longgggg awaitedd iphone-yiipeeeeee!!

The iPhone is a multimedia and internet quad-band GSM EDGE mobile phone designed and sold by Apple. The iPhone's functions include those of a camera phone and a multimedia player. It also offers Internet services including e-mail,text messaging web browsing, Visual Voicemail, and local Wi-Fi connectivity. User input is accomplished via a multi-touch screen with virtual keyboard and buttons. Apple has filed more than 200 patents related to the technology behind the iPhone. The iPhone is available from Apple Retail Stores, the Apple Online Store, and from AT&T Mobility, formerly Cingular Wireless, with a price of US$499 for the 4GB model and US$599 for the 8 GB model. Apple intends to make the phone available in Europe and Canada in Q4 2007; Mexico, Australia, and Asia in 2008; and Brazil in 2009

TOUCH SCREEN:

The 3.5 in liquid crystal display HVGA touch screen topped with optical-quality glass^[3] is specifically created for use with a finger, or multiple fingers for multi-touch sensing. Because the screen is a capacitive touch screen, no stylus is needed, nor can one be used.^[4][5] The requirement for bare skin to be used has caused concerns for users in areas with winter climates; gloves worn would then have to be removed to use the touchpad.^[6][7]

For text input, the device implements a virtual keyboard on the ^[8] The New York Times' David Pogue and Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg, who both tested the iPhone for two weeks, found learning to use it initially difficult, although eventually usable, with Pogue stating use was "frustrating" and "text entry is not the iPhone’s strong suit" but Mossberg considered the keyboard a "nonissue." Both found that the typo-correcting feature of the iPhone was the key to using the virtual keyboard successfully.^[9][10]