New iPhone firmware features Chinese handwriting recognition

Reuben Lee | May 06, 2008

A day really doesn't go by these days without news of the iPhone. The latest piece of news, coming from a Chinese blog site wretch.cc, shows screenshots of a Chinese handwriting recognition function in the iPhone. According to the site, this function is included in the new iPhone 2.0 beta firmware and this has also been verified by another site MacRumors.

Based on the Web site's description, the handwriting recognition allows users to draw characters on the screen with their fingers. Suggestions for the character will appear on the right of the panel where users can then pick the right one.

With so many rumors and claims that the iPhone (or possibly the much-awaited 3G iPhone) is set to officially debut in Asia this year, this latest news certainly reinforces market speculation that Apple will soon bring its elusive handset to our part of the world.

Via MacRumors and wretch.cc

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