Submitted by: kirkland on Friday January 12th, 2007 at 06:06 PM EST

US firm Apple has confirmed its move into the telecoms industry, unveiling the long-awaited iPhone.

Users will be able to download music and videos with the phone, demonstrated by Apple boss Steve Jobs at the annual Macworld Expo in San Francisco.

Mr Jobs praised the phone's design and told the audience the "magical device" would "revolutionise the industry".

The phone, which will cost from $499 to $599, will be launched in the US in June and Europe later this year.

The announcement ended months of speculation about the iPhone, which has no conventional buttons but instead uses a large touch-screen.

Mr Jobs said the iPhone was a "revolutionary and magical product that is literally five years ahead of any other mobile phone".

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