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Scott Forstall has firmware updates 3.0, it is a major update full of new features for developers and consumers this new version will come with 1,000 (!) Among the new APIs are now presented new connectivity. The new connectivity makes you play multiplayer via Bluetooth (?).

Accessories:
With the iPhone 3.0 SDK will be possible for developers to make their apps work with their accessories Another example is the FM transmitter, developers can make an app that controls the accessory, finding the best rate at the time.

Maps:
The Maps also updated the iPhone OS 3.0, enabling the incorporation of maps (full control) within the applications. Core Location can be used as a basis for applications towards turn-by-turn directions, including communication via GPS, Wi-Fi and cellular towers. It will be necessary, however, a proprietary database, but Google already licenses the Maps API.

Push notifications:
Finally, the long-awaited push comes to iPhone, through notifications in the background. Background processing, as has been said, is bad for consumers because it drains the battery from the device. Testing conducted by Apple showed that a simple AIM client running in the background reduced by 80% battery life! With a push notification system created by others, battery life only dropped 20% in the background.

News for consumers:
Finally Scott starts talking to us consumers and the first news that he is showing is copy / cut and paste on the iPhone 3.0.Este feature will work for an app to another you can also copy and paste web content. The phone uses the same engine in Safari zoom to select the copy area. And in case you missed the place of paste use the feature back (control + Z) just shaking the phone.

Now landscape. Apple support was placed horizontally (landscape) in Safari since launch, and can enter a larger keyboard. Now you can use this mode in all Apple applications, including Mail.

Now "Messages". What has been improved in this version and it is now possible to give a foward and delete individual messages or multiple And the great news is that we are adding support for MMS. You can send and receive photos, contacts (vCard), audio or location.

Search Now. Not only can you look into your contacts, as was the iPhone 2.0. Now you can search all the core applications. You also have the iPod in search search by artist, álbum.E now on the home screen, you can search all these applications using Spotlight and Mac OS. The search will be conducted on the home screen and you use you slide your finger left in your desktop.

Plus, sync Notes, tags audio / video, live streaming, the feature "shake to shuffle", auto-login in Wi-Fi, stereo Bluetooth, LDAP, iTunes account creation right on the iPhone, you can take notes videos on YouTube, Anti-Philshing functionality, Call Log, Parental Controls, Media Scrubber, OTA profiles, VPN on demand, new languages, YouTube subscriptions and accounts and encrypted profiles.

Well the update is scheduled for mid-year. And for iPhones will be free and the iPod Touch costs $ 9.95. And for the first-generation iPhones will not be able to use MMS or AD2P.

Via iTouchbr