Accelerometer switches between portrait and landscape. Finger gestures.
Double-tap to go to 16:9 wide screen. A/V outs.
"Killer app is making calls. Most people dial their phones."
Visual voicemail. Random-access voice mail. GSM+EDGE. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
"Merge calls" button for conferencing. Parties to an active call are listed by name, you can switch among them by touch.
SMS messaging becomes IM with multiple sessions, iChat style display. On-screen keyboard auto-corrects.
"Pinch" gesture with thumb and forefinger zooms/shrinks images.
Rich HTML mail from any IMAP or POP3.. Safari browser. Auto-switches Internet connection between Wi-Fi and GSM/GPRS.
Free Blackberry-style push IMAP E-mail from Yahoo! Touch embedded phone number in message to dial.
Desktop-class e-mail with split view, HTML rich text, embedded images.
Safari; displays full page (text too small, of course). Pinch to zoom or double-tap to fill screen.
Multiple sites at the same time, Scroll horizontally to go from site to site. Think tabs in desktop browser, but with no tabs.
Google Maps maps and satellite with shortcut interface, not browser, Widgets like Dashboard, but one widget fills screen.
Posted by Tom Yager on January 9, 2007 09:45 AM
