If you turn blind eye to the issues that iPhone owners who have unlocked their iPhone and those who had installed the cool third-party hacks have faced (just for a moment as I understand the disappointment and frustration), it would be fair to say that Apple did quite a good in providing us information on the latest iPhone firmware update if you compare it with the previous two firmware updates since the launch, not only did they provide us details on the new features and shortcuts that were introduced; they also followed it with a video showcasing the new features which incidentally featured the same guy as the original iPhone video tour.

However, there were a few new features that Apple didn’t mention. I can’t do a video like Apple to tell you what they are but have done the next best thing. I have compiled a list the blogosphere of the hidden features courtesy which you might be curious to find out.

Are you one of those who assumed that Mac OS X Dashboard widgets will be on your iPhone since it is running on Mac OS X too only to be shocked that the only widgets available were three basic widgets.

No problem, Erica Sudan over at Tuaw seems to have (almost) figured out how to get the Mac OS X Dashboard widgets on the iPhone

Apple’s iPhone has been the subject of some of the biggest controversy in consumer gadgets since the leadup to the Playstation 3 launch. From Intel’s claim that the heart of the iPhone is an Xscale chip, to Ballmer’s proclamation that the upcoming mobile is “the most expensive on the market,” nothing can dissuade Apple’s potential fanbase. But the latest news about the Apple-branded smartphone may knock even the most dedicated Apple fanboys from their pedestals.

In the face of Apple’s ever-climbing profits, market research firm iSuppli has estimated that the iPhone may gain Apple a 50 percent gross margin per product. When Steve Jobs announced the iPhone close to two weeks ago, the advertised prices were US$499 for the 4gb model and US$599 for the 8gb. iSuppli, however, has estimated that the manufacturing costs for the iPhone are $245 and $280 respectively, allowing for 49.3% and 46.9% gross profit margins.

Granted, the estimates are in fact estimates and probably don’t take into account the costs of the yet-to-be-known iPhone processor. Still, Apple’s financial strategy isn’t new - the consumer gadgets corporation has in the past managed to pull of gross profit margins of close to 45% for products like the iMac and the iPod Nano. Nevertheless, for a phone that isn’t even 3g-capable, has market standard camera quality, and whose only drawcard is an easy-to-use interface, the prices remain a little too high.