Two years ago Apple released the iPhone and brought something intuitive, innovative, and powerful to a stagnant cell phone world. It was so innovative – feeling more like a miniature computer than a cell phone – that Apple was hoping we wouldn't notice that it was missing some basic functionality. We noticed.

Last year Apple introduced a vastly improved version of the iPhone and new software to go with it. Curiously, the developers left many of the same gaps in the operating system. What, the iPhone lacked picture messaging, video recording, and even cut-and-paste? The taunts of the BlackBerry owners were merciless.

Well, BlackBerry owners, you'll have to find something else to say, because the iPhone OS 3.0 software update now has those basics covered. (Or it soon will, when AT&T catches up.)

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