What I want from the new iPhone
Coming soon, the new me.
(Credit: Corinne Schulze/CNET Networks)Another day, another 3G iPhone rumor. This time, the latest dish suggests that Apple CEO Steve Jobs will unveil the second generation of Apple's uberhyped iPhone on June 9, which is the first day of Apple's World Developer's Conference. And hold on to your hats fanboys and slamboys, as the gossip also predicts that the 3G iPhone will go on sale that very same day.
Unfortunately, we know very little about Apple's new products until the words tumble out of Jobs' mouth. Of course, we are certain that the new iPhone will added 3G and Microsoft Active Sync, both of which are sorely needed features, but beyond that all is uncertain. Yet, I can dream of a few features I'd like to see in iPhone 2. They may not be glamorous, but these capabilities could do a lot to make the handset better. Check out my latest On Call column for the full scoop on what I want from the new (and 3G) iPhone.
Kent German is a senior editor for cell phone reviews at CNET. When he's not testing the newest handsets on the market, he's blogging about cell phone news for Crave. In his On Call column, he answers reader questions and gives his take on the rapidly changing mobile industry. E-mail Kent. 
In crazy land I'd like to be able to set it up as a portable wireless access point, internet from 3G, and allow laptops to connect via wifi and use it's connection. Then have the internal storage show up as a network drive.
1. When I press "Hang Up", the phone immediately hangs up (I experience this problem on occasion).
2. Better email capability (it auto-deletes emails and only keeps the most current - I want to manage emails myself)
3. Better battery life
4. Built-in chess game so I don't have to go to the internet to play
5. Multi-task capability - sometimes when it's downloading emails it locks up and I can't do other tasks
6. Make emails be able to use cover flow capability (turn them sideways)
7. Improve the mapping capability - it's a cool feature but could be even better with a little tweaking
8. Add a way to skip through cover flow mode faster, particularly when you have a lot of albums loaded
9. Make the weather button on the homepage show real time temperature for the home city in lieu of a fixed 73 degrees and sunny
10. I really like the idea of being able to use the internet connection with my laptop, particularly when I'm in a hotel that charges for internet, but only if it had a faster network speed.
- by kemiqb June 25, 2008 3:42 PM PDT
- I had to switch to the orange side last month!! I'd been on the same plan for 8 years!!! BUT THE UNLOCKED PHONE MARKET IS HORRIBLE!!!!! The transition process is awful but they will give you an incredible deal on your new phone!!!
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