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18 Mar

Complete List of New Features that iPhone OS 3.0 will bring this June

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It was just great to watch iPhone OS 3.0 coverage live from Cupertino, California on my iPhone. No, I wasnt watching live video coverage, but was watching Engadget’s Live coverage from their website. It had a minute by minute update with tons of live pictures as well. Just Awesome.

(image from gizmodo)

Anyways, let me now quickly get to the point. Here is the list of new features that will be offered to iPhone users with this OS 3.0 launch, which should happen sometime this June.

- Cut, Copy and Paste: Available across all apps. Shake to undo or redo.
- In-App Purchasing: Allows developers to sell additional content from within applications. Highlighted uses include magazine subscriptions, eBooks, additional levels and items for games.
- Peer-to-Peer Connectivity: Find other devices running the app via Bonjour over Wi-Fi of Bluetooth. Good for gaming, but also other applications for sharing data.
- Third-Party Accessory Apps: Allowing accessory manufacturers to create applications to interface with their hardware accessories.
- Push Notification: Rather than using background processes that hamper battery life, utilize third-party server to push badge, text, and audio alerts from applications.
- Turn by Turn: Apple will allow developers to use CoreLocation for turn-by-turn GPS directions.
- Landscape keyboard: Available in all key applications, including Mail.
- MMS: Picture messaging now available.
- Voice Memos: Record notes, lectures, interviews, etc.
- Spotlight Search: Available across all applications. Systemwide search available from main home screen by flicking to the left.
- A2DP Bluetooth: Support for stereo bluetooth headsets.

My favorite enhancements would definitely be Cut, Copy & Paste, A2DP Bluetooth and MMS. Hope this OS 3.0 gets live asap

[via - Macrumors]

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