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If anyone had any doubts left about the 100% veracity of the Apple Firmware 1.1.3, here is full video demonstration of most of the new features, from GPS-like cell-tower triangulation positioning to multiple-recipient SMS, Google Maps hybrid map view, application moving and saving web bookmarks as Springboard icons:
As you can see in the video (which is having server problems right now, according to Andru at Gearlive) there are still some hiccups in this version of the firmware. You can see it crashes while trying to move an application icon from one page to the other (something that didn't happen in Nate's video demonstration, so it appears to be random.) When you hold an icon on the same place for a moment, the icons start to wiggle showing that you can move them around, even inside the dock. Click the home button and the changes will be set, with the icons wiggling stopping at once.
The whole firmware seems solid from top to bottom in terms of features. The updated Google Maps looks amazingly good: the new Core Animation-like effects, with the page curling to reveal the new view options (like hybrid map view or the pin dropping), not only looks absolutely fantastic but make the interface much clearer and better than before.
The ability to drop pins looks quite polished too, as well as the GPS localization with triangulation. Although triangulation doesn't give your exact location, it shows the area in which you are located.
Likewise, all the other new details seem quite polished. The long-awaited multiple-address SMS is finally here and works as expected.
And the ability to add HTML bookmarks as Springboard icons will be a definitive time saver, as well as a great way to access Web-based applications.
[Gearlive]
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The buffering is driving me insane.
Still no 802.1x for wifi? Hmm....
So take THAT Mmix60! He he
@ Fadakar
Oh so its not just me with the buffering issue.
Cool stuff, but man this video was a pain to watch...(the second half anyways)
interesting....
Fake -- totally fake! I KNOW for a FACT that the real 1.1.3 not only automagically adds GPS and 3G hardware to the iPhone, but brings peace to the Middle East with a single multitouch (just drag the Palestine icon away from the Israel one -- duh!). This video is just more worthless pot-stirring by M$ fanboys. Get a Mac, losers!
After waiting to buffer all that time, they still never showed the screen shot of the version number.
Wouldn't it be nice if Apple added a "search" feature? The iPhone is the only smartphone that does not allow for the searching of the contact database. Strange, huh?
thats funny. it says "Nate" on the top left instead of "AT&T"
@Mio: probably not til they try to market it as an enterprise smartphone. At least it supports all flavors of WPA unlike a certain popular handheld console.
@dingus: What about all of the college kids on 802.1x networks? The standard has certainly been gaining popularity there.
@TheGadgetGuru: Odd too, since the Newton's search capabilities were pretty damn slick.
I'm kind of wondering now if all of this is just a marketing campaign for this stupid color iPhone contest..he totally threw a Steve Jobs "That's not all" moment at the end of the video..
@Mio: Good point. One thing you can give WinMo props on is good WiFi support.
Well I guess the adding of bookmarks to the springboard answers my "why would you want multiple pages without additional apps?" question.
Hope they crack this soon, cause it seems like just about the only update thus far to be worth fussing with to me.
@TheGadgetGuru:
Agreed... I don't get it. btw, if you haven't yet, go download the "search" app for searching through your contacts. Very nice app (though the initial load time is a bit longer than I'd like).
@mattw6789: "thats funny. it says "Nate" on the top left instead of "AT&T""
Hahahahahahahahaha! ROTFLOL! Hahahahahahaha! Oh that was good. My stomach hurts. Check out the comments section of the original post here: [gizmodo.com] You will find the Nate explanation in the comments....
@mattw6789:
I noticed that too. Probably fake
Sorry, unwatchable.
@blachole: And one you realize a version number can be changed on your current 1.1.2 phone, you'll go... "Oh!" and stop being so miffed you didn't see it. Honestly, I don't think they would want to show the build number on this. --But that's just me.
way (buffering) too (buffering) much (buffering) buffering.
Cool though.
Just to reiterate... IF this is fake, that is a SHIT LOAD OF WORK FOR SOME BS.
3 seconds-buffering-3 seconds-buffering-3 seconds-buffering...
I'll wait til tomorrow to see it :S
@unearthlyb:
So I hurd u lyk 2 buffer.
DAMN I HATE BUFFER. Did we just go back to the 90's... i feel like I'm streaming with 56k here. :(
so it played just perfectly w/o interruption and only one initial buffer...
totally fake though, cuz it says nate... oh that's not funny now? okay...
Just download the .flv file separately and play it in Miro or Quicktime+Perian.
Cool Beans if it's true, crappola if not.
@gstylez:
I miss those days...
when the iphone crashed it changed from Nate to AT&T lol.....Im gunna do an experiment..... im gunna use Make it Mine and then just update to 1.1.2 if it keeps the custom fake carrier I'll believe Nate..... one gajillion%
it's the W-W-W-Y-Z-Z-A-R-D-D... dotcom.
anyone tested nike+? I figured they'd wait for a GPS capable iPhone to do that (so that the phone could track your run), but I figured it was possible.
its not fake, get over it.
It's Nate's iPhone but it doesn't sound like Nate's voice. Also, anyone know why in all his videos he has it plugged into his computer?
Not doubting, just asking.
Oh. It's Andru using Nate's iPhone AND in the part before that.
Just noticed the GPS triangulation, he is in my Hometown...
Shoreline, WA represent! w00t!!!
awesome, you know what I love about iphone? we always have a date every morning, how i love deleting 50++ spams one email at a time. I just love it :)
Not yet released but not that new…
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and sold. Well done.
@strangepork: Best comment of the bunch!
It looks like a nice update with beautiful implementation, but not worth upgrading to (for me).
1. I've never needed to text more than one person at a time
2. As far as the "GPS" goes, Navizon seems to do the same job of giving me my location (not that I've needed that either), and
3. Although convenient, I don't really care about moving my icons around.
The only new feature listed that I would definitely use is being able to send a web page to my home screen.
Give me a horizontal keyboard across all apps and for that alone, I'd upgrade. Otherwise, they need to bring more to the table.
Why is the name "Nate" in the top corner if 1.1.3 locks the phone.
Nice video, i just hope the apple fixes the bugs on it before its release, although i would not be suprice if they don't fix them. safari been crashing on my iphone since day one, when it was release
@Cormier6083: wait!!! what did you just say?????
@Intro24: Its Nate's fingers... Andru is doing the voice over.
@Cormier6083: Because he had already changed it under 1.1.2 at some point before applying 1.1.3....
Ugh.. .Buffering? . but really nice video..
@Mandatory_Field: Cool so this means jailbreak will not be affected by 1.1.3 or it could also be that they have already jailbroken 1.1.3 which will be Nice to hear also
i want the jailbroken version of this in my iphone now!
@snitch29: No on both counts, unfortunately: It's just that the Carrier name, once changed, is kept within user space and not wiped by the upgrade. I'm absolutely no expert on the iPhone: I don't have one and have never used one. The original post and comments here, however ([gizmodo.com]), can answer what's going on much better than I could....
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