Videos: Apple's iPhone OS 3.0

As the smartphone stakes heat up, Apple isn't resting on its iPhone laurels. On Tuesday, the company introduced version 3.0 of the gadget's underlying system software, and if there was nothing earth-shattering, it did deliver on some features for which users have been clamoring.

Here's a look at the iPhone OS 3.0 event in short video segments:

-- Copy and paste --

-- Search --

-- MMS --

-- In-application purchases --

-- Peer-to-peer connectivity --

-- Push notification --

-- Leaf trombone World Stage --

[Hep Cat]

Watching it in segments? Why not just watch the whole thing streaming in better quality at Apple's site?

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/keynote/

[bpgveg14]

Gave CNET the ability to throw in 7 commercials they are being paid for! Wish I had read your comment before I watched all 7!

[Fil0403]

Because I don't want my PC to be exploited because of another security vulnerability in QuickTime.

[mikedelugg]

That link no longer works. Go to http://www.apple.com/quicktime/guide/appleevents/

[mozzor]

apple is in the ZONE.

[4dthinker]

3.0 will be great for iPhone 3G owners. It will be somewhere around $129,000,000 Apple Gross $$ from iPod Touch owners. That innocent $9.95 upgrade fee is what pays for the development time.

[jinx101a]

"resting on its iPhone laurels".. no, it's implementing things like copy and paste that should have been there from the get go.

I'm not paying $9.95 to copy/paste when iPhone users get it for free. Just not going to happen unless I get a free upgrade to the new OS. I mean, since they're building in ways to squeeze you for more money in the apps, I'd think they'd _want_ you to have the OS update (speaking about how they're goin to build in a payment model that can be included in programs for services). That's a great feature that a commercial mobile platform should have, but I'm not paying for the privlidge to be able to pay for more.

[seven7dust]

lol! be happy yr getting updates to a Mp3 player or PDA
name one other company thats even doing this ?
Apple could have easily left the update out and pushed a new Ipod touch and asked for 229$ instead !
and BTW the apps r not a way of milking it's just a way to make the device get more functionality !

[OS11]

Since the iPod Touch isn't a subscription based device the Sarbanes-Oxley Act forces Apple to charge for any feature upgrades to an existing device. So don't get mad at Apple for charging $9.95, they have no choice, it's the LAW.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarbanes-Oxley_Act

Keep in mind, once the update is released... it will be all over bit torrent, so if you want to screw the Government, you'll have that option :)

[docparkny]

I am eager to see if iPhone 3.0 will address the deficiencies that I have addressed by getting a Nokia N810. I needed a netbook, but there really aren't any worthy of the name.

http://golfism.wordpress.com/2009/03/18/review-of-nokia-n810-an-iphone-users-view/

[Fil0403]

I find it rather ironic for a company regarded as so innovative that, for the 3rd consecutive update to their smartphone OS, they are pratically merely playing catch-up with smartphones that have been in the market for more than 5 years (feature-wise, at least).

[Fil0403]

Nice to see that practically every feature added with this update is found in almost every smartphone released in the last 5 years; too bad there's (still) no Flash, Java, or multi-task.

[sh171983]

Will this update work on the 1st generation iphone?

[Jatajo22]

Yeah it will, but some features (like MMS) won't function because of hardware limitations. I think everything else works though.