iPhone OS 3.0 Announced

[tplyons]

I know a bunch of us are iPhone users... for those who don't know OS 3.0 was announced yesterday in Cupertino:

This is some of what we're looking at:
* MMS Messaging
* Cut/Copy/Paste and Undo
* Push notifications
* Landscape keyboard in other apps
* Spotlight and search in other apps
* Stereo Pluetooth for headphones
* In-app purchases for info
* Peer-to-peer apps via Bluetooth
* Ability to record voice memos

I'm pretty excited. Coming out this summer.

Thoughts?

[L-A]

Still no playlist alarms, like on the "true" iPods. I'm semi-p****d.

I'll still wake up to my 1st-gen Nano.

[tplyons]

Originally Posted by L-A

Still no playlist alarms, like on the "true" iPods. I'm semi-p****d.

I'll still wake up to my 1st-gen Nano.

I wake up to AC/DC's Big Balls every morning.

[ped]

Is this worldwide? I presume it is a software upgrade through iTunes?

[tplyons]

Originally Posted by ped

Is this worldwide? I presume it is a software upgrade through iTunes?

Yep, available this summer.

Free for iPhone users. $9.95 for iPod Touch users.

[L-A]

Originally Posted by tplyons

$9.95 for iPod Touch users.

Really? Do you know why that is?

[MakiSupaStar]

Nice. Finally. Cut and paste.

[tplyons]

Originally Posted by L-A

Really? Do you know why that is?

I'm not sure, but I think they've always done this for major upgrades. Wasn't the switch to OS 2.0 the same way?

[MakiSupaStar]

Without me looking it up, when's it available for download?

[WillPlay4Food]

Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar

Without me looking it up, when's it available for download?

"This Summer". Unless you sign up to be a developer at Apple's ADC website, then you can get it today (actually yesterday).

[MakiSupaStar]

I am signed up. Thanks. I might wait though.

[Nino Valenti]

Originally Posted by tplyons

This is some of what we're looking at:
* MMS Messaging What?
* Cut/Copy/Paste and UndoAWESOME
* Push notificationsWhat?
* Landscape keyboard in other appsAWESOME
* Spotlight and search in other appsWhat?
* Stereo Pluetooth for headphones
* In-app purchases for infoWhat?
* Peer-to-peer apps via BluetoothWhat?
* Ability to record voice memos

[WillPlay4Food]

Originally Posted by tplyons

I'm not sure, but I think they've always done this for major upgrades. Wasn't the switch to OS 2.0 the same way?

The iPod Touch upgrade fees are supposedly to satisfy Sarbane-Oxley accounting rules regarding revenue recognition. Personally I think that's a load of baloney and is used as a justification by Apple to charge more money to iTouch users.

If you own an original iPhone, you won't get MMS or stereo Bluetooth, as these supposedly require the new radio equipment found in the iPhone 3G (and presumably whatever they call the next iPhone version when it hits this Summer).

[katri]

Originally Posted by tplyons

Yep, available this summer.

Free for iPhone users. $9.95 for iPod Touch users.

this is stupid!
Why do apple always do that to iPT users.

[Hollow Man]

Originally Posted by tplyons

I wake up to AC/DC's Big Balls every morning.

I'm sorry, but to me that sounds like you wake up while being straddled by Angus Young everyday.

[tplyons]

Originally Posted by Nino Valenti

* MMS Messaging What? Multimedia messages... like photos and videos. Used to have to go to a stupid AT&T website to view.
* Cut/Copy/Paste and UndoAWESOME
* Push notificationsWhat? Since apps don't run in the background, this allows apps such as chat clients and tweets to notify you that there are updates, without the app open. Just like how you get the notifications for email... that's a push notification
* Landscape keyboard in other appsAWESOME
* Spotlight and search in other appsWhat? You can now search for stuff in apps. Spotlight, like on a Mac, allows you to search the entirety of the unit for specific data.
* Stereo Pluetooth for headphones
* In-app purchases for infoWhat? You can buy an app like an eBook viewer, and instead of having an app for each eBook, you can buy eBooks within the viewer.
* Peer-to-peer apps via BluetoothWhat? You can now trade data, such as vCards (whoever thought of using that nomenclature obviously still has his) to another iPhone via Bluetooth.
* Ability to record voice memos

Hope that answers everything. And that's just the COOL new stuff.

[tplyons]

Originally Posted by WillPlay4Food

The iPod Touch upgrade fees are supposedly to satisfy Sarbane-Oxley accounting rules regarding revenue recognition. Personally I think that's a load of baloney and is used as a justification by Apple to charge more money to iTouch users.

I actually believe this. Sarbox threw a lot of monkey wrenches into companies. As far as revenue recognition for an iPhone, one can effectively call it 24 months, or until AT&T allows you to upgrade. Whereas an iPod Touch has an indiscriminate lifespan in which to recognize revenue. Therefore all is recognized at purchase, IIRC, and updates are then paid for.

On an iPhone, they're constantly recongnizing revenue, so they can get away with this... or something.

We had this discussion once in one of my managerial accounting classes. Needless to say, I was half asleep until I heard the word iPhone and had already missed half the conversation.

Originally Posted by WillPlay4Food

If you own an original iPhone, you won't get MMS or stereo Bluetooth, as these supposedly require the new radio equipment found in the iPhone 3G (and presumably whatever they call the next iPhone version when it hits this Summer).

Boo, I'll have the older version of the iPhone

But yes, the original iPhone doesn't have the hardware it needs for all features. Some will translate, some will not.

[Chriss62]

Originally Posted by Hollow Man

I'm sorry, but to me that sounds like you wake up while being straddled by Angus Young everyday.

if only...

[tplyons]

Originally Posted by Hollow Man

I'm sorry, but to me that sounds like you wake up while being straddled by Angus Young everyday.

Could be worse: it could be Iggy Pop straddling me in the morning.

[LowDown Hal]

I'm anxiously waiting for the iPhone Flash Player........