Iphone OS 3.0 launched yesterday, Bluetooth enabled in Ipod Touch, IPhone 3GS due tomorrow

The most awaited iPhone OS 3.0 is launched yesterday. While iPhone users can update it for free, iphone touch users need to pay $9.95 (480 Rs). But what is the biggest surprise? You’ll get bluetooth support. Apple didn’t admit that iPod touch has bluetooth support though some sites reported that iPod touch has a hidden bluetooth which might be enabled on new software updates. You can read an old news from Engadget.  But the support is only available for the 2nd generation Ipod touch and if you’re an unlucky 1st generation touch user like me, this 9$ upgrade is not worth especially if you upgraded to OS 2.x by spending 10 dollars.

The other important features of OS 3.0

• Cut, Copy & Paste support (can you believe it was missing for 3 generations?)
• Spotlight search (It is an indexed search and if you’ve ever used mac, you know how good is this)
• Landscape keyboard (will make your typing easier)
• Shake to shuffle – Just shake your phone to shuffle your playlist
• Peer to peer gaming
• Can buy itunes store content directly using Wi-Fi
• MMS (iPhone)
• Voice memos (iPhone)

You can check the full features of iphone OS 3.0 from apple site

Iphone OS 3.0 features
Ipod Touch OS 3.0 features

Iphone 3GS

Iphone 3GS is launching tomorrow. It is reported that the devices are already sent to the pre-ordered customers but Apple has restricted the distribution until tomorrow. But engadget has already put up a detailed review of the latest device.

Some excerpts from the review.

First off, the company has supercharged the CPU of the 3G S (remember, the S is for speed), jacking up the processor numbers from 412MHz to a rumored 600MHz. Additionally, the RAM is said to have doubled from 128MB to 256MB, the phone is offered with 16GB or 32GB of storage, and Apple has swapped out the previous graphics chip for a new version — dubbed the PowerVR SGX — which adds support for more robust visuals via OpenGL ES 2.0. All this should mean that end users will see a noticeable difference in app speeds and loading times

Apple has tweaked two out of three here, and as Meatloaf tells us, that ain’t bad. The 3G S upgrades the built-in camera to a 3 megapixel version — not insanely great, but at least competitive — and has added an autofocus function with a nifty software tie-in. Instead of having to use a gross physical button to snap your shots, the iPhone continues to rely on its onscreen trigger, but cranks up the use of that big display by allowing you to focus in on subjects based on where you tap.

Video recording on the iPhone 3G S is really quite impressive, and there are two reasons why. For starters, the phone handles pretty fantastic looking VGA video at 30 FPS, which makes for not just passable mobile video, but usable mobile video. The size, clarity, and smoothness of the sequences we shot looked tremendous to our eyes — certainly on par if not outclassing many of the contenders in this space

In our tests — real world, admittedly non-scientific tests — we hardly noticed a difference in battery life between the new and old model.

So while it’s tough to argue with the package Apple has put together (a stellar device with just enough new to make it nearly perfect), we couldn’t help feeling a bit let down by the 3G S. Maybe we’ve been spoiled by devices like the Pre and Ion (and it’s possible we’re a little numb to OS 3.0 since we’ve played with the beta for a while now), but the additions of video recording, a compass, and a speed bump just don’t seem that compelling to us

Engadget review of Iphone 3GS

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