Davey Winder
Monday, 27 April 2009 03:21
Business IT -
Technology
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We all know it is coming and none of us can wait for it to arrive. But what, exactly, will Apple deliver when it releases iPhone 3.0 into the wild?
There has already been the hype as the tech media
counted down to the iPhone 3.0 press event which was that strangest of things, a pre-launch launch.
Surprisingly, what we learned was that there would be no less than
100 new iPhone features in the new OS.
Now that the first developer betas have surfaced, and
been jailbroken for good measure, we are starting to get some idea of just what this will mean to your average iPhone user.
We have been working our way around the various user groups, friendly
developers and assorted online sources to dig deep inside Apple iPhone
3.0 while at the same time, to our best ability, weeding out the
unfounded rumour.
So what can you expect to find inside iPhone 3.0? Well you might file
it under rumour, but we think there is enough proof out there to
suggest that shuffle-alike voice control is going to be included. The
main thrust of the voice argument is evidence of codename Jibbler in
the iPhone code.
Jibbler, together with synthesized voice responses, can be thought of
as an enhanced SpringBoard app that will look after voice dialling and
texting and possibly even Twittering. indeed, it could be totally
hands-free iPhone experience, launching apps along the way.
But what else is going to excite and delight iPhone users in this new
version of the OS? We look at improvements to Safari, podcasting, push
and battery life on page 2...
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