Apple’s highly anticipated iPhone will be available June 29, according to TV commercials broadcast Sunday night and posted on the company’s Web site.
The combination cell phone, media player and wireless Web-surfing device will retail for $499 and $599, depending on configuration. It will be offered exclusively by AT&T’s wireless division, formerly known as Cingular.
The iPhone, which sports no keypad but instead a touch-sensitive screen, was unveiled with great fanfare in January by Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs. He said it would appear in stores in June.
The ads showed off several of the gadget’s features and ended saying the phone will be available “Only on the new AT&T” and “Coming June 29.”
Recently, the company’s stock has been served by speculation over the iPhone. Shares of Apple’s stock rose May 25 after a media report said the iPhone would go on sale June 20. Neither AT&T nor Apple would confirm or deny that date at the time.
