Did you miss the news about the iPhone 3.0 software today? The iPhone 3.0 software will fix MANY of the gripes about the iPhone. I’m very excited about some of the new iPhone 3.0 software features!
If you want to watch the iPhone 3.0 presentation Apple held today, Apple has posted the video online.
The only part I didn’t like about the event today was the iPhone 3.0 shipping date. Customers can expect the iPhone 3.0 software “this summer”.
A few days ago I was browsing my Google Calendar and I saw an interesting link in the top right corner. A click later and I found out that Google now offers free Mobile Me like contact and calendar syncing.
Google Sync supports iPhone, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, and Symbian phones. Google Sync uses Microsoft ActiveSync. If you are already using your iPhone with an Exchange server, you won’t be able to use Google Sync since you can only have one ActiveSync profile per phone.
Make sure you have a backup of your calendar and contacts before using Google Sync. During the Google Sync setup, the iPhone will delete your contacts and calendar information. Google Sync is a beta product so be sure to have backups!
Despite the amazing functions and styling of the iPhone, some people still aren’t happy. In todays web-centric world, where do people go to vent their frustrations? The internet of course!
Please Fix The iPhone is a website dedicated to those who want to tell Steve Jobs and Apple what is lacking from their favorite mobile phone. The website allows you to vote on existing wishes or submit your own wish. Wishes range from the obvious MMS and copy & paste, to “files and folder management”.
The website is beautifully designed and easy to navigate. You can navigate the wishes by searching for your wish, browsing by tags, viewing the most wanted wishes, and viewing the most recent wishes. “Fixed” wishes are also kept on the website, though some of the “Fixed” wishes are people that are requesting functionality that already exists or things that would need to be fixed by parties other than Apple.
As you would expect, Please Fix The iPhone has a iPhone optimized version of the website. Just visit the site in Mobile Safari to view the iPhone optimized version.
If you want to make your iPhone wishes known, Please Fix The iPhone is a great place to do so. The big question with the website is, is Apple listening? The folks behind Please Fix The iPhone are basically doing free market research for Apple, so it would be wise of them to listen. I already voted for my wishes. I’m crossing my fingers that we’ll see copy & paste by software version 2.5!
Got an iPhone? Help Technologizer get to the bottom of iPhone owner satisfaction from around the globe. After crunching the numbers, they’ll report back on the findings.
Update: That was quick, the survey is now closed.
A rather large security flaw was discovered in iPhone 2.x software yesterday. The flaw will leave your data open to prying eyes even if you have enabled password protection. To reproduce the flaw try these steps:
Obviously this is a huge flaw if you have sensitive data on your iPhone. The flaw only occurs if you have your Home Button set to Phone Favorites. Apple has not released a fix, but you can change the Home Button function to another action and the flaw will no longer work on your phone. Just follow these steps to change the Home Button function:
Gizmodo has a video of the flaw in action. Lets hope Apple fixes this flaw in the next software update. I wonder if this will affect any businesses who are considering the iPhone as a BlackBerry or Windows Mobile alternative? If I was an IT manager, this would seriously worry me about Apple’s commitment to security on the iPhone.
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The single biggest reason I haven’t spent a dime on iPhone apps or games is that I can’t demo them. I’m cheap when it comes to spending my hard earned cash on something I may use for 5 minutes and never use again. Even though you can’t demo iPhone games or apps, websites are filling the void offering screenshots, videos, and quality reviews. I recently came across a great website for iPhone game reviews.
Touch Arcade is run by Arnold Kim, the guy behind MacRumors. Touch Arcade is a blog thoroughly devoted to iPhone games and accessories (yes, there is at least one iPhone gaming accessory in the works). Game reviews contain a screenshot, a brief review of the game, the price, a link to the game in the App Store, and often an embedded YouTube video. Before you spend your cash on an iPhone game, you might want to stop by Touch Arcade and see if they have reviewed it!
Starting September 7th, Best Buy will become the first non Apple or AT&T store to carry the iPhone in the US. This deal will add nearly 1,000 additional purchase points for the iPhone 3G. You can read the full announcement here, though little additional information is contained in the rest of the article.