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Crunchgear liveblogged at the iPhone 3.0 press conference and yielded some delicious morsels of functionality. Here is pretty much everything you need to know, though as things get more clear, there will be updates. (http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/03/17/iphone-30-wrap-up-cut-and-paste-mms-push-and-more 3/17)

Ah, finally cut and paste.  I can’t wait…

With more than 20,000 apps available for the iPhone, standing out from the crowd is becoming harder and harder for app developers. There are only so many slots in the the top apps lists in the iTunes Store. Discovering new apps is becoming a real problem. But what if apps started cross-promoting other apps, just like they do on Facebook? (http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/16/admob-is-working-on-an-iphone-app-exchange-to-swap-ads-for-traffic/ 3/16)

Nokia will eliminate positions in four of its divisions, the Finnish cell phone maker announced today, saying the global economic crisis has curtailed demand for electronics products. The company, which reported a 69% drop in fourth-quarter profit, said it would cut jobs in its handset, marketing, corporate-development and global-support units, including up to 700 in Finland. The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (3/17) , The New York Times/Reuters (3/17)