Ideas
Explore the world's #1 largest database of ideas and innovations, with 462,330 inspiring examples.
Trend Reports
Discover why 1,242 brands rely on our AI-powered Trend Reports to get better, faster insights.
Newsletter
Join 320,986 subscribers who rely on our weekly newsletter to keep up with need-to-know trends and insights.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Consumer Insights
Uncover major shifts and emerging opportunities with our exclusive PRO research.
Trend Reports
Discover why 1,242 brands rely on our AI-powered Trend Reports to get better, faster insights.
Newsletter
Join 320,986 subscribers who rely on our weekly newsletter to keep up with need-to-know trends and insights.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Advisory & Services
Accelerate innovation and ignite disruptive thinking with our award-winning programs and research.
Trend Reports
Get fast, customized trend reports, presentations and deep dives 20x faster than traditional research.
Plans
Get started today with a free consultation, our self-serve tools, or a dedicated program.
Articles & Magazine
Get inspired with our 4,213 innovation strategy articles, keynote, videos and innovation tools.
Innovation Awards
Trend Hunter’s Innovation Strategy Awards recognize the best innovation tactics gathered from our interviews with some of the world's most notable business leaders, authors and change makers.
Advisory & Services
Accelerate innovation and ignite disruptive thinking with our award-winning programs and research.
Innovation Assessment
Enhance your innovation potential with a deeper understanding of your unique innovation archetype and how your organization benchmarks.
FuturistU
Prepare for the years ahead with 100+ lessons, tactics, tools and frameworks with our full learning database.
Innovation Books
Join 20,000,000 people getting better and faster with our New York Times Bestselling books and keynote videos.
Jeremy Gutsche
Ignite your event or virtual event with our CEO, a NY Times Bestselling Author and one of the top innovation keynote speakers.
Our Team of Speakers & Virtual Presenters
Inspire your group with our most popular speakers on innovation, trends, change and futurism.
Custom Training & Events
Bring the Future Festival experience directly to your team or co-hosted custom event.
Custom Masterclasses
Join the world's leading brands who leverage our custom programs to accelerate innovation.
FuturistU 5-Day Program
Become a Futurist with our immersive 5-Day program at Future Festival World Summit.
Online eLearning
Learn the fundamentals of futurism and trends with 100+ online courses about innovation.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Contact
Get in touch to learn more, ask a question or submit a tip.
About Us
Learn more about Trend Hunter and how we accelerate innovation.
Follow-Us
Join our 3,500,000 social media followers, on the cutting edge.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
FAQ
Get answers to common questions about Trend Hunter.
Community
Stay on the cutting-edge with the help of the Trend Hunter community.
Team
Meet the team trusted by hundreds of leading businesses worldwide.
Jobs
Find opportunities to accelerate your career with the #1 Trend Firm.
News
Catch up on noteworthy Trend Hunter news and media mentions.
Join
Build a portfolio and put your trend-spotting abilities to the test.
Advertising
Supercharge your marketing by partnering with Trend Hunter.
Portfolio
Visit your public portfolio and browse your past articles.
Add a Trend
Write up an article and showcase your trend-spotting skills.
My Trends
Edit your articles and see how they stack up on the leaderboards.
Settings
Edit your profile, connect your social media accounts, and more.
Add a trend, customize your dashboard, or track topics.
Future Festival
Innovation Events
Join the world's top innovators at our in person events.
Free Webinars
Learn to innovate through chaos, navigate the new normal and maintain work culture from home.
Custom Training & Events
Bring the Future Festival experience directly to your team or co-hosted custom event.
Search our database of 462,330 cutting edge ideas.

Free iPhone Upgrades

iPhone 2.0 Firmware

— June 10, 2008 — Tech
Steve Jobs unveiled at WWDC that iPhone Firmware 2.0 will be out in July free of charge for iPhone owners. On the other hand, iPod touch owners will have to shell out $9.95 to upgrade.

New features include contact search functions, bulk delete and edit of email / SMS, support for iWork documents (including Keybote) and enhanced Office doc support, parental controls, a scientific calculator, as well as new abilities to save images from email to the photo library.

Another important addition is the Push Notification services which provide notification for applications that require it, such as instant messaging. The mechanism saves battery life, solves performance issues and works over the wireless and the cell networks.

The upgrade brings support for many Latin-based languages, two forms of Japanese and two forms of Chinese, and the ability to draw characters using fingers.

The iPhone App Store will also expand from 22 countries to 62 countries.
Trend Themes
1. Contact Search Functions - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a new contact search technology that uses advanced algorithms and machine learning to provide accurate and efficient search results.
2. Push Notification Services - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a platform for businesses to leverage push notifications to engage with customers, provide real-time updates, and improve overall user experience.
3. Expanded Iphone App Store - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build a mobile app development and distribution platform to support the growing demand for apps across a wide range of industries and global markets.
Industry Implications
1. Mobile Technology - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop advanced mobile technologies and software solutions to enhance the capabilities and user experience of smartphones and other mobile devices.
2. Application Development - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create innovative tools and frameworks for developers to easily create and deploy new applications across various platforms and devices.
3. Language Localization - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build an AI-powered language localization platform that can accurately translate and adapt content for global markets, facilitating communication and business expansion.
2.4
Score
Popularity
Activity
Freshness