Apple today is releasing its latest operating system for the iPhone, named iOS 4. While it’s meant to run on all iPhones that are available, not all iPhones will have all the features of iOS 4. To see a breakdown of the features each iPhone type will have, click here. Before you upgrade, here are some things you need to do.
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As we mentioned in the show last night and I posted on Twitter last week, AT&T has been bumping up people’s upgrade dates in preparation for the new iPhone which is supposed to be announced today at Apple’s WWDC at 10am PT (1pm ET). By dialing *639# into your iPhone, you’ll get a text message back telling you if you’re eligible for an upgrade. As you can see from the composite photo I made of two responses I got a few weeks apart, I was originally eligible in November, and today I can upgrade immediately.
Steve Jobs just released his thoughts on why Apple doesn’t support Flash on their mobile devices. This debate has been going on for several years now since the release of the iPhone, and it’s one that iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad owners have been painfully aware of.
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Today, Apple announced iPhone OS 4. This OS covers the iPhone versions 1 (Edge), 3G, and 3GS, iPod Touch, and iPad. They’ve made some changes which are long overdue and look like they’ll be a hit with current users. Not all features will be available on all devices.
Soon after Apple releases its new iPad, they announce a sneak preview of iPhone OS 4.0. There’s no hint about what we expect to see in this OS upgrade, but I’m hoping that Apple can provide a solution for multitasking. Their biggest concern is battery life, so perhaps they’ll only allow certain types of computational threads or connectivity to run in the background with certain permissions. I’d also like to see a Documents space like we have for photos and music.
