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iPhone OS 4.0 to offer multitasking support?
By Charles Starrett
Senior Editor, iLounge
Published: Thursday, March 11, 2010
News Category: Apple, iPad, iPhone, Apps + Games
iPhone OS 4.0, the next major revision to the software that powers the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, will offer support for multitasking, according to a new report. Citing anonymous sources “with a proven track record” in predicting Apple’s technical advancements, AppleInsider reports that iPhone OS 4.0, expected this summer, will include a “full-on solution” for multitasking, allowing third-party applications downloaded from the App Store to run in the background. According to the same sources, the software will include a multitasking manager built on interface technology already bundled with Apple’s Mac OS X operating system. Finally, the report states that the software is under development and has quite a “way to go” before its ready for release; no further specifics were given.
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What will this mean for the battery? Won’t multiple apps running in the background cause for the battery to be drained at a faster rate? And what could this possibly mean for the user interface, do you think there will be a function that allows to to end/close all of your third party apps simultaneously? That would of course be a lot simpler than ending/closing apps individually. I’m just a bundle of questions this morning,..
Posted by MightyMa on March 13, 2010 at 6:23 AM (PDT)