Now that you have downloaded Apple's long-awaited iPhone OS 3.0, what are you going to do with it? Well, here's an idea: Give every new feature a spin!
Below is a list of new features that are new to iPhone OS 3.0 pulled straight from
Apple's website:
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Cut, Copy, and Paste: "Quickly and easily cut, copy, and paste text from application to application. Select entire blocks of web text with a tap. Copy and paste images from the web, too."
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Landscape Keyboard: "Want more room to type? Rotate iPhone to landscape to use a larger keyboard in Mail, Messages, Notes, and Safari."
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MMS (not yet supported by AT&T): "Send MMS messages and include video, photos, audio, and contact info. Even tap to snap a picture or shoot a video right inside Messages."
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Spotlight Search: "Find what you’re looking for across your iPhone, all from one place. Spotlight searches all of your contacts, email, calendars, and notes, as well as everything in your iPod."
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Voice Memos: "Capture a memo, a meeting, or any audio recording on the go. Voice Memos works with the built-in iPhone microphone or with the mic on your headset."
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Improved Calendar: "Create meetings via Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and subscribe to calendars with new CalDAV support."
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Buy Movies, Television Shows, and Audiobooks: "Download movies, TV shows, music videos, and audiobooks from the iTunes Store on your iPhone."
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Enhanced Stocks App: "Get more at-a-glance information and view charts in landscape."
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Safari Improvements: "Enjoy faster performance, autofill user names and passwords, and more."
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Internet Tethering (not yet supported by AT&T): "Share your Internet connection with your laptop with Internet tethering via Bluetooth or USB."
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Stereo Bluetooth: "Connect compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones, car kits, or other accessories."
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Automatic Wi-Fi Login: "Log in to a Wi-Fi hotspot and iPhone automatically logs you in when you connect again."
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Sync Notes: "Never leave a note behind. Now you can sync all the notes you write on your iPhone back to your Mac or PC."
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Parental Controls: "Decide what music, videos, and apps your kids can access."
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Multiple Login for iTunes Accounts: "Create and log in to one or more iTunes Store accounts directly from your iPhone."
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Login to YouTube Accounts: "Log in to your YouTube account to save and sync bookmarks and rate favorites."
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Shake to Shuffle Music: "Give iPhone a shake and it shuffles to a different song in your music library."
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New Languages: "iPhone supports 30 languages and more than 40 keyboard layouts."
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MobileMe Find My iPhone: "Find your iPhone if you lose it and protect your privacy with Remote Wipe."
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Next Generation of Apps: "Run the next generation of iPhone apps, like peer-to-peer games and more."
Give each feature a try and tell us which one is your favorite so far.
