苹果推出新款iPhone 旧机型价格减半

苹果推出新款iPhone 旧机型价格减半

果公司(Apple Inc.)周一推出了新款iPhone手机，将于本月上市，同时将当前最低价的一款iPhone的价格下调至99美元。苹果希望藉此维持畅销智能手机iPhone的人气。

　　在周一的苹果年度软件开发商会议上，苹果公司管理人士公布了新款iPhone手机的相关信息。一直在休病假的苹果首席执行长乔布斯(Steve Jobs)没有出现在会上。

　　新iPhone 3G S手机和当前产品外观类似，但功能更为强大，能够拍摄视频。苹果公司表示，这款手机将于6月19日在美国上市；16G版产品售价199美元，32G版本售价299美元，带与美国电话电报公司(AT&T)的两年服务合约。

　　苹果表示，当前8G版的iPhone 3G价格将从此前的199美元下调至99美元。

　　苹果公司还推出了两款新的低价笔记本电脑，并下调了即将推出的操作系统的售价，希望在全球经济严重衰退之际提高公司畅销产品的价格亲和力。

Apple Rolls Out New iPhone, Drops Prices

Apple Inc. on Monday introduced a new iPhone that will be available this month and dropped the price of its least-expensive model to $99, as it looks to maintain the momentum for its popular smart phone.

The news was revealed during a presentation by Apple executives at an annual conference for Apple software developers. Chief Executive Steve Jobs, who has been on a medical leave, didn't appear on stage.

The new iPhone 3G S, which resembles current models but is more powerful and can capture video, will be available on June 19 in the U.S., Apple said. A model with 16-gigabytes of storage will cost $199 and a 32-gigabyte model will cost $299, with a two-year service contract with AT&T Inc.

Apple said the price for the current eight-gigabyte iPhone 3G will drop to $99, down from $199.

The company also unveiled two new lower-priced laptop computers and dropped the sales tag on its upcoming operating system, addressing the issue of affordability that has been raised about its popular products amid a sharp global recession.