"BG" <borje@hotmail.com> wrote:

> iphone is a teenagers toy... nice looking but very little of a phone...

it's currently the world's most powerful smartphone, you'll be shocked
at how well designed it is. europe and asia is around a decade behind in
features, size and usability.

europe will all a buzz about from next week on. both the UK and Germany
are going to start having them next week.

Get Ready for iPhone
iPhone arrives on June 29. iPhone features an amazing mobile phone, is
the best iPod we've ever created, and puts the Internet in your pocket
with desktop-class email, web browsing, searching, and maps. And iPhone
makes it all easy to use with its revolutionary multi-touch user
interface. iPhone syncs with your PC or Mac just like an iPod, so
organizing your content now will help you start calling, texting,
emailing, surfing, listening, and watching even faster when you get your
iPhone. Here are a few suggestions to help you get ready:

Contacts
Making a call with iPhone is as simple as tapping a name. You won't need
to re-enter all your contacts because iPhone syncs with the address book
you already use on your computer‹Address Book or Entourage on a Mac, or
Outlook or Outlook Express on a PC. If you keep your contacts on the web
using Yahoo! Address Book, iPhone can sync with them, too. To get ready
for iPhone, organize your contacts in one of these applications and make
sure they're up to date with the latest phone numbers and email
addresses. If you don't have contacts on your computer, don't worry. You
can still enter them directly into iPhone.

Calendar
Using its built-in calendar, iPhone lets you check your appointments
with the flick of a finger. iPhone uses iTunes to sync with the calendar
application you already use on your computer‹iCal or Entourage on the
Mac, or Outlook on a PC‹just like it does with your contacts. If you
don't already use one of these applications to manage your appointments,
now is a great time to start, so you'll be ready to sync when your
iPhone arrives. If you choose not to use a calendar program, that's OK.
You'll be able to enter appointments directly into the iPhone calendar.

Email
iPhone is the first phone to come with a desktop-class email
application. So now your phone can display rich HTML email with graphics
and photos alongside the text. iPhone will even fetch your latest email
every time you open the application and automatically retrieve your
email on a set schedule, just like a computer does. iPhone works with
the most popular email systems‹including Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, AOL, and
..Mac Mail. If you're not already using one of these services, now would
be a great time to get an account. iTunes will make email setup on
iPhone a breeze by automatically syncing the settings from email
accounts stored in Mail on a Mac or Outlook on a PC. Don't worry if
you're not on one of these email services; iPhone also works with almost
any industry-standard POP3 and IMAP email system.

Photos
iPhone has a 2-megapixel camera and a gorgeous 3.5-inch display, so it's
a great way to enjoy and show off your digital photos. iPhone uses
iTunes to sync your photos from iPhoto on a Mac or Adobe Photoshop
Elements, Adobe Photoshop Album, or any picture folder on a PC. You can
carry thousands of photos on iPhone, but you can start by creating an
album or two with 50 to 100 of your favorite photos, so that when you
first sync your iPhone, you'll be ready to quickly show off some of your
best shots.

Music and Video
iPhone is the best iPod ever. Its beautiful, 3.5-inch widescreen display
allows you to easily enjoy the music, TV shows, and movies you have in
your iTunes library. If you already use iTunes, you can start getting
ready for iPhone by creating a playlist of a few hundred of your
favorite songs. If you don't have iTunes, now is a good time to download
it and start a music and video library. That way, when you sync your
iPhone with iTunes, you'll be able to take your favorite music, as well
as a few of your TV shows and movies, with you wherever you go.

iTunes Account
To set up your iPhone, you'll need an account with Apple's iTunes Store.
If you already have an iTunes account, make sure you know your account
name and password. If you don't have an account, you should set one up
now to save time later. To set up an account, launch iTunes, select the
iTunes Store, and click the Sign In button in the upper right corner of
iTunes. Sign in and you're ready to go.

http://www.apple.com/uk/iphone/easysetup/getready.html

http://www.apple.com/de/iphone/easysetup/getready.html

France is later in the month. Orange won the iphone account there.