Apple iPhone OS 3.0 announced

Today Apple announced the new version of the iPhone Operation System. The whole community was really looking forward to the new features, and Twitter was overloaded with #iphone tweets. Off course for us Flash Platform developers it would be interesting to know if the Flash Player would end up on the iPhone at last.

Well no Flash on the iPhone but a lot of other cool stuff was announced:

• In-App Purchasing: Allows developers to sell additional content from within applications. Highlighted uses include magazine subscriptions, eBooks, additional levels and items for games.
• Peer-to-Peer Connectivity: Find other devices running the app via Bonjour over Wi-Fi of Bluetooth. Good for gaming, but also other applications for sharing data.
• Third-Party Accessory Apps: Allowing accessory manufacturers to create applications to interface with their hardware accessories.
• Push Notifications: Rather than using background processes that hamper battery life, utilize third-party server to push badge, text, and audio alerts from applications.
• Turn by Turn: Apple will allow developers to use CoreLocation for turn-by-turn GPS directions. Finally TomTom on the iPhone?
• Cut, Copy and Paste: Available across all apps. Shake to undo or redo.
• Landscape keyboard: Available in all key applications, including Mail.
• MMS: Picture messaging now available.
• Voice Memos: Record notes, lectures, interviews, etc.
• Spotlight Search: Available across all applications. Systemwide search available from main home screen by flicking to the left.
• A2DP Bluetooth: Support for stereo bluetooth headsets.

More information about the new iPhone OS can be found on this preview page on the Apple site.