Available in summer this year, Apple has just presented a list of new features you can expected with its new iPhone 3.0 software updates.Although background process is still not supported, iPhone or iPod Touch users are finally getting Cut, Copy & Paste, MMS, Spotlight Search, Stereo A2DP Bluetooth, shake to shuffle, syncing Notes to the Mac/PC and Push notifications. These are just few major updates from over 100 new features you will be getting!
Apple also announced over 100 new features that will be available to iPhone and iPod touch users this summer including cut, copy and paste; MMS;* landscape view for Mail, Text and Notes; stereo Bluetooth; syncing Notes to the Mac® and PC; shake to shuffle; parental controls for TV shows, movies and apps from the App Store; and automatic login at Wi-Fi hot spots. The iPhone OS 3.0 beta release will also include a new Voice Memo app and expanded search capability for all key iPhone apps, as well as Spotlight™ search across the iPhone or iPod touch.
Not just only for emails, the Push Notification can be used in any iPhone applications so that you can get instant notification, for example MSN messages, even though you do not have a background IM application running in your iPhone. The updated Stock app will add the ability to display recent company news and current trading information like opening or average price, trading volume or Market Cap, and will offer a landscape view to see a full screen of any stock chart. Customers will also be able to view shared calendars right on their iPhone with CalDAV support and sync their calendars with iCal, Yahoo, Google and Oracle.
With over 25,000 iPhone applications already submitted to apple for approval, The iPhone OS 3.0 beta release includes an updated Software Development Kit (SDK) with over 1,000 new Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) including In-App Purchases; Peer-to-Peer connections; an app interface for accessories; access to the iPod music library; a new Maps API and Push Notifications. The new iPhone 3.0 will support In-App Purchase Capability, which enable developers to sell game level add-ons, feature upgrades within the paid iPhone applications. Developers can also more easily create peer-to-peer games for iPhone and iPod touch by using Bluetooth.
When available, the new software updates can be installed to iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPod Touch. The original iPhone will not be able to enjoy some of the new features, for example the Stereo A2DP Bluetooth and MMS support (due to the radio hardware differences according to Apple). iPod Touch users will need to pay $9.95 for the iPhone 3.0 software updates.
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