Internet Communications

Through a built-in WiFi, the iPhone can access the Internet via Cingular Wireless's EDGE network. Displaying full web pages viewable in both portrait and landscape mode, the iPhone supports automatic zooming, enabling you to zoom in close on to one aspect of a web page by tapping twice on images or text. With a built-in Bluetooth 2.0 technology, the iPhone can transfer files and works well with wireless earpieces.

Google Maps: iPhone comes equipped with Safari, an advanced web browser, which has both built-in Google and Yahoo search options. With Google, Apple has offered a unique modified version of Google maps specially optimized for the iPhone.

Email: Enjoy surfing the web while you download your email through free push IMAP email offered through Yahoo similar to that on Blackberry handhelds. The iPhone also provides you with a rich HTML email client that allows you to embed your photos into your emails.

OS X: Apple offers an optimized fully functioning Mac OS X operating system for the iPhone. The iPhone can be regularly updated by simply plugging into a USB port on your computer similar to an iPod, a much quicker method of updating all your information at one time, unlike traditional cell phones. The iPhone also includes widgets similar to the ones in the Mac OS X Dashboard such as the flight tracker, weather forecast, stocks and other widgets. Through its Core Animation software, the Mac OS X operating system on the iPhone offers smooth and seamless animation for a very enjoyable experience.

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