<http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/08/live-from-apples-iphone-os-4-event/>
All of our arguments over multitasking will soon be moot. At the iPhone OS 4 preview today, Steve Jobs has announced that the next iPhone OS will allow multitasking: "Now we weren't the first to this party, but we're gonna be the best. Just like cut and paste. ... It's easy to do this in a way that drains battery life, and a way that reduces performance of the foreground app. If you don't do it right, your phone will feel sluggish." Other things: Folders for apps to keep them organized, support for multiple exchange accounts, in iBooks you can buy once and read anywhere,a social gaming network (Aaggh! To borrow David Letterman's joke about the iPad, it's going to revolutionize the way people procrastinate.), and another thing I am dubious about, a mobile advertisement API. Jobs touted it as a way to deliver ads more effectively and less obtrusively in ad-supported free apps, but I am dubious. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
