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Sunray said:
Multi-touch interface, flick scrolling, pinch zoom, web browser that actually worked like a desktop one, predictive text full keyboard, full google maps integration with AGPS, iPod integration, visual voice mail, auto brightness control.
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That's almost all software-based, no?
 
editor said:
That's almost all software-based, no?
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All created by the Manufacture of the phone with its release. The augmentation you mention wasn't created by Google or available on its release. The compass was, I should have typed 3rd party Apps because that's what I meant. Otherwise your going to be bringing fart apps into the fold, fairly sure they didn't exist before the iPhone.

Palm added the rather clever card interface, off screen touch interface and messaging convergence to that list.
 
Structaural said:
I check with my insurance and it's a 3 week wait to get it back, the fuckers. I think I'll attempt to fix it myself...
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I feel your pain - I dropped my old 3G onto a stone floor last year with a similar result.

Unless you are very, very handy with taking apart, and more importantly, re- assemebling finely assembled electronic items, the DIY route looks like a very finickety & labourious job.
I'd wait the 3 weeks to get it done properly, tbh.
 
Pie 1 said:
I feel your pain - I dropped my old 3G onto a stone floor last year with a similar result.

Unless you are very, very handy with taking apart, and more importantly, re- assemebling finely assembled electronic items, the DIY route looks like a very finickety & labourious job.
I'd wait the 3 weeks to get it done properly, tbh.
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It looks pretty easy as long as you have one of those levers thingy. There are a number of videos showing how. If its under insurance, get clearance to get it fixed at an Apple shop. They will do it there and then.

Whole lot, glass, lcd and digitizer and the tools are on ebay for about 30 quid total if you want to DIY.
 
grit said:
So other than multi tasking, what are people guessing will be announced?
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We've had GPS.
We've had a compass.

Next logical step is a built in Barometer. So software for the 4G to run that.

Plus support for Flash, Web 3.0 and Animated Ap Icons.
 
Some sort of improved file-sharing scheme than the over-complicated itunes-based method the ipad uses
Network/bluetooth printing

I suspect multitasking will not be the 'true' kind, but a combination of "state save and restore" and specialised APIs for limited functions like playing a music stream or listening to a chatroom.
 
Crispy said:
I suspect multitasking will not be the 'true' kind, but a combination of "state save and restore" and specialised APIs for limited functions like playing a music stream or listening to a chatroom.
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Anything's got to be better than the endless close app/open new app/close app/reopen original app farrago. At the moment, my ancient Treo 650 manages it better!

Oh, and the hotly tipped big news today appears to be the launch of an Apple advertising platform. Whoppee.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...to-introduce-mobile-advertising-platform.html
 
Sunray said:
It looks pretty easy as long as you have one of those levers thingy. There are a number of videos showing how.
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No it doesn't - it looks like a patience stretching nightmare!
It looks like you'll never get the fucker back together properly again - that's what it looks like :D


etc etc

If you've got insurance to cover an official replacement, you'd be nuts to go the DIY route!
 
Sunray said:
It looks pretty easy as long as you have one of those levers thingy. There are a number of videos showing how. If its under insurance, get clearance to get it fixed at an Apple shop. They will do it there and then.

Whole lot, glass, lcd and digitizer and the tools are on ebay for about 30 quid total if you want to DIY.
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Hmm I'm with T-mobile netherlands - they are a bunch of fuckers so I doubt they'll let me use an Apple store. I'm tempted to do it myself as I'm pretty good at disassembling and reassembling. But I'm unemployed and brassic at the moment so I'll just put up with it for now (I want the new one anyway but that's a few month away :)). An insurance form is on its way to me but I don't even have a crappy old phone to put my SIM in. I don't think they replace it Pie1, just repair it (probably put the crappy old battery back in too)

This website looks handy:
http://www.missionrepair.com/Mission_Repair_iPhone_Repair_Parts_s/343.htm
My LCD survived so only the glass and digitiser needed.
 
editor said:
Anything's got to be better than the endless close app/open new app/close app/reopen original app farrago. At the moment, my ancient Treo 650 manages it better!

Oh, and the hotly tipped big news today appears to be the launch of an Apple advertising platform. Whoppee.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...to-introduce-mobile-advertising-platform.html
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When those ad's get more than the glimmer I get on the odd web site from time to time, I will jail break that phone.
 
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