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Apple To Unveil iPod Cellphone Next Week?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i'll-believe-it-when-it-calls-me dept.

Mictian writes "Apple Computer is planning to hold a major press conference next week (September 7th) in San Francisco and the rumours say that it will be the unveiling of a new iPod cellphone (NYT). The phone would incorporate the popular iTunes software, be built by Motorola and marketed by Cingular Wireless. The companies have declined to confirm or deny the report, which would fit Apple's past pattern of being secretive to maximise the splash on announcement day."

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  1. Fantastic! by adamwright · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Now I can watch movie clips, read news AND listen to music using my mobile phone. However, every second voice conversation will still run to the lines of "Hello? Hello? Can you hear me? Is this better? Yes? OK...wait, I've lost you. Can you hear me? CAN YOU? I'll call you back. I'LL CALL YOU BACK".

    Fix your damned voice communications before you introduce more junk into handsets. I have a perfectly good MP3 player, but I still lack a useful phone!

    1. Re:Fantastic! by neoform · · Score: 5, Funny

      man, what's with all these people and they're broken xml.. i believe you need to open a tag prior to closing it.. otherwise the parser will just ignore your sarcasm.. i know my brain's parser did.

      *shakes head*

      --
      MABASPLOOM!
  2. 100 songs? No way! by jtangen · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The advertisement for the event reads: "1,000 songs in your pocket changed everything... Here we go again". Do you really think that Apple would release a phone that holds 100 songs? My bet is a video iPod and iTunes 5 that will provide music video and movie content through the iTunes Music Store.

  3. Say it with me... by jbrelie · · Score: 5, Funny

    iTones.

  4. Makes my ears BLEED! by Zemplar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Imagine some idiot having ~500 minutes worth of ringtones!

  5. Consider... by Captain+Perspicuous · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Consider...
    • the invitation said "1000 songs, here we go again", so it will probably have 4GB of memory
    • Adding a 4GB harddisk will make the phone look fat (Nokia N91: 160 grams)
    • Apple is rumored to buy up large quantities of RAM
    ...I think it's clear what we will see: a mobile phone with 4GB of integrated memory... drool! :-)