3G iPhone Confirmed for Summer Launch

April 30th, 2008 by admin

A few months ago we pontificated about what better, faster more connected mobile phones will mean for mobile gaming and mobile gambling, with three major roadblocks, which included need for better mobile phone handsets and the innovative devices, more investment by casinos into mobile gambling and lack of software for casinos who do want to provide mobile gaming. When the 3G iPhone is released this summer AT&T is ready to shave as much as $200 off the cost of the phone, according to Fortune, which says it has a source familiar with the matter.The newer 3G (the cellular broadband network, faster than the current network, EDGE) iPhone models are expected to come in the current capacities of 8GB and 16GB. However, the larger, 32 GB capacity which Apple uses for the iPod Touch, should not be ruled out either.

The 3G iPhone push means that other smartphone manufacturers (RIM BlackBerry, Nokia, Windows Mobile) will now have to keep pace with iPhone and release similar devices which means in the near future the market should become flooded with powerful mobile devices that can support rich client interfaces and engaging game play rather than a humble SMS, because it’s not very exiting to spend money for a text that says, say, “[3H,5H,8C,QD,KD] you loose, try again”.

One day soon we’ll be able able to gamble and bet on sports from an interactive mobile client that will be a pleasure to use.

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