iPhone Finally Can "Multitasking"

Posted in Minggu, 11 April 2010
by pakwo

According to the expectations of their users, Apple iPhone software upgrade in order to support multitasking. With this capability, the iPhone can run many applications simultaneously.

For example listen to music through Pandora and checking online bank accounts in the same time. Previously, users had to return to the front page or even close the application that was opened before accessing other applications. Skype phone is now also possible without interruption if in the middle of the conversation was suddenly have to, checking e-mail.

"It will really change the way you use your iPhone," said Apple CEO Steve Jobs as announced in a press conference at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California, USA, Thursday (8/4/2010) local time. Multitasking feature will be available on the latest software iPhone OS 4.0.

The software will be available starting this summer or around June 2010. Similar software will be available to start iPad autumn or around September 2010. Usually the software provided by Apple free of charge to the older version iPhone users to update automatically through the online service and will be available on new products. This software can be activated on the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, and began a second-generation iPod Touch. But not on iPhone or iPod Touch first generation.

Multitasking features long-awaited by users of the iPhone, let alone rivals such as Google made the Android platform, WebOS artificial Palm, and Linux already supports such capabilities. Jobs said it was forced to delay this long because it did not want to make iPhone battery multitasking feature the famous durable become quickly exhausted or reduce its computational performance.

In addition to iPhone OS 4.0, Jobs also announced that the service currently iBookstore new iPad will be accessible to users is also available for users of the iPhone with new software. Apple also launched a mobile advertising platform called IAD that enables third parties to insert ads in a variety of applications with a revenue sharing scheme. Jobs also said it had sold 450,000 iPad in less than a week since the available in the market on April 3, 2010.