Apple's iPhone OS 4.0 Media Event: 'Sneak Peek Into the Future'

[HiRez]

Hell yeah just heard that iPhone gets iBooks... with free Winnie the Pooh

Still iBooks

I'm actually pretty excited about this because now when my girlfriend steals my iPad at least I can still read my book. Wireless syncing of books across devices too, pretty nice. That definitely helps tilt me towards the Apple bookstore instead of Amazon, at least once they get the selection up there a little more.

 

[ugp]

seems weird that people can enjoy this stuff on a ipod before i get it on my ipad. which costs a hell of alot more

More revenue comes from the iPhone.

 

[jclardy]

Unfortunate for 3G users, but with half the RAM and slower processor it wouldn't be the greatest...

All the new stuff is awesome...but I really just want to be able to add a file attachment in mail inside of the mail app rather than from each individual app...

 

[Ljohnson72]

I didn't see the iPad mentioned. Does the iPad get OS 4.0? Surely it would, right?

 

[CooKieMoNs7eR]

There was nothing excited about the event except for Multitasking FINALLY APPLE, my opinion.

 

[aerowave]

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/04/iphone-os-4-0109-rm-eng.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/04/iphone-os-4-0114-rm-eng.jpg

Thanks Looks good!

 

[alent1234]

I didn't see the iPad mentioned. Does the iPad get OS 4.0? Surely it would, right?

yes, in the fall

 

[ethical]

So 2G iPod touches can't get multi tasking? Thanks Steve, thanks a lot.

You're surprised that something released several years ago is now outdated? Welcome to the world of technology!

 

[NT1440]

They just copied MS who were the first to bring the Live gaming service in general. Is it a good thing? Yes. It it copying an existing service from MS? Yes.

Um, no they werent.....

 

[Small White Car]

hahahahahaha no multitasking for the 3g... WHY?!

Im dying laughing right now

Have you used a 3G?

This should surprise NO ONE. You're laughing about something that was obviously going to happen?

 

[sfwalter]

this sucks

 

[firewood]

So 2G iPod touches can't get multi tasking?

Perhaps their "multi-tasking" implementation requires the ARM Cortex A8 or better? Different MMU and bigger caches.

 

[INeedAMacBook]

what so only 3gs users can get multi tasking :O

 

[RebootD]

I can't wait for wallpapers!!

But seriously I will very much appreciate the Pandora, unified inbox and notifications on my iPT this summer.

 

[troop231]

Not dissin the iPad, but I thought this is what the pic said when it was shone LOL

 

[mrj412]

No multitasking on my iPod touch? Not on the iPad until fall?
Damn Apple, a big bag of disappointment there at the end. Now I am seriously questioning my pending 3G iPad purchase.

 

[Ljohnson72]

They just copied MS who were the first to bring the Live gaming service in general. Is it a good thing? Yes. It it copying an existing service from MS? Yes.

I forgot Xbox Live was in the app store.

 

[hwhalers]

I just noticed tap-to-focus in video. Awesome. Maybe it's a longshot, but unhooking focus and exposure would really expand the capabilities of the device, too. One can dream .

 

[stoomie]

Complain, complain, complain. Piss, moan and whine. Entiled entitled entitled. Is it ever enough for the haters?

 

[OllyW]

iPhone 3G will run "many things"

You can be sure it will run iAds.

 

[Mactagonist]

hahahahahaha no multitasking for the 3g... WHY?!

Im dying laughing right now

You would be dying of frustration if you tried to do much multitasking on the RAM starved iPhone 3g or 2g.

 

[alent1234]

No multitasking for iPod Touch 2nd gen that's bad! Well at least I'll have folders... And background pictures for the home screen... Not that big of a deal though...

he said it's not on API for multitasking, but a few. depends what they finally want to support. and the 3G is going to be 2 years old when OS 4 is released and for a lot of people that means they are eligible for subsidized prices on new iphones

 

[koobcamuk]

 

[rwilliams]

Aaaargh, decisions, decisions. Do I stick with the iPod Touch and just upgrade that to 4.0 & also get the EVO from Sprint, or get the iPhone and go through the hassle of ETF & AT&T?

The things a tech geek must deal with.

 

[MattSepeta]

omg

I love that dead horse animation.

It reminds me of me myself and irene when we kills the cow.