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iPhone attracts 1 million interested customers
...During a keynote speech at CTIA, an AT&T executive noted
announced that it has collected information from a million
people who want to be contacted when the Apple iPhone begins
shipping in June. The company isn't taking pre-orders, so it's
hard to tell if the demand is from probable (and able) buyers or
not, but AT&T seemed pretty pleased at the number. Apple hopes
to sell up to 10 million of the advanced devices.
The same keynote presentation included the only appearance of
the iPhone at CTIA. It was only for a few seconds, but attracted
more photos and attention than any other part of the
presentation. Apple's secretive approach to marketing is at
least successful in terms of producing buzz.
SanDisk announces 4GB microSDHC card
...SanDisk, in conjunction with Verizon Wireless, has announced
a 4GB microSDHC card. microSDHC is the new High Capacity (HC)
version of microSD, more information on that is available below.
Two Verizon Wireless V Cast handsets are already compatible with
the new standard, the LG VX9400 and LG VX8700. According to
SanDisk, 4GB is enough for 4,000 photos or 16 hours of video. It
also matches, in storage terms, one of the iPod nano
configurations.
Verizon Wireless will launch the new 4GB card exclusively on May
1st. The retail price is just $129.99. It's not known when the
card will hit other channels.
LG VX9400 TV phone launches on Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless has launched its second MediaFLO mobile TV
handset, the LG VX9400. Mobile TV has been a major talking point
at the CTIA conference and LG has been showing off the VX9400
proudly. Sporting a unique form factor (the screen swivels into
landscape orientation) and MediaFLO, the device is designed to
work with V Cast TV.
Features of the LG VX9400 include: QVGA screen with 262k colors
EV-DO 3G data Bluetooth with A2DP stereo support 1.3 megapixel
camera microSD card slot
Because of the TV technology, Verizon Wireless will keep an
exclusive on this handset. It's available now for $199.99 with a
2-year contract. Note: V Cast TV is only available in select
markets, but the list is expanding.
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