iPhone firmware hints at new widgets, including MobileRadio

Published: July 30, 2007, 11:00 am

Tags: apple, apps, hints, iphone, iphoneology, mobileradio, unitconverter, widgets

Filed under: Rumors, Odds and ends, Apple, iPhoneTyler over at iPhoneology went diving into the iPhone's firmware, and found a preference file called "DefaultApplicationState.plist," apparently a list of widgets placed by Apple inside the iPhone.Except that there's a few that we can't actually use yet... com.apple.unitconvertercom.apple.widget.phonebookcom.apple.widget.translationcom.apple.widget.worldclockcom.apple.mobile.radio That mobile.radio one looks especially enticing-- while built-in FM radio would be nice, it's more likely that Apple is expecting the iPhone to support streaming radio, just like that already found in iTunes.Of course, this is all just speculation-- just because Apple laid out plans in the software for features like these doesn't mean that they're actually coming. And as a few folks have noted, they could just be holdovers from Apple's translation of OS X to the iPhone firmware. But because we know that more widgets and features are planned for the iPhone,

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