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Eight Things to Expect in the Next iPhone Update
Eight Things to Expect in the Next iPhone Update
One of the great things about the iPhone is the regular software updates. Free and automatic improvements are piped, hot and steaming, to your pocket computer. There next version of the iPhone operating system will be v2.2. We don't know exactly when it will arrive, but the leaks are ...
Crashing The iPhone
forbes.com — An Italian programmer discovers a bug that can crash Apple's mobile devices and maybe some computers.... (more) Crashing The iPhone
App Store Downloads Top 100 Million Worldwide
apple.com — SAN FRANCISCO September 9, 2008 Apple today announced that iPhone and iPod touch users have downloaded more... than 100 million applications from its groundbreaking new App Store since its launch on July 11, 2008. More than 3,000 applications are ... (more) App Store Downloads Top 100 Million Worldwide
 iPhone Controller
iPhone Controller
sonos.com — The Sonos Controller for iPhone™ is a free application that turns your iPhone (or iPod® touch) into... a full-fledged Sonos Controller. Plus, it uses the familiar touch-screen interface and fits in your pocket so you can carry it with you all over the ... (more) iPhone Controller
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Eight new features to expect in Apple’s forthcoming iPhone 2.2 update
MacDailyNews — ... when the next version of the iPhone operating system (v2.2) will arrive, but the leaks are springing fast, and the new OS looks like a useful update -- full of new toys," Sorrel reports. Here's what the rumors say so far: • Google Street View • Direct Podcast Downloads • Rating Applications on Deletion • Line-In Support • Emoji Emoticons • Location Sharing • Safari Tweaks • Copy and Paste* *Sorrel writes, "Kidding! You didn't fall for that one, did you?" Full article here .

Linkpost | 10.31.2008
TechBlog — ... - Because it competes with Apple's own browser. What is Apple afraid of? • 8 Things to Expect in the Next iPhone Update - A list of cool things coming in the iPhone 2.2 software. • ...

No Opera Mini for the iPhone
Hardware 2.0 — ... least 95% of the web browsing I do (especially mobile browsing), that wouldn’t matter anyway. What I find shocking is that web reliability problems have plagued the iPhone and iPod touch since day one. You can walk into any Apple store, pick up the demo iPhone or iPod touch and feed it a website that’ll eventually cause the browser to close up you. I also know that crash info is fed back to Apple regularly, so it’s not as though they’re unaware of these issues. And yet is seems that  iPhone operating system v2.2 will concentrate on new features (rating apps when you uninstall ...

New iPhone update: What’s still missing
Brainstorm Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine » Apple 2.0 — ... There’s a little joke at the end of Charlie Sorrell’s nicely illustrated 8 Things to Expect in the Next iPhone Update on Wired.com. ...

Video: Apple iPhone RSS reader enables Emoji icons outside Japan?
Phones Review — ... outside Japan. Actually the new application for the Apple iPhone masquerades as an Apple iPhone RSS reader which is available via the Apple iTunes App Store. The name of the app? Well as it’s in Chinese it’s difficult to explain but apparently does enable Emoji icons for the Apple iPhone outside Japan as hidden inside this supposedly simple reader is the power to unlock the Emoji keyboard on an Apple iPhone and iPhone 3G running iPhone 2.2 OS. Image via here You can find a video demo below for your enjoyment. ...

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