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Well, everyone else is talking about it, so I thought I’d copy and paste (seems appropriate ) a forum post I made elsewhere and tweak it a bit.
In short, confirmed new features include, 3.2Megapixel camera, cut/copy/paste, compass, some “find my phone” Mobile Me thingy, MMS, video recording and a bunch of other stuff [...]

Hmmm, ranty blog post time.
So Apple have finally got around to sorting out the features (copy-and-paste/MMS) that other phones have had for years.   Looking forward to adverts and fanboys proclaiming this as the 3rd coming of the iPhone and acting like they invented these features.
Yes I’m bitter.  Why?  Because the iPod Touch users are getting [...]

Well, Apple put the Application Store for iPhone/iPod Touch live yesterday as part of the iTunes 7.7 update.
Its a heck of a strong launch for them.  Although the initial aim had been to have 200 applications available at launch, the store actually has over 500, spanning multiple categories, and with a healthy amount of free [...]

I’ve been using my iPod Touch for a good few weeks now, and with the v2 software due out imminently, I thought it’d be interesting to put together a wishlist for what kind of things I’d like to see, that haven’t already been mentioned.

Better home screen customisation.  Currently, while you can re-order items on the [...]

Ok, its half 1 in the morning, and I’m knackered.
I’ve now got my Windows system pretty much usable again. I had to spend all afternoon going through my iTunes library, removing dud duplicates it created when reimporting my (sadly several months old and missing stuff) backup though. And I’m still bitter about [...]

Of course, in the Apple dictionary, “update” means “install”.
Now, I’m a big fan of Apple’s products (except the Macbook Air – which is pointless) since being converted by my Nano, but fortunately I maintain the ability to see through a lot of the marketting dross spouted by Apple (hey, they’re a big company trying to [...]

And as if by magic, last night Apple issued a new iPhone (meh), and the new 32Gb iPod Touch.
£330 though. Ouch.
Still, I reckon that’s the one I’ll be going for later in the year. While cripplingly expensive, the 32Gb should give me ample space for my mp3s, podcasts and videos. And not [...]

Well, I’m going to get some stick for this, but I caved the other day and bought an iPod.
Traditionally I’ve always tried to keep up a teasing air about the Apple vs PC thing. My main actual beef has always been that they get away with stuff that MS are frequently hauled over the [...]

Remember people, Apple are the nice, friendly computer company. Not like that nasty Microsoft.
So, Apple have followed through on their threat to kill any iPhones hacked to work on other networks. God forbid their customers should get a choice in their provider. If they’re willing to sacrifice functionality in order [...]

Is Jobs planning a hostile takeover of the Windows desktop? | Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report | ZDNet.com
I mentioned this in the comments for the article on Safari for Windows. I found this editorial pretty interesting. Certainly, with the success of boot camp, the prospect of Apple marketing dual-boot machines makes a lot [...]