Lost in the news of iPhone Firmware 2.2 is another update from Apple that addresses the pro applications. A general update was released for all the apps, alongside updated versions of Final Cut Pro, Shake, Compressor, and Color.
While this is all fine and dandy, as a Final Cut user myself, I can’t help but wondering when the next real update to Final Cut Studio will come. Apple dropped out of NAB this year, and there hasn’t been any news at all regarding Final Cut Studio 3 for as long as I can remember. Hopefully they have something great in store for us in the near future.
While we are excited to get our hands on things like Google Street View and Podcast direct downloads (no push notifications?!), the iPhone Dev Team warns us that upgrading an EDGE OR 3G iPhone to 2.2 will break the jailbreak and activation. They expect to have an update out shortly to adress this.
Now that we’ve performed our civic duty to warn jailbreakers, let’s look at what the new update has in store for us:
Enhancements to Maps
Google Street View*
Public transit and walking directions
Display address of dropped pins
Share location via email
Decrease in call setup failures and dropped calls
Enhancements to Mail
Resolved isolated issues with scheduled fetching of email
Improved formatting of wide HTML email
Podcasts are now available for download in iTunes application (over Wi-Fi and cellular network)
Improved stability and performance of Safari
Improved sound quality of Visual Voicemail messages
Pressing Home button from any Home screen displays the first Home screen
Preference to turn on/off auto-correction in Keyboard Settings
Those Swedes. Meatballs, IKEA furniture, and now iPhone MMS applications. You might have heard of Swirly MMS, right? It is the jailbroken iPhone MMS that a lot of us have been using to communicate with our Luddite (Travis – this is you) friends who don’t use email for camera phone pictures. Where is it from? Sweden! of course. But it is a rogue jailbroken application. Booo!
Fast forward a year and another SWEDISH company called Mobispine has an iPhone MMS application. This time they are taking it legit with a white label app that they are trying to sell to the big telcos. They have a totally different name and different logo and even a new business plan and have nothing to do with those rogue Swirly guys from Gothenburg. Sweden is a huge place and there could totally be two seperate MMS iPhone development teams operating independently from one another there…
Oops – from the great minds think alike category, Aviv sent us this post from a few days back…
The Press release:
Stockholm, Sweden, November 19 2008 – Mobispine AB (MOBS) the market leader in delivering mobile solutions to operators announced the availability of the world’s first true Multimedia Messaging (MMS) for iPhone. Mobispine is now offering a “white label” MMS service for iPhone to global operators. This new and innovative service will increase revenue per user (ARPU) and generate profits for operators. “Mobispine continues its strong track record of innovation and is proud to unveil the first true MMS service for iPhones. We are confident that global operators will find Mobispine’s MMS service for iPhone easy-to- use and profitable,” said Dusyant Patel, CEO, Mobispine. “This new offering will help operators generate revenue and differentiate their offerings in a highly competitive market.” The ability to send, receive and forward MMS from any iPhone offers operators the opportunity to drive sales, increase messaging usage and improve subscriber retention. Additionally, by providing a value-added service that end-users find useful, operators can increase customer loyalty and recognition as the brand is displayed on the user’s phone. The application will be branded for each operator and distributed via the Apple Appstore. For the end-user, MMS on iPhone enables easy, convenient and cost-effective communication with colleagues, friends and family. Users can easily create a new MMS and attach a picture from an album on the phone or simply take a new snapshot with the camera. The application is integrated with the iPhone’s contacts for easy access. Some of the key features for end-users include the ability to easily send and receive messages from iPhone to any phone with a native and intuitive user interface. The application also offers the ability to capture a picture via the iPhone camera or the option to select from existing photos.
Tomorrow is November 21st, and if the Greeks are to be believed, we will see iPhone Firmware 2.2 appear in iTunes within the next 30 hours. Some of the expected features include Google Street View, a horribly redesigned Safari menu bar, new languages, Japanese Emoji, Line-in audio, and best of all, direct downloading of podcasts to the phone. While the common gripes like Copy/Paste and MMS probably wont be addressed, these are definitely welcome additions, and if we see further bug fixes to go along with these new features, I’m sure a lot of people will be pleased.
Apple released iTunes 8.0.2 today, and while it only addressed a few bugs, it’s very likely that it was released in order to support the forthcoming 2.2 iPhone update.
Tomorrow is the Greek Orthodox holiday of the presentation of the Virgin Mary into the temple. Let’s hope tomorrow also is the presentation of firmware 2.2 into our iPhones.
Tomorrow is November 21st, and if the Greeks are to be believed, we will see iPhone Firmware 2.2 appear in iTunes within the next 30 hours. Some of the expected features include Google Street View, a horribly redesigned Safari menu bar, new languages, Japanese Emoji, Line-in audio, and best of all, direct downloading of podcasts to the phone. While the common gripes like Copy/Paste and MMS probably wont be addressed, these are definitely welcome additions, and if we see further bug fixes to go along with these new features, I’m sure a lot of people will be pleased.
Tomorrow is the Greek Orthodox holiday of the presentation of the Virgin Mary into the temple. Let’s hope tomorrow also is the presentation of firmware 2.2 into our iPhones.
Lost in the news of iPhone Firmware 2.2 is another update from Apple that addresses the pro applications. A general update was released for all the apps, alongside updated versions of Final Cut Pro, Shake, Compressor, and Color.
