Apple has really been cranking out iOS updates of late, with released in mid-April to address FaceTime video chat and 3G wireless connectivity issues.
As , iOS 4.3.3 cuts the size of the "iOS crowd-sourced location database cache" stashed on your device, no longer backs up the cache to iTunes and nixes the whole shebang when you turn off Location Services. Another update called 4.2.8 provides similar patching for the Verizon iPhone 4.
Here's what Apple watchers had to say about the software updates:
Macworld's Dan Moren on the iOS 4.3.3 release:
"Underpromise and overdeliver—always a good strategy. Apple said it would take a few weeks to issue an iOS update to fix a handful of bugs related to the storage of location data, but it's taken just seven days between that announcement and the appearance of iOS 4.3.3."
Alex Wagner at Phonedog offers a warning for jailbreakers:
As most of you jailbreakers out there probably know by know, it'd be wise to avoid the 4.3.3/4.2.8 update until the hacking community can update all of the tools necessary to preserve your jailbreak.
(Although on rumors that 4.3.3 has already been jailbroken itself!)
iPhone Hacks on wanting just a little bit more:
"Despite rumors, the latest iOS software update does not seem to include the fix to improve battery life."
Although there's always iOS 5, or whatever the next major version of the software is called, according to Apple Insider:
"Apple also promised that its next ‘major' iOS software release would encrypt the file on the iPhone, ensuring that the data could not be obtained by a third party for illicit purposes."
iPhoneFreak sums things up:
"Hopefully this should calm everyone down!"
in Network World's Anti-malware section.