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Apple previews iPhone OS 3.0
Apple previews iPhone OS 3.0
As promised , Apple just debuted its upcoming iPhone OS 3.0, and we'll be fleshing out all the details in the forthcoming minutes. New functionality on the apps side of things includes peer-to-peer connectivity over Bluetooth for gaming and other info-swapping. Paid apps will also ...
iPhone - iPhone OS 3.0 Preview
iPhone - iPhone OS 3.0 Preview
apple.com — SDK with a 1,000 new APIs for developers. 1,000 new APIs for developers. With the new SDK,... members of the iPhone Developer Program can build applications that do even more. Developers will have the tools to enable in-app purchases — like ... (more) iPhone - iPhone OS 3.0 Preview
Get Ready for iPhone OS 3.0 - iPhone Developer Program
Get Ready for iPhone OS 3.0 - iPhone Developer Program
developer.apple.com — Get Ready for iPhone OS 3.0 Start developing the next generation of innovative mobile applications. Join the... iPhone Developer Program and gain access to the new iPhone SDK, iPhone OS 3.0 beta, and the ability to test your applications directly on ... (more) Get Ready for iPhone OS 3.0 - iPhone Developer Program
iPhone 3.0 OS Guide: Everything You Need to Know [Apple]
iPhone 3.0 OS Guide: Everything You Need to Know [Apple]
i.gizmodo.com — iPhone 3 .0 OS, the next generation operating system for the iPhone, iPod touch, and whatever Apple... device comes next. Here you will find all the information you need, updated in real time as it's unveiled. New application features in iPhone OS 3 ... (more) iPhone 3.0 OS Guide: Everything You Need to Know [Apple]
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iPhone finally gets copy and paste!
Engadget Mobile — ... just announced that iPhone OS 3.0 will support copy and paste. A double-tap auto-selects the text you want with movable "grab points," and a pop-up edit bar display buttons for ...

Everything You Need to Know About iPhone 3.0 OS » Too Good To Jailbreak?
Gadgets @ GadgetHeat — ... with search functionality. A developer beta of OS 3.0 is available today, and the 3.0 update will be coming to consumers this summer as a free update to all iPhone 3G customers. It’ll also work for 1st gen iPhone owners, though they won’t receive A2DP or MMS due to hardware limitations. iPod touch owners will be able to update for $9.95, just like last time. source ...

Obligatory iPhone 3.0 post
GMSV — ... devoted to Apple’s introduction of OS 3.0 today. If you were otherwise distracted by work, family or the smell of spring blossoms, here’s a thoroughly linked capsule version. The list of new features is ...

Video: iPhone OS 3.0 walkthrough
Engadget Mobile — ... Many of us -- okay, a small handful of us -- wouldn't dream of putting beta firmware on our day-to-day devices, so we wanted to treat that very special group of safety-minded individuals to a once-over with iPhone OS 3.0's finer points on video. Odds are this is about as close as they'll get to the goods until Apple blesses the binary a few months from now, after all, and there's no harm in living vicariously through an Engadget editor's load-firmware-first, ask-questions-later lifestyle -- trust us. Video after the break. ...

Apple raises the competition bar with iPhone OS 3.0 (part. 1)
PalmAddicts — ... There are many other new features that I couldn’t possibly list all of them here, but you can head on to Engadget’s page for the comprehensive features that will be in iPhone OS 3.0 software update. Engadget has done a great job in separating the features based on functionalities for users and developers. ...

USB tethering, Publish Video and Find my iPhone found in OS 3.0
Engadget Mobile — ... Apple touted quite a few new iPhone features at yesterday's OS 3.0 event, but now that the beta build is trickling out, there's been a bevy of unearthed discoveries to further pique our interests. First up, the gang at Boy Genius Report found an option to enable the "Find My iPhone" service in the MobileMe settings. Unfortunately, that's all we've got, but we wouldn't put it past Cupertino to build some me.com-linked location tracker that'd be the envy of Orwell himself -- hey, that'd be pretty useful if you accidentally left the mobile in a taxi. Also in ...

iPhone OS 3.0's parental controls to assuage some app submission woes?
Engadget Mobile — ... reach a level of moderate contentment. Although we already knew that Apple was expanding its parental controls with iPhone OS 3.0 into the realm of TV shows, movies and App Store apps, a report today about the rejection of Makayama's Newspaper(s) app provides a good example at the ramifications of such alterations. According to iLounge, it was rejected due to a picture of a topless woman under the section for UK-based tabloid The Sun. The accompanying letter suggested a resubmission once 3.0 (and subsequently the parental controls) go public, which we take to ...

Magnetometer finding its way into next iPhone?
Engadget Mobile — ... build that suggest a magnetometer'll be part of the new hardware. Given turn-by-turn navigation is now an option for developrs, we'd say having directional support is almost a necessity. Why there's also an option for Kitchen Sink in the image we haven't the foggiest, but we're gonna go ahead and add "holographic plumbing assistant" to that wishlist. ...

Belkin shows first iPhone 3.0 accessory, mashes up GPS and FM data to pick the best TuneCast frequency
Engadget Mobile — ... After your fourth or fifth time ending up in a ditch or a swimming pool or a tree while attempting to find a good FM frequency to push your iPod tunes to your car stereo, you're likely looking for a better way to live. Lucky for you, Belkin has been hard at work over-engineering the problem to death, and has finally emerged with the new TuneCast Auto Live FM Transmitter. The device is "specifically compatible" with iPhone OS 3.0, and pulls GPS data from the phone to figure out the clearest FM frequency to use based on "geographical" data and on the recommendations of other ...

Belkin shows first iPhone 3.0 accessory, mashes up GPS and FM data to pick the best TuneCast frequency
IPhone news, updates and Iphone information — ... After your fourth or fifth time ending up in a ditch or a swimming pool or a tree while attempting to find a good FM frequency to push your iPod tunes to your car stereo, you're likely looking for a better way to live. Lucky for you, Belkin has been hard at work over-engineering the problem to death, and has finally emerged with the new TuneCast Auto Live FM Transmitter. The device is "specifically compatible" with iPhone OS 3.0, and pulls GPS data from the phone to figure out the clearest FM frequency to use based on "geographical" data and on the ...

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