Instead of diving through the various live blogs and long commentaries, we’ve put together a quick list of news from the iPhone 3.0 event. You know… the things you actually care about.

When it’s available:

• Developer Beta Available TODAY
• Launching this summer on iPhone 3G
• Original iPhone CAN get the update but it will NOT get the MMS or Stereo Bluetooth capabilities

• 1,000 new APIs for developers
• App Store now supports subscription models, tiered content (buy extra levels for games) and in-app sales (offer a free app that sells apps in it, ex: ebook store)
• In-App purchases follow same model as regular App Store purchases (iTunes login, dev gets 70%)
• APIs for accessory manufacturers to make apps that communicate with accessory (works via dock OR bluetooth)
• Google Maps can be embedded in other applications, full featured
• CoreLocation API allows developers to make Turn By Turn application features, but turn by turn cannot use Google Maps (blah)
• Push notification
• No apps running in background because Apple says it’s “not good for the customer” – battery life is the issue and they WinMo/Android
• Demonstrations of Apps using iPhone 3.0: Meebo, Sims 3 y EA Sports, Oracle, ESPN, LifeScan (Johnson&Johnson diabetes App), TouchPets (Social Pet Simulator) and LiveFire (FPS game via WiFi), Smule (app by Ocarina)
• 100 New Features Including Cut/Copy/Paste
• Send multiple photos at one time
• Landscape keyboard can be used in all apps
• MMS support
• CalDAV calendar support
• Search in all Apps, including Mail
• Other features include: Notes Sync, audio/video tags, live streaming, shake to shuffle, Wi-Fi auto login, Stereo Bluetooth, LDAP, iTunes account creation, YouTube ratings, Anti-Philshing, Call Log, Parental Controls, Media Scrubber, OTA profiles, VPN on demand, Languages, YouTube subscriptions, YouTube accounts and Encrypted profiles, auto-fills.