iPhone 3G combines three products in one - a revolutionary phone, a widescreen iPod, and a breakthrough Internet device. According to google, iPhone generates 50 times more online search request than any other mobile handset.

The iPhone 3G is an Internet-enabled multimedia mobile phone designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It has a multi-touch screen with virtual keyboard and buttons, but a minimal amount of hardware input. The iPhone's functions include those of a camera phone and portable media player (equivalent to the iPod) in addition to text messaging and visual voicemail. It also offers Internet services including e-mail, web browsing, and local Wi-Fi connectivity. The first generation phone hardware was quad-band GSM with EDGE; the second generation uses UMTS and HSDPA.
Apple announced the iPhone on 9 January 2007.The announcement was preceded by rumors and speculations that circulated for several months.The iPhone was initially introduced in the United States on 29 June 2007 and is in the process of being introduced worldwide. It was named Time magazine's Invention of the Year in 2007. On 11 July 2008, the iPhone 3G will be released which supports faster 3G data speeds and Assisted GPS.

iPhone 3G in India

Now available in 6 countries-USA,Ireland, the UK, France, Germany, and Austria.On July 11, 2008, Apple will release the iPhone 3G in twenty-two countries, including the original six. Forty-eight more are expected to follow in the months afterwards.Its expected that India falls into this group.

On June 2008, Bharti Airtel and Apple announced that they will be bringing the highly anticipated iPhone3G to customers in India later this year. iPhone 3G combines all the revolutionary features of iPhone with 3G networking that is twice as fast as the first generation iPhone, built-in GPS for expanded location based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0 software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs the hundreds of third party applications already built with the recently released iPhone SDK. Lately Vodaafone also came to the show announcing a joint tie up.

Airtel customers may receive more information on iPhone by sending an sms to the toll free number 54321 with keyword ' iPhone'.

Vodafone has been giving option of pre-booking the iPhone through its website whereby you could be the among the initial ones to own it once its launched in India this year.Reacting to Vodafone’s pre-booking announcement, Airtel quickly launched their own page where iPhone fans can register for future updates about iPhone availability and price.