Apple introduces multimedia iPhone (pix in link)

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Computer Inc. on Tuesday unveiled an iPod mobile phone featuring a large, smooth color screen, sending its shares up 8 percent as the company attempts to parlay its dominance in digital music players into new areas of growth.

Shaped like a thin deck of cards without the normal buttons or flip top on a mobile phone, Apple's device features a 3.5 inch touch screen for navigating phone calls and playing songs and videos.

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