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ACN rounds up the latest and greatest executive gadgets, from the latest offering from a fruit-themed giant to shiny white boxes sending packets into copper.

The new, newer, new iPhone

Apple took the wraps off a bundle of new toys at the Worldwide Developer Conference, including a new version of the Safari web browser and the Mac operating system (Snow Leopard, OSX 10.6) but it was the fruit-themed company's new smartphone, the iPhone 3GS, which stole the show.

Given that the new iPhone looks exactly the same as its predecessors, you would be forgiven for thinking that nothing had changed. Indeed, most of the alterations are under the hood, with a plethora of new applications and hefty processing power upgrades.

The PR team at Apple claim that the new smartphone is up to two times faster than the original, and the focus is on the ‘up-to' which is basically like saying it could go that fast, or it might just go one tick higher on the speedometre than the previous model.

What would a new phone be without a camera upgrade? Apple doesn't disappoint here, opting for the tried and true option of juicing up the megapixels on the picture-snapper to three and the addition of autofocus, which makes life a lot simpler for the amateur photographer. There are also some funky new additions, such as Voice Control, which does exactly as advertised and lets you control your fancy chunk of plastic and metal with the sound of your monologue.

Slightly more useless is the inclusion of a digital compass. While this is great for finding your way on a bushwalk, we don't think it's a stretch to say that a lot of people would still be lost in the urban jungle even if they knew which way North was. If you like your cross-promotion applications then you'll be relieved to know that Apple's new plaything comes with Nike integration, so if you have a fancy iPod sensor for your shoes then you will be able to connect straight away and get back to releasing endorphins.

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