There were so many reviews of both the iPhone OS 3.0 and iPhone 3G S that popped up in the minutes following the 3.0 update being made available to public. I've sent my take on OS 3.0 to the Globe but they likely won't print it until next week and I can't make it available before they go to print. For the moment, enjoy a roundup of reviews done by some of the best in the business.

Walter Mossberg, Wall Street Journal

"Bottom Line: Both the new iPhone and iPhone OS are packed with features that make a great product even better. But, for many users, the software may be enough of a boost to keep them from buying the new model."

David Pogue, New York Times

"All of these changes make it much harder to resist the iPhone on intellectual, feature-county grounds. The new iPhone doesn’t just catch up to its rivals — it vaults a year ahead of them. At this point, the usual list of 10 rational objections to the iPhone have been whittled down to about three: no physical keyboard, no way to swap the battery yourself and no way to avoid using AT&T as your cell company."

Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun-Times

"The new iPhone is more than its individual features. It’s a convincing vote of faith. Even if a current 3G owner decides to wait until his or her contract expires so they can buy the next-generation at a good incentive price, there’s little chance that they’ll switch to anything else in the interim. The 3G S, and the iPhone 3.0 OS that it runs, is tantalizing in the new wave of apps and accessories that they imply."

Joshua Topolsky, Engadget

"we couldn't help feeling a bit let down by the 3G S. Maybe we've been spoiled by devices like the Pre and Ion (and it's possible we're a little numb to OS 3.0 since we've played with the beta for a while now), but the additions of video recording, a compass, and a speed bump just don't seem that compelling to us."

Jason Chen, Gizmodo

"Our first generation iPhone review verdict was to wait. Our iPhone 3G review gave the go-ahead to finally mount up. The only issue with the iPhone 3GS, if you already have the 3G, is that it's not all that different of an experience."

Dan Moren, Macworld

"For most iPhone users, iPhone 3.0 is a no-brainer update. The addition of cut, copy, and paste alone makes this a must-have, and as exhaustive as we've tried to make this review, there are plenty of other small tweaks and enhancements not covered here. On the downside, original iPhone users won’t be able to reap all of the benefits of the update, since their devices won't support MMS or stereo Bluetooth."