Apple's new version of its iPhone, the iPhone 3G, will be available in Ireland on July 11, according to O2 Ireland, which is the exclusive carrier in Ireland.
O2 says the prices of the new phones will start at €49, ranging up to €229 depending on the size of memory and the O2 tariff chosen by the customer.
Apple last night unveiled the new version of the popular phone built for high-speed wireless networks with faster Internet access and more features for business users.
'We've taken what we've learned and more and created the iPhone 3G; and it's beautiful,' chief executive Steve Jobs said as he demonstrated the new mobile device at the opening of Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.
He said the new phone - designed for third-generation mobile networks - would be faster and would include GPS.
Apple will make it available in 70 countries. The first iPhone, which went on sale June 29 of last year, is available in six countries.
The iPhone 3G will sell for $199 with eight gigabytes of memory. Apple will charge $299 and $399 for models with more memory.
Jobs also said iPhone's second-generation software will let business users send and receive Microsoft Exchange e-mail, in a direct shot at rival BlackBerry. The iPhone software update is aimed at a business market that is currently hooked on BlackBerry devices made by Canadian company Research In Motion.
