MacBreak Weekly 93

iPhone 3G launched at WWDC, with GPS, apps, activation, contracts, yeah-buts and more.

• Jobs announces iPhone 3G with GPS functionality, available July 11. WWDC kenote on iTunes.
• iPhone 3G was shown off, with developer examples including Typepad,
  Pangea Software and the Associated Press
• The iPhone is now carrier subsidized with a maximum worldwide top price of $199.
• iPhone now features GPS, which works together with the existing Wi-Fi and cell tower navigation for iPhone Maps
• Will GPS kill iPhone's battery life?
• Will Apple prevent GPS navigation apps?
• The iPhone is now treated as a standard AT&T phone, which means in-store activation and standard AT&T pricing
• The iPhone will no longer be able to use prepaid calling plans in the U.S. The Apple-AT&T revenue sharing deal is over.
• .Mac is dead. Long live MobileMe.
• MobileMe features cross-platform syncing for Macs, iPhones, and PCs using Outlook, and with an increased 20GB of online storage.

Picks of the week:

• Alex Lindsay: iStat menus, now updated to 1.3, free.
• Scott Bourne: Awesome Highlighter, for highlighting websites, free.
• Leo Laporte: 280slides, free.
• Andy Ihnatko: Fluid, for making Web apps into Mac apps, free.

Audible pick of the week:

• The Places in Between, by Rory Stewart
• Sign up for a free audiobook at Audible.com/macbreak.

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