3.0 Update June 17th

The date is nearing. 3.0 will be released with on June 17th, just days before the release of the new iPhone 3G S. For all current iPhone users, this update will be free. For iPod Touch users, this upgrade will cost $9.95. The big updates are:

“Find my iPhone”: This is a feature for those who are subscribed to MobileMe. They will be able to track down their iPhone if it is lost. You can send alerts to the phone through the account. If the phone is never found, you can wipe all data from the phone.

MMS: Apple announced that MMS (multimedia messaging) will not be availble to customers until late summer. We don’t know why they are putting a delay on this feature but other wireless carriers have been and will be supporting MMS.

Internet Tethering: This feature allows you to use your cell phones connection to get internet on your computer. Tethering will be available via Bluetooth and USB.