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iOS 4 includes third party app multitasking support, the ability disable Location Services on an app-by-app basis, folder groups for organizing apps, a unified In Box in the Mail app so users can see messages from all of their email accounts at once, and message thread viewing. The new OS also includes support for Bluetooth…

Also, as my distinguished colleague Bryan Chaffin pointed out last week, Android could very well become the Windows of the mobile community, surpassing the iPhone in every metric, even app count.So even though Steve Jobs has pointed out that Apple must be doing something right if it has 200,000 apps available, I don’t think that’s…

Wi-Fi capable iPhones have been blocked in China because of government regulations that require smartphones to support the country’s WAPI protocol — a protocol that ins’t included in the iPhone. With WAPI support added to the Chinese version, Apple can begin selling Wi-Fi enabled versions of the iPhone in the country.Government documents indicate that China…

“The iPhone joins the network by name with no other form of authentication,” Mr. Kamkar said.Mr. Kamkar followed up his discovery by writing an application that displays custom messages in the iPhone’s Maps application. He plans to release the code on the Internet, too.The discovery means anyone with a laptop can set up their own…

“Is Apple supporting/updating the iPhone 2G in the future?” asked someone going by the name Niko. Mr. Jobs replied, “Sorry, no.”Apple introduced iPhone OS 4 during a special media event on April 8 where the company showed off new features such as multi-tasking support and nested folders for apps. The company also let users and…

The narration in the video isn’t English, but notes in English have been added to help make it clear how each feature works.iPhone OS 4 was previewed at a special media event on April 9 at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino. CEO Steve Jobs said the new OS would be ship in the summer for the…

Steve Jobs shows off iPhone OS 4Apple used the event to show off features in iPhone OS 4.0, due out this summer for the iPhone and iPod touch, and this fall for the iPad. The new version of the operating system will add a long list of new features such as multi-tasking support for third…

Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear…..  Oh wait, that was The Lone Ranger. But if you remember listening to The Lone Ranger on the radio or watching it on TV, then you remember when there were no computers, no iPhones, no iPads, no game players and you may have passed time…

According to Mr. Jobs, Apple’s multi-tasking support will be superior to what’s offered on other mobile devices, and will keep your iPhone from “bogging down.” “We weren’t the first one to this,” Mr. Jobs said, “but I think we’ll be the best.”Several different multi-tasking APIs will be available for developers, for features such as background…

Bulk Selecting and Deselecting Apps If you already own an iPhone or iPod touch and just purchased an iPad, there’s a good chance you already own a long list of apps. Unfortunately, all of your apps are automatically selected and are ready to load first time you connect your iPad to your computer — and…

View documents as attachments in Mail One method, that requires no additional software beyond what comes with your iPhone, is to email the document to yourself as an attachment. You can view the document directly from the Mail app. However, if you don’t use your iPhone for mail or prefer a more direct method, there…

AppleInsider characterized the iPhone OS’ current approach to multi-tasking as a security measure that prevents apps from running in the background without the user’s knowledge, thus keeping malware from infecting the device. Jailbroken iPhones, however, can run multiple apps simultaneously, proving that such functionality is already possible.The big question, beyond the aforementioned issues, is how…

You can pause an app download or update by simply tapping the application’s icon once the download process begins. Tapping the app icon again resumes the download, and paused downloads are easy to spot because they all show “Paused” instead of the application name.Pause app downloads by tapping the application’s icon.This is a handy way…

To reset MobileMe syncing, start by deleting your MobileMe account from your iPhone or iPod touch. Here’s how: Tap Settings Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars Add and remove MobileMe account settings in Mail, Contacts, Calendars Select your MobileMe account from the Accounts List. Mine happens to be named “MobileMe,” but it many people simply use their…

The iTunes 9.0.3 is free and available via Apple’s Software Update application, or as a downloadable installer at the Apple Web site.

If Apple and Microsoft reach a deal to make Bing the default iPhone search engine, Google could find itself missing out on revenue from the most popular mobile search platform, and Microsoft could gain traction and marketshare with its new search tool.Changing the iPhone’s default search engine wouldn’t, however, be a move to offer customers…

Along with multitasking for background apps, iPhone OS 4.0 will allegedly include system-wide multi-touch support, OS interface improvements that make navigation easier, and improved contacts and calendar syncing. Apparently the 4.0 update will be compatible with the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS, but not the original iPhone model.Boy Genius Reports claimed the information came from…

The site’s anonymous source was described as a “close Apple connect,” who also offered up a few tablet details. The rumored Apple tablet device will allegedly run an iPhone-based kernel on an ARM processor, sport enhanced multi-touch gesture support beyond what’s currently available on the iPhone and iPod touch, and is essentially “an iPhone on…

For instance, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is delivering a keynote address for the event and his company has bought a major presence at the event for time immemorial, but Windows Mobile doesn’t have a CES app. The same is true for Nokia’s and Palm’s smartphone platforms, both of which are also clients of the event.…

That may be, but if you have 100,000 plus applications available for a platform there are bound to be some absolute gems in the pile. This week one such gem appeared and it was my initial opinion that this one app will do for smartphones, and for the iPhone in particular, what Apple has done…

Players control one of four characters – Aiai, MeeMee, Baby, or GonGon – by tilting their handheld as they make their way through 115 stages full of obstacles to overcome and bananas to collect. They can also try out a mini-game, Monkey Bowling, and engage in multiplayer sessions with up to three others over local…

“Today,” Mr. Perlman wrote, “I FINALLY get to answer a question that so many people have been asking about: Yes, OnLive works on cell phones, too. Today, at a Wedbush financial conference in New York I showed OnLive running simultaneously on 2 iPhones, a TV, and a computer. What is really cool is that all…

SimCap 1.0 is priced at US$15 and is available for download at the Just About Managing Web site. 

The worm works by trying to find other jailbroken iPhones on the same cell phone network. If the jailbroken iPhones are still set with their default SSH password, the worm installs itself and changes the wallpaper to a photo of 80’s singer Rick Astley and the text “ikee is never going to give you up.”ikee…