Apple sent invites to an iPhone 3.0 press event on March 17 @ 10am to major media outlets this week, with the attached text:

“Join us at an invitation-only event to learn about the new SDK and get a sneak peek at the iPhone OS 3.0 software. The event takes place at Apple, Building 4, Town Hall on March 17 at 10:00 a.m.”

Engadget, Gizmodo, and gdgt will be offering live coverage, so check those sites this Tuesday @ 10 am for the most up-to-date news.

Technology sites over the web have already started making wish lists of features they’d like to have, however certain sites are already hearing rumors of features to be included: MMS (multimedia text messaging) and internet tethering allowing you to share your phone’s network connection with computers are two key rumors, though the ever-awaited copy-and-paste is also on this rumored feature list.Personally, if Apple wants the iPhone to remain on top, its got to pull a rabbit out of its hat (which its done before) and show a completely new UI that allows for easy copy-and-paste, new gestures, better app sorting features, and unobtrusive non-interrupting notifications. Basically, Apple needs to look at the features people want and add them, or they will have a lot of iPhone users switching over to the newly announced Palm Pre which has nearly every feature we iPhone users desire.

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