gearlive.com— Earlier today Apple seeded iPhone 2.1 firmware to devs, along with a new SDK. Some of the changes include new GPS features. Turn-by-turn app coming soon?
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A little more complicated than that. Google right now is sending the iPhone image tiles 128x128 pixels in size for example (probably smaller for the iPhone).The iPhone will need to get more information than this probably. It may need raw vector information with accurate distances between each vector point, so it can say "In 30 yards turn right", and when you are going 80mph, it knows to alert you sooner than later that your turn is coming up, even though you might be zoomed in enough that google hasn't even given it the 128x128 pixel image map yet for that turn. It needs to know how many yards you are to the end of this street or turn, right now the GPS knows your longitude and latitude and Google gives it the 128x128 image squares and tells it where to put your blue dot. This isn't quite enough information for turn by turn directions.The iPhone needs more real GPS Map data to do real turn by turn in a nice fashion. Right now, it doesn't have it, someone needs to pony up and give it to Apple, or sell it to them, with a clause saying they can use it also for real time navigation.
The phone fully supports MMS. Apple and ATT are collaborating to try and get rid of MMS and do not enable it on the device.Jailbroken iPhones can receive MMS messages perfectly if you download SwirlyMMS and have ATT add MMS on to your account. Funny thing is ATT caught on to this and started doing system sweeps. Every 48-72 hours they remove the MMS package from your account if your account has an iPhone IMEI.So don't expect it to ever support MMS. It's a business decision to not do it.
katmailJul 25, 2008
Sounds interesting.
vawkselJul 25, 2008
A little more complicated than that. Google right now is sending the iPhone image tiles 128x128 pixels in size for example (probably smaller for the iPhone).The iPhone will need to get more information than this probably. It may need raw vector information with accurate distances between each vector point, so it can say "In 30 yards turn right", and when you are going 80mph, it knows to alert you sooner than later that your turn is coming up, even though you might be zoomed in enough that google hasn't even given it the 128x128 pixel image map yet for that turn. It needs to know how many yards you are to the end of this street or turn, right now the GPS knows your longitude and latitude and Google gives it the 128x128 image squares and tells it where to put your blue dot. This isn't quite enough information for turn by turn directions.The iPhone needs more real GPS Map data to do real turn by turn in a nice fashion. Right now, it doesn't have it, someone needs to pony up and give it to Apple, or sell it to them, with a clause saying they can use it also for real time navigation.
qumahlinJul 26, 2008
The phone fully supports MMS. Apple and ATT are collaborating to try and get rid of MMS and do not enable it on the device.Jailbroken iPhones can receive MMS messages perfectly if you download SwirlyMMS and have ATT add MMS on to your account. Funny thing is ATT caught on to this and started doing system sweeps. Every 48-72 hours they remove the MMS package from your account if your account has an iPhone IMEI.So don't expect it to ever support MMS. It's a business decision to not do it.
jimleszczynskiJul 26, 2008
lol TremorX, first of all I laughed my ass off when I read your comment. and second of all.... I would be one of those "whiny bitches" :)
Closed AccountJul 26, 2008
iPhone 2.1 firmware to devs, along with a new SDK?!?!? Does it come with a jhizz-proof case to protect from the Apple-fanboys?!?!
blurrieJul 26, 2008
will it fix the epic typing slow down.. and crashes?
pilotheadJul 26, 2008
....a speedometer for GPS? Apple is really trying to make people take they're eyes off the road
nishimoriJul 26, 2008
I'll Crash on your face!
gettaratNov 24, 2008
Sounds interesting.<a class="user" href="http://nextargps.org/">http://nextargps.org/</a>