Apple’s new product announcements are always interesting, but today’s arrival of the iPhone 4 was quite dramatic. Steve Jobs announced over 100 new features. This is one time when watching the latest technology news is more than worthwhile. Not only are the new iPhone features groundbreaking, but others are sure to try to follow Apple’s lead. This means that we will all have better portable devices in the near future.

Here are a few of the iPhone 4’s new features:

• All new design — thin, thin, thin!
• Front-facing camera
• Retina display — an awesome new technology making the screen 4 times clearer
• A gyroscope in addition to the accelerometer, compass, proximity sensor, and ambient light sensor
• New camera system with illuminated sensor and LED flash
• 720p videos
• iMovie for the iPhone
• iBooks for the iPhone
• A bigger battery for longer battery life
• Farmville, Guitar Hero, and Netflix on the iPhone
• FaceTime WiFi Video Calling
• Multitasking
• Folders to store apps

Some of these, especially the Retina display are ground-breaking. You can bet on Apple to come up with the latest technology. Now it’s time to sit back and see what the competition does.