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2010-06-08 08:54:38
Apple has unveiled a redesign of its popular iPhone handset.
The revamped gadget has a stainless steel case, two cameras, improved display and is 24% thinner than the most recent version.
Apple boss Steve Jobs said the redesign was the "biggest leap" it had taken since the launch of the first iPhone.
But analysts said the phone's popularity could be dented by Apple's strict control over what owners can do with their gadget.
The gadget was revealed during the keynote speech at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.
The device will go on sale on 24 June. The US price for the 32GB model is $299 ( 206) and $199 ( 137) for the 16GB model. Apple said prices might be affected by contract conditions.
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Some of the impact of the announcement was lessened because technology blog Gizmodo had published details of a prototype of the phone after one was left in a bar by an Apple employee.
Steve Jobs with the new iPhone 4 in San Francisco, US, 7 June 2010 The new handset has two cameras and allows users to video-chat
Acknowledging the leak, Mr Jobs said: "Some of you have already seen this."
The new handset includes many features that critics had said were lacking from previous versions.
It now includes two cameras - one on the front and one on the back - and allows people to video-chat, although only when it is connected to wi-fi. It also supports high-definition video.
Other extras added to the phone include a gyroscope which, when coupled with the existing accelerometer and compass, gives it six-axis motion sensing. This allows people to control games and apps by waving the handset.
"These phones are getting more and more intelligent about the world around them," said Mr Jobs.
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Apple was forced to ask conference goers to stop using wi-fi to ensure that some demos of new features went smoothly. Mr Jobs said the 570 wi-fi hotspots in the room made it impossible to carry out some demos.
Mr Jobs also ran through changes made to the fourth release of the iPhone operating system, now called iOS. Apple previewed many of these features in April, including the ability to have more than one application running at one time.
Another change adds Bing as a search choice on the phone, although Google remains the default option, with Yahoo already available as a second choice.
According to research firm Gartner, Apple's iPhone now has around 15% of the smartphone market, behind Blackberry and market-leader Symbian.
Google's Android operating system has around 10% followed by Microsoft's Window's mobile with around 7% market share.
Android logo, Google Apple is facing strong rivalry from Google with its Android phones
Despite Apple's position in the smartphone market, analysts warn of stiffer competition especially from nearby neighbours Google.
"The rise of Google Android over the last two years has been phenomenal and is allowing manufacturers to create appealing alternatives to the iPhone; critically at cheaper prices," said Adam Leach, principal analyst at Ovum.
"These handsets are more than just iPhone clones," he said.
"The risk to Apple is that these devices offer greater freedom with available content and may prove more appealing if it offers the right user and developers experience, than a device with Apple approved content only."
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Steve Jobs to crowd: 'We're having a little problem here'
Mon Jun 7, 5:12 pm ET
Apple's chief exec and irreplaceable master of ceremonies has few if any equals when it comes to wowing audiences during product demos, but even Steve Jobs's famous reality-distortion field couldn't protect him from an embarrassing Wi-Fi snafu during the big WWDC keynote Monday.
About 20 or 30 minutes into the big iPhone reveal, the Wi-Fi network that Jobs was using to show off Web browsing on the iPhone 4's revamped screen conked out, leaving Apple's normally poised, ultra-confident CEO a bit red-faced as the audience stared at a giant blank Web page.
"Our networks in here are always unpredictable. They are slow today," said Jobs, as he waited, and waited, and waited. No dice.
Then Jobs asked the audience for a little assistance. "You know, you could help me out if you're on Wi-Fi, if you could just get off. I'd appreciate it." Naturally, the members of the audience probably half of whom were furiously live-blogging away roared with laughter, and the guffaws only grew louder when an error message popped up reading "could not activate cellular network." AT&T, anyone?
"Yep, I know that," Jobs replied testily, as the wireless problems dragged on for another minute.
"Well, geez, I don't like this. I'm afraid I have a problem and I won't be able to show you much here today," groaned Jobs, who finally resorted to showing off high-resolution photos from the iPhone 4's photo roll, to some appreciative applause.
Then Steve tried the Web again and still, no luck. "Well, I'm sorry, guys, I don't know what's going on," he said, looking around for help. ""Uh ... Scott, got any suggestions?"
Of course, some snarky goofball in the audience just couldn't resist. "Verizon!" the guy shouted, and the audience roared again.
Jobs smiled. "We're actually on Wi-Fi here, so ... "
Anyway, within another minute or so, the Wi-Fi was back, and Jobs moved on, albeit with the occasional plea to members of the press to please, please turn your Wi-Fi off. (The collective answer: Yeah, right.)
Ben Patterson is a technology writer for Yahoo! News. Follow me on Twitter!