iPhone OS 3.0 is coming, preview on March 17th

[BoJo]

They can't support the old ones forever. Gotta have some incentives to upgrade.

Yeah, I agree with this. However, it's a little harsh to effectively invalidate hardware which isn't even a year old.

[GameOverRob]

Needs:

Copy & Paste

MMS

SMS Forwarding

Bluetooth File Transfer

Custom Ring-Tones without having to pay for them

Landscape SMS

Better Camera [on the new iphone] prob 5 MP with a decent flash.

Video Recording

[Guest]

So, today is the day.

There's some last minute rumours making the rounds. Who thinks we'll see new hardware?

[sundayx Veteran]

iPhone 3.0 is not an OS, it's the 3rd iPhone.

[Sam Symons Veteran]

Yeah, no new hardware until June/July I say. I'll be following liveblogs very closely for this :)

[CPressland]

Yeah, no new hardware until June/July I say. I'll be following liveblogs very closely for this :)

Will it be broadcast live or anything? How is this whole shizno going down?

and more importantly, when'll I get a copy :D

[MasterC]

Copy & Paste has been confirmed. No video cam or background apps though.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/15/iphone-...tures-but-no-b/

Kevin Rose saying it's going to be included is hardly "confirmed." He's pretty unreliable when it comes to rumors.

[Timan Veteran]

Well, he has been wrong on just about every iphone rumor thats came out of his mouth. iPod/Mac stuff is another story.

[hjf288]

Fortunately Nokia, Motorolla, SE, HTC ect all only release a single phone every few years...

If anything Apple is rather unique in that they do so few updates. No one is forced to update either.

I hope your being sarcastic because SE/Nokia release at least 3 phones.. usually more

[MasterC]

Well, he has been wrong on just about every iphone rumor thats came out of his mouth. iPod/Mac stuff is another story.

Maybe his computer informant is more reliable than his iPhone one :rofl: Didn't he say the first gen iPhone would have a slide out keyboard?

[monacelli]

Maybe his computer informant is more reliable than his iPhone one :rofl: Didn't he say the first gen iPhone would have a slide out keyboard?

Yep. A slide out keyboard and two batteries. One battery for the phone and one for the ipod features.

[Smigit]

iPhone 3.0 is not an OS, it's the 3rd iPhone.

I'm going to say they have both due soon however neither will be available for a month or two.

[mr_han_solo]

anyone know where any video feeds of the even will be at?

[sundayx Veteran]

10 minutes.

[Rudy]

should be interesting as I'm about to release an app in the appstore tonight or tomorrow... :p

[CPressland]

10 minutes.

Till?

[+Warwagon MVC]

Whats the address to the stream?

[Quillz]

Copy and paste would be nice, but I hope that 3.0 improves upon battery life, Wi-Fi reception and call quality. There are still times when the call quality just seems to be sub-par, even when compared to cheaper mobile phones.

[tomwarren Veteran]

It begins in 7 mins :)

[Shetland]

10 minutes? sounds good. gonna have a shower, get some food and hopefully return to find all the info ready.

[Pajter]

Woah great. I thought I'd have to wait until tomorrow to read the news.

What would be a good way to follow it live?

[sundayx Veteran]

Good to see I'm not the only here excited.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/live-fr...-preview-event/

http://live.gizmodo.com/

[_neutrino Veteran]

http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/live-fr...-preview-event/

not sure if there is a video feed out there but this is what i am useing .

[Quillz]

So, who's supposed to be giving the demonstration? What if Steve Jobs materialized out of thin air to do it? That would make the fans happy.

[tomwarren Veteran]

Good to see I'm not the only here excited.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/live-fr...-preview-event/

http://live.gizmodo.com/

I just hope they add some stuff in people have been requesting like copy paste, forwarding txts, better app management and MMS.