iPhone Matures: Hardware and Software

Apple (www.apple.com) has delivered an updated version of its iPhone, the new 3GS, and of its iPhone operating system, the OS 3.0.

Significant enhancements offered by the new 3.0 OS:

- support for cut and paste;
- support for search through all information on the phone, including address book and email;
- use of the phone's location capabilities to help find lost phones;
- allows users to remotely erase phone contents and to remotely invoke a message on the screen.

Enhancements offered by the 3GS:

- as much as twice the browsing speed;
- a 3 megapixel camera with autofocus;
- video recording with easy upload to YouTube and MobileMe;
- voice recognition that allows users to use their voice to call people in their address book.

While the iPhone itself is now capable of connecting a computer to the Internet (tethering) and sending MMS messages, you can't do so today on AT&T's network.

With over 50,000 applications available for the iPhone, most applications have to be marketed to be successful, and assistance in the form of visibility from Apple is extremely important to an application's success. Apple is highlighting applications in seven categories: working out; around the house; going out; managing money; traveling; getting things done; fun and games.
-Stuart Whitaker