Jun 8, 2009 1:45 pm US/Eastern
Apple Drops Prices On MacBooks, iPhone
Company Holds Annual Worldwide Developers Conference
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Cnet News posted photos on its live blog covering Apple Inc.'s presentation on the updated iPhone at the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, Calif., on June 8, 2009.
James Martin/CNET
Apple Inc. showed off new MacBook Pro laptops with longer battery lives, faster processors and lower prices.
Apple made the new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro laptops the introductory part of its developers' conference in San Francisco.
Apple also dropped the price on their least expensive iPhone from $199 down to $99.
An updated, more functional iPhone was also revealed.
Cnet News reports that the new iPhone 3.0 supports tethering --using the phone's Internet connection to add Web access for your Mac or PC. However, Cnet reports, that although Apple has a number of carriers committed to supporting tethering, AT&T isn't one of them.
The laptop with the 13-inch screen starts at $1,200, and the 15-inch model sells for $1,700 and up — both $300 less than existing similar models.
The company also lowered the price on its ultra-thin MacBook Air to $1,500 from $1,800.
Apple's 17-inch MacBook Pro, which was unveiled in January, costs $2,500 and up.
Shares of Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple were down $4.27, nearly 3 percent, at $140.40 in afternoon trading.
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