The worlds worst kept secret has finally been unleashed onto a suspecting public!  For $499 and $599 you could be the proud owner of an Apple iPhone, providing Cingular is your network of choice (yeah - works for me!).  It’s not cheap, but damn, the iPhone is pretty.  Steve Jobs mesmorized the audience at MacWorld with the user interface, the best touch screen ever created, the stylish hardware and of course, the iTunes interface. 

Can’t wait to get my hands on one of these bad-boys - guess I’ll be saying G’bye to my trusty Sony W600i…

I guess Nokia, Blackberry and Motorola are in a whole heap of trouble now!

Here’s the lowdown and tech specs for iPhone:

• Users will be able to download music and videos with the phone, demonstrated by Apple boss Steve Jobs at the annual Macworld Expo in San Francisco. The phone, which will cost from $499 (£257) to $599, will be launched in the US in June and Europe later this year.
• The announcement ended months of speculation about the iPhone, which has no conventional buttons but instead uses a large touch-screen. The firm has patented keyboard technology on the 11.6mm thick phone, calling it “multi-touch”. It is essentially a computer with a blank screen that users configure so they can operate the monitor with their fingers.

“It’s far more accurate than any touch display ever shipped”

“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,” said Stevie. A full touch keyboard is available for text messaging and there is a built-in two megapixel camera.