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Fuzzy Logic Top 10 iPhone 3.0 feature demands for the 2009 iPhone
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Tuesday, 10 June 2008 | |
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Also, this article is in homage to my colleague Adam Turner’s article on Top 10 iPhone 2.0 feature demands - but so much was left out of the iPhone 2.0, that I had to write a list of what I want in the iPhone 3.0! Read on... 1. Tethering The new iPhone 3G makes no reference to being able to use it as a 3G modem. That’s a shame – so many other phones can do this it’s not funny. No voice or data plans have yet been announced – perhaps Apple’s done an amazing deal to get unlimited or near-unlimited 3G data, and no carrier wants that abused on laptops. But it doesn’t matter – I still want to be able to tether my iPhone to my PC or Mac – by Bluetooth, or USB cable – in the iPhone 3.0 if possible. 2. iTunes Wireless music/video/podcast syncing Although the iPhone 2.0 software for the iPhone 2G and new 3G models lets you synchronise your emails and calendars to MobileMe, a new online feature that costs US $99 per year (AUD $119 per year), replacing .Mac, there’s still no wireless synchronising of iTunes with a computer, as far as I can tell. 3. Better camera, video capture and flash. The iPhone 3G’s camera is still only 2 megapixels! Where’s that 3.2 megapixel or 5 megapixel camera we were all expecting? It’s gone AWOL. And there’s no mention of video camera capabilities either, even though third party apps for jailbroken 2G iPhones now enable the feature – if you purchase the app. Maybe something will come in the official App Store – but for now, it seems to be the same camera features. And there’s no flash! Other cameras offer a ‘Xenon’ flash that’s like the type you see in real cameras. iPhone doesn’t even have one of the LED flashes. Sigh. 4. Video calling and a front camera So, what happened to the video calling features that 3G provides? Not available on the iPhone 3G. There’s no front camera, so even IF video calls are possible, you’d have to turn your phone around so people can see you. But it’s likely video calls are not possible – and they probably can’t even be received, which is also a shame. We’ll have to see when it launches, but videocalling and video chatting with iChat looks like it’s a no-go. 5. Copy and paste What happened to copy and paste? Still not available. Maybe someone will make an App for the App Store, but it won’t be a ‘native’ thing that would have Apple’s totally smooth way of doing things. Which is a shame. Please read on to page 2 – there’s plenty more missing that I really want to see in iPhone 3.0, like better Blueooth, more storage, removable battery, turn-by-turn voice directed GPS and much more, including a number 11 in what is supposed to be a Top 10 list! Read on!!! |
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