New Features of iPhone 3.0 – Download availability

by Kishore on March 17, 2009

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Apple announced the new features of iPhone version 3.0. I am not sure if we can can avoid jailbreak with these new features. I am posting this information as per the Live blogging done at ZDnet. Apple today presented this version claiming worlds most advanced mo version. iPhone 3.0 will be available this summer.

  1. “In-app purchase” – purchase content from within your application. For example purchase new levels, or a new book for your book reader
  2. Peer to peer connectivity. Two iPhones can find other devices in the same area, no WiFi network needed. Auto discovery over bluetooth, no pairing. Uses Bonjour
  3. Push notifications
  4. No Background process
  5. Email sheet so apps don’t have to quit, proximity sensors, ipod library, streaming audio and video over http, built-in VoIP
  6. Takes advantage of new push support. Multi-network AIM, MSN, Facebook, new Meebo network.
  7. Server side push causes a notification to pop up
  8. Send an email from inside the app without having to go back to the home screen and re-launching
  9. Scales video quality automatically so you get the best quality for your connection type
  10. Application wide Copy paste. Double-tap a word to get menu for cut, copy, and paste. Two grab points appear, extend and shrink range intelligently. (Notes, Mail, Safari. Paste in with formatting. Shake to undo.
  11. Action button in Photos lets you select multiple photos and paste them into a mail message
  12. New Messages app. SUPPORTS MMS
  13. Send and receive files, contact cards, locations, etc.
  14. New app: Voice Memos. Record audio memos for yourself. Edit, trim, share, email, message the memos.
  15. Calendar app: Adds Exchange support, 2 new calendar types, calendar subscriptions, .ics format.
  16. Search added to all key applications including Address Book, Mail, Calendar, iPod, Notes.
  17. Consolidates searches in one place. Flick to the left from the home screen to start.

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