I know I'm kind of late to review iPhone OS 3.0, but I just got it, so here is my review on iPhone 3.0! I have a 1st generation ipod touch, so I can not describe some new features, such as voice dialing on the iPhone 3GS, stereo bluetooth on the 2nd gen iPod touch, etc.
Upgrading is a cinch, that is, unless you are have a jailbroken iPod touch or iPhone. When I upgraded, I lost all of my Jailbroken apps, themes, plugins, etc. What was worse was that many of the apps I re-installed did not work!
Copy-Paste was pretty much the most anticipated feature in OS 3.0. But, as a jailbreak user, this is nothing new to me. As for other users, this is very useful. It is very easy to use, and works throughout the phone. Here is a screenshot of it in action.
Spotlight is also a useful new feature. There are apps to search your iPhone in Cydia, but none as quick or easy to use as spotlight. I generally use it to quickly launch my songs, apps, etc. It even searches your Safari history! Here are a few screenies of spotlight.
The landscape keyboard really makes use of the iPhone's large screen. It really adds to the ease of use of the iPhone OS. This was also a highly anticipated feature of 3.0. Here are some pics.
The final addition is a more powerful stocks app. This is useful, since after all, the iPhone is a smartphone. It has a new landscape format, too.
Overall, the new iPhone OS 3.0 is a worthy upgrade, but jailbreak users, you cannot unlock your iPhone if you upgrade (at least for now), you also need to reinstall all your apps, many of which currently do not work (such as Winterboard).
