Apple: Ready, set, iPhone OS 3.0
<b style="color:#900;">roundup</b> The company isn't making as big a leap forward as it did last year with its iPhone 2.0 software, but neither will it lose any ground to increased competition.
roundup The company isn't making as big a leap forward as it did last year with its iPhone 2.0 software, but neither will it lose any ground to increased competition.
What iPhone OS 3.0 promises users, developers
Apple's released its third-generation smartphone operating system with two constituencies in mind. Here's how it's likely to fare on both counts.• Work begins on iPhone OS 3.0 jailbreak
• Report: AT&T ready with no-contract iPhone offer
(Posted in Apple by Tom Krazit)
March 17, 2009 3:09 PM PDT
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iPhone OS 3.0: What you need to know
The latest version of the iPhone's system software is coming soon to an Apple handset near you. Here's a breakdown of what's new.• iPhone OS 3.0: More hits than misses
• iPod Touch gets Bluetooth after OS upgrade
(Posted in Apple by Josh Lowensohn)
March 17, 2009 11:48 AM PDT
Live blog: iPhone OS 3.0 preview
The OS update will offer peer-to-peer networking, plus in-app purchases, access to the Maps API, push notification -- and yes, cut, copy, and paste.• Now playing Steve Jobs: Scott Forstall
• iPhone OS 3.0 event video added to iTunes Store
(Posted in Apple by Tom Krazit)
March 17, 2009 11:48 AM PDT
Video: iPhone OS 3.0: Copy and paste
At long last, iPhone users will soon be able to copy and paste text and images. Apple's senior vice president of iPhone software, Scott Forstall, demonstrates the new tap-and-drag feature. Other video demos:• Video: Search on iPhone OS 3.0
• Video: Long-awaited MMS
• Video: In-app buying
• Video: Leaf Trombone World Stage
• Video: Peer-to-peer networking
• Video: Push notification
March 17, 2009
Is iPhone OS 3.0 a boon for the accessory market?
Donald Bell offers insight into the potential opened up by Apple's announcement of hardware-dependent applications in the third version of its mobile operating system.(Posted in MP3 Insider by Donald Bell)
March 17, 2009 11:35 AM PDT
An iPhone 3.0 software wish list
CNET editors (and readers) have made no secret of their desire to see Apple deliver on features that the iPhone ought to have. Here's a full list, in no particular order.(Posted in Crave by Kent German
March 13, 2009 1:56 PM PDT
Apple ready for third generation of iPhone
Company plans to give a preview of its iPhone 3.0 software next week. What might Apple have decided to include in the new release?• Apple holding iPhone 3.0 special event next week
(Posted in Apple by Tom Krazit)
March 12, 2009 11:14 AM PDT
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Spinning out iPhoneapps at SXSWi
Despite Apple's reluctance to take part in developers' event-oriented launch deadlines, at least five companies got their apps out for the tech-centric confab.(Posted in Apple by Daniel Terdiman)
March 16, 2009 1:14 PM PDT
Watch this: iPhone OS 3.0: Copy and paste
The iPhone: SXSWi's enfant terrible
Everybody both loves and hates their iPhones at the annual Austin geekfest, as new apps and rumors flood the scene but service takes a turn for the worse.• Facebook: It's party time for the social Web...on the iPhone
• AT&T drops the ball on iPhone service at SXSW
(Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)
March 16, 2009 8:41 AM PDT