What the iPhone doesn't have

The list is out and is growing.

Some of what is listed as missing must have been there, though.

No way to search phone book or song lists

Now, I thought the world had finally got the utility of 'search'. So many of the desi names begin with either 'r' or 's' - and it would be a nightmare to scroll through everyone you know on the face of the earth to get to the one you want talk to.

Can't turn iPod songs into ring tones

Ah! subtle!, but point taken. Just when you thought you could have your favourite Metallica song(from that pirated CD) as your ringtone........

No way to download contacts from old phones

So this data entry job is going to be outsourced to desis?

Can't cut and paste

Whatever happend to those computer engineers at Apple?

They are talking iPhone 2.0.

BangaloreLive!!

Its now been exactly 26 days since I returned to Bangalore after a 20 odd month hiatus. The city is still the same - bustling with activity, noise, smoke, dust and plenty of people working IT jobs.

Turns out the office environment is more conducive to productive pursuits such as blogging etc than I had imagined. Still, given my predisposition to being lazy, the extra time, I am sure will not amount to much.

The much anticipated iPhone will hit the stores tomorrow. Of the 68 million odd reviews by as many number of 'experts', only some stand out as useful to the guy who doesn't know if a phone, even a cool phone, is worth $500.

Here is one

One thing you probably didn't know, and I quote:
"Apple says that the battery starts to lose capacity after 300 or 400 charges. Eventually, you’ll have to send the phone to Apple for battery replacement, much as you do now with an iPod, for a fee. "


......much as you do now with an iPod...??? Holy! I wouldn't have spent 235 bucks (and an additional 15 to get my name engraved in microscopic alphabets) if I knew that before. ...or......er......maybe not........maybe....