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iPhone OS 3.0 beta version is out with some very good features intact and here is a walkthrough video of the OS 3.0 running on iPhone posted by engadget.

Please note that its still in beta stages and any hiccups you see will be corrected in the final release.

iPhone 3.0 was previewed yesterday and what a awesome event it was, It brought lots and lots of features with it. To name a few that we liked were Cut,Copy,Paste, MMS, Landscape keyboards for mail and sms, SMS Forwarding,Contact forwarding, SMS delete and many many more.

“The new iPhone OS 3.0 software will be available to iPhone and iPod touch users this summer with over 100 new features including cut, copy and paste which can be done within or across applications;
MMS to send and receive photos, contacts, audio files and locations with the Messages app; and the ability to capture and send audio recordings on the go with the new Voice Memo app. Landscape view will be available for Mail, Text and Notes. Search capabilities will be expanded, allowing customers to search within Mail, iPod and Notes or search across all key apps by typing a key word or phrase into the new Spotlight search, conveniently accessed from the Home screen.

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. ”

[via:Apple PR]

So check out the below list for complete set of features.

iPhone 3.0 Feature List

• In App Purchases
  Allow users to purchase content or services from your application using the Store Kit framework. This new framework handles the financial aspects of the transaction, processes payment with the iTunes Store, and provides your application with information about the purchase.
• Peer to Peer connectivity
  Add multi-player capabilities to your games using the peer to peer network connectivity and in game voice communication features of Game Kit. This powerful new framework allows any application, not just games, to communicate between devices using Bluetooth-no pairing required.
• Accessories API
• Maps API in Apps
  You can now embed maps within your applications using the new Map Kit framework. Map Kit works with the Google Mobile Maps Service and features panning and zooming, custom annotations, current location and geocoding.
• Turn By Turn
• Push Notifications
  The Apple Push Notification service provides a way to alert your users of new information, even when your application isn’t running. Send text notifications, trigger audible alerts, or add a numbered badge to your application icon.
• New APIs allowing access of various iPhone hardware/software
• Bluetooth Connectivity
• Cut, Copy and Paste
• Landscape Mode
• MMS
• Voice Memos
• Search for Apps like Mail, iPod, Calender
• Spotlight
• New Home Screen
• Stereo Bluetooth
• Tethering Support

iPhone OS 3.0 will be available this Summer and it will be a free update to all of iPhone 3G owners. For the 1st gen iPhone owners there is little bad news as A2DP and MMS won’t work on them due to the hardware limitation. iPod Touch owners will be able to get it for $9.95.

So, we are in for a treat this summer. For a complete coverage of the event please check out the Engadget post where they have everything with Pictures, so have fun .

And for even more info please check out the official Apple Page as well.

[via:Gizmodo & Engadget]

Great news for all iPhone owners,app developers, Apple is almost ready with iPhone OS 3.0 and will be previewing it on March 17th.

Expectations are pretty high as people have been complaining to apple for so long regarding the features missing in iPhone like push notifications, cut-paste, multitasking to name a few.

It will give iPhone app developers a great platform to be come insync with the Apple new OS design and features. Hopefully a BIG firmware update will follow soon to bring all these features to iPhone users.

So mark the date in your calendar its March 17th 2009. We will follow and bring the latest developments regarding iPhone OS 3.0. So stay tuned .

[via:Engadget]

iPhone 2.2.1 minor update was released by Apple, which includes
1. More stability to safari.
2. Fix for the saved images from Mails not coming properly in the camera roll.

You can update your iPhone to 2.2.1 through iTunes very easily. Here are the steps we covered in our earlier post to update the firmware :

Make sure you are using iTunes 8. Connect your iPhone to your computer. If you still don’t have the latest version of iTunes, Download it from here : iTunes 8

After connecting, open iTunes and select your iPhone under Devices in the Source List on the left.

In the iPhone Summary pane, click Check for Update.

And the just click Download and Install.Do not disconnect your iPhone until the update has finished.

Please keep in mind the its not advisable for jailbreaked/unlocked iPhone owners to update their iPhone to 2.2.1 until the hack is out.

The iPhone 3G unlock by iPhone Dev Team, which is coming in this month(tentatively) will work with latest iPhone Update.

The new snapshot on the iPhone Dev Team blog shows that the unlock for iPhone 3G will be compatible with the latest 2.2 firmware released by apple.

[Via : iPhone Dev Blog]

Finally, its done, people who have waited so long to get their iPhone 3G unlocked are in for a treat. iPhone dev team finally completed the task and they are now in the process of packaging the unlocking in user friendly apps PwnageTool and QuickPwn

Here are the few major part of the post done by iPhone Dev Team

The target release date for the unlock is New Year’s Eve 2008.

This unlock method is available to iPhone 3Gs that have 2.11.07 baseband or earlier.

The unlock requires a jailbroken 3G iPhone.

You can read the full article here : iPhone 3g unlocked

It seems that the recent iPhone 2.2 update, had some hidden features in it, one of which is Tv-Out. Which means you can post live videos from iphone to Tv, when connected through a cable.

From ArsTechnica:

The MPTVOutWindow class allows your iPhone to send its video to a connected TV rather than to the built-in screen. Intended to be used with movies, the unpublished class creates a live video feed that is sent out through the iPhone’s connector port. End-users will need to buy a video adapter or cable to use this functionality.

Video demonstration of the Tv Out feature on iPhone.

iPhone Video Out from Ars Technica on Vimeo.

[Via:Arstechnica]

If you updated your iPhone with the latest firmware 2.2, and wondering how to jailbreak it, then sweat no more, guys at iPhone-Dev released the QuickPwn and PwnageTool 2.2 version, which will work for your iPhone 2.2.

But before jailbreaking, please read the note by the iPhone-Dev Team :

If you have a 3G iPhone and want potential soft unlock in the near future do NOT use QuickPwn, and do not use the official ipsw or the iTunes update process without using PwnageTool.