Chicago (IL) — The folks at Apple show no signs of slowing. The last two weeks have brought substantial hardware refreshes across the entire Mac desktop line, an unexpected iPod shuffle redesign, but with all of that it appears Apple is just warming us up for even bigger things on the horizon. If the blogosphere can be believed, next Tuesday will usher in a major milestone for the iPhone platform as Apple will offer us a sneak peek at iPhone OS 3.0 and associated SDK.
The new OS should bring a host of new end-user features and frameworks programmers can use to develop better applications. In addition, if the rumors are true, the March introduction of the iPhone OS 3.0 will likely pave the way for the next-generation iPhone — which could arrive three months later, in time for Apple's developers conference early this summer.
According to Engadget, Apple will host a media event in Apple's Town Hall on the Cupertino campus, March 17 at 10am PDT (1pm EDT). The event will unveil the iPhone OS 3.0. The gadget blog claims this with a high degree of certainty, adding that Apple calls this an «advance preview of what we're building.» Apple Insider claims confirmation of this event came yesterday directly from Apple. Ars Technica posted the original invitation teaser, and was among the first publications Apple invited. The cool teasing invitation sent via email reads as follows:
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