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iPhone 3.0 Software Released, If You Care about that Sort of Thing

Posted 06/18/09 at 09:00:37 AM  by Paul Lilly

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Apple this week released its iPhone OS 3.0 software update, the much anticipated upgrade that allows iPhone and iPod touch owners to run the next generation of iPhone apps, like peer-to-peer games. Over 100 new features find their way into the update, just a handful of which include:

  • Copy & Paste text and photos
  • New Spotlight allowing users to search across the entire information contained in the device
  • Search in Mail, Calendar, and iPod
  • Landscape keyboard
  • Shake to shuffle music
  • Improved parental controls
  • Stereo Bluetooth

The new OS is free for all iPhone customers (both the original iPhone and iPhone 3G), while iPod touch customers will have to pony up $10 for the update.

iPhone Update
iPod Touch Update

Image Credit: Apple

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TAGS: Software, mobile, apple, Smartphone, iphone, cellphone, 3.0
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avatarThe funny thing is that you

Submitted by mikeart03a on Fri, 06/19/2009 - 1:53pm

The funny thing is that you can get the new firmware free on the Touch legitimately. All you have to is just run a restore, but make sure to nuke the old firmware packages in updates folder, and backup your stuff first, you can find it in (winXP):

C:\documents and settings\YOUR ACCOUNT\application data\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPod Software Updates It's in your users folder on Vista - C:\Users\YOUR ACCOUNT\Application Data....And iTunes will just download the most recent version, atleast that's how I was able to get up to Version 2.0 on my touch without paying.

- mike_ar03a
IT Technician
Gov't of Canada

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avatarFor all the ripping I do on

Submitted by neo1piv14 on Fri, 06/19/2009 - 8:40am

For all the ripping I do on Apple, the iPhone really is a decent piece of hardware all things considered. The only real beef I have with them is how tied it is to iTunes. Since I have to set them up for our employees with exchange support, it gets really irritating having to put iTunes on almost all our computers. One hundred iTunes installations = our IT dept getting iFucked.

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avatarwow, they charge for an

Submitted by AndyYankee17 on Thu, 06/18/2009 - 7:52am

wow, they charge for an update?

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avatarWTF?

Submitted by Queenof1 on Thu, 06/18/2009 - 12:39pm

I've never heard of charging for an update. If I was inclined to get a Ipod touch, I'm really not gonna, now.

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avatarYeah, they often charge for

Submitted by jcollins on Thu, 06/18/2009 - 8:49am

Yeah, they often charge for an update on the Touch.  Ironic that firmware updates are pretty much free on their competitors (and on Bittorrent).

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avatarQuickpwn will solve this

Submitted by Digital-Storm on Thu, 06/18/2009 - 9:31am

Quickpwn will solve this issue. There is no sence in paying for an update just becaues you own the lesser of the 2. Iphone = free, Ipod Touch = pay. Makes no sence.

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avatarIt makes perfect sense, they

Submitted by jcollins on Thu, 06/18/2009 - 11:26am

It makes perfect sense, they want to dig as much money out of you that they can...

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avatarThis is why people "steal"

Submitted by DravenX on Thu, 06/18/2009 - 11:20pm

This is why people "steal" software instead of paying for it.  Updates should be free.  This is another reason why I have a Blackberry instead of Iphone or the ipod thing.  Apple is just too greedy.

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