• USA Today, Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:45 AM

Apple yesterday gave a sneak peek of 100 forthcoming software updates for the iPhone, Jefferson Graham reports, including a feature where developers can bring in extra revenue with sales of extra levels of game play; magazine, newspaper and e-book subscriptions; even music purchases that can be played within the game.

"There are other business models developers want to support, and we've been listening," says Apple svp Scott Forstall.

Among the consumer-friendly features coming to the iPhone are the ability to copy blocks of text from an email and paste it elsewhere; the ability to connect iPhone apps to one another wirelessly (good for sharing contacts or playing games); a new voice memo feature that lets user record memos and save them as audio files.

"This is the upgrade Apple needed to do to get people even more interested in the iPhone," says Tim Bajarin, an analyst with Creative Strategies.

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