News in Brief

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:00:00 UTC

Apple Cell Phone: Apple says its long-awaited iPhone will be available in June and will work exclusively on the AT&T (formerly Cingular) wireless network. The iPhone, priced at $499 or $599, features a 3.5-inch touch screen and includes integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The iPhone will synchronize via iTunes and sync calendars, e-mail accounts, and photos.

See this blog for some additional info on the phone.

Photograph by Marc Simon

Hard-Disk Milestone: Hitachi is gunning to be the first to market with a mammoth 1-terabyte hard disk. By March the company planned to release a 1TB Deskstar 7K1000 hard drive for $400. The 7200-rpm, 3.5-inch SATA drive will target high-performance applications. Seagate says it will release a 1TB drive by June, but had no pricing or model information at press time.

Photograph by Marc Simon