iPhone OS 4.0 Multitasking

According to sources, iPhone OS 4.0 is due to be introduced at next week’s event in San Francisco. The new firmware has been rumored to include solutions for multitasking by running applications in the background with a revamped user interface for easier navigation.

- There will be multi-touch gestures OS-wide. (Would make sense for that as the rumored OS for the iTablet is close if not the same as the iPhone)
- “A few new ways” to run applications in the background — multitasking.
- Many graphical and UI changes to make navigating through the OS easier and more efficient. We haven’t had this broken down, but we can only hope for improved notifications, a refreshed homescreen, etc.
- The update will supposedly be available for only the iPhone 3G and 3GS, but will “put them ahead in the smartphone market because it will make them more like full-fledged computers” more than any other phone to date. Everyone is “really excited.”
- The last piece of information is the most vague, but apparently there will be some brand new syncing ability for the contacts and calendar applications.

If apple actually implements full background and multitasking then the issue of it’s effect on performance and battery life will have to be addressed as well.

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