E-StoreFeatures those mark iPhone OS3
As most iPhone owners already know, the iPhone rocks. More importantly, what makes it come alive isn't so much the svelte touchscreen form factor but the software. The great thing about the iPhone is Apple's dedication to improving it, and Apple's third major version of its iPhone operating system is definitely an improvement.
There are several big new applications and enhancements in iPhone OS 3.0 that fill in the gaps, the most notable of which is Spotlight, Apple's search feature. Spotlight basically searches all the contents of your iPhone or iPod touch, and wow, is it fantastic. Here's how it works: Spotlight is located to the left of your home screen -- instead of swiping pages to the right to access various applications, swipe to the left and you'll arrive at a keyboard screen with an open search field. You can also get there by clicking once on the home button while looking at your home screen. Once you're in the search utility, type in any search term -- say, a person you want to call -- and Spotlight will deliver the person's contact information. However, Spotlight is far more powerful than finding contacts -- it also delivers results from your email and all applications. Type in a song title, and it'll appear in the results. Tap it, and it'll start playing.
Bringing up a close second in the "big new features" category is cut, copy and paste. This feature is really one of those minor things that most people probably don't actually use all that often, but when it is needed -- to copy a long Web address, a long code number, a shipping tracking number, or just snag a paragraph of text -- but not available, it can be really frustrating. How could Apple deliver such a fine instrument and forget copy and paste?
For power users, the lack of copy and paste has been a sore point from day one. But whether you need it often or just once in a while, Apple has delivered a way to cut, copy and paste with the company's characteristic ease of use. I first found the feature by accident -- I was trying to expand a Web page that wasn't cooperating, and boom, a little magnifying glass circle popped up -- and when I lifted my finger, a bit of text was selected with a popup "Copy" button pointing to it. Two little blue bars with small round blue circles on the ends surrounded the text, and by touching and dragging the bars, you can change the amount of text to highlight and copy.
The the ability send MMS messages -- like text messages, but with photos -- has also been maddeningly absent since day one. While other low-end feature phones could send out MMS messages with ease, the most advanced cell phone in the world could not. Receiving them -- at least in the U.S. -- was a painful process that involved getting a text message with a link to an AT&T (NYSE: T) More about AT&T Web site that held the sent photo. It also included a hard-to-remember password -- and until recently, you had to transfer that password without the benefit of cut and paste.
Apple added a landscape keyboard function to Mail, Messages and Notes (it's in Safari as well), giving users with big fingers bigger keys. Just turn the iPhone sideways, and the window flips accordingly.It also makes the iPhone more intuitive to your needs. If you're viewing something in landscape mode, you're probably doing it on purpose. This is a handy refinement.
One of the truly new apps is Voice Memos -- in fact, it may be the first new thing you notice when you upgrade.
Voice Memos lets you record audio, play it back, and share it via email. It's easy to use, and here's what I found surprising: The audio quality is darn good. I tested it outside, walking uphill, with a bit of wind. Not only could I understand my message when I played it back, I could also hear my slightly out-of-breath voice and a bit of the wind -- but the core audio that I wanted to capture was remarkably clear. I have used dedicated digital recorders that aren't this good.
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