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The following notes are taken during the Apple WWDC 2008. Due to the Non Disclosure Agreement, best effort has been made to restrict the notes to match the publicly available information.

Live from the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference 2008 

The iPhone 2.0 Software and iPhone 3G (hardware) has been announced by Apple at the Apple WWDC on June 9, 2008. IS&T has been working with Apple as part of the iPhone Enterprise Beta Program since March 2008 (under strict Non-Disclosure Agreement). The following list provides publicly available information about both the hardware and software that is known to date (note: the information below may change as Apple and AT&T may make changes prior to the launch):

Hardware (iPhone 3G)

  • Availability: July 11, 2008 (Friday)
  • 3G Support: The iPhone 3G will take advantage of AT&T's 3G (3rd Generation) network based on HSPA technology. This means the internet access when using the AT&T's data network will result in considerably faster connection speed compared to the previous version of the iPhone
  • Lower Price: $199 for 8 GB model, $299 for 16 GB model
  • GPS
  • International Usage: iPhone

Software (iPhone 2.0 Software)

  • Availability: early July, 2008 (question)
  • iPhone Configuration Utility
  • 3rd Party software
  • AIM for iPhone
  • Improvements from previous version:
    • Better Email Message Management
    • Certificate Support (X.509 personal certificates used by the MIT community will work!)
    • MIT VOIP voicemail sent as email attachments can be played
  • Still not working...
    • TechTime Calendar cannot be synchronized over-the-air
    • Copy and Paste
      Purchasing
       
      Migration
  • iPhone EDGE > iPhone 3G
    • Erase data on the old device. Apple recommends that the old device be upgraded with iPhone 2.0 software. This process should wipe the data on the old iPhone

WWDC Keynote Presentation:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/wwdc08/

iPhone 3G Hardware Specification:
http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html

iPhone 2.0 Software:
http://www.apple.com/iphone/softwareupdate/

iPhone Configuration Utility and Exchange ActiveSync Integration:
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2008/03/06iphone.html

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