Many thanks to Crunchgear for live coverage of Apple’s press/developer event– here’s a summary of what’s to come in the next version of the iPhone’s software:
Still no background processes, but push support is Apple-supported
Copy/Cut/Paste support in all apps
MMS messaging available on the 3G iPhone model
Bluetooth stereo headsets are now supported
Bluetooth local-area networking for hardware add-ons & software support for said add-ons
Landscape-mode keyboard available in all apps
Tethering available for cell carriers to offer as paid option with their plans
Whole-phone text search
Still waiting for: video recording (without having to jailbreak the phone), Adobe Flash support