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iPhone firmware 2.1 first impressions

Today I witnessed the impossible. My iPhone synced (sunc?) with my computer in less that four minutes. The new firmware certainly has some improvements that are evident from the get go.

Today, Apple released the promised iPhone firmware 2.1 update right on time. They also provided a little more detail as to just what it does.

Apple announces iPhone firmware 2.1

Apple is promising big things with the new iPhone. Though, they pretty much jumped right over it.

Apple quickly announced Firmware 2.1.

Details after the break.

iPhone 2.1 Firmware Wishlists

The iPhone is a great phone. I don’t think many people will disagree with that. But that doesn’t mean it’s perfect; far from it. There are still many features missing, and some things that are just wrong. Thankfully, Apple has the ability to add and fix many of the things we all want to see through a firmware update. While reading Gizmodo’s wishlist for the firmware 2.1 update currently in beta, I thought about the features I’d like to see in coming software updates.

Gizmodo has all of the most requested features and fixes on their lists. Things like less crashes, speeding up programs, video recording, wireless syncing, and, of course, copy and paste. But I’ve got a couple more features I’d like to see.

Jump past the break to see if you agree.

More firmware iPhone 2.1 secrets?

It seems that iPhone 2.1 still has more secrets to spill. We’ve heard of the new GPS features, and even a faint whispering of copy and paste functionality, but MacRumors is reporting more. Buried deep inside of the latest beta, references to new iPod Touch can be found. The article says that “iPod1,1″ is the more »