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Am I the only one who isn’t enthralled by the new iPhone? Hardware-wise, there’s only two new features — GPS and 3G. And as a T-Mobile subscriber with limited or unvailable 3G support, I don’t find that exciting at all. Of course, I’m not the target AT&T user. And to be honest, I haven’t been that dissappointed with the EDGE data speeds. GPS would’ve been a very nice feature had the iPhone 1.3 firmware release not included cell-tower triangulation. The GPS doesn’t bring much more to the table. Just a bit more accuracy, but I’m already satisfied with the current results. I’m just not buying the hype over this new hardware. It’s not actually thinner or lighter. The processor hasn’t changed. Screen hasn’t changed. Basically all the old hardware is still in the “new” iPhone.To me this phone is like the PS2 Slim.  It’s brought out only to attract new buyers and I think it’ll do very well as such. But to those who already own an iPhone, there’s really not much sense in buying the new one. Is having somewhat faster download speed and slightly longer battery life worth another $200-$300? Not to me. Firmware 2.0 is far more exciting, not because of it’s intrinsic features, but because of the new App Store and the possibilities that natively run 3rd party software are going to bring. Let’s hope Apple gives the developers a long but firm leash to release innovative and also robust new applications.