Steve won't be happy when he hears of this...

Jun 10, 2007 21:09 GMT  ·  By

After getting their hands on what was said to be an official list of iPhone specifications and requirements, the people over at Mac Rumors have posted scans of what they say is the iPhone training manual. The manual, details iPhone features, benefits tips, comparisons qualifying questions and objections will be needed by the people selling the iPhone.

While definitely a tall claim, considering that nobody has managed to get their hands on any significant information about the device, the scans nevertheless seem very elaborate for a fake. Things such as qualifying questions and possible customer objections as well the layout and design of the manual make this an incredibly well done fake, if indeed it is a fake.

Here are some of the features of the iPhone listed in the manual: Revolutionary Mobile Phone - Dial any telephone number with the touch of a finger - Create and manage a list of telephone numbers you call most - If you choose to answer the call, the video will pause and resume once the call ends - iPhone syncs contact information from the computer to iPhone (from Address Book on a Mac or Outlook or Outlook Express on a Windows PC). - Built-in speakerphone - iPhone lets you carry on a phone conversation while you simultaneously browse the Internet or send an email. - There is a vibrate mode.

Photos - Sync photos from Mac or PC

SMS Text Messaging - SMS text message button shows how many new messages are waiting - Threaded conversations - Hear an audio alert for new messages - Error correction and prevention in the keyboard. Only displayed when you need it. - iPhone users will not be able to conduct IM conversations with instant messaging users - Does not support MMS messaging for photos or videos

Music and Video - All videos play in landscape mode - If you prefer your widescreen content to take up the entire screen, you can double tap the video and iPhone will automatically scale the video to take up the entire screen - Sync music with iTunes just like any other iPod - Select how to display music: by playlist, artist, songs or more. - Media Net, MobiTV, or Cellular Video are not available on iPhone

Email - Rich formatting - Support for IMAP and POP3 - Yahoo! Push Mail - Automatic address completion

Safari - Double tap an object to make it fill the screen, and double tap to zoom out - Can have multiple websites open at once and switch between them - Websites you have bookmarked on your computer will be transferred to your iPhone from your Mac or PC

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Google Maps - iPhone will not support the TeleNav solutions currently offered by other AT&T devices - GPS is not part of the iPhone feature set.

Real or fake? Go over to Mac Rumors and judge for yourself.