And the inevitable has arrived. Today, Apple introduced multi-tasking with the announcement of the iPhone OS 4.0.
It’s an interesting development since Apple has been adamant against multi-tasking on the iPhone as it slows down the device and drains the battery faster.
So, they’re doing a different approach to doing multi-tasking via the use of APIs like audio, VoIP, location, and notifications. Developers will need to do some tweaking of their Apps in order to utilize this feature.
Among the 7 main topics discussed about the upcoming iPhone OS 4.0, the most intriguing one for me is the iAds which is basically a mobile advertising platform.
Now, that’s gonna be a huge slap in the face of AdMob, which was recently acquired by Google. Apple does not want to just hand over monetization of the iPhone platform to Google so it’s going to run its own ad network and giving developers 60% share.
Many other new features will be introduced in version 4.0 — folders, better mail management, iBooks, among others — with over 1,500 new APIs and 100+ new user features.
The upcoming iPhone OS 4.0 will be compatible with iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 2nd gen and iPod Touch 3rd gen (32 & 64GB models). It will also be available for to the iPad. As for the price, Apple has not announced how much it will cost users to upgrade to 4.0.
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hubes says:
quote from yahoo news
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Which iPhones/the iPad will be compatible with OS 4.0?
The iPhone 3GS and the third-generation iPod Touch will be fully compatible with the new OS, multitasking and all, Jobs said. If you have the iPhone 3G or the second-gen iPod Touch, they will run “many things” in OS 4.0, but multitasking won’t be one of them. Finally, the iPad will also be getting all the new OS 4.0 features — including multitasking — but not until this fall. Jobs didn’t mention the original iPhone or iPod Touch, nor did he mention a fee for iPod Touch users wishing to upgrade (as we’ve seen in the past).
Miata Mommy says:
I’m a loyal BB user but the better email management and multi tasking might actually win me over.
Calvin says:
i think kinalimutan na nila yung ipod touch 1g. :P
Magneto says:
buti na ambunan pa kahit konti yung iPod Touch 2G :D
Carlo says:
Apple said that they originally wanted AdMob but Google beat them to it.
Apple is really doing the “if you can’t do it great, don’t do it at all” – No multitasking on older gen devices. Jailbreaking has proven that the device is capable of multitasking but I guess they can;t push it to a level that they want it to be.
But this is still not enough reason for me to upgrade my Touch 2G.
anonymouse says:
iphone OS 4.0 i think can still be used on iphone 2G but not able to enjoy all features of it. i could be wrong though..
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Gar says:
Wow multi-tasking and changing wallpapers.
Apple sure has been lazy. I mean c’mon my phone of 3 years ago could do that.
And here I was contemplating on waiting for it. No wonder HTC’s been kicking their ass lately. I’m gonna get the HTC Legend na nga lang.
chris says:
That’s a good news.. Congratz Abe for appearing in Born to be wild (GMA) ..
jade bryan says:
Let’s welcome Apple for reaching 2006.
Abe Olandres says:
@jade – not bad for a 3-year old phone company. How long did it took Nokia to do multi-tasking since they started making phones?
giogagz says:
sir yuga article from engadget stated that os 4.0 will be not available to ipod touch 2g and iphone 3g.
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