Published 3/17/2009
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Apple has previewed the next major upgrade to the iPhone operating system and there are plenty of new features for developers and customers. I'll get into those after some quick stats on the iPhone and the success of their App Store.
Apple has sold 17 million iPhones and 13 million iPod Touches for an installed base of 30 million running the iPhone OS.
800,000 free SDK downloads.
50,000 companies developing for the OS with 60% of them new to Apple development (!).
96% of apps have been approved with 800 million downloads (free & paid).
Let's take a look at the new features that will be available to iPhone owners:
Cut, Copy & Paste! - The iPhone will finally support cut, copy & paste support. This is done by double-tapping on a block of text and adjusting the selection. A balloon will appear with options for cutting, copying, and pasting. Finally!
MMS Support - MMS will be supported on the iPhone, but not the ...
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