Although we already know that AT&T is going to support MMS and tethering on the iPhone 3GS a little later this summer we hear now that the carrier is already supporting MMS messages and tethering on the current iPhone 3G as long as it’s running iPhone OS 3.0.

iPhone 3.0 hasn’t been released yet but it’s available for download from various torrent sites. That doesn’t mean you have to go ahead and get it and try to make MMS and tethering work on your own. But you can always wait a few more days to officially get OS 3.0 and the iPhone 3GS. Then you can bother AT&T’s customer service asking them how to enable MMS and tethering on your iPhone.

via Engadget

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iPhone firmware 3.0 is nowhere near us yet but the beta version has revealed some new features of the new OS. Here’s what we’re talking about:

Audio
• Variable speed track scrubbing
• Variable speed podcast playback (.5x and 2x)
• Single-button 30 second podcast rewinding

General
• Close all Safari windows at once
• Battery Indicators feature percentages (numbers, not just bars)
• Expanded data detection (phone is more apt to hotlink emails and numbers)

We’re probably going to see even more features meant to improve our overall iPhone experience once we get that iPhone 3.0.

via World of Apple

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The iPhone Dev Team has done its job again. The new iPhone 3.0 firmware has been already jailbroken but the team isn’t launching it any time soon. It looks like the Dev Team will release the jailbreak when firmware 3.0 will be available this summer. In the mean time the Team is also warning yellowsn0w users not to play with firmware 3.0 just yet as yellowsn0w is not ready for the new upgrade. Irreversible changes might occur, so keep waiting for the official firmware 3.0 unlock.

via iPhone Dev Team

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Yes folks, it’s that time of the year. Apple has a brand new iPhone firmware, version 3.0 which is filled with features. All we need now is a new iPhone version. Let’s take a look at those new features then!

Copy/Cut & Paste is here. Double-tap on any piece of text and you will get a cut, copy and paste bubble dialog. Double-tap again and a paste bubble will appear if there’s anything in the clipboard. The application is available for copy and pasting photos too.

The landscape keyboard is also official. You can write anything you want in landscape now.

Peer-to-peer WiFi connectivity will allow two iPhones to connect directly without the need of an actual WiFi network.

A new API will let you use your iPhone or iPod touch to control peripherals. Maps will be used inside other applications as Maps is now an API. Turn by turn directions will also be available. Developers will be able to create turn-by-turn applications using the iPhone GPS and combining it with any maps without actually needing a 3G connectivity or Google.

iPhone 3.0 will also bring us that much needed push notification. Voice over IP and voice communication will be used in any application starting with this iPhone OS. Auto recording will be possible and accessing music from applications will also be now available.

As for the App Store, the new OS will bring new possibilities too. You’ll be able to subscribe to apps, purchase additional content for apps or additional levels for games.

What do you think? Happy with all these new features?

via Gizmodo

Tags: Apple, Apple, iPhone 3.0, iphone 3g, iPod Touch, Mobile News, Mobile Software

Android and webOS have something that the iPhone doesn’t. The iPhone doesn’t have multitasking yet although it’s a feature many people were waiting for. One more thing the iPhone doesn’t have is support for push notifications. That’s another feature many people were waiting for.

One problem for multitasking or push notifications for the iPhone might be the current hardware capabilities of the iPhone. A next-gen iPhone might however be able to offer those features. Since we’re already talking about iPhone 2,1, should we also consider iPhone 3.0 software? Are we to assume that iPhone 2,1 will come with iPhone 3.0 firmware installed?

via Gizmodo

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