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Apple posts extended Guided Tour for iPhone 3G
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 2:35pm

Apple has posted a new Guided Tour video, this time elaborating on the iPhone 3G. The extended version of the video runs approximately 38 minutes, and covers all expects of using an iPhone, from making calls and managing contacts through to taking photos and watching videos. Most of the information should be familiar to owners of 2.5G iPhones.

Viewers who want 3G-specific content can watch What's New, a version truncated to 10 minutes that only addresses the new hardware and software functions of the upgrade. Aside from 3G broadband, the clip highlights the use of GPS within Google Maps, Exchange support and options, and support for Asian languages. A major segment deals with the App Store, and the ability to download games and utilities directly from an iPhone. Visitors to the App Store will be able to check for software updates from their phone, or receive notifications automatically.

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    The word is aspects

    228653

    "and covers all expects of using an ..."OMFG! Who edits on this site. The word is "aspects"."Expects" means to look forward to; regard as likely to happen; anticipate the occurrence or the coming of"Aspects" means nature; quality; character: the superficial aspect of the situation.Please proofread before you post a story. It really does change the entire meaning of what you are reporting.

    Comment posted by: jhawk95

    The word is aspects

    228654

    "and covers all expects of using an ..."

    OMFG! Who edits on this site. The word is "aspects".

    "Expects" means to look forward to; regard as likely to happen; anticipate the occurrence or the coming of

    "Aspects" means nature; quality; character: the superficial aspect of the situation.

    Please prrofread before you post a story. It really does change the entire meaning of what you are reporting.

    Comment posted by: jhawk95

    The word is aspects

    228655

    "and covers all expects of using an ..."

    OMFG! Who edits on this site. The word is "aspects".

    "Expects" means to look forward to; regard as likely to happen; anticipate the occurrence or the coming of

    "Aspects" means nature; quality; character: the superficial aspect of the situation.

    Please prrofread before you post a story. It really does change the entire meaning of what you are reporting.

    Comment posted by: jhawk95

    "from" an iPhone

    228666

    And while we're on the subject of grammar: The article indicates one of the new features is "the ability to download games and utilities directly from an iPhone".

    "From" an iPhone? Really? The server pushing out the AppStore content isn't a computer at all, but is actually one little iPhone serving up such files to all these users?

    I don't think so. Instead, I think that "to an iPhone" was meant (as in: No computer needed; the content winds up directly on your device). You'd think that simple understanding of basic computer terminology should be a prerequisite for writing for an online site - shouldn't it?

    (Yes, perhaps I'm being a bit pedantic, but there have been enough mistakes that it seems the MacNN writers need to rethink who is able to post article)

    Comment posted by: BDLatimer

    re: "from"

    228670

    ""From" an iPhone? Really? The server pushing out the AppStore content isn't a computer"

    rotflmao

    Comment posted by: mgpalma

    Re: the word...

    228672


    Please prrofread before you post a story. It really does change the entire meaning of what you are reporting.


    Well, the least you could do is use a spell checker.

    Comment posted by: testudo

    voice recognition?

    228675

    Anyone notice when he was looking for David Martinez on the Apple address book/directory that it showed up with "david" on the line below his full name on the address card. That looks curiously like a "nickname" for voice activation/calling.....

    Comment posted by: doolz

    vr

    228682

    That line underneath is already there. Company Name or Title show up there

    Comment posted by: bauhaus

    Who is the narrator?

    228701

    Is that a slight eastern European accent that I detect? Had a problem at first understanding what an EYE-phone was [emphasis totally on the first syllable only]. Until now I've heard it pronounced with equal emphasis on Eye and Phone...

    But for this nit, it was quite informative.

    Comment posted by: hansmickle

    It is different

    228709

    That line underneath is already there. Company Name or Title show up there

    No, I just checked a corporate entry in my iPhone. When it shows the Title on a corporate entry, it does not put " " marks like it does in the demo. That is something new and some type of nickname or reference to voice dialing.

    Comment posted by: jhawk95
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