iPhone OS 3.0 wide release coming June 17

Erica Ogg | Jun 17, 2009

At long last, cut-copy-paste comes to the iPhone June 17, US time. (Credit: Apple)

Many of the iPhone's long-awaited features will finally become reality Wednesday when Apple rolls out iPhone OS 3.0.

Current iPhone owners can download the software from iTunes for free, and iPod touch users can get it as well, but for a fee of US$9.95, just like the last OS update. What time exactly, we don't know yet. Apple will only say iPhone OS 3.0 will come out some time Wednesday (June 17, US time).

The update includes many functions other phones have had for a while, including multimedia messaging (if supported by your carrier), voice recording, buying and renting movies and TV shows over the air, full system search, tethering (again, if your carrier allows it), and push notifications.

Apple has also bundled in some extras, like landscape virtual keyboard for certain apps, more extensive parental controls, in-app purchasing, and a feature for MobileMe customers called Find My Phone.

There will also be stereo Bluetooth available, as well as the capability to create applications specifically for interfacing with third-party hardware. That could lead to a boon in the accessories market for the iPhone as well as the iPod touch, as my CNET colleague Donald Bell has pointed out.

As anticipated as the June 17 OS 3.0 launch is, it's only the second most important product rollout for Apple this week. The new iPhone 3G S is scheduled to hit US stores Friday morning. In the meantime, check out our First Take of the new iPhone and our blogger's hands-on with an iPhone 3G running a developer's copy of the OS 3.0.

Via Crave CNET

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jemgx

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jemgx says...
Well I am not sure where your information come from saying is 17th June but today there is still no update avaliable on iTune, and the offical web site state 18th of june.

www.apple.com...

Jun 17, 2009 12:46

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babiel says...
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i think your missing something here, at wwdc apple officially announced june 17 for 3.0 release date,and iTunes latest update already supports 3.0

Jun 17, 2009 12:53

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jemgx

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jemgx says...
Ok i got what the editor is trying to say. i miss this part out.

"Apple will only say iPhone OS 3.0 will come out some time Wednesday (June 17, US time). "

this timing in +8 is 18th june. there is no wrong.
be it iTune supporting or not you still cannot get the update until 18th June Singapore time. YES apple officially announe 17 for 3.0 release you can get it only in asia on 18th. Get it babiel?

Jun 17, 2009 17:28

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jemgx

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jemgx says...
maybe the editor should change the title of this blog.

iPhone OS 3.0 wide release coming June 17 to
iPhone OS 3.0 wide release coming June 17 (US time) or
iPhone OS 3.0 wide release coming June 18 as this is CNET "ASIA".

Jun 17, 2009 17:31

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