A look at the new iPhone OS 3.0 Features
June 17th, 2009 by iPhoneTechZone
Apple had previewed the iPhones OS 3.0 in March and had announced to released it on June 17. Today at 10:10 am the iPhone OS 3.0 got available at the iTunes store. It requires iTunes 8.2 to upgrade your iPhone OS 3.0. For iPhone owners, the upgrade is free but for iPod Touch users, it is available for $9.95.
Many people have confused iPhone OS 3.0 with iPhone 3GS. Please note that it is iPhone OS 3.0 release not the iPhone 3GS. The iPhone 3GS will have iPhone OS 3.0 as the native OS though.
The new iPhone OS has got most of the features which were long awaited. iPhones lacked many basic functionalities like Copy/Paste, MMS and tethering. Apple has addressed most of the problems. Here is a list of some features of iPhone OS 3.0.
Cut, Copy & Paste
The basic feature of cut, copy and paste was not available in the previous versions of iPhone OS and was a big point for iPhone critics. But now Apple has addressed this issue and the functionality is added now.This feature not only applies to the text but also the images. You can now copy the images from the web and paste into your emails etc.
Tethering
With this feature, you can use you iPhone to give Internet access to your laptop.
Landscape Keyboard
Many times, the on-screen keyboard seems to small for excessive typing . Now the keyboard can also be used in the landscape mode to give you a little wider keyboard.
MMS
MMS is also supported now, though AT&T has not a support for that yet. You will have to wait a month or two to get this feature over the AT&T network.
Spotlight Search
Like Mac OS X, there is a spotlight, a universal search to search through all the apps.
Voice Memos
With voice memos, you can record audio in your iPhone through the built-in mic.
Buy Movies, TV Shows, and Audiobooks
Now you can buy Movies, TV shows and audiobooks right from the iPhone over 3G. However, you will need a wi-fi connection for downloads exceeding 10MB
There are lot more little enhancements.
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iPhone Firmware OS 3.0 is NOW LIVE FOR DOWNLOAD
June 17th, 2009 by iPhoneTechZone
I just Started to download and installing iPhone OS 3.0! Looks like everything is working. And its REALLY fast at downloading. Thank you apple for not bogging down everything. I’m so happy at the moment!
The free iPhone OS 3.0 Software Update includes some great new features, as well as all the features from previous updates. iPhone OS 3.0 also lets you run the next generation of iPhone apps, like peer-to-peer games and more. If you’ve never updated before, now is the perfect time!
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