mic : iOS4 for iPhone

just a little intro to the latest coming soon OS for iPhone. Supposedly to be launched today June 21st. (Applicable for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G only)

Here are some of the major new features in iOS 4 that were previewed by Apple at the special event:

Multitasking:

iPhone users will finally be able to run iPhone apps in the background. To achieve this Apple will be offering developers seven multitasking services, which will allow their iPhone app to run in the background while preserving performance and battery life. (Women can multitask no problem but Men has got fewer grey matter in their brain.... so now I can Translate Chinese from the Dictionary while SMS my darling!)

Folders:

Users will be able to organize iPhone apps on their iPhone home screen into folders. Users will be able to drag and drop apps into folders.

This means iPhone users will be able to install 2160 apps instead of the current limit of 180 iPhone apps.

Better Mail app:

You will now be able to see messages from multiple email accounts in a unified inbox. iPhone OS 4.0 will also allow you to organize messages by threads, and even be able to open attachments in third-party iPhone apps.

Books:

iBooks app will be available on the App Store for iPhone and iPod Touch users so they will be able to browse, buy, and read ebooks. (Wonder do they provide 字花簿）

New Enterprise features:

iPhone OS 4.0 also brings new enterprise features such as data protection, wireless app distribution, mobile device management, SSL VPN support, allows users to set up multiple Exchange ActiveSync accounts and will also work with Exchange Server 2010.

New APIs, iAd, Game Centre:

iPhone OS 4.0 includes more than 1500 new APIs for app developers.

Apple has also launched iAd, mobile advertising platform for iPhone apps.

Apple has also announced that it plans to launch Game Center, the social gaming network later this year and has provided GameKit APIs in iPhone OS 4.0 to develop for Game Center.

 Messages Character Count: You can turn on the 'Character Count' option in Messages Settings in order to keep a tab on the number of characters while typing a message. Don't write too much .... Write Essay mehh??

 Camera Zooming: As reported earlier, users taking a picture from their iPhone will now see a sliding bar at the bottom of the screen to zoom in and out while taking a picture (up to 5x digital zoom). Alternately, tapping on the screen will also allow users to zoom in and out while taking a picture. This can be useful if you want to zoom in on that pimple on BiBi's face.

 Add New Contacts: The Contact window on the iPhone looks more streamlined in iPhone OS 4 allowing users to enter more details about the contact without navigating away from the main screen.

 

Photo Resize Option: Users sending large-size image files via email can choose to resize the photo on the go by selecting from the four different file size options. Useful if you want to send multiple pics in with your MMS.

  

Add Playlist: The current on-the-go playlists will be replaced by the 'Add Playlist' option in iPhone OS 4 that will be automatically synced back to the users' iTunes account. 

Just a little preview for you at the moment .... will be posting USEFUL and MUST HAVE Apps later on

All the above info were taken from www.iphonehacks.com