UPDATED! MMS! Tethering! iPhone OS 3.0 Sneak Peek Coming March 17!
UPDATE: BGR is claiming iPhone OS 3.0 will include MMS and Tethering via USB and Bluetooth.
ORIGINAL: Engadget has just posted:
We just got the announcement, iPhone OS 3.0 is coming. Set your clocks, mark your calendars. It's going down March 17th. Apparently, we'll get a sneak peak at the new OS, as well as a look at a brand new version of the SDK.
Gizmodo has the text of the invite up:
Join us at an invitation-only event to learn about the new SDK and get a sneak peek at the iPhone OS 3.0 software. The event takes place at Apple, Building 4, Town Hall on March 17 at 10:00 a.m.
We weren't too far off in our speculation. And with the news coming today, does that put a little pressure on Palm for their own special even (which starts in just a couple ours, with live coverage at PreCentral.net)
Start the count down now folks. And the rumors. What are we going to see?!
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So a blog post about a blog post? wow, just wow.
so does anyone have confirmed info on what the update will consist of?
@Roger. So, would you suggest instead that they post breaking news and then not credit the source? Or not report the news at all?
I'm interested in whether or not this will be a free upgrade. I would pay, if it included push notification, some light third party multitasking and cut and paste!
Does this mean we'll see new hardware soon too?
@ roger -- blogs borrow information from other blogs some times. Don't come down on TiPB for doing the same. However - this is great news !
In addition. I hope it's what everyone wanted. We can't all get what we want but I would like to see the more possible things like push notification. iChat -- I would love to see that.
YES! Beat that palm pre to death!
this is very good news hope it is true
I was just surprised that they "borrowed" content and can't cut and paste correctly. It isn't being released on March 17th, according to Engadget it is just a preview on the 17th. The original headline is "iPhone OS 3.0 is coming, preview on March 17th".
awesome news... Love you apple!
@Roger Dodger:
Wow, a comment about a blog post about a blog post?
How about we focus on the iPhone 3.0 news and leave the meta for those who don't know better? B'okay?
Will we get cut and paste? Video? MMS? Where's the usual trolling? :)
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STEEEEEVEEE!!!!!!!!!!! iPHONE 3.0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Passes out
Let´s wait to see what they will show, before start saying we love Apple. I´m optimistic this will be the answer to people´s wishes, and Android/Pre improvements. However, seeing is believing
Glad to see that some competitors (Nokia n97, Palm Pre, Samsung Omnia HD, Sony ericsson Idou) has put a fire under apple to improve their smartphone. In order t compete with these guys they are gonna have to allow multitasking, true push notifications, mms, copy paste, forwarding sms bluetooth file transfer and listening to music over bluetooth, video recording, and the list goes on. I have an iphone and like it a lot. things it can do it does well, but does leave a lot to be desired.
Hopefully the 3.0 sdk will make it the smartest phone out there. fingers crossed!! :)
I'm worried, I hope 3.0 can be unlocked I'm using an original iPhone on vodafone
Seems the article title was just changed....
Its now a 'preview', not the actual release... hmmm
Hopefuly, they realized the current hardware can do so much more...
The only thing that matters to me is that us current iPhone 3G (and original) will be able to get this. If is is only for what ever new hardware may be coming then I will be very dissappointed. I hope there is some cool new stuff. Tuesday is so far away ;(
I don't think Apple had a fire lit under them in terms of schedule, they've shown off new OS both in Jan 2007 and March 2008. But will a fire have been lit on terms of features?
Likely we'll still not get some of what we want but get some stuff we never imagined. Tis Apple, after all...
The Pre has em running scared :)
@Cardfan
LOL! You continue to be funny. Keep it up. I don't think it's Apple that has its back to the wall. If iPhone 3.0 looks good, Pre is dead in the water, and so is Palm.
Is it too early to be having another laugh at McNamee's boasts?
Booooomm!!!!!!!!!
@cardfan
I completely agree :)
And this guaranties that whatever they're releasing will be awesome! ;)
@cardfan
Not even close ;)
Since when would Objective C "run scared" from HTML 5 lol
The quality of the apps on Pre will destroy it
I'd be willing to wager that within a month after the release of the 3.0 software upgrade that anyone who owned the original Palm Pre will be purchasing an iPhone. Oh, wait a second!!! By the time that this release comes out the Pre still will not have gone on sale. Sorry for that bold remark. I simply can't contain my enthusiasm.
@Cardfan, That is too funny. Palm is dead.
Ill be posting all live blogging and video streaming sites about the iPhone 3.0 OS, you can see now already the real time news tweets about iPhone 3.0
Here:http://tinyurl.com/d9htom
Does this mean no 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, etc...
I hope they add Stereo Bluetooh as well.
3.0 should be like this :D
http://www.najle.com/idaft/
My only wish is for turn by turn voice output for gps directions, is that too much to ask???
These comments are too funny. The os hasn't even been previewed and the fanboys are hailing it as the second coming
Don't forget how many many times Apple have broken their promises. Apple may be high in the sky but it's not god. Get a grip.
im not a fanboy but see potential in the product. hope the make the much needed improvements.
@Brick: our expectations aren't Apple's promises. Apple promised a G5 laptop and never delivered. They haven't promised cut and paste.
@cardfan: Palm Pre was seriously harshened for me by the webcast today. May still be awesome, but after that, they'll have to woo me again.
(And Push Notification Service of course -- Yipes!)
iChat, and/or multi-tasking. Hopefully it works with the iPhone 3G.
In future news...
Jailbreak 3.0 released March 18th.
@Jamison - The OS update won't be released on the 17th, so I doubt that -- think June.
@Rene, what turned you against the Pre during the Webcast?
I'm guessing it's because there was no new info at all, which can kinda put a damper on ones enthusiasm. They pretty much re-answered the same questions over and over again. It was fairly lame.
I have to confess, I'm pretty tired of the same old, same old "hands-on" demos of the Pre that keep popping up. To me, it's not a "hands-on" if it's a Palm exec who's doing it. I think we can all admit that the Pre has a cool calendar, but those cards are looking less and less like a great idea, methinks - they'll soon become a pain once you have a few open.
The Pre is getting a bit boring I agree. It's seeming more and more like a glossy interface with zero substance. I think no iTunes intergration is ultimately what will keep me away from it.
can't wait!!!
Brilliant! I have been waiting for ages for any whisper of an update to the OS and now on the 17th, we will have a taste of what iPhone goodness will be coming our way.
Whoopee what's the big deal ? Tethering don't need it got fast broadband anyway ! Mms well since owning iPhone kinda stopped doing it and haven't really missed it have started emailing photos and it's free!
So not excited yet give us cut paste or a good gps possiby a bit of background but so far dissapoinyed by rumors
Well this would be awsome if it has MMS. I know there would be alot of people getting Iphones if it has MMS messeges and cut and paste. I think those are the 2 things people complain about the most.
@rene
I think you will see a general os update, this update will work better with itunes and especially work with iLife 09 products which the iPhone can NOT currently do. Apple likes compatability between products and the fact that the iPhone can not preview numbers 09 files is a issue which I am sure concerns them...
@frog - iTunes is one of my biggest issues with the iPhone. Actually there are too many to realistically say that sort of thing. But iTunes is terrible, and the fact that I need it to sync is pretty bad.
get a real job TheO.Z.
The strength of the palm webOS is not its pretty interface or its multi-tasking cards (which is a threat Apple would be very foolish to take lightly), but in its seamless integration of all our web information. I think this will be the next big thing that will force all other smartphone os makers sit up for a while.
There IS much substance behind its pretty shell. The one who doesn't see the virtues of his competition falls. Let's hope Apple doesn't sit on its fat ass and turn a blind eye to this threat, then maybe we will all enjoy using more useful future versions of iphone.
3.0 is gonna be amazing. end of story
This one caught me off-guard, but its a welcomed one anyway! To 3.0 and beyond!
Personally I would like to see things easy to fix. Yeah mms but also video. Maybe even how the correct weather on the weather app instead of random degrees kinda how the calander shows the correct date. A way to turn off SMS notices to. Just simple things without having to jailbreak
finally I can send people pix to their phone with ease
@Killa - uh, I have a real job, designing software that millions of people have used. And iTunes is terrible from nearly every possible perspective.
Sorry dude. Keep up the fanboy shit, though, and let us all know how that works out for you.
I have to admit, just hearing this feels like Christmas Eve! 3.0! But how many of us have made our wish list, scrambled to the tree to rip open a box filled with...socks or a sweater?! Apple has been eerily consistent with underwhelming after a lot of hype. I'm afraid to get my hopes up but really can't help myself.
TheO.Z: well spill it, what software? I love iTunes, it's one of the most used applications on MacBook. I'm not aware of a product which offers the same feature set, much less with the ease of use ad "fun" of iTunes!
I have been on the iPhone ban wagon since the first iPhone back in 2007. I have waited and waited for Apple to allow the iPhone to do simple cell phone functions. I must let everyone know that if 3.0 is not all what it needs to be then I'm jumping ship over to the Pre. :-(
@frog:
TheO.Z. doesn't design anything we've ever heard of which is why he's too embarrassed to disclose it. If he doesn't like iTunes then he probably doesnt work for Apple, and if he doesn't work for Apple... haha... well, then he simply sucks and so does his loser software that no one's heard of. :lol:
"I’m not aware of a product which offers the same feature set, much less with the ease of use ad “fun” of iTunes!"
Never heard of SongBird then? It's pretty impressive for how long its been around and it can sync iPods and other PMPs (not iPhone yet). There are some things it doesn't do yet (but that list gets smaller every month) and a lot of things it does that iTunes does not. In a few months it will be that mythical product that you speak of.
The fanboi shit does no one any good, competition makes all the companies work harder for our attention/money and THAT is good for all of us.
Well since i'm an iphone user and all (despite me moving to the Pre eventually), i'll give an honest opinion:
MMS (will be funny to listen to those praise this after saying they didn't need it.)
Tethering (mainstream users may not have a clue what this is. Expect at&t to insanely charge for it)
Turn by turn software (just a hunch)
Video recording (should be simple enough to do)
Stereo BT (obviously for more sales even though i don't think it adds much for most users)
Minor tweaks here and there to look different.
That's about it. Hard to speculate on any hardware coming but should be beefed up in processor & memory if apple wants to include multitasking NEXT year. I think they need more time as they have to tread carefully there. Lots of things could go wrong and they need to keep the UI simple as possible.
And i think 4.0 OS with multitasking will not be possible on original iphone or iphone 3g. But will on this year's iphone and next year's iphone forcing the upgrade.
I suspect that there will be limited multitasking on the existing 2g/3g and a larger amount on the iPhone 3.0 with its improved hardware. I suspect that MMS and tethering will show up (tethering for an additional fee of course), I'm not sure copy-paste are ready, but I would like to see it. I hope that they go ahead with an 800x480 screen, possibly some form of OLED though maybe not 'til next round. It would certainly help keep battery use in check.
What about finally implementing a subscription mechanism? Some developers stay away because the technology (aka: costs) of providing their service cannot support unlimited use for life, for a fixed one-time price - not an affordable one, anyway.
If they could charge less up front, but continue generating revenue over time from each user (to support the service) this would open the floodgates for more complex and useful apps, while keeping them affordable.
Advertising in the app is not a solution - the paltry, uncertain returns don't justify the resources needed to create the app. It would be much better if there was a mechanism so that users could continue to pay for functionality they find useful.
Comments, anyone?
@poweruser,
Many apps are for services.
I have seen several in the medical industry that link into servers for the tasks they do, it is those services that some want.
What they need to embrace is the backyard programmer who does codes for fun, or his own functionality. Why spend the time only to pay $99 to publish it for free.
That is the reason people jailbreak there phone. More open programing.
Though I must admit Apple has always had the best backdoor programmers as far back at the late 80's. I remember having Mac OS 6 where programmers gave me the ability to customize every aspect of the finder, and through most of the 90's had triple the shareware apps of DOS/Windows.
Basically they need a try it before you buy it feature, and get rid of the publishing restrictions. Why pay 99 cents to god knows how much if you don't know if the app will behave the way you want it to?
Do you guys know if a Greek keyboard/language will be included in the OS 3.0...? :/
If anyone wants to find out how to use your iphone as a modem (3G 3.0 version) let me know.