Comments on: Six Upgrades I Want in the Recently Found “iPhone 2.1″

By: Mike Reilly

Mike Reilly — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:45:47 +0000

1) I want a bigger screen, preferably with slightly higher resolution. There’s a lot of space wasted at the ends of the phone. A 3.8″ min. screen (like HTC Thouch HD) or better yet, a 4″ to 4.5″ screen.

2) I want a pen. There’s a fat-point pen on the market, but I want a thin-point pen.

3) Less important: A blue tooth keyboard (and a new foldable bluetooth keyboard, and mouse)

By: Josh Einstein

Josh Einstein — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:06:23 +0000

Actually, Ian… Windows Mobile apps do close automatically when memory is needed. The ability to explicitly close them is only recently bolted onto Windows Mobile.

By: KG

KG — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:34:46 +0000

I agree with Dave. It’s ridiculous that ipods can sync tasks and notes while iphones & Touches can’t. Even more ridiculous is Apple not yet addressing what many consider gaping holes in functionality. I can’t seriusly consider an Iphone for business use until it offers the basics features of other smart phones.

My ardor for the Pre cooled with the realization I can’t run Garnet apps, but I was hopeful Apple might soon issue competitive iphone ‘n touch sw updates.

By: herman

herman — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:04:26 +0000

micro sd slot for additional storage

bluetooth transfer

family pricing on apps (does it make sense to buy apps twice, three times for the same family plan phones)

imei number blocked in the event the phone is stolen making the phone a brick (phone theft is up everywhere and thieves are getting away with it. we were victims of a snatch)

rugged version for those in need (military, police, construction, etc)

video support

camera flash or oled lights for video (can be done with new oled technology)

By: carltonbale

carltonbale — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:20:00 +0000

I’d like to see an OLED screen. Thinner, lower power, better picture quality.

By: Dave Haupert

Dave Haupert — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:17:23 +0000

I find it most interesting that what people want in the new iPhone mostly amounts to software changes: cut and paste, safari caching, turn by turn directions, multitasking, flash support, etc. All of this could be done with a software update to all iPhones in existence, which is great news… if Apple had an interest in appeasing their customers in this regard!

Hardware wise, better camera and video support, and change the home button to act like a 5 way navigator (for games) and we’d want better battery life, and that’s it. Doesn’t sound like Apple’s job is that hard here to deliver a perfect experience. Come on, Apple!

By: Boca

Boca — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:27:55 +0000

…and following a comment on a ptrevious article from Oliver and Gavon Miller, the ability to watch embedded videos in web pages.

By: Boca

Boca — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:17:53 +0000

Ability to view and write emails in the horizontal orientation.

By: Gordon Cahill

Gordon Cahill — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:42:12 +0000

Turn by Turn GPS would be nice…

Gordon

By: pimlicosound

pimlicosound — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:26:32 +0000

What I want most of all is something no-one else ever seems to mention.

I want the Safari browser to cache at least my previous page, so that when I’m reading a news site (like this) and click on a link to read a story, it doesn’t have to completely re-download the list page again when I navigate back.

That, and the ability to open pages in new tabs, would make reading news online so much less frustrating.