Posted by Cathryn in Apple on 03 17th, 2009 | no responses

iPhone 3.0 Software Coming Summer 2009

iPhone 3.0 Blueprint

That’s right! The iPhone 3.0 software will be available this summer to iPhone users and iPod Touch users with over 100 new features for the consumer. Today Apple held a press conference at the Town Hall auditorium to show a first look into the new software.

Did you know?

  • Apple has sold 13.7 million iPhones
  • That there are over 25,00 apps in the App Store
  • Over 800 million app downloads have been made  

Some of the Features that will be available are:

  • Use of landscape mode in applications, such as SMS, Mail and Notepad!
  • Copy and Paste, which will not only work within one app but across apps!
  • Improvements to the message app, including MMS support (FINALLY) where you can send photos, audio files, location and vCards, plus capability to forward and delete single or multiple messages.
  • Push notification!
  • Voice memo capability that allows you to record, edit, share and email
  • Capability to search through Mail, Contacts, Notes, Calendar and iPod
  • Spotlight homescreen so you can search all of your apps
  • New calendar support, including gcal, subscriptions, .ics format and exchange
  • Improvements to YouTube app like ratings, subscriptions and profile
  • Improvements to Stock app
  • Notes will now be able to sync with iTunes (What about SMS?)
  • Stereo Bluetooth capabilties
  • Support for peer-to-peer connectivity
  • Auto Fill
  • Parental Controls
  • and More!

iPhone 2G owners will not have all the new features avalible to them, which makes me think that it was the perfect time for my 2G to die! Also, iPod touch users will be paying $9.95 for the update. 

I’m most excited about finally having landscape capabilities with SMS, plus copy and paste! Both were simple features that have been left out over the past two years, but thankfully are going to be with us soon. I’m also exciting about the Sims 3 coming to the iPhone! Hopefully this summer!!

What are you looking forward to? Was there something that wasn’t announced that Apple forgot about?

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