Apple has announced some of the new features to be introduced iPhone OS 3.0, the next major iPhone/iPod touch operating system upgrade, scheduled to drop this Summer. Among the highlights:

For iPhone users:

• Cut/Copy/Paste!!!
• Spotlight search across all iPhone applications
• Access the Net from your laptop via your 3G iPhone
• Support for the wide “landscape” keyboard in more Apple apps
• MMS messaging to send photos, audio, etc via SMS messages (3G only)
• Calendar app supports CalDAV (Google & Yahoo) and .ics (iCal) formats
• Bluetooth stereo audio (3G only)
• Sync your Notes with ITunes
• Shake to Shuffle like the iPod nano

For iPhone Developers:

• Network with nearby devices without an explicit Wi-Fi network
• Apps can control add-on hardware
• Push notification for non-running apps
• Voice communications between devices
• Application subscriptions in addition to purchases
• In-app content purchases
• In-app maps
• Turn-by-turn navigation support

iPhone OS 3.0 will be released this Summer and will be a free upgrade for all iPhone users, however some hardware dependent features will not work on he original iPhone. iPod touch users will be able to upgrade for $9.95

For the blow-by-blow details of the event check out one of the following sites:

• Live Ars Technica coverage of Apple’s iPhone OS 3.0 event
• Macworld — Live Update: iPhone Software 3.0
• Gizmodo — iPhone 3.0 OS Guide: Everything You Need to Know

Watch the actual presentation:

• Streaming Video
• High Quality Download