So I have been using 2.0 for about 24 hours now. Here are my first thoughts.
1.) The battery life with push enabled is horrible. It went from about 30 hours between charges to less than 12. I have now gone in and setup "Fetch every 15 minutes" for my exchange mail info, however I don't know where or if I can do the same for contacts/calendar. I can turn push completely off, but I still need those two items to sync, so I may be trapped.
2.) The apps are awesome. With quite a few apps out there and available via the first day, I was pretty impressed with the quality of most of them. I have installed a few, which I will review.
2.1) AIM - Free, as in beer.
One of my biggest beefs with 1.1.4 was that there was still no chat client that didn't eat up SMS messages. In the past week or so, we have AIM, and the Google Talk Web App. Both are still a bit buggy. The AIM client works great, as long as it maintains focus on the phone. As soon as you run a different app, you start missing IMs, or they come in blank. Perhaps this will get fixed in a update. iTunes also tracks software updates for each of the applications that you have installed. The AIM Client was free, so I won't harp too hard on its issues. For a Rev 1.0 app, it does alright.
2.2) MLB - At Bat - $4.99
This is by far my favorite app. It works just as demoed at WWDC. I used it to watch my Reds spank the Cubs yesterday. Griffey sure had a nice three run shot. Anyways, the only thing about this app, is that when you purchase it, MLB only guarantees it to work through the 2008 season and playoffs. My bet is that there will be another one for next year, and follow the same type of pricing as MLB.TV, etc. The good thing, is that none of the clips have any ads. Which is always a plus. It also scales the video quality to the connection type you are using, which helps videos load faster. Another plus.
2.3) Google Mobile App - Free
This app rocks. Its like Google Desktop for your iPhone. It searches the web, messages, other phone data, etc. Very good app. Video below shows it in action.
2.4) Mobile News from AP - Free
Cool little app. Works exactly as demoed at WWDC as well. You can pull top AP news stories, the newest stories, and even pull data based on your Zip to get relevant local news as well. It also utilizes the camera, and allows you to submit stories, or more info to already published stories. This app has a lot of potential.
3.) Exchange Connectivity with Exchange 2007, has been flawless. So far I haven't had any issues with over the air syncing of contacts, mail, or calendar. Well, other than the noted battery longevity as explained above.
So far. Its been a pretty good experience. I went ahead and downloaded the early release firmware via the appleinsider post below. It worked well. About a 20 minute procedure to do the upgrade, and copy my 1200 songs back to the phone. Now, if I could only get a 16GB 1st gen phone, I 'd be set!
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