Chad of All Things

Today, Apple demoed their new, 3.0 version of the iPhone software, containing numerous features that, frankly, should have been in the product to begin with. The most notable addition is cut/copy and paste support (FINALLY) and the most notable oversight is the (continuing) lack of sanctioned video-capture.

Other new features includes “push” notifications for applications, which allows applications that aren’t currently running to receive data and provide user alerts; MMS messaging; iTunes store purchases from within applications, allowing for premium, add-on content; and the ability for applications to play music stores in the iPod library, so your applications, games, whatever can finally have your music.

The largest missing feature is the ability to record video, so applications such as Qik are still relegated to the realm of jailbroken phones. For that matter, the most useful bonus features jailbreakers enjoy are simply missing, such as application backgrounding and application folders.

Apple has details available on their official iPhone 3.0 website, but there are screenshots and better specifics available at MobileCrunch.