The new software update for the iphone has been released which gives some new features and also improves on some of the old features.
Here is a couple...
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So you may have heard lately that Apple are going to release the New iPhone in Australia on the 26th June.
The new Apple iPhone is going to be a speedier version of the current iPhone and will host a heap of new features including video capabilities, better camera and longer battery life!!
Apple also says that the new iPhone will also operate twice as fast as the existing 3G phone.
So you want to hear more about the phone - hear are a couple of the extra features...
For those of you that might not want to get the new iPhone... at least you will be able to download the new OS 3.0 Software from June 17th as a free software update via iTunes 8.2. (Apple's local press release said it would be June 26, but it has now been confirmed for some time on Thursday, June 18 - Australian time.)
This will give you heaps of new features as well.
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For those of you that have an iPhone you may be frustrated that the phone lacks features such as cut, copy and paste, MMS, search features and so on. Well thanks to the eagerly released 3.0 software all of these options are now available to you.
Developers also have some cool new features available at their finger tips. Look below for the updates!
OVER 100 NEW FEATURES FOR THE CONSUMER!
• COPY AND PASTE!!!! You double tap on a piece of text and it will automatically place a bubble above it with the option to cut, copy or paste the current selection. To bring up the paste option, you just have to double tap again. To make a bigger selection of text, double tap and then drag where you’d like the text to end. You can also drag this text around. To undo a paste, just shake your phone!
• You can now send more than one photo by copying and pasting them into the Mail app.
• Use landscape (wide keyboard mode) in applications SMS, notepad, mail etc.
• New message app supports MMS! (Really, it’s about time) Send and received photos through the network.
• Voice memos that you can record edit, share and email directly from the app
• New calendar support! gcal! Subscriptions, .ics format, exchange
• Stock app added news and more details.
• SEARCH IN MAIL!!! finally! ..and other applications: Contacts, notes, calendar, iPod
• New Spotlight home screen that will let you search all of your applications.
• YouTube improvements!! ratings, subscriptions and profiles!
• Notes sync with iTunes, Shake to shuffle, WiFi auto-login, Stereo Bluetooth, parental controls, call log, iTunes account creation, anti-phishing, meeting invitations and more.
UPDATES FOR THE DEVELOPER:
• 1,000 new APIs: In game voice chat, iPod library access, proximity sensor, audio recorder, battery life, streaming audio and video, data detectors, text selection, UI alert view, shake API and GPS
• In-app purchases: Subscriptions for magazines, additional levels for games, and eBooks. Example, new Sims game — You will be able to buy items directly inside the game from the app store for $0.99 — this is really changing the revenue game for developers!
• Turn by Turn directions apps using Google Maps API
• Peer to Peer connectivity using bluetooth - Multiplayer gaming / sending business cards wirelessly
• With the new SDK, accessory developers will be able to make custom applications that can communicate directly with the accessory. Example: FM transmitter, blood pressure monitor, insulin meter
• Push notification for apps — Alerts appear like SMS, badges show up on the app icon, and audio alerts will be heard in the background. The battery life is said to only decrease by 23% while on other devices using background processes killed the battery life 80% — But still, with over 9 pages of apps and maybe 50% with with push notifications, my phone will last for 10 minutes!
