Thursday, February 17, 2011

Apple Prepare iPhone More Affordable and Small Size

Very competitive play in the smartphone market upscale, Apple seems to target the middle class. The latest news reported by the Wall Street Journal website, a company based in Cupertino, California, USA, it was preparing a smaller version of the iPhone.

Citing a source who claimed to see the immediate prototype, the product being developed was given the code N97. The size is half the size of 4 and called the iPhone will be sold at half price as well.

Not only that, Apple reportedly will eliminate online data storage service MobileMe. Previously, each user device Apple has to pay 99-149 dollars per year in order to enjoy the service to store photos and video on the internet. MobileMe will also likely be used as a platform for music services.

Mini version of the iPhone device was estimated to exit the market in the middle of summer this year. However, the plan could have retreated. There was no confirmation from Apple responded to the report as usual.

Wall Street Journal also launch, Apple's product development is not separated from the role of Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Although the center of leave due to illness, Steve Jobs remains actively involved in new product development.