While Microsoft is preparing to release their first portable media player, the Zune, Apple is keeping to themselves at what we can expect from the “iPhone.” While details are still unknown there are people scrounging around for every little hint they can find.
Someone in the Apple Insider forums was digging their way through the firmware updater that was released for the iPod on June 28. When looking at the firmware with a hex editor he noticed a list of variables that seemingly reference an iPod phone: “kPhoneSignalStrength,” “clPhoneCallHistoryModel,” prPhoneSettingsMenu,” “prPhoneSettingsMenuView,” prPhoneEnableSetting” and “prPhoneMenuItem.” I mean really, what would a signal strength variable be used for in the current iPods?
It is pretty amazing what people can find but what really boggles my mind is why Apple would put this into the firmware update. If they were planning to release it soon then it would make sense but there has only been people hoping and guessing what to expect. Come on Apple just give us the details already!
News Source: Apple Insider
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Aren’t we just a *Wanting Race*…
I want this I want that… Then when they that will give it to us decide it is not ours to be had…
We get a bit pissed off…
Ahh how I long for a few days in the woods to hear birds chirp that do not sound like *Ringtones* and other animals make sounds that do not sound like my Cell Phone Ringing or that Video Game I spent three weeks playing and could never beat while it was playing Death Metal in my head for 2-weeks straight…
Those were the days…
Mommy Can Ya Hear Me??
You must mean “Mommy, can you hear me now?”
I agree that it is nice to get away from technology every now and again, but I would also be lost without it. It’s not that I want to buy the phone it would just be nice to know what to expect from it.
-Ryan
It could be hinting at a “wif-ipod” that’s skype (or apple phone) compatable. A system that works with skype, msn, and has apple’s own chat system, and be able to exchange songs with wifi.
Maybe that’s why they never added bluetooth, because if they perfected wifi then they could allow you to plugin playlists at a larger range and faster.