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The Next Wave of iPhone AppsThis is the biggest week of the year for iPhone users, as Apple released iPhone OS 3.0 on Wednesday and will be launching the new iPhone 3GS on Friday. The iPhone OS 3.0 Software Update provides a significant number of enhancements to the operating system including spotlight search, cut, copy, & paste, voice memos, support for landscape keyboard usage in Mail, Messages, Notes, and Safari, MMS and tethering for carriers that support these features (AT&T late summer for MMS, tethering TBD), and dozens of other improvements. The update is free for iPhone, and $9.95 for iPod touch. Just plug your device into iTunes and you will be prompted to upgrade. If you're upgrading a second generation iPod touch, iPhone OS 3.0 will activate the Bluetooth chip that has been dormant since last September. The new iPhone 3GS includes a faster processor, longer battery life, video support, an improved camera (3-megapixel), voice control, a digital compass, and conveniently in the same form factor as the iPhone 3G so that you won't have to buy a new case. Models will be available at $199 (16GB) and $299 (32GB) if you qualify for the discounted hardware upgrade pricing. AT&T announced on Wednesday that the hardware discount will be extended to iPhone 3G buyers from last July, August, and September. If you stood in line for an iPhone 3G last summer, you won't have to wait a full year to buy the iPhone 3GS at the lower price. In addition to the iPhone OS 3.0 Software Update and the new iPhone 3GS, there is a third and equally exciting aspect to this week - the rollout of the next wave of iPhone apps, based on the new iPhone SDK provided to developers in March for iPhone OS 3.0. This SDK provides iPhone developers with some major new features for use in apps including Push Notification Service (PNS), in app purchasing, peer to peer connectivity over Bluetooth, in app maps, turn by turn navigation, accessories support, iPod library access, audio recording, streaming video, in app email, support for cut, copy, & paste, undo, and much more. If you have an iPhone OS 3.0 upgraded device and you're interested in trying out this next wave of iPhone apps, I have included a representative list of iPhone OS 3.0 apps below. If you know of any others, please post them as comments with associated links. I expect the list will grow rapidly over the next few weeks. NOTE: All of the app links below will launch iTunes, or if you're viewing this blog entry from your iPhone OS device, the links will launch the App Store app. iPhone OS 3.0 Applications:
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Comments: 9
John Watson [18 June 2009 08:15 AM]
So...when do we get a twitter app with push notifications?
Frédéric Jacobs [18 June 2009 09:13 AM]
Topple 2 supports also in game iPod Music !
gregorylent [18 June 2009 09:21 AM]
hey, this is the internet .. its global .. dont be geotarded ... tell the global prices ... who cares about at&t little local rigged prices ... how much does the thing cost?
Andy [18 June 2009 09:51 AM]
Evernote uses in-app maps to view notes based on recorded location when creating the note. Very slick.
Jack Repenning [18 June 2009 10:22 AM]
Speaking of accessory-based apps ... they've been flashing that LifeScan Glucose monitoring app for months, now ... where the heck is it?
Stefanie [18 June 2009 02:50 PM]
The new 3.0 Trapster app has push notification! If you get a chance to try it out, let us know what you think!
David Terrell [19 June 2009 01:22 AM]
Do you have a reference for AT&T extending discounted pricing to 3G customers? I bought in September and don't see that (yet).
Brian R. Robinson [19 June 2009 01:20 PM]
@David Terrell, I overheard on Twitter: "dial *639# on your 3G iPhone to see if you are eligible for the 3GS upgrade..."
Satoshi Nakajima [27 June 2009 09:02 PM]
We are about to release a new photo application that uses bluetooth. If you are interested in beta testing it, please give me device IDs (you need at least two devices to test it).