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Just Apple boss Steve Jobs showed the first version of iPhone OS 4.0. The operating system is now available for developers creating new or revising existing apps for the iPhone and iPod touch. By the way: the iPad will get donated the functions, but this happens only in the autumn of 2010.

Multitasking on the iPhone

Then we waited eagerly: iPhone OS 4.0 finally supports multitasking, so the ability to run multiple apps simultaneously. By double-clicking the Home button the iPhone / iPod touch OS 4.0 displays a list of all running apps one, between which you then can easily switch back and forth. The programs are to use it only the resources they actually need (such as the sound output). The rest will be shut down to give other apps more power. Also upload photos to Internet portals or VoIP is possible using parallel multi-tasking. The whole thing only works on the iPhone 3G (and its successors), and a new iPod touch, which also comes in the summer on the market.

Apps sorted into folders
The iPhone applications, you collect in the future in folders (such as "games" or "Applications") and provide for more control on the touchscreen.

Improved E-Mail App
OS 4.0 offers the possibility of multiple e-mail accounts in one inbox and manage different Exchange accounts set up at the same time.

iBook: iPhone and iPod are the e-book reader

The iPad of her already well-known online bookstore iBooks also migrates to the iPhone and iPod touch. In the future you charge directly from the iBook store books on the device and reads them there by means of built-in viewer.

Game Center

Apple sets up the "Game Center" one. There, players wear in a global high score lists, or to make multi-player games. The interface can be integrated into games.

iAd advertising platform

"IAd" displays a personalized and targeted advertising on the region. Apple does it, for example, developers of free apps a chance to earn money through ads, they should receive 60 percent of revenue, Apple gets the remaining 40%.

Surely you are just as excited as we are already eagerly waiting and the keynote tonight at 19:00 German time clock.
Under the slogan "Come see our latest creation" Apple is likely the iTablet, or iSlate present and give us an outlook on the upcoming iPhone OS 4.0.

Apple has just announced the invitations to some bloggers for this day to the already speculated Apple Event on 27 January 2010 sent. From the theme "Come see our latest creation." Can save a New Release deduce nothing new. Probably the iTablet will, or will iSlate presented. The event 10 shall clock in the morning Pacific time, so instead of 19:00 German time.

The rumors agreed in part: The new iPod nano is here.

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Today was released iTunes 9th The first time some data to iTunes. iTunes the largest music retailer worldwide, there are over 100,000 iTunes accounts with credit cards. The App Store Apps 1.8 billion were sold, 8.5 billion songs were sold.

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The hours are counted, here we have even the latest gossip, as well as the planned timing of the Apple Music Events summarized. Continue reading »

It is now confirmed: The iPod Keynote found, as suspected, on 9 September.
Apple intends on time for the Christmas season, the new iPods spend on the market. Specially to load under the slogan "It's only rock'n'roll, but we like it to San Francisco to Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater one." Continue reading »

The Wall Street Journal for belonging technique is AllThingsD page 9 September as the date for this year's Apple Keynote known, is to saying something, because the WSJ otherwise rather breathe out.

"And according to sources close to the company, the date is Wednesday, Sept. 9th
The event will be held in San Francisco, most likely at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, where it has occurred in years past-and is expected to showcase upgrades to the iPod line and an update to iTunes that may involve some sort of social element . Our sources insist it will not involve any discussion whatsoever of the tablet Apple is reportedly developing. "

Everything as already suspected: New iPods and an iTunes update, but not (yet) a Tablet PC or similar We may be happy we are in any case, not only to the mandatory memory, no, probably on new hardware and software features such as the almost certain integrated digital camera in the iPod Touch and possibly also in the iPod nano.
Pending the appointment - if it is indeed true - confirmed officially, still time is there. Apple are such events, usually a week in advance, which would have a nice date 09/09/2009

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Also this year we must reckon with new iPods in September, estimates that firmware and hardware updates for the iPod touch and on the iPod nano. The Touch model is - according to rumors - in addition to a camera, a microphone and get used to not only as a voice recorder, perhaps we can look forward to the newly introduced iPhone voice control. Rumor has donated Apple iPod nano even a camera.
Looking back, one can see from year to year, additional memory, this time is the iPod Touch is not an increase to up to 64 GB unlikely. Supposedly for prices like this: 16/32/64 199/299/399 GB for dollar.

Now, at the time of presentation. Many different sources say 8 and 15 September to know, in principle, one can be sure that the keynote will take place in the first half of September last year, the current models still on 9 September presented. Furthermore, puzzled, however, whether Apple boss Steve Jobs to keynote again personally carries out or leaves the scene a potential successor.
The "One more thing" in the form of a tablet PC that is likely to remain out: Various sources suggest that a Tablet PC from Apple does not appear before the spring of 2010.
And if the new iTunes version 9 sees the light of day is also unclear, but it is increasingly likely.

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