One year after Steve Jobs announced at MacWorld the iPhone the
frenzy is far from over, especially since Apple’s ultimate gadget seems to be
able to provide much more surprises than expected.
According to a report from the New
York Times, the traffic to Google from Apple;s mobile phone surged over
Christmas, surpassing incoming traffic from any other type of mobile device.
The performance is amazing because, according the latest
reports, the iPhone accounts 2 percent from the smartphone market, in which the
Symbian-based devices accounts close to 63 percent.
The New York Times also noted that other companies observed
a similar trend, such as Yahoo and AdMob.
Judging by these facts, it seems like the introduction of
the iPhone, with its exceptional design and unlimited data plans, is encouraging
the customers to use the mobile Internet.
In December last year, Google has launched a new interface
for its search engine and its services designed especially for iPhone users.
The new application integrates services such as Gmail,
Calendar and Reader into a single interface, making it easy for iPhone users to
find and switch between them.
Also, according to a CNET report, Google plans
to unveil at MacWorld a new user interface for its iPhone Web apps that make
Gmail, search, Reader, Calendar, Picasa and other services faster to use and
more customizable.
Last year Apple has confirmed it has sold one million
iPhones in just 76 days after the US launch, but the company didn’t
released any estimates about the European sales.
The iPhone was introduced in UK
and Germany on November 9
and in France on November
29, but so far only Orange,
the French distributor, announced that 30,000 units had been sold in just five
days from the launch.
It is expected that Steve Jobs will announce new details
about iPhone during his keynote at the upcoming MacWorld. The company hopes to
sell 10 million units until the end of 2008.
During this year, Apple will launch its iPhone on the Asian
market. Last year in December, there were rumors that Steve Jobs has discussed the
launch of iPhone in Japan
with DoCoMo President Masao Nakamura.
There were also reports that Apple’s officials have negotiating
with China Mobile the launch of iPhone in China.
