• Didn’t take long before trademark issues came up.

    Just one day after Apple annouced the iphone, Cisco filed a lawsuit over trademark issues.   

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    Cisco Sues Apple Over Use of IPhone Name
    Wednesday January 10, 11:47 pm ET
    By Jordan Robertson, AP Business Writer

     

    Cisco Sues Apple Over Use of IPhone Name for Its New Handheld Device 

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cisco Systems sued Apple Inc. in federal court Wednesday, saying the computer maker’s new iPhone violates its trademark.The lawsuit, filed in San Francisco federal court, came just a day after Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs unveiled the Apple iPhone in dramatic fashion at a trade show in San Francisco.

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  • The Apple Iphone

    This is the front view of the New Apple Iphone.

    It measures 2.4 inches across and 4.5 inches high.   

    Apple Iphone front view 

    Check out how thin this is.  It’s .46 inches thick.  This will easily fit into your pocket.  We’ll have to wait and see how durable it is once released.   

    Apple iphone side 

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  • Steve Jobs Keynote Address on the Iphone

    To understand what the Iphone is you should watch the Keynote Address on the Apple Iphone.  Steve Jobs did an excellent job at showing off the capabilites of the Iphone. It got interesting about 41 minutes in.

    Steve Job’s Keynote Speech. 

     

     
  • The Apple Iphone is introduced

    MACWORLD SAN FRANCISCO—January 9, 2007—Apple® today introduced iPhone, combining three products—a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod® with touch controls, and a breakthrough Internet communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, searching and maps—into one small and lightweight handheld device. iPhone introduces an entirely new user interface based on a large multi-touch display and pioneering new software, letting users control iPhone with just their fingers. iPhone also ushers in an era of software power and sophistication never before seen in a mobile device, which completely redefines what users can do on their mobile phones.

    “iPhone is a revolutionary and magical product that is literally five years ahead of any other mobile phone,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We are all born with the ultimate pointing device—our fingers—and iPhone uses them to create the most revolutionary user interface since the mouse.”

    iPhone is a Revolutionary Mobile Phone
    iPhone is a revolutionary new mobile phone that allows users to make calls by simply pointing at a name or number. iPhone syncs all of your contacts from your PC, Mac® or Internet service such as Yahoo!, so that you always have your full list of up-to-date contacts with you. In addition, you can easily construct a favorites list for your most frequently made calls, and easily merge calls together to create conference calls.

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