TECHNOLOGY Apple's iPhone 4 launches in Ireland on July 30

TECHNOLOGY Apple's iPhone 4 launches in Ireland on July 30

Fergus Kelly

Apple has announced that the iPhone 4 will be available in Ireland on July 30. Pricing has not yet been announced. It has also announced that due to problems with the antenna causing dropped calls, every purchaser of the iPhone 4 will be entitled to a free case.
Three Ireland are now taking registrations of interest in the iPhone 4. It expects the new phone to be available in late July or early August. It has not announced any details of pricing or contract length, but there is speculation that the minimum term for a contract will be 2 years.
Vodafone also has a pre-registration page on its site.
O2 has not announced any details and is not taking registrations of interest yet.
Apple has also started a 'Notify Me' service on their website and the phone is now on their online store as a 'Coming Soon' product.


iPhone 4

• 2 cameras (for video conferencing - or "FaceTime video calling" as Apple prefer it, Wifi only in 2010)
• 2 microphones (one for noise cancellation)
• 5MP camera sensor
• HD 720p video recording
• Basic video editing on the phone
• iMovie for iPhone for more advanced editing ($4.99)
• New "Retina" display at 326ppi - better quality than a printed magazine
• iBooks - from iPad to iPhone and it can now read PDFs

Watch Apple's promotional video here

IN-DEPTH LOOK Apple's new iPhone 4 – thinner, faster, better?


UPDATE July 19 Apple have announced that the iPad will launch in Ireland this Friday, July 23, priced between €499 for the entry-level 16 Gb WiFi-only model and €799 for the full spec 64Gb WiFi and 3G model.