iPHONE®
iPhone® is a multimedia, Internet-enabled mobile phone designed and
marketed by Apple Inc®. An optimized version of
the OS X® operating system runs on the iPhone.There are several applications located on
the "Home" screen:
Text (SMS messaging),
Calendar, Photos, Camera, YouTube®, Stocks, Maps (Google Maps®), Weather, Clock,
Calculator, Notes, Settings, and iTunes®.
Four applications delineate the
iPhone's main purposes: Phone, Mail, Safari®, and iPod®.
© 2007 Apple Computer, Inc.
Key features of the current iPhone OS®:
Multi-touch screen with virtual keyboard and buttons
Camera phone and a portable media player ("iPod")
Internet services including e-mail, web browsing, and local Wi-Fi connectivity
Supports the Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) data technology.
"Apple, and iPhone are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries."
Apple provides updates to the iPhone's operating system through iTunes. Security patches as well as new and improved features, such as a mobile chat client, Flash support , and voice recording, may be released in this fashion.
Apple has filed more than 300 patents related to the technology behind the iPhone.
