New iPhone shatters Apple sales record

Apple, the technology company responsible for the iPhone 4, has reportedly shattered its last sales record in a massive rush to get the device into the hands of consumers following its release earlier this month.

The company has sold 1.7 million units, in one of the most successful launches of a product yet for the company, which recently became the worlds largest technology based corporation in the world - surpassing Microsoft, the longtime record holder in tech market capitalization. [Image and data via Reuters]

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Amid excitement, Apple unveils iPhone 4 - "Stop me if you've seen this before"

The wishes of many have come true today as Steve Jobs, the much adored CEO of Apple, unveiled the newest version of the company's beloved iPhone range - iPhone 4 - which the company is saying will without any doubt change things 'all over again'.

Hardware on the iPhone 4, as expected after the infamous Gizmodo leak, is identical to those seen in the misplaced prototype. The device runs Apple's new iPhone OS 4, which was released to a small group of developers recently after a preview at the company's headquarters (this can be found on the company's website at www.apple.com).

In addition to the new hardware, the device also packs in a couple of new features, including a product called Facetime - which is a phone to phone video conferencing application which is set to take advantage of the built-in camera on the front of the device.

All the technology, the company says, is situated between two glossy pieces of aluminosilicate glass, with a steel band wrapped around it.

As well as the black version, users can buy a white version as they could before, however this time with both sides in the white shade, as the operating system now allows this to be aesthetically pleasing with regard to the lack of contrast between the home screen and the surrounding glass.

All of this is powered by Apple's famously touted A4 chip, which the company has promoted and - as expected - no Flash is included in the device.

Altogether, the device delivers all the expectations of those who were waiting for it. The hardware is a pleasing development in a device that was beginning to lose its overall visual appeal - and become mundane. The next generation iPhone is a winner.

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Google concedes defeat on bid to sell phones online only

Search giant, Google is calling it quits with regard to its effort to sell the Nexus One, the company's new branded phone, in an online format only.

The company has announced that it will close its online store and will instead move the phone to more traditional electronics retailing.

Consumers, according to the Associated Press, are still having trouble buying such expensive electronics without any hands-on experience whatsoever.

The result is that initial sales of the Nexus One have become increasingly slow, and are nowhere near what Google had hoped they would be.

These sales are particularly important if Google wishes to fulfill its wishes of its Android software becoming a truly viable competitor to Apple Inc.'s iPhone - which launched in 2007 to much fanfare.

According to the AP:

"As with every innovation, some parts worked better than others," Andy Rubin, a Google executive overseeing the Nexus One, wrote in a Friday blog post.

Rubin said Google will stop selling the Nexus One in its Web store as soon as it lines up other U.S. retailers to carry the device.

Google hasn't disclosed how many Nexus One units it has sold so far. 

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