Apple Refreshes iPods & Updates iPhone Software
September 13th, 2008 | by Doco |
This week Steve Jobs announced a refreshed iPod line and the release of version 2.1 of the iPhone software:
- Square design abandoned in favor of the elongated design of its second generation
- Curved design made of aluminum and glass.
- An accelerometer has been added to flip the screen when tilted
- Accelerometer places the device in shuffle mode when shaken
- A genius list feature similar to Pandora has been added
- It comes in nine "nano-chromatic" colors… according to Apple
- Prices are 8GB for $149 and 16GB for $199
- Slightly slimmer and lighter
- New volume control buttons
- Built-in loudspeaker
- Prices are 8GB for $229, 16GB for $299, and 32GB for $399
- Decreases dropped calls
- Improved battery life
- Reduce backup time
- Improved email readability and retrieval
- Fixes bugs causing hangs and crashes with 3rd party apps
- Faster App Store installs
- Faster loading and searching of contacts
- Improved accuracy of 3G signal strength display
- Repeat alert for incoming messages
- Option to wipe data after ten failed passcode attempts
- Genius playlist creation
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