Flash Coming to iPhone...But Not THAT Kind of Flash

Snooping around the new iPhone OS 4 software, some have already spotted something interesting: Three new functions called AVCaptureDevice.hasFlash, AVCaptureDevice.flashMode, and AVCaptureDevice.hasTorch. Do these functions mean the next iPhone's camera will get a flash? Possibly. [AppleInsider]

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