iPhone OS 4

From Engadget
 
Notable new features for users:
Multitasking.
Spell check (like on the iPad).
Bluetooth keyboard support (again, on the iPad).
User-defined wallpaper (a jailbreak favorite).
Tap to focus when recording video, just like with photos, and a 5x digital zoom for the camera.
Playlist creation and nested playlists.
App folders for sorting apps! You can even put an app folder in the dock.
Enhanced Mail! You can have a merged inbox view, switch between inboxes quickly, and sync to more than one Exchange account. There's also threaded messaging (at last!) and in-app attachment viewing.
iBooks, just like on iPad, only smaller. You can wirelessly sync books between platforms, a la Kindle.
Enterprise features, including remote device management and wireless app distribution.
Game Center. It's like Xbox Live, but for iPhone games. Includes achievements, leaderboards, and match making. It will be available as a "developer preview," and out for consumers later this year.


I'm looking forward to this! sadly though multitasking is iPhone 3GS and above only, luckily for me, i'm upgrading my 3G this year anyway : )

Can't wait to get this for my Ipod touch, been a good year for apple already snow leopard and there's the ipad. Think i'll wait for the second gen Ipad's to come out before i buy one .

Found these vids that explain the new software for both Ipod Touch and Iphone, i know that the software works the current Ipod Touch i.e 3rd gen one, it will work on the 2nd gen one but not all the features will run on it and 1st gen Ipod Touch and Iphone won't be able to run the software at all. Its also coming out for the Ipad but won't be till the winter and for the iphone and ipod touch this summer will take guess and say maybe in july sometime, we might be lucky and get earlier then that, the Ipad will be out a little later as there writing it to fit the Ipad. All vids by techpulse360

For the full video of the event then go to this link here:

http://www.apple.com/iphone/preview-iphone-os/

and then just click on the box watch keynote, from here you get to watch the whole event using quicktime and you can choose what quality you want to watch it in. Its just under a hour long and well worth watching the whole event, apple have done it again .

I'm still struggling to jailbreak my iphone and got told not to update the software so i'm stil on 3.0.1 lol. Any help would be much appreciated (Y), pm me plz

Sorry, still not buying into the Apple hype yet.
Macs - maybe depending on what you do.
iPod Touch - possibly but a niche tool for my needs
iPod, iPhone, iPad - you're having a laugh. I prefer to work my way and for it not to be subject to my hardware/OS manufacturer removing or restricting applications at its own pleasure

Apple has two major obstructions to mobile heaven. The widespread usage of Flash and Java. Whilst other mobile devices close the gap and even surpass Apple in some areas Apple will never get past these epic fails unless it changes policy. I wait for users to realize other phones are getting Flash and Java support in the browser and what that means. Unless web dev trends drastically change I expect Apple's market share to get eroded over the next generation of mobile devices. Well at least amongst those who need a better access to the web and do their homework before buying

Apple take note

You have been weighed.
You have been measured.
And you have absolutely.
Been found wanting.
Welcome to a New World.

At the end the of day i think its just down personal choice what platform you prefer. I used to be a pc owner and from time to time still use them. I chose to have a imac because if found it much easier to use. You hardly get the machine hacked even it it still possible for this to happen, no problems with viruses and i didn't like the fact of having to upgrade the machine every few months. Plus it using it for my art work and music for me was a bonus. I have a few friends that have gone over to apple and some that have stayed with using a pc which is all good as its personal choice as what you prefer. I've had everything from a walkman, to a cd player. mini disc player and decided to get a video ipod and loved it. I liked the fact that i was able to put all my music on it, video's and a few months ago i upgraded to a ipod touch and i've loved it since the day, i loved the way it looked, and the way it operates so for me it was perfect. i know some people that just have normal mp3 player whether its down to cost as not every one can afford a ipod or they just prefer the setup of other mp3 player which are out there and thats all good too. I would love to get a iphone but am gonna wait for a couple generations before i buy one, but it doesn't mine i like what ever thing that apple do for example they'll release a product i.e iphone and then theres a few things missing on the phone, six months later they put the feature on the new model and they still don't put everything on it hence why i usually wait till a few models to released before i purchase the product and the big problem i have with apple is that there products cost far too much and i think they could be a lot cheaper.
But i think the products that come out are good as it creates competition with all the companies whether its apple, blackberry or all the other phones out there the only winners are us the consumer as it forces them to come out with bigger and better products and i welcome it. Its the same with games console market people fight over what's better a 360, PS3, Wii none of them are better then each just done to personal choice which one you prefer. whether you have a blackberry, iphone or normal phone just choose which one suits you needs and enjoy it :

simply put, HTML 5 is the way forward, flash is just too buggy and resource heavy, anyone wanting flash on the iPhone is just behind the times. i've tried the android phones and blackberry phones and they just seem slow, stubborn and clunky, bring on OS4 for the iphone

i use my iphone alot, facebook runs better on there, no annoying farmville crap thru there, i use beejive for msn/yahoo chat/facebook chat, which is better for facebook chat than facebook's site! i like the games i have on there, like monkey island, worms, doodle jump. i like the fact that with OS4 i have have last.fm streaming radio over 3G like it was the built in iPod in the background, and Skype now looks like it works more integrated for phone calls, don't see that on any other phone.

tho all that said, i don't use a mac at all, still windows 7 all the way for my computer

Actually Kalel I wasn't knocking the Mac, I do see certain plus points for them. I was pointing out Apple and its 'my way or highway' attitude to the iPhone and the app store for its smaller devices.

As for HTML 5. Yeah, the way forward...
I can see everyone recoding for that when Flash already has market penetration. HTML 5 might indeed be a possible future, but I don't see it becoming widespread overnight as developers code for their clients. Whilst older browsers still have a fair proportion of that market they aren't going to change the way they work just for the sake of it. Besides Flash is still more capable and versatile and, for the likes of the media companies capable of secure DRM. HTML 5 does give alternative ways of doing a few things Flash does, but it is hardly a complete replacement. Next somebody will be trying to tell me Photoshop is obsolete as it is only changing the colour of pixels and any paint package which is less resource hungry can do that. Come live in the real world where time costs money

I stand by my statement. Apple are just running the iPhone on it's own hype. The original was a leap forward but the other vendors have closed that gap now and the iPhone is no longer the only choice. Add that to the way Apple controls its users like sheep with the store by dictating what is allowed and I'm sorry but I just don't buy into it

For those that like totalitarianism and a nanny state then you'll enjoy the Apple iPhone. I on the other hand prefer to be treated as an adult, be kept informed and allowed to choose for myself if I want to do or buy something

(10-04-2010 00:08 )Red Wrote:  Actually Kalel I wasn't knocking the Mac, I do see certain plus points for them. I was pointing out Apple and its 'my way or highway' attitude to the iPhone and the app store for its smaller devices.

As for HTML 5. Yeah, the way forward...
I can see everyone recoding for that when Flash already has market penetration. HTML 5 might indeed be a possible future, but I don't see it becoming widespread overnight as developers code for their clients. Whilst older browsers still have a fair proportion of that market they aren't going to change the way they work just for the sake of it. Besides Flash is still more capable and versatile and, for the likes of the media companies capable of secure DRM. HTML 5 does give alternative ways of doing a few things Flash does, but it is hardly a complete replacement. Next somebody will be trying to tell me Photoshop is obsolete as it is only changing the colour of pixels and any paint package which is less resource hungry can do that. Come live in the real world where time costs money

I stand by my statement. Apple are just running the iPhone on it's own hype. The original was a leap forward but the other vendors have closed that gap now and the iPhone is no longer the only choice. Add that to the way Apple controls its users like sheep with the store by dictating what is allowed and I'm sorry but I just don't buy into it

For those that like totalitarianism and a nanny state then you'll enjoy the Apple iPhone. I on the other hand prefer to be treated as an adult, be kept informed and allowed to choose for myself if I want to do or buy something

firstly, you moan about apple being all proprietory, but then go on to say how great flash is, but flash in its self is proprietory too, being as its owned by adobe, whereas HTML5 is an open platform tech.

i'm not saying HTML5 will take over overnight, but saying sites won't recode is just preposterous, sites have already started using HTML5 already, and that'll just continue as HTML5 picks up. plus as i said, Flash is proprietory and you have to pay to make stuff with it, HTML5 is free for all, business sense will also help prevail for that...

iphone OS4 does multitasking better than other phones from what i've seen and at less cost to battery life, are you saying thats not a leap forward? plus the way this OS upgrade

the app store is a good thing, it means you are gettin apps that aren't virus filled or gonna break your phone, its good to have that regulation, there's tons of apps in there to choose from so i can buy what i want in there, i'm not being told i have to use specific apps in the app store, so there's choice there, which i am allowed to choose for myself....