New features on old iPhone 3G?

Since the new 3G S came out it has all those new things. Are they going to have the video camera on the 3.0 update for the original 3G phone or just with the new one and is the voice control only available for the 3G S? They didn't really specify in the keynote at WWDC.

Apple regularly rejects apps that provide video recording functionality without providing clear or reasonable explanation and its just plain frustrating.
The hardware can handle video recording, working applications are out there but get blocked at the gates of the iTunes store (ividcam being a prime example). One could conclude that Apple's spurious arguments regarding API's are a smokescreen given that Apple regularly allows distribution of Apps which do everything from zap battery life to crash the phone but when it comes to video recording Apps they find reasons to reject them even if they are stable. Based on the 3G S announcement one might also conclude that these rejections have been a deliberate effort to control features on existing iphones so that new hardware can be more easily sold.
It's hard to fault apple for wanting to sell new products (and we love to buy them) but it's harder not to find fault with the way they go about it. Why not be direct with customers about the technical problems with this functionality and / or sell the video camera through iTunes store as a native app ... at 30 bucks I bet apple sells a lot of them, makes a tidy profit and makes a lot of current customers very happy... and in a year or two when those customer decide they want a new phone I bet the new iphone will be the one they choose.
Oh, so the unanswered question is what specific problem does video recording cause the current iphone 3G and how is this problem significantly worse than problems caused by other cpu intensive apps?

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if i want to contact apple with an idea i have for a new feature for the iphone how would i do this?

A quick google search would have revealed the answer.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

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Hello to all forum members,
reading the various news that Apple will bring on new iOS 6 that several of these won't be available on iPhone 4 as flyover, navigator and facetime of cellular network. Would be a shame if it were really so not including these features even on iPhone 4. I hope that Apple engineers will assess about this choice because in my opinion, the majority of users would be disappointed, including me, if things remain like this.

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ITunes 9.2.1 New Feature: Sync with iPhone 4 on-the-go?????

The following was the first of a few new features in iTunes 9.2.1:
"Sync with iPhone 4 to enjoy your favorite music, movies, TV shows, books and more on-the-go"
Can someone who owns an iPhone 4 and has updated to iTunes 9.2.1 explain what this feature is?

Hello, I have the same problem! (iTunes 9.0.1.8 iPhone 3G 3.1.2 (7D11) Windows7 64bit msi EX630 notebook)
My temporally solution is bit anoying but simple!
Everything is closed just iTunes is opened. System performance is set to max level.
So transfer Your music just 1 album at once!
So if You have 4albums to transfer just make it four times. If you transfer single tracks then make it just 8 or 10 songs at once.
I don't know why it works but it works for Me...!
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I've seen many users who has asked why the new firmware removed some good features and so on... So I have this thread, and hope that answer you all.
the phone ROM is basically fix, say 128MB ROM and the available ROM for user is 44MB (say in the spec or manufacturer's spec) which means 84MB is used for the ROM.
So if a new feature is added then they have to remove or shrink something to maintain that 44MB available for users as the spec.
Also bugs and problem fix could cause the increment of ROM... unless it's extra install file or patches (which also takes up some space either in ROM or memory card)
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I've seen many users who has asked why the new firmware removed some good features and so on... So I have this thread, and hope that answer you all.
the phone ROM is basically fix, say 128MB ROM and the available ROM for user is 44MB (say in the spec or manufacturer's spec) which means 84MB is used for the ROM.
So if a new feature is added then they have to remove or shrink something to maintain that 44MB available for users as the spec.
Also bugs and problem fix could cause the increment of ROM... unless it's extra install file or patches (which also takes up some space either in ROM or memory card)
Cheers

New Mac. Old iPhone HELP ME PLEASE

I recently purchased a new MacBook after my old PC was distroyed
But i now am faced with the problem of getting my old songs/videos/apps/contacts ect. onto my mac!
Does anyone have maybe some sort of a hacker program that will allow me to transfer all of the things on my iPhone onto my iTunes on my new mac?
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If it was purchased via iTunes just go File > Transfer purchases. Otherwise it's probably faster to reimport from your CD's and with a newer computer and you can set them to import at a higher bitrate so you get better quality.

New Features for the IPhone??

I don't understand why Apple just can' let IPhone 3G users just download the video feature instead of having people buy a new phone.

"I don't understand why Apple just can' let IPhone 3G users just download the video feature "
You don't have to understand it for it to be so.
"instead of having people buy a new phone."
You don't have to buy it. You could ( I know this sounds absurd, but) live without a cell phone that takes video.

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I had my Iphone synced with a PC that literally burned up unexpectedly. I replaced it with a Mac and want to sync my phone, however, when I click to manage content manually, a message pops up telling me that my phone will be erased (!!). Because I have lots of music and apps on the phone, I don't want to go back to square one. What do I need to do to make the new computer work with my phone?
When I rip music from a CD, I can't drag the album to the phone; I have to copy them manually.
Also, I used to be able to rearrange icons on my phone via Itunes and that doesn't work either with the Mac. I have "authorized" the phone, but it didn't make any difference in anything.

I think you have to reformat the phone for a mac.
This post
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2008294
Tells you how to back it up, then reformat for mac, then restore
from your backup.
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New laptop with old iPhone

I just got a new laptop, and I was curious what will happen to my phone when i decide to sync it with my new laptop?

moopher,
It will see it as the first time you have synced with that computer and ask you if you want to merge the data on the computer with that on the iPhone, or if you want to have either the computer or the iPhone replace the other's information.
You can also tell it to sync that way by reseting Sync History.
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HT1386 How do I sync library on new computer with old iPhone

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This guide should help: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141.

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What ios4 new features work for us ipod touch 2nd generation 8gb user?

hello all, here a list of the new features for the IOS4 taken from http://www.apple.com/iphone/softwareupdate/
lets try to find out what works for us
multitasking......NO (as per apple, not working)
folders........?? (i dont know how to do that)
even better email.......?? (i dont know how to do that)
ibooks........?? (did not tested yet)
create playlist........YES (i tested myself)
5x digital zoom........NO (no camera, so no)
tap to focus video.......NO (no camera, so no)
faces and places in photos........?? (i dont know how to do that)
home screen wall paper......NO (as per apple, not working)
gift apps........?? (did not tested yet)
spell checking.......YES (i tested myself in notes)
wireless keyboard support......NO (as per apple, not working)
so far
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Francois

no, but i can try
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Apple's official line:
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