And yes, it includes cut and paste! Magnificent.Registered developers will be able to download the software from today but for everyone else, you will have to wait until the winter to get your hands on what promises to be a rather nice update. Here's the full press release from Apple to get you going to enable me not to have write out all the boring bits.

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Full Press Release

Apple Previews Developer Beta of iPhone OS 3.0

Beta Release Provides New SDK, Over 1,000 APIs & 100 New Features

Sydney, Australia - 18 March, 2009 - Apple today previewed its iPhone OS 3.0 software and announced the immediate availability of a beta software release to registered developers. The iPhone OS 3.0 beta release includes an updated Software Development Kit (SDK) with over 1,000 new Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) including In-App Purchases; Peer-to-Peer connections; an app interface for accessories; access to the iPod music library; a new Maps API and Push Notifications. Apple also announced over 100 new features that will be available to iPhone and iPod touch users this winter including cut, copy and paste; MMS;* landscape view for Mail, Text and Notes; stereo Bluetooth; syncing Notes to the Mac and PC; shake to shuffle; parental controls for TV shows, movies and apps from the App Store; and automatic login at Wi-Fi hot spots. The iPhone OS 3.0 beta release will also include a new Voice Memo app and expanded search capability for all key iPhone apps, as well as Spotlight search across the iPhone or iPod touch.

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