Apple, it’s time for an iPhone update

I love my iPhone. It’s the greatest device I’ve ever used and I wouldn’t trade it for the world. It has increased my daily productivity and efficiency like no other. It’s beautiful and it just freakin’ works. The software itself is worth the price tag but it’s been almost 5 months since it’s release and we still haven’t seen a “real” software upgrade for it. Sure we got a nice little upgrade last month that added some minor features but it’s time for Apple to add the “standard” features that almost every cell phone has as well as some of the more logical features that should be there but aren’t.

Here is my list of features that I think is time for Apple to add.

1. Send images via text message (MMS).
2. Send one message to multiple people.
3. Add word to dictionary.
4. Search contacts.
5. Search email.
6. Mark all emails as read.
7. Delete all emails.
8. Show all inboxes together like in Mail.
9. Select, copy and paste text.
10. Add attachments.
11. Save attachments.
12. Video.
13. Flash player in Safari.

I’m sure I have more but this cold is giving me a brain fart. I would also like to see another new app or two.

       

Seems like one of Apple’s contracted manufacturers that builds the PowerBooks and MacBooks has leaked to CNET that they’re building an Apple tablet as we speak. If it features multi-touch that’s in the iPhone then this is going to be something big. All you illustrators out there should love this. I know my buddy Brian will.

Via Daring Fireball        

Well after 4 great years my first gen 17in Powerbook G4 had died. The drive has crapped out and I am also getting some weird errors that might be from the logic board. It was definitely time for a new machine so I picked up a 24in Intel iMac and let me tell you… this thing fucking rocks! I did want a quad Mac Pro with a massive cinema display but then I saw this one and that changed. This machine is more than capable of running all the graphic apps I need without a hiccup. The new Apple keyboard is also a work of art on it’s own. Love it.

I also installed the new version of OS X and it is pretty impressive. Time Machine is nice but the UI design is just plain awful. Not sure what they were thinking with this one but I don’t see what’s the deal about the new look of the dock. Sure it’s not amazing but it’s also not as bad as everyone is making it out to be. The one issue I have with the dock are the small glowing orbs that indicate a running app. You can barely see them. There other visual issue is the transparency of the main menu at the top. Some one remind me why I need to see what is behind the menu? One new feature that is great… when you press command + shift + 4 to take a selected screenshot, you get the pixel dimensions next to the cursor and you can also press the space bar to move the selection. Very cool.        

This is just getting to be ridiculous. Montreal law student David Bitton is suing Apple because the company’s 8GB iPod nano offers 7.45GB of actual storage capacity, rather than the full 8GB as advertised. Everyone knows that you never get the absolute full capacity of a hard drive, whether it’s a laptop or an iPod. Someone needs to end these ridiculous suits against Apple. Wake up people!!!

Bitton, you suck!        

In his most recent public letter on Apple.com, Steve Jobs has officially announced third-party iPhone and iPod touch applications as well as a software development kit (SDK) that will be ready by February. This is great news! Third party apps on the iPhone will catapult it to a level that other phones can only dream of. This is when the real fun begins.

Let me just say it: We want native third party applications on the iPhone, and we plan to have an SDK in developers’ hands in February.

       

< RANT >In this letter addressing the iPhone price drop, Steve Jobs offers a $100 store credit towards the purchase of any product at an Apple Retail Store or the Apple Online Store. Personally I think Apple is being WAY too nice here. Taking care of their customers I guess but price drops are too be expected from Apple. They have ALWAYS done it so what’s the big surprise now? To me the extra $200 was worth enjoying it for an extra 2 months. If the extra $200 is a big deal for you then you shouldn’t be spending $600 on a phone. Apple didn’t force anyone to buy it. It’s that simple. I don’t know what’s more ridiculous, people complaining about the price drop or the law suits over the battery replacement program. Shut up already and enjoy this wonderful device. < / RANT >