But otherwise our list of features wasn’t too far out was it? The phone launches June 19 but rumour has it you can order one from Carphone Warehouse from Wed.
Better battery life – 5 hours talk time, 9 hours surfing
A better camera that finally does video – 3 Megapixel autofocus video-capable camera
Voice memo and cut & paste – Yes, yes, and they added voice control for the phone and iPod features
Support for stereo bluetooth headphones – erm sounds like it doesn’t have this
Wifi auto-login – or this
In-device search – Spotlight search built in
A digital compass – and they called it Compass
Another couple of new features are
- Faster data speed (‘up to’ 7Mbps HSPA 3G)
- The keyboard works when the phone is in landscape mode
You can also use the iPhone as a modem to connect your laptop to the web while on the move. Assuming O2 play ball.
There is/isn’t a budget iPhone. You can buy the 8Gb old model for $99. In the states. On a contract. A long one.
Oh, and Steve Jobs didn’t turn up.
PS Got an old iPhone? Update it to V3.0 software for free and get many of the new features. Except the best ones of course.
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Noticed how Apple launch new versions of the iPhone and make the features available on the older nodels with a software update? Well Apple have announced a new software update for the iPhone and iPod Touch this summer, which tips the wink that a new iPhone will also be on the way.
Existing iPhone users will get the new software for free, while iPod users will have to pay ($9.95). The software is a bit of a catch-up for Apple, providing many features that are standard on other phones, such as voice memo and cut & paste. What isn’t known is whether any new phone will have hardware features that the current phones lack – iPhones have always been poor performers in the camera stakes so maybe the new version will have a decent camera and the ability to shoot video.
Other new features planned for the new software release include support for stereo bluetooth headphones on the iPhone 3G, wifi auto-login and in-device search. Apparently still missing from the iPhone’s feature-set will be support for Flash video.
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