iPhone OS 3.0

Apologies for what is going to be a pretty nerdy post. I've just finished up reading the live feed from of the event Apple HQ regarding the new iPhone software update coming this summer. 

Last year we got the iPhone 3G and with it OS 2.0. This was a pretty big jump because we got things like the App Store - a repository of applications that practically increased the usefulness of the iPhone ten fold (as well as giving the world thousands of awful games and a fart simulator).

This year looks like it's going to be a similar leap with some very much needed features. For instance at the moment the iPhone can't copy and paste text. It sounds like something you wouldn't use that much but when you have a fairly full e-mail client and web browser you quickly realise that it would be very much appreciated. For instance you can't text a phone number or e-mail address from Contacts... you actually have to write it down on a piece of paper or borrow someone else's phone... not very smart for a smart phone.

Another thing I can't do at the moment is send or receive media messages. My Nokia from 2003 did this... why can't my £400 phone from 2008? Well, this will be finally added in the summer. I didn't tend to send a lot of media messages but it's quite annoying when someone sends you one and you have to load up the web browser and input your phone  number and a random code (without copy and paste) just to see someone's hilarious photo they just had to send you...

There are lots of other nice updates that I'm sure will be incredibly useful but there was still no mention of some pretty basic features that are missing. I still can't sync my to do list from my calendar for instance - even though its a default Apple application (iCal) that has shipped on Macs since the dark ages.

See... Apple do annoy me sometimes! I'm not that much of a Fanboy :-/

Right... enough typing... must go back to playing GTA: Chinatown Wars on the DS :-D 

Living with the JesusPhone

Hurrah and Huzzah. I am home at last... well, I have been home for about a week but I have neglected my blog in place of many important tasks such as seeing missed friends, searching for a job (my most hated of activities) and of course getting a hold of the iPhone 3G.

As you may have read back in July, my trusty K800i gave up after around 22 months of loyal service. Upon arriving home I quickly went about trying to acquire another phone. I was given two phones but each one was locked to a different carrier and, as I am new to Balham, I have no idea where I would go to get these things unlocked. This of course proved to me that an iPhone was meant to be and after much confusion and O2 generally being arses I managed to procure an 8GB GodPhone.

It arrived on Monday so I have had a while to play with it and come up with a few first impressions.

Firstly, it's beautiful. But everyone knows that and everyone knows how fun the multi touch interface is. I haven't had any of the problems that seem to be popping up on Mac and iPhone forums. My battery life is as expected - if I use Wi-Fi or 3G to surf the web  and download apps from the app store or use the GPS to find my way I get about 13 hours of battery life. If I leave it in standby and only use the net every no and then, it'll last for days. As I bought it because I liked the idea of always having internet access, I am happy to charge it every night.

My 3G signal is fine. Inside the house I get two bars which is still enough to comfortably surf websites. Outside I get full signal. In fact yesterday I had to go to Ealing Broadway and on the final part of the journey where the tube goes over ground I managed to read my e-mails to get an address and then use Google maps to search that address. All from a train carriage.

As you can see I have never had mobile internet so this is all rather exciting. It's a long way from spending 5 minutes checking your e-mails and paying about £2 for the privilege.