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Apple iPhone OS 3.0 will be revealed on March 17th

Apple might add MMS, network tethering, copy-and-paste, or any number of other requested features to the iPhone.

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Mobile | by Samuel Axon | Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:50PM | 4 comments

Apple just invited various members of the press to an event in California on the 17th of March, where the company will show off the new 3.0 operating system software for the iPhone. The current version is 2.0, which added support for third party apps, among other things.

We don't have a clue what 3.0 will include, but the fact that Apple seems to be dedicating an event to it rather than waiting for the WWDC event in June (where it normally makes announcements) would seem to indicate that you have something to look forward to if you're an iPhone owner. If it deserves its own event, it's got to be good right? Apple didn't even host major events for the recent updates to the iMac, Mac mini, Mac Pro, or iPod shuffle.

We're already dreaming up a wishlist: background apps (presently the iPhone can only run one third-party app at a time), Bluetooth tethering to your laptop for anywhere-internet access, multi-media messaging (the Boy Genius Report claims it's heard word of both of those), and yes, copy-and-paste.

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external link Apple to Preview iPhone OS 3.0 on March 17th [MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors]
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external link iPhone OS 3.0 to Be Revealed March 17… [Gizmodo]
external link iPhone 3.0 Will Be Revealed March 17… [Lifehacker]
external link Apple holding iPhone 3.0 special event next… [Between the Lines]
external link iPhone OS 3.0 is coming, preview on March… [Engadget]
external link Apple event will highlight iPhone OS 3.0 [The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)]
external link Apple iPhone 3.0 OS event March 17th, we got… [Boy Genius Report]
external link Apple to Preview iPhone OS 3.0 Next Tuesday,… [Daring Fireball]
external link Apple previewing iPhone OS 3.0 at an event… [VentureBeat]
external link Apple to unveil iPhone 3.0 software at March… [AppleInsider]
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Judith Meskill external link (3:58 PM on Thu Mar 12, 2009)

ah, copy and paste, one can dream ...

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mimbrava external link (6:48 PM on Thu Mar 12, 2009)

So will this be a downloadable free change, or what?

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Samuel Axon (8:05 PM on Thu Mar 12, 2009)

That's likely. The iPhone 2.0 software was available free of charge to folks who'd purchased the original iPhone with the 1.0 software.

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mimbrava external link (8:46 PM on Thu Mar 12, 2009)

Very cool, Samuel, thanks, especially since my iPhone is just a couple of weeks old.

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