iOS4 (iPhone OS 4) released by Apple

Apple today released the iOS 4 (previously called as iPhone OS 4) for the 2nd and 3rd generation iPod touch, iPhone 3G, and iPhone 3GS. According to Apple this release features 100 new features and enhancements. Read more...

Among these the most important are:

• Multitasking: Now you can run your favorite third-party apps and switch between them instantly without slowing down the performance of the foreground app or draining the battery unnecessarily.
• Create playlists: Create custom playlists right on your iPod Touch or iPhone.
• iBooks: More than a great ebook reader, iBooks is also an amazing place to browse and shop for books, day or night.
• Folders: Organize apps into folders with drag-and-drop simplicity. Get faster access to your favorites and browse and manage up to 2160 apps.
• Better Mail: See messages from all your accounts in a unified inbox, organize messages by threads, open attachments in third-party apps, and more.
• Customizable backgrounds for the Home screen

Several of the features like multitasking require more advanced hardware and are therefore only available on the iPhone 3GS and 3rd-generation iPod touch.

You can use the update feature in iTunes to download iOS 4. The iOS 4 update for the 3rd-gen iPod Touch is around 366.5MB and it is 315MB for the 2nd-gen.

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