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Apple has released the latest iPhone software update, version 2.0.

This brings ye olde iPhones up-to-software-snuff with the software features on iPhone 3G phones on sale as of today. Biggest new feature: App Store. The related iTunes 7.7 update also adds in something I’ve desperately wanted for the last year: The ability to synchronize your iPhone contacts with your Google GMail contacts, yeah!

During installation you are presented with the following “Important Information” for this release:

iPhone 2.0 Software Update

This version of the software includes the following improvements and supersedes all previous versions.

• Third-party application support
• New App Store
• Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync support
- Push email
- Push contacts with Global Address List lookup
- Push calendars with meeting invites
- Passcode Policies
- Remote Wipe
- Autodiscovery (Exchange Server 2007)
• Cisco IPSec VPN support
• WPA/WPA2 Enterprise with 802.1x authentication
• Certificates and identities support
• Device configuration with Configuration Profiles
• MobileMe support
- Push email
- Push contacts
- Push calendars
- Bookmarks
• Mail, Contacts and Calendars enhancements
- Mass delete and move of messages
- Microsoft PowerPoint and iWork attachment viewing
- Blind carbon copy (bcc) support
- Easier POP/IMAP account setup
- Multiple calendars
- Display meeting invitees
- Contacts search
- Import SIM contacts
- New Mail, Contacts, Calendars settings
• Save images to photo library from Safari and Mail
• Scientific calculator in landscape mode
• Parental controls/restrictions
• New languages, dictionaries, keyboards and input methods
• Turn Wi-Fi back on while in Airplane Mode
• Tapping the status bar scrolls to top of page
• Sync Google contacts with iTunes
• Bug fixes

For feature descriptions and complete instructions, see the users 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

Jeremy Gossett has posted a fab-o interview he did with our co-colleague Matthew Russell.

In it, Matthew talks about Dojo, how he started writing for O’Reilly, his upcoming OSCON talk on using Dojo’s GFX graphics project, and other things.

If you are involved with Web development, especially Ajax, check out the interview and Matthew’s book. Recommended.