How iPhone Multitasking Works

Posted by on Apr 8, 2010 in Applications, iPhone | 7 comments

Multitasking is the biggest feature introduced in the iPhone OS 4.0.  It allows you to run multiple applications at the same time.  Many people have wanted this feature for a very long time and many of the newer phones already have this feature.

Steve Jobs said:

We weren’t the first to this party, but we’re going to be the best.

So far from my experience, multitasking is awesome but requires developers to update their applications for certain features to work.  Pandora does not work currently.  They need to push out the update to the AppStore before we can test all of the multitasking features.

Every time you close an application it stays running in the background. until you double tap the home button to bring up a new dock with all your running applications.  To completely shut down an application you have to press and hold on the application until you see the red minus badge to delete.

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More Secure Passcode Lock Introduced in OS 4.0

Posted by on Apr 8, 2010 in iPhone | 0 comments

iPhone OS 4.0 has made the iPhone more secure for business users.  Instead of the simple 4 number passcode lock, you can now create a more secure password using the entire keyboard and all the characters.  This is a very nice feature because 4 number passcodes can easily be cracked.

It seems that you can make this password as long as you want.  I know that this feature alone was holding back certain companies from letting their employees use iPhones.

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iPhone SDK 4 Beta Released!

Posted by on Apr 8, 2010 in Applications, iPhone | 0 comments

If you have a developer account the iPhone SDK 4 Beta and iPhone OS 4.0 Beta firmwares are available to download.  I will to a review on OS 4.0 soon and update this post with more details on the SDK.

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iPhone OS 4.0 To Include Multitasking, New Dock, And Wallpapers

Posted by on Apr 8, 2010 in iPhone | 0 comments

A sneak peak of the iPhone OS 4.0 shows multitasking, a new iPhone dock, and the ability to have a wallpaper now instead of the plain black screen.  We will post more of iPhone OS 4.0 soon…

Apple previewed iPhone OS 4?the biggest and most exciting iPhone software yet. Apple also announced the immediate availability of a beta software release to members of the iPhone Developer Program.
iPhone OS 4 will introduce over 100 new user features including:
- Folders
- Improved Mail
- iBooks
iPhone OS 4 also offers more useful features for businesses including enhancements to security, scalability, and compatibility.
iPhone OS 4 will work with iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch (2nd and 3rd generation) and be available this summer. A version of iPhone OS 4 will be coming to iPad this fall. For more information about iPhone OS 4, please vist:
Note: Not all features are compatible with all devices. For example, multitasking is available only with iPhone 3GS and 3rd generation iPod touch (late 2009 models with 32GB or 64GB).
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