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iPhone OS 4.0
Apr 8th
Today was the first presentation of the next software for the iPhone and iPad. The event was not very long but Apple presented the new features and changes in the 4.0 version of the OS.
From what we know right now, the release date will be “this summer” or in common terms, until September.
As new features, one of the biggest new things is the multitasking capability for the 3GS and latest iPod Touch. The 3G and the 2-nd Generation iPod touch will have lots of new improvements too,but no multitasking.
Others include over 1,500 new APIs, Devs now have access to calendar, camera data, Quick Look, SMS within apps, etc
It includes over 100 new user features: playlist creation, 5x digital zoom for camera, tap-to-focus for video, Photos app has Places support, home screen wallpapers, spellcheck enhancements and more.
Multitasking will be made by double-clicking the home button which pulls up a “dock” showing currently-running apps.
Apple also brings some features from the iPad, like the books library, just as the one on the iPad.
Other new things will be a game center and support for background VoIP like Skype while running other apps.
The apps will now have access to carrier information and more related to connectivity, thanks to the new API’s
As I stated above, the 4.0 software for the iPhone will be available this summer and for the iPad, this fall.
The update sounds good in general, and i’m looking forward to put my hands on an iPad/Iphone 3GS and play a little with the new software when it will be out.
iPhone OS 4.0 event on April 8
Apr 6th
After a glorious day for Apple and the iPad, a new announcement has been made regarding the next big update to the iPhone OS.
The event is set to take place on April 8 and it will include a presentation of the new iPhone software and maybe some hints on the hardware to come. This is alone very exciting, but as Apple always does, nothing will get on our hands at least not so fast. The next iPhone is probably going to be released in 2-3 months time, and the new software around that time too.
iPhone OS4 is said to bring multitasking and a UI refresh as major features, i’m sure that only the latest hardware will take advantage of multitasking as the 3G and 2G versions of the phone are slow and outdated to keep up with more processes.
The curios thing for me is the new UI, as the whole ecosystem is based on the right-now look of the OS.
On the other hand, the iPad had a big success, at least on it’s first days, the apps are starting to get better and optimized for the iPad.
The road to the iPad
Apr 3rd
Apple’s long awaited device is 5 hours away from launch in the US. Until now, some apps started to appear in the app store, some only for the iPad and some for iPhone and iPad.
A new version of iTunes was released specially to include support for the iPad and the new apps. A 899$ app is already on the store.
Yhe U.S. Federal Communications Commission has published some photos with the interior of the device, Google rolled out a new iPad-formatted mobile interface for Gmail, building on the HTML5-based mobile format used for the iPhone to create a two-column interface like that used for Apple’s Mail application on the iPad.
Overall the iPad had a wide reach and people overall are interested about the product. Lots of pre-orders have been made on the apple site, and lots of people are going to receive the device in the coming days.
Full screen captures of the device are also available online ,here is a little taste of the new market segment opened by Apple with the iPad. More >
Apple iPad’s 3 minutes of fame [Video]
Feb 2nd
If you watched Apple’s keynote presented by Steve Jobs, i think you sense a little what I’m making fun of here, if not, it’s still damn funny to hear Steve Jobs and the developers at apple talk so nice and beautiful about a device that’s not even in the market, but hey, i already said i’ll get one of these iPad things. Enjoy the video… More >
Introducing the Apple iPad
Jan 28th
The day is here, Apple just announced the tablet device, the name is “iPad” and the idea is to have a tablet device, easy to use, slim, fast, that will be somewhere between the macbook and the mobile iPhone/iPod touch.
Some info about the device:
Apple Tablet to have WiFi, 3G and 10″ display
Jan 26th
There is one more day until Apple will reveal “the latest creation”, as the invitation to the event say. So, the rumors regarding this device are almost everywhere, some are possible, but other people like to dream a lot, i like it sometimes too but not regarding products 1 day away.
A trusted source, the New York Times, informed that “It will run all the applications of the iPhone and iPod Touch, have a persistent wireless connection over 3G cell phone networks and Wi-Fi, and will be built with a 10-inch color display, allowing newspapers, magazines and book publishers to deliver their products with an eye to the design that had grabbed readers in print.”
As i said above, the rumors and “possible picture leaks” are everywhere, but two pictures got the media’s attention, two competitors in the “best mock-up” or true pictures of the real device ? You decide. More >
What’s the buzz ? | 23 january |
Jan 23rd
Well, lots of interesting things happened in the last days, and sure thing more will happen until the end of the month.
- Apple Tablet - iPad, iSlate, iDevice or whatever the name, next week at Apple Event.
- Firefox 3.6 final and available for download here
- Steve Ballmer signing a macbook
- Bill Gates officialy on twitter
- Mac OS X 10.6.3 on it’s way
- Neowin.net update now with new forum too
- I saw “Avatar” in 3D …. two times, at the cinema
Apple Tablet, iPhone OS 4.0, and more…
Jan 23rd
As the first month of 2010 is almost over, we are getting closer to january 27th when Apple will unveil they’re materialization of the “tablet computing” idea and show us the iPhone/iPod Touch 4.0 software major update.
The whole web is filled with questions and opinions about the tablet and multitasking iphone OS.
It remains a mystery until the event if the new tablet will use the iPhone OS (or something similar) or run the full OS X operating system. In my opinion i would prefer a full OS X device, not that the iPhone itself is not cool enough, but it’s just a down-scaled OS compared to the full Snow Leopard. More >
