To catch any latecomers up in webspeak as transposed to the world smartphones, the first iPhone to hit the marketplace--and even more specifically, the operating system that powered all its functions--is now thought of as the iPhone 1.0. When the iPhone 3G came to market, it obviously came with new and improved operating system software--thus iPhone 2.0. And now, news of the day is that iPhone 3.0 is here.

Industry prognosticators have been predicting its likely improvements for weeks, but today, Tuesday, March 17, 2009 Apple has unveiled its latest operating system upgrade for its ubiquitous iPhone, and now they'll get their answers.

What does the iPhone 3.0 have that its predecessors did not?

* GoogleMaps with voice guidance
* A2DP Stereo Bluetooth & Bluetooth Gaming
* Push Email/MMS
* Better phishing protection
* Voice Memos
* NoteSync
* YouTube support
* Form Auto-Fill



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But of all the 100 or so new features available with the new iPhone 3.0 software is the long hoped for, begged for, prayed and ranted and raved about cut-and-paste feature so frustratingly lacking in all earlier versions of the OS. For some potential iPhone buyers, cut and paste (or rather, the lack thereof) was a dealbreaker. That means this feature alone could sell a slew more iPhones in the coming weeks and months.

Another fun and convenient feature of the software is automatic alerts of various items of interest to the user (such as game scores or a new message's arrival).

Along with the innovations in the iPhone OS, iPhone App Store enhancements are also on the slate, including extended service now to over 75 countries.

What will come as exciting news to iPhone 2.0 customers particularly is that the iPhone 3.0 software will be provided to them as free update. And loyal Apple customers who were first to adopt the iPhone into their lives, those first generation pioneers, will not be left out in the cold; they too will be able to get a free update of the new software, only due to intrinsic limitations to the original device, it will have to be a pared-down version of the new OS.

Certainly these new upgrades will make the iPhone an even more worthy foe to all its would-be "iPhone Killer" smartphone adversaries jockeying to unseat the long reigning industry King.

iPhone 3.0 is slated for release sometime this Summer. Registered software developers wishing to begin work on creating new and improved apps for the new and improved iPhone can download it as of today.