iPhone Gets Two Thumbs Up
Highly Anticipated iPhone Receives FCC Approval
Apple received the official word yesterday that their revolutionary new cellular phone, the iPhone, has been granted an equipment authorization by the FCC. This is fantastic news for Apple, who had a bit of a scare recently, when Engadget incorrectly published an internal Apple memo that stated there would be lengthy delays in the release of iPhone and the new Leopard OS.
Now that the iPhone has received FCC approval, it is fairly certain that the iPhone will ship on time. According to Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris, “The iPhone has passed its required FCC certification milestone and is on schedule to ship in late June as planned.” Let’s hope this hold true.
Priced at $499 for 4-gigabyte model and $599 for an 8-gigabyte model, the iPhone has a built-in camera, five hours of continuous talk time and 15 hours for playing music, and runs Safari Web browser and Apple’s Macintosh operating system software. It has Bluetooth, a short-range wireless technology that supports wireless headsets or links to devices like printers, and can connect to the Internet wirelessly via Wi-Fi.
