This is an important feature that was missing in the 3.0 release. The iPhone OS released on 09-09-09 now has a tracking meter in the usage page of the control panel. If you don’t have a large plan like I do, this can make your life easier and save you from sweating a bunch while connecting your precious device to a Windows PC that downloads sneaky large updates in the background.

Piper Jaffrau analyst Gene Munster said: “We believe the company is most likely phasing out the 40GB model and possibly reducing the price of the 160GB model,” he said, “but a new model is possible given the hardware has been the same for 2+ years.”

AppleInsider | Signs point to possible Apple TV upgrade at Sept. 9 event.