iPhone Software 3.0 beta 3 delivers gradual improvements

Apple on Tuesday evening made available to iPhone developers a third beta of iPhone Software 3.0 showing some early signs of optimizations and carrying with it an updated version of the iPhone SDK 3.0.

iPhone Software 3.0

Available in four distinct distributions — iPhone, iPhone 3G, first-gen iPod touch, and second-gen iPod touch — the third beta of iPhone OS 3.0 carries build number 7A280f and arrives exactly two weeks after the second beta.

People familiar with the software in the brief time that its been available have been reporting speed optimizations during keyboard input and use of the included App Store application.

Spotlight also reportedly saves its last search results and offers options for excluding applications from searches, though it’s unclear if these two findings are new to beta 3.

Read more: appleinsider.com