When Apple cometh with Threes and o’s
All praise Apple, giver of wonderful things, provider of beautiful technological mana, and donor of digital destines. Once again the fruit stand computer company Apple rolls out in every bit in Keynote “One more thing” style the new OS for the iPhone. Think of this, Apple has such brand loyalty and its followers are a few steps from zealot martyrdom that a software update can tickles our fancies so. The prefect presentation this time gives rapturous iPhone owners a few things we’ve all been waiting for and a few more then make an already immaculate phone even better:
Full landscape keyboard support across all key applications.
- YES! Though I’ve got used to the not using a landscape keyboard, namely because of my unwavering trust in Apple and there mysterious ways, I am very thrilled about this!
Cut, copy, and paste! Works between applications.
- Long time coming. Sure other apps have made this possible, but the Apple does what Apple does best…made it work and look great (disclaimer: It appears to work, update not launched)
MMS support, along with added ability to forward and delete individual or groups of messages.
- Like (EVERY PHONE OUT ON THE MARKET!!) iPhone owners can now send and receive photos from those of our deprived friends that don’t have email at there fingertips.
Push notification support.
- Only took nearly two years. But, fair enough…I’ll take it.
Integrated option to mail multiple photos straight from a photo album.
- I have been missing the ability to send a litany of photos depicting any number nefarious going-ons.
Note synchronization. iPhone notes will be able to be synched up with Macs or PCs through iTunes.
- Don’t care.
Shake-to-shuffle music playing support (a la iPod Nano).
- This is a cool “show-off-feature”
Wi-Fi auto login.
- Convent
Stereo Bluetooth support.
- Cool, but this calls for another $100 bit of electronic
Overall enhanced Bluetooth capability. Will now be able to connect to someone else via Bluetooth and transmit contact info, play games, or share any other kind of information.
- This is GREAT! So many multiplayer games can now be played without a network. And if Apple delivers as they promise, it is going to work, like Xbox Live opposed to PSN.
YouTube account support.
- Don’t care
Auto-fill support.
- I guess
New global phone search, called Spotlight. Located to the left of the first page (you’ll finger-flick left to find it). Will allow you to search everything on your phone.
- Spotlight on iPhone (much like quicksilver) VERY COOL
Expanded Stocks app with news headlines and detailed market info.
- Cool, but eh…expanded stocks in this day and age is depressing
Added support for CalDAV and .ics subscriptions with Calendar app.
- Don’t care
New Voice Memos application that lets you easily record and share voice notes to yourself.
- Apple “improving” (stealing) on apps that have already been done