iPhone OS 3.0 Review online

Cut/Copy Paste works great Landscape QWERTY Keypad Spotlight Search is handy Mobile tracking and Remote Wipe OS got a little bit sluggish Features present in most cheaper handsets Bluetooth file transfer is absent Update for iPod Touch is paid service

Sure we’re all anticipating the arrival of the new iPhone 3G S but in the mean time existing users will have to suffice with Apple’s latest iPhone update i.e. version 3.0. We’ve already told you time and time again about what the update will entail with regards to feature upgrades etc., so I have no intention of boring you with the details of once again. However, in case you haven’t yet upgraded your handset and are contemplating the same, here’s a quick review of my experience with the new upgrade.

New Looks , Apps. And Speed

First off, there’s really no visible difference in the UI except for the fact that you’ll notice the Voice Memo application icon, The SMS texting icon is also no devoid of the name and simply has a little voice bubble. All else is the same. One of the biggest issues I have with the handset after upgrade the OS to 3.0 was that it began operating a little slower than usual. It took over a second or so, with a jerky response to change screens, or even just to come back to the main menu desktop after exiting a function. Changing of the screens orientation was also not as smooth as before and that was quite disturbing.

Type Anyway YOU want

A couple of things that I believe are the strongest points of the upgrade that really bring out the best with the handset are the landscape keyboard and Copy + Paste functionality. The keyboard can be used in both forms now making messaging or even taking notes so much easier in landscape. It did take usually long for the orientation to switch form portrait to landscape and although that pissed me off, I still think that the keyboard is so much more functional in this view.

The iPhone having MMS is too little too late.

Copying isn't always cheating

The second feature that will be a boon to any iPhone user is the Cut/Copy+Paste functionality. Simply tap the screen where there’s writing in a message or note and there options will pop up – Select All which will select all the text on the screen, Select which gives you the control to slide across the screen and choose what you wish to highlight for copying and then of course Cut and Copy. To Paste the information anywhere, just press and hold down on the area you need to copy to and you’ll get a Paste option pop up. Brilliant! Absolutely Brilliant! You can even copy information off of websites, like email addresses phone numbers etc. The procedure is exactly the same. It’s also a lot easier as you can double tap to zoom into a page for easier viewing.

MMS - Too Little Too Late?

MMS has all but faded away into the recesses of social networking (SN) where it’s so much easier to just take a picture and uploaded onto a blog of SN site into your profile for everyone to see. So the iPhone having MMS is, in my opinion, too little too late. With free downloadable apps of sites like Twitter and Facebook that allow you to directly upload images, it makes more sense to do that than pay for MMS. Of course the sliver lining is that you can share pictures on a more one on one basis with contacts, then again you could also use email for the same. But MMS will come in handy when you need to send out a video, except existing users with an iPhone first Gen or 3G don’t have a video recorder.