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widgetman101 EVDO Junkie
Joined: 02 Apr 2008 Posts: 210
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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:24 pm Post subject: Exiciting iPhone news |
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I know that you guys don't deal with At&t but I wanted to post up a thread announcing some features of the upcoming 3.0 update. I'm also kind of curious why 3G doesn't work with At&t at all? I posted this because I'm sure I'm not the only user using multiple services.
I think the majority of what people complained about on the iPhones has just been addressed. Seriously this list of 3.0 updates is sick! This update is going to be a lot more business friendly. You can also watch the official press release video here.
http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/0903lajkszg/event/index.html
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At today’s iPhone OS 3.0 preview event, Apple announced a ton of new user and developer features for the popular mobile platform. Over 100 user features were added including:
* Copy and paste (finally!)
* Stereo Bluetooth (A2DP), even on the latest-gen iPod Touch
* MMS (multimedia SMS)
* Landscape mode and landscape keyboard to all key applications including Mail
* Pervasive search with Spotlight
* Control accessories through the dock connector
* Improved calendar synching (CalDAV and .ics)
* Tethering for laptops (but this requires carrier support which isn’t there yet)
Developers will find plenty to like in the new release as well, with over 1,000 new APIs added. These include:
* A supported way to access the proximity sensor
* Embeddable Google maps (but you have to provide your own map tiles)
* Peer to peer connectivity - for example two nearby iPhones can discover each other and play a game together
* Push notifications - 3rd party server talks to Apple server, which pushes notifications out to the phone. Notifications can be badges, sound, or text.
* Email sheet - send a quick email without leaving your application
* In-game voice
iPhone 3.0 will support new purchasing models including:
* In-app purchasing - purchase new levels, power-ups, etc. without leaving the application
* Subscriptions - charge a monthly fee for content
The new OS will NOT support:
* Flash - Apple says there are plenty of easy workarounds for presenting video such as HTML5 with video tags, H.264
* Background applications - Apple says push notifications are better, use less power
A beta version is available today to developers. It will ship this summer and be free to all iPhone 3G customers. iPod touch users will have to pay $10. Original iPhones can use it, presumably for a small charge, but won’t get all the features because their hardware doesn’t support everything (in particular MMS and A2DP). |
I'm suprised they didn't mention turn by turn in the key notes but its finally officially open for developers. Also if your playing a game with another friend that has a iPod or iPhone and launch multiplayer the phone will automatically sync via bluetooth to there iPhone to play each other. |
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nickjacket EVDO User
Joined: 28 Apr 2008 Posts: 83 Location: Tucson, AZ
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Yes, AT&T HSPDA/UMTS spoken here.
What do you think Apple means when they mention Flash functionality and that "easy workarounds" will do the job instead?
Is this for developers or Apple users?
By not running Flash itself, many navigate buttons and image content will be unavailable from websites built with Flash.
If Apple has made automated connectivity to the otherwise kludge-prone Bluetooth, that's a plus.
Apple's incessant fees for updated functions is an out-and-out promotion for the emerging Netbook platform with ready to go Windows OS.
I'd like to see an Apple wireless product made with enough reserve horsepower to run Flash or any other commonly compatible functions, alone or simultaneously with one another.
So what if it doesn't slip into my pocket because if it's built for the future, I don't always have to buy another Apple product with more built-in marginal performance that disguises built-in obsolescence. |
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