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Here is a list of the new features that will be on the updated firmware from Apple on their iPhone product.

1. “Now Playing controls throughout”. This will make it easier to control the iPhone, from what ever screen you are on.
2. When double clicking the home screen goes to “Favorites” or “iPod”
3. iTunes Wifi Store. This was announced for the iPod Touch earlier this month, so it’s not that much of a surprise.
4. 5 Additional iPod features:
   • Closed captioning and support for video out. This will be great for watching foreign movies
   • New Calculator icon on the home screen. Not a big deal, but again might be handy for foreign exchange calculations
   • Multiple, international keyboards. Wow we are really getting international here. ça’va ?
   • Network setup with VPN support and disabling EDGE while roaming.
   • A Carrier menu. Hopefully this is to select different carriers while roaming, to use a home network affiliate. For example, I travel to England and can insert an O2 SIM, or I can use an Irish SIM when I am in Ireland, all on the same iPhone.

So there you have it, iPhone v1.1 looks like it is getting more of an international flavour. So what will v1.2 bring ?