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iPhone OS 4.0 Preview Event Scheduled for This Thursday

hssky97 said:
I'm real glad a didn't buy the 1st ipad but it looks awesome, this event I hope it announces a new ipad but I doubt it. I'm surprised on how low profile apple kept this event. There better be multitasking in the new OS.

everyone cross your fingers for a CDMA compatible iphone w/video conferencing (via Ichat) :D
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A new iPad?Hardware?3 days after going on sale??

Seriously?????????
 
Peace said:
Guess you didn't see the invitations snail mailed to people a few hours before Apple's announcement eh ?
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Poor Microsoft!Their phone will be blown away 4 days before they reveal it!Can't wait to see how lame it looks after the OS4 preview!
Zune anyone?

Hey maybe you'll be able to use your Microsoft phone to "squirt"at people!
 
To be honest multitasking isn't even a big issue for me. I can't see myself needing to run TWO apps simutaneously. I do however, want some kind of widget layer to reply to SMS without leaving the current app, that is all I ask.

Although I can see multitasking to be useful for music streaming apps, so you can stream music and browse the net at the same time.
 
mklnz said:
To be honest multitasking isn't even a big issue for me. I can't see myself needing to run TWO apps simutaneously. I do however, want some kind of widget layer to reply to SMS without leaving the current app, that is all I ask.

Although I can see multitasking to be useful for music streaming apps, so you can stream music and browse the net at the same time.
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I just want multiple safari pages to load at once or in the background. I'm sure AT&T had some input into blocking this.

Oh, and Pandora for music listening.
 
Whilst everybody is talking multitasking, how cool would it be if apple decided it needed its own equivalent of blackberry messenger.

Personally i think its long over due and alot of my Blackberry friends wont switch until the iphone gets a dedicated messenger service. I think an apple messenger could be a new feature in OS 4.0 it would defo bring over some blackberry users.
 
skafia said:
Remember, iPad owners only get version 4.0 for free, 5.x will be a paid upgrade. I was hoping we get 3.3-3.9.... Seems like more of a value.
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How is it any more of a value? OS5.0 will come out next Spring/Summer whether they bother with more 3.x point releases or not ... :confused:
 
I dunno if anyone's said this before, but I thought at first sight it was an article for BBC Radio 4. :cool:

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(oh, and I know it's an old logo now, just noticed the similarities.)
 
zub3qin said:
So, is OS 4.0 going to be something relevant to 3GS and iPhone 4 only?
Or maybe only for new hardware only-- 3G/3GS is maxed out?
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If 4.0 features were going to be relevant to the new phone ONLY, then there would be ZERO reason for Apple to talk about it now. They would just talk about it when they announce the new hardware.

So it's going to apply to AT LEAST the 3GS too, and probably the 3G as well (still the largest base of iPhone users out there, no? They don't want to piss them all off). 2G users, however, will likely get left out.
 
nelmat said:
Nope,

Apple have no need to worry about the hype machine. I'm pretty sure 4.0 has been in the pipeline longer than the imminent release of the evo...
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I know the "hype" around the Evo is just overwhelming, but I think Apple will find a way to survive this juggernaut.
 
Rojo said:
So it's going to apply to AT LEAST the 3GS too, and probably the 3G as well (still the largest base of iPhone users out there, no? They don't want to piss them all off). 2G users, however, will likely get left out.
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Even though I am an iPhone 3G owner, I feel the iPhone 3G's lack of performance will prevent it from getting any sort of performance heavy features (possibly including multitasking). 3GS might be the minimum.
 
cmaier said:
LOL. You expected it to work with ECF?
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You know, I was really hoping it would!

I hated it at first, tooling around in the Apple Store. Then I started getting used to the interface and keyboard, and I thought about creating short pleadings with Pages and uploading them via ecf. When I logged on using iPad's Safari the button for uploading files was inactive. Then I thought, "what's the use for me of a mobile computer where I can't upload the occasional file to ecf?"

Not saying the iPad isn't cool for a lot of people. But for me, I can't justify having it without that functionality.
 
I would like...

*New homescreen- Current one is inefficient, old and dull.

*More multi-touch gestures- I don't know about anyone else but one of my favourite things about my iphone with all the swiping and pinching and stuff is that it feels like its almost out of minority report. 3 finger gestures please.

*Apple radio app- TuneIn radio is ok but very unreliable.

*Apple Maps- Story broke a while ago that they were going to do this, I would love to see what they did with it.

*Easier access to certain settings- Its a bit of a drag to turn off wifi, 3g and to other battery saving measures, if multi-tasking is going to be such a battery drain this could be important.

*Folders for apps- Having different pages for different types of apps works ok but my mild OCD makes me uncomfortable if I don't have nice rows of apps. Plus its annoying to cycle through multiple pages.

*Multitasking- They will do it this time, I'm hoping to be blown away at how they integrate it.

*iBooks for iPhone- I like Stanza but it isn't Apple slick.
 
Sneakz said:
Even though I am an iPhone 3G owner, I feel the iPhone 3G's lack of performance will prevent it from getting any sort of performance heavy features (possibly including multitasking). 3GS might be the minimum.
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I think I speak for allot of people when I say that i'll never buy a iPhone 3GS. I will be sure to be the first in line for a iPhone 4G but im not going to buy a 3GS when it only does things marginally quicker. If they want me to spend my hard earned cash, give me something fresh and new.
 
Sneakz said:
Even though I am an iPhone 3G owner, I feel the iPhone 3G's lack of performance will prevent it from getting any sort of performance heavy features (possibly including multitasking). 3GS might be the minimum.
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Don't think that will be true considering I use the 3G phone, backgrounder, and pro switch with no problems. streamed WJR while doing other things with zero problems never lost good ol rush or mr hannity ;)
 
I want the option to stop the ability to shut off the phone when it is under a keylock. That way, if I lose my phone or it is stolen, the phone cant be turned off while I use Find my iPhone to locate it. That's one downside of Mobile Me. Oh, and the ability to restore it when in the locked mode, so that it would require an Apple Store visit to restore it. And then at the Apple store they can see it has been stolen and it can be recovered by the original owner.
 
Raidersmojo said:
Don't think that will be true considering I use the 3G phone, backgrounder, and pro switch with no problems. streamed WJR while doing other things with zero problems never lost good ol rush or mr hannity ;)
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this is off topic, but whats WJR? Does it allow you to listen to rush anytime of the day even if you miss him? I can never listen from 12-2!

thanks.
 
TheSpaz said:
I think what people are trying to say is... by today's standards, 256MB isn't a heck of a lot. I don't think it leaves Apple much room to expand.
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If I understand it correctly I think the lack of ram is important.

It will make developers more efficient when coding apps.
More efficient apps mean less computing power, which in turn means less battery consumption.

Basically, the apps have enough room to work, but thats it, no waste.
And when the next wave of apps are released that need more resources, battery tech will have improved, processor speed etc to cope.
In the mean time, apps are efficient, apple saved $$ and you'll have more reason to buy the next one. Win Win Win. :rolleyes:

I also really really hope that the background processes are done by the limited 10mb dashboard (only run what is actually necessary) approach.
This shouldn't affect speed much at all.

Maybe i'm wrong with this but thats what I see.
 
Wow, I havent been this excited about anything apple since the new imacs, and I was let down with those. Cant wait for this.
 
This may sound lame but I wish I could copy more than one picture at a time when going to paste into an email, drives me crazy to do them one at a time, arrghh. Unless there's a way already and I just don't know it.
 
I just want it to have some magic. Really, is there any reason why the new iPad has to hog all the magic?
 
I just hope it has the features my other $20 phone has.

They are :

1. SMS delivery reports. Important for people who are in business or for that matter anybody.

2. Ability to forward a SMS.

3. Abilit to delete a single SMS and not the whole conversation thread.

It will be really shameful if even now in the 4th installment they do not have these basic features.
 
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