Here are the release notes that I just pulled while updating my iPhone to the new OS 3.0.

Phone OS 3.0 Software Update
This update contains over 100 new features, including the following:

• Cut, Copy & Paste with shake to undo
• Landscape keyboard in key applications
• Enhanced Messages application
- Send and receive photos, contacts, audio files, and location via MMS*
- Forward and delete single or multiple messages
• Added search feature in Mail, Calendar, Notes and iPod
• Spotlight search across iPhone
• Support for CalDAV and subscriptions in Calendar
• Improvements to Safari
- Performance
- HTML 5 support
- HTTP Streaming audio and video
- Auto-fill usernames and passwords
• New Voice Memos application
• Sync Notes with a Mac or PC via iTunes
• Internet Tethering over USB and Bluetooth*
• Browse and download movies, TV shows, and audiobooks from the iTunes Store**
• Stereo Bluetooth***
• Wi-Fi auto login
• Enhanced Stocks application
• More Parental Control options for Apps, Music, Movies and TV Shows
• iTunes account creation and login**
• YouTube account login and access to subscriptions, ratings and favorites**
• Shake to shuffle
• New languages, dictionaries, and keyboards
• Find my iPhone and Remote Wipe via MobileMe (subscription required)**
• Support for more Exchange policies
• Create and send Exchange meeting invitations
• Search mail on server (Exchange Server 2007 and supported IMAP servers)
• Search LDAP company directory
• VPN on demand and VPN proxy support
• Encrypted configuration profiles
• Encrypted iTunes backups
• 1,000 new developer APIs, including:
- In App Purchases
- Apple Push Notification Service
- Accessories support
- Peer to Peer Connectivity
- Embedded Maps
- iPod Library Access
• Bug fixes

Products compatible with this software update:
• iPhone
• iPhone 3G
• iPhone 3G S

* Compatible only with iPhone 3G and iPhone 3G S and requires support from your wireless provider.
** Not available in all regions or in all languages.
*** Compatible only with iPhone 3G and iPhone 3G S.
For feature descriptions and complete instructions, see the user guide for your iPhone at: http://www.apple.com/support/manuals/iphone

For more information about iPhone, go to: http://www.apple.com/iphone

To troubleshoot your iPhone, or to view additional support information go to: http://www.apple.com/support/iphone

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

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I was just playing around today trying to pick up some of the differences in AIR from Flex. The first and probably one of the reasons AIR applications can truly be considered desktop applications is the file system access. You have complete control over the file system like you would expect from an app running on the desktop. For my example app that I am writing I needed to be able to get a listing of files for a directory.

I decided to whip up an example so that I could show you just how easy it is to accomplish this task. This example is very basic but it shows you the real power and simplicity of the File class. This example has a text area and a browse button. When you click the browse button you will be able to select a directory. When the directory is selected all of the files will be displayed in the text box. It will not show you any directories and it will clear itself out when you select another directory. The image below shows a directory of files right off of my camera.

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