iPhone OS 3.0 Now Released!

Uncategorized | Monday June 29 2009 1:54 am | Comments (0) Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

Apple has released the long awaited iPhone OS 3.0 software today for both the iPhone and iPod Touch. Users with iPhones will be able to get the update for free while iPod Touch owners will be charged a fee of $9.95. If you are updating to the new software, you must be using iTunes 8 or higher.

Some of the new features and improvements that come with this update are:

  • Cut, Copy & Paste - Quickly and easily cut, copy, and paste text from application to application. Select entire blocks of web text with a tap. Copy and paste images from the web, too.
  • Landscape Keyboard - Want more room to type? Rotate iPhone to landscape to use a larger keyboard in Mail, Messages, Notes, and Safari.
  • MMS - Send MMS messages and include video, photos, audio, and contact info. Even tap to snap a picture or shoot a video right inside Messages. MMS support from AT&T coming in late summer.
  • Spotlight Search - Find what you’re looking for across your iPhone, all from one place. Spotlight searches all of your contacts, email, calendars, and notes, as well as everything in your iPod.
  • Voice Memos - Capture a memo, a meeting, or any audio recording on the go. Voice Memos works with the built-in iPhone microphone or with the mic on your headset.
  • Improved Calendar - Create meetings via Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and subscribe to calendars with new CalDAV support.
  • Buy Moves, TV Shows and Audiobooks - Download movies, TV shows, music videos, and audiobooks from the iTunes Store on your iPhone.
  • Enhanced Stocks App - Get more at-a-glance information and view charts in landscape.
  • Safari Improvements - Enjoy faster performance, autofill user names and passwords, and more.
  • Internet Tethering - Share your Internet connection with your laptop with Internet tethering via Bluetooth or USB. Tethering is not currently offered in the U.S. and some other countries. See your carrier for availability.
  • Stereo Bluetooth - Connect compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones, car kits, or other accessories.
  • Automatic Wi-Fi Login - Log in to a Wi-Fi hotspot and iPhone automatically logs you in when you connect again.
  • Sync Notes - Never leave a note behind. Now you can sync all the notes you write on your iPhone back to your Mac or PC.
  • Parental Controls - Decide what music, videos, and apps your kids can access.
  • iTunes Store Account - Create and log in to one or more iTunes Store accounts directly from your iPhone.
  • YouTube Login - Log in to your YouTube account to save and sync bookmarks and rate favorites.
  • Shake to Shuffle - Give iPhone a shake and it shuffles to a different song in your music library.
  • New Languages - iPhone supports 30 languages and more than 40 keyboard layouts.
  • MobileMe Find My iPhone and Remote Wipe - Find your iPhone if you lose it and protect your privacy with Remote Wipe.
  • Run the Latest Apps - Run the next generation of iPhone apps, like peer-to-peer games and more.


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