Graham Clifford: July 2008 Archives
Its seems odd talking about 'the original iPhone' when its only been on the market for just a year and to most seems new anyway.
But the clever people at Apple are intent on staying ahead of Nokia and Blackberry and have updated the iPhone to make it more user friendly.
The real reason why the new version may be more popular than it's predecessor though is because of the price.
The new devices start at £100 and Apple are confident this will lead to increased sales of iPhone handsets.
The iPhone was first launched last year and was widely criticised for it's support for slower 2G networks only.
Now Apple boast that the new 3G phone is "three times faster" downloading content over a mobile network compared to the original device.
But despite the optimism there's growing concern that the iPhone could be an expensive flop outisde the US.
The price of the latest handset smacks of desperation say iPhone critics and while customers are happy with the low cost others wonder why they forked out so much for the original iPhone if it's so inferior to the latest model.
They may not be allowed in the Tour de France this week but Electric bikes are flying out of shops across the UK as more environmentally aware consumers opt for two rather than four wheels.
The bikes are useful for shorter journeys in particular and could be a mode of transport soon to swamp the country.
Designers and retailers of electric bikes say the they have many advantages over a car and that consumers should pick one up now before the rush!
"In the time it takes you to get into your car and then get it out of the drive and onto the road you'd already be hundreds of yards away on your eletric powered bike" said one desginer.
