Applelinks iPhone News Reader - Friday, March 12, 2010

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Apple's iPhone 4.0 Software To Deliver Multitasking Support?
New Gestures Coming To An iPhone/iPad Near You: Triple Tap And Long Press
Apple sees 98% iPhone Growth As Microsoft, Google Prepare For Battle
Carrier Apathy Depresses Google Phone Outlook - Nexus One Estimates Drop 70%
ModulR Case Liberates Your iPad From Your Lap



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Apple's iPhone 4.0 Software To Deliver Multitasking Support?

Appleinsider's Kasper Jade and Prince McLean report:

Apple this summer will go a long way towards silencing critics and catering to one of the most prevalent demands of its iPhone user base, when it introduces a multitasking solution through the handset's 4.0 software update that will finally allow several third party apps to run concurrently and in the background.


For the full report visit here:
http://bit.ly/aEt04e







New Gestures Coming To An iPhone/iPad Near You: Triple Tap And Long Press

9To5Mac's Cleve Nettles reports:

On the surface, the latest iPhone 3.2 Beta 4 SDK didn't have much new information. Diving a little deeper however, we find some very exciting news.

In the gestures folder, you'll see two new types of commands (3Tap.plist and LongPress.plist) that are certainly not implemented in the current 3.1 iPhone SDK.


For the full report visit here:
http://www.9to5mac.com/long-press-3tap-iphone-gestures-435983467






Apple sees 98% iPhone Growth As Microsoft, Google Prepare For Battle

Appleinsider's Neil Hughes reports:

Worldwide smartphone shipments stormed back last quarter with 37.2 percent in growth, and Apple's iPhone led the way with a 97.9 percent year-over-year surge in shipments. But the real coming battle in the mobile market, according to one analyst, lies between Microsoft and Google.


For the full report visit here:
http://bit.ly/9HXbrP






Carrier Apathy Depresses Google Phone Outlook - Nexus One Estimates Drop 70%

The Register's Wireless Watch reports:

Optimizing the data center for cost and efficiency Google is discovering just how dangerous it is to ruffle the feathers of the major cellcos. Its Nexus One handset may be one of the most advanced on the market and bear the magical brand, but half-hearted marketing efforts by carriers have led to disappointing sales. Now, analysts at Goldman Sachs have slashed their estimates for sales of the phone this year by 70 per cent.


For the full report visit here:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/11/nexus_one_sales/






ModulR Case Liberates Your iPad From Your Lap

Gizmodo says:

I like my gadgets how I like my twilight swimming: naked. Cases, like bathing suits, usually just get in the way. But the ModulR case is a little different, letting you mount, strap, or kickstand your iPad in different positions.


To read more, click here.
http://gizmodo.com/5491246/modulr-case-liberates-your-ipad-from-your-lap



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