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Apple have today announced their plans for the next operating system for their iPhone and iPod Touch devices. Highlights are:

• New additions to the app store including the ability to offer new downloadable content to apps and games for a fee (similar to playstation network, xbox live and the like)
• Better communication between devices over bluetooth
• Accessories can now introduce new features to the iPhone such as speaker docks that allow the iPhone to tune into radio stations. Apple even envisage medical devices integrating into and using the iPhone to perform their functions. Examples include blood pressure monitors and blood glucose testers that can transmit their data to the iPhone via the dock or bluetooth
• Ability for applications to embed google maps into their apps
• Turn by turn sat nav now a possibility
• Push notification however no background apps due to battery life issues. Push notification only took a 20% hit on battery life in testing though
• Meebo integrated instant messaging app
• New media player that will adjust video quality depending on available bandwidth
• Cut, copy and paste (will please a lot of people). This can copy within or across apps and will allow SMS forwarding too. It will also work within 3rd party apps
• E-mail multiple photos
• Landscape keyboard option across all apps
• MMS (cheers from loads of people)
• Search in all applications
• New homescreen
• Developer beta available now
• General release sometime in the summer (June possibly)
• Free update to iPhone users. iPod Touch users will be charged

OK I want it….. NOW!!!!

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