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Improved GPS and new copy and paste functionality coming to iPhone?

According to reports Apple has issued a preview version of the upcoming iPhone 2.1 Firmware. Varying reports from those that have used it claim that it contains new core location features that could facilitate turn-by-turn GPS, something not quite possible with the existing iPhone firmware. Core location tracks your direction and the speed at which you are travelling, enabling the same type of functionality you would find on a Sat Nav device.

Also said to be included is support for copy and paste. Many users have complained that lack of copy and paste is one of the most serious drawbacks of the iPhone. The inclusion of this type of functionality would bring the iPhone into line with its competitors in the smart phone market.

iPhone 3G Jailbreak Software released

The so-called iPhone Dev Team has released software that allows iPhone 3G users to install non-Apple-approved applications on their handsets. It hacks the latest firmware (version 2.0) that comes with the iPhone 3G to enable users to run applications on their iPhones that were not downloaded from the iTunes App Store.

Apple has tried to keep a tight control over the applications that run on the iPhone, explicitly prohibiting applications that run in the background, and it takes a 30% cut of any application that's sold in the store.

Warning: Apple has previously said that hacking the iPhone will void warranty, and there have been many instances of 1st generation iPhones being reduced to 'bricks' after they were hacked and then updated with a subsequent Apple firmware update last year.

Reuters: Apple hits activation snags with some new iPhones

Link: Apple hits activation snags with some new iPhones

BBC NEWS: Software glitch hits iPhone fans

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iPhone to gain remote control of iTunes

MacRumors reports that Apple has released a pre-release version of iTunes that allows iPhone and iPod Touch users to use their devices to control iTunes:

"Apple released a pre-release version of iTunes 7.7 for developers tonight. In the Read Me of the iTunes installer is a hint at a previously unannounced iPhone/iPod Touch application:

Use iTunes 7.7 to sync music, video, and more with iPhone 3G, and download applications from the iTunes Store exclusively designed for iPhone and iPod touch with software version 2.0 or later. Also use the new Remote application for iPhone or iPod touch to control iTunes playback from anywhere in your home -- a free download from the App Store.

Apple reveals that they will be offering a free app on the App Store that allows you to remotely control iTunes in your home from your iPhone or iPod Touch. The application will presumably work under Wi-Fi to control playback of iTunes.

Apple has previously patented methods to implement such an iPhone Media remote control."