Engadget is reporting that the latest iPhone OS can be expected later on this month

We just got the announcement, iPhone OS 3.0 is coming. Set your clocks, mark your calendars. It’s going down March 17th. Apparently, we’ll get a sneak peak at the new OS, as well as a look at a brand new version of the SDK. Exciting stuff indeed, and we’ll be there live at 10am PST (1pm EST) with the liveblog. Apple’s calling this an “advance preview of what we’re building,” so we’re not expecting anything ready to go as of the 17th, but hopefully this will allow developers to start building toward future functionality (hey, how about some push notifications?), and presumably users won’t have too many months to wait after that for the real deal. [via]

Wonder how long it will take for it to be jailbroken and unlocked. Either way, I hope they address some of the nagging issues the current software has. I know there are some apps that have tried to fill the gap, but I honestly think they should be part of the core OS. Personally, here’s what I would like to see:

• Ability to insert a contact into an SMS. Ie. “You might want to speak to Joe, his number is…” Most phones let you insert numbers from your contacts into an SMS
• Ability to send a contact via SMS. Ie. “Hey, let me send you Joe’s number quick” Again, most phones let you send someone a vCard containing the contact details. Would like to see this
• Copy/paste. This one has been a complaint of many for a long time. You can not highlight, copy and then paste text. Can be quite annoying and would potentially solve point 1 at the same time.

What do you guys want to see?

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