Before all the iPad buzz has even had a chance to fizzle, Apple this morning sent e- mails inviting press to a sneak preview of the next-generation iPhone operating system.
The event is scheduled for Thursday, 10 a.m. PT at Apple headquarters.
Apple has not officially disclosed any details about its next iPhone OS, but a few rumors suggest it will introduce enhanced multitasking. The current iPhone OS (3.0) only allows a few core apps, such as iPod and Mail, to run in the background while another app is active.
The iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad all run the iPhone operating system.
Rumors hint that iPhone OS 4 will have a multitasking feature based on Apple's Expos, a tool in Mac OS X that enables users to see all open applications in an exploded view and quickly switch between them.
We'll find out whether that's true soon enough. Apple's iPhone OS 3.0 preview event in March 2009 was rather transparent. During that press conference, Apple demonstrated a new copy-and-paste feature for the iPhone, as well as the ability for apps to communicate with special-purpose accessories. Then at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June, Apple announced the release of iPhone OS 3.0 along with new iPhone hardware.
In short, if Apple stays consistent, don't expect to download iPhone OS 4.0 until summer.
Yours truly will be attending the event Thursday and providing live blog and news coverage. Stay tuned here at Gadget Lab.
The event is scheduled for Thursday, 10 a.m. PT at Apple headquarters.
Apple has not officially disclosed any details about its next iPhone OS, but a few rumors suggest it will introduce enhanced multitasking. The current iPhone OS (3.0) only allows a few core apps, such as iPod and Mail, to run in the background while another app is active.
The iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad all run the iPhone operating system.
Rumors hint that iPhone OS 4 will have a multitasking feature based on Apple's Expos, a tool in Mac OS X that enables users to see all open applications in an exploded view and quickly switch between them.
We'll find out whether that's true soon enough. Apple's iPhone OS 3.0 preview event in March 2009 was rather transparent. During that press conference, Apple demonstrated a new copy-and-paste feature for the iPhone, as well as the ability for apps to communicate with special-purpose accessories. Then at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June, Apple announced the release of iPhone OS 3.0 along with new iPhone hardware.
In short, if Apple stays consistent, don't expect to download iPhone OS 4.0 until summer.
Yours truly will be attending the event Thursday and providing live blog and news coverage. Stay tuned here at Gadget Lab.
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