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Apple has seeded the v3.1 beta of iPhone OS to developers along with the new the SDK. Apple has not mentioned any changes or improvements in the new update but there is a possibility that Apple might do something bad, which the iPhone Dev already hinted about.
[Via Macrumors]

 
UPDATE: Apple removes the app. Sorry porn lovers!
Apple’s onslaught for rejecting apps with unobjectionable content might end soon as the App Store has got its first porn app. The change of policies is due to the new parental controls found in the OS 3.0 that allows users to set the content delivery and installation preferences. [...]

 
iPhone 3GSers you need to wait a little longer but iPhone 3G users running v3.0 can go ahead and free their phones from the shackles of AT&T or any other operator (depending on your region). Just follow the steps below and you’re done.
1. Ensure you have upgraded to iPhone OS 3.0
2. Jailbreak your iPhone [...]

 
Yea, that’s impressive but we shouldn’t forget the fact that this time seven other countries added to the sales figure in addition to the US. Apple also flaunted its iPhone OS 3.0 figures which go in excess of six million downloads in the first five days of the release.
Apart from all this hoopla, another [...]

 
It’s no secret that the new iPhone OS features internet tethering but cellular operators are rather slow or unwilling to offer it right away. However, if you’re inner geek can’t wait any longer, there are two ways to quickly enable it.
Note: This is against your operator’s ToS and if they know, you flouted the [...]

 
As expected, Apple has released the iPhone OS 3.0 and is available for download via iTunes. For the forgetful, it brings in a lot of features like Cut/Copy/Paste, Internet Tethering, MMS, landscape keyboard, Spotlight search, stereo Bluetooth and much more.
Fire up iTunes quickly and click check for updates to give a new life to [...]

 
The iPhone Dev team has yet again proved their unlimited talent to pwn Apple. They have managed to unlock the iPhone 3G running on OS 3.0 and to Apple’s dismay, record it on video. The new tool is known as ultrasn0w, due for a release on Friday and works on the new baseband which yellosn0w [...]

 
Apple has released the fifth beta of iPhone OS 3.0. Developers can now get the latest build (7A312g) along with a new version of iTunes 8.2, which is necessary in order to activate the beta. Apple is no longer following the 2 week release cycle as this one reaches the devs in just 8 days [...]

 
Just as Apple is committed to release fortnightly updates of its iPhone OS, the hackers are also doing their bit of work to provide the goodness of jailbreak on every beta update. Apple released the fourth beta release last week and hackers have already pwned the update. Users wanting to jailbreak the device can go [...]

 
Apple is sticking to its two week cycle for the iPhone OS 3.0 beta releases. They have seeded the fourth build of its upcoming iPhone OS. The changes are not known for now.
Apple also let loose a pre-release copy of iTunes 8.2 that is required for the activation of latest beta build. Similar to [...]

 
We have seen some unmentioned iPhone OS 3.0 features being unearthed in the past and now it looks like we have got another one which Apple felt the need to say to us. Ars Technica’s sources have found traces of voice control features that will arrive in the upcoming 3.0 release of the OS. Codenamed [...]

 
Developers can now download the beta 3 (7A280f) update of the iPhone OS 3.0. There are no details on the changes in the update but the new SDK which comes along with it has brought changes to various components like Xcode, Interface builder and Dashcode.
Apple has also confirmed a bug that does not allow [...]

 
Russian hacker Vortex did the honors this time by releasing an unofficial QuickPWN tool for jailbreaking the latest version of iPhone OS 3.0 beta. The tool is just over 3MB and works on both the iPhones and 1st gen iPod Touch.
But before you hit click the download page below, here’s a piece of caution [...]

 
iPhone OS 3.0 is a significant upgrade over the current OS 2.0 and most the developers who have been trying it out, seems to be content. However, Apple has now seeded an updated beta for the developers to dabble with. The actual changelog is a mystery but couple of early testers found a new [...]

 
The iPhone OS 3.0 announcement did not mention anything about Internet tethering but it looks like Apple has integrated one of the most sought function. An iPhone developer was fiddling with the APN settings in his phone when he suddenly struck a goldmine with the Internet tethering menu. The dev successfully managed to tether over [...]