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Later today (Tuesday) Apple will hold a press conference to unveil its upcoming iPhone 3.0 operating system and a new SDK ,or software developer kit, for the phone that is aimed at helping engineers and third parties write applications for the device.
Naturally enough, speculation on the blogosphere is rife about what will be on offer. Apple notoriously stays mum on what will be coming out but here is a selection of what some people are taking guesses on what might be included and what they would like to see.
Kevin Rose, the founder of Digg, says he expects a cut and copy and paste function. A feature that has arguably been one of the most requested.
Macworld is looking for quite a few improvements to the iPhone so I will just note a couple of them. The blog wants a new improved mail programme with a single unified inbox. Great for those with more than one e-mail account. It also wants to be able to synch notes and to-do applications and would like to see better app organisation.
The site says back in the day "when the iPhone had only 20 apps - all from Apple - its one-panel home screen was a simple and easy-to-use way to launch those apps." No more of course because there are more than 15,000 to choose from and most people have a host of apps that end up running over several pages.
Macworld suggests being able to group apps into useful categories like games on one screen, productivity apps on another and so on. Another way would be to manage apps from within iTunes.
Engad
get.com says it thinks a copy and paste function is "weak" and is calling on readers to vote for what should come in the update.
The list includes proper Bluetooth support, video recording, Flash, or "ridiculous proprietary headphones." A jibe obviously at the fact that the headphones that come with the new iPod shuffle have a proprietary control chip that wannabe headphone makers would have to pay to use so their product will work with the shuffle.
CNET thinks the announcement will include being able to tether the iPhone 3G so it can be used as a wireless modem for a laptop even though it hasn't had a rush of readers asking for it.
It lists a series of capabilities that many other smartphones and cell phones have that the iPhone lacks and should include like video recording, more camera options, voice dialing, speed dialing, text forwarding, and multi media messaging.
It almost makes you wonder why the iPhone is such a megastar in the smartphone category without all this built in.
PCWorld.com thinks "push notification" is on the cards. That's where apps get information from Apple servers even when they are not running. It is also looking for a horizontal keyboard as a standard function rather than users having to pay for it via an application from the AppStore.
While the invitation I got only refers to giving us a "sneak peak" at the new software and the SDK, it's unlikely there will be any mention of new hardware. However using my finely honed Sherlock Holmes skills, I would deduce that if Apple provides a date for the new OS then it's an obvious leap to make that a new iPhone would follow shortly thereafter. The big betting is on June or July.
As always there is plenty of hype and speculation around the Tuesday press ann
ouncement and a flurry of gossip that Apple will also talk about a 10-inch tablet computer.
Seth Weintraub of Computerworld is not alone in raising the flag on this one, but perhaps he goes a bit further than most. He notes that Apple is "developing a touchscreen in the 9.5-10 inch area for release in Q3."
His reasoning is that while Apple won't compete directly with the Netbook market, it will try to release a similar type product. Mr Weintraub says if Apple is aiming for a summer release it needs to start talking about such a device now so that developers can get to work to make their apps function on this smaller device.
MG Siegler at VentureBeat is of the same mind on this and writes "given that this is an "advance preview" of the new OS, it seems Apple wants to give developers some time to prepare for some big changes."
As always with Apple product announcements, lots of unanswered questions ahead of the launch. Take thanks in knowing that this time tomorrow the fuss will all be over.
Naturally enough, speculation on the blogosphere is rife about what will be on offer. Apple notoriously stays mum on what will be coming out but here is a selection of what some people are taking guesses on what might be included and what they would like to see.
Kevin Rose, the founder of Digg, says he expects a cut and copy and paste function. A feature that has arguably been one of the most requested.
Macworld is looking for quite a few improvements to the iPhone so I will just note a couple of them. The blog wants a new improved mail programme with a single unified inbox. Great for those with more than one e-mail account. It also wants to be able to synch notes and to-do applications and would like to see better app organisation.
The site says back in the day "when the iPhone had only 20 apps - all from Apple - its one-panel home screen was a simple and easy-to-use way to launch those apps." No more of course because there are more than 15,000 to choose from and most people have a host of apps that end up running over several pages.
Macworld suggests being able to group apps into useful categories like games on one screen, productivity apps on another and so on. Another way would be to manage apps from within iTunes.
Engad
get.com says it thinks a copy and paste function is "weak" and is calling on readers to vote for what should come in the update.The list includes proper Bluetooth support, video recording, Flash, or "ridiculous proprietary headphones." A jibe obviously at the fact that the headphones that come with the new iPod shuffle have a proprietary control chip that wannabe headphone makers would have to pay to use so their product will work with the shuffle.
CNET thinks the announcement will include being able to tether the iPhone 3G so it can be used as a wireless modem for a laptop even though it hasn't had a rush of readers asking for it.
It lists a series of capabilities that many other smartphones and cell phones have that the iPhone lacks and should include like video recording, more camera options, voice dialing, speed dialing, text forwarding, and multi media messaging.
It almost makes you wonder why the iPhone is such a megastar in the smartphone category without all this built in.
PCWorld.com thinks "push notification" is on the cards. That's where apps get information from Apple servers even when they are not running. It is also looking for a horizontal keyboard as a standard function rather than users having to pay for it via an application from the AppStore.
While the invitation I got only refers to giving us a "sneak peak" at the new software and the SDK, it's unlikely there will be any mention of new hardware. However using my finely honed Sherlock Holmes skills, I would deduce that if Apple provides a date for the new OS then it's an obvious leap to make that a new iPhone would follow shortly thereafter. The big betting is on June or July.
As always there is plenty of hype and speculation around the Tuesday press ann
ouncement and a flurry of gossip that Apple will also talk about a 10-inch tablet computer.Seth Weintraub of Computerworld is not alone in raising the flag on this one, but perhaps he goes a bit further than most. He notes that Apple is "developing a touchscreen in the 9.5-10 inch area for release in Q3."
His reasoning is that while Apple won't compete directly with the Netbook market, it will try to release a similar type product. Mr Weintraub says if Apple is aiming for a summer release it needs to start talking about such a device now so that developers can get to work to make their apps function on this smaller device.
MG Siegler at VentureBeat is of the same mind on this and writes "given that this is an "advance preview" of the new OS, it seems Apple wants to give developers some time to prepare for some big changes."
As always with Apple product announcements, lots of unanswered questions ahead of the launch. Take thanks in knowing that this time tomorrow the fuss will all be over.
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