iPhone: Soon with cut and paste and turn-by-turn driving directions!

David Pescovitz 11:35 am Tue Mar 17, 2009

Over at BB Gadgets, Rob sums up the new features coming in the third version of the iPhone operating system. And a joyous cut-and-pasted cheer was heard across the land. From BB Gadgets:

Scott Forstall, Apple's SVP of iPhone software, also introduced:

• Peer-to-peer linkups between individual iPhones — great for gaming, collaborative work and sharing business cards or other files.

• Accessory developers can create custom applications that communicate directly with specialist hardware, even using bluetooth or custom protocols. Examples given included an FM transmitter with advanced controls, and a a remote blood pressure monitor.

• Google Map as a public API, meaning that developers can embed them in programs.

"Apple whips America into frenzy by fixing iPhone's most glaring omissions"

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