes an appearance at a high profile technology event.
Future with the 4G phone bet on by Apple
The Wal-Mart iPhone sale confirms that Apple is ready to unveil its 4G iPhone, according to the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, which explains that such a move signals Apple is confident that the 4G system, not available yet in most U.S. cities, will be widely adopted. Analysts believe it will be two or three years before there is a complete adoption. The same article reports that AT and T’s iPhone contract decision to make cost of terminating service a lot larger is being seen as a defensive move to keep iPhone customers from jumping to other carriers.
Verizon iPhone threatens AT and T
The Verizon iPhone will be announced at the Worldwide Developer Conference rather than the iPhone 4G. When, not if, the Verizon iPhone happens, AT and T could lose 40 percent of its iPhone customers, about 6 million accounts according to the SV/SJ Business Journal. The blog techcrunch.com reports that by raising termination fees, AT and T hopes to be able to keep customers chained to AT and T for another two years after the Verizon iPhone is launched.
Will games be charged with 4G?
A buzz is being generated by a buzz since apparently the 4G offers download speed 10 times faster than 3G. Apparently the exponential boost in data transfer is will put an end to buffering when content loads for video, music streaming and large format images on smartphones. In the business world, 4G will let companies to expand mobile workforces without network gridlock and make video-conferencing routine. Media smartphone users will be able to send high quality live video reports.
More information on this topic
Wall Street Journal reports
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100521-709542.html?mod=WSJ_World_MIDDLEHeadlinesEurope
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal
http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2010/05/24/daily29.html?jst=pn_pn_lk
techcrunch.com reports
http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/21/att-hikes-smartphone-early-termination-fees-claims-it-has-nothing-to-do-with-iphone-right/
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