iPhone 3.0 Feature List And Roundup

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]