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Happy iOS 4 Day!

Just in case you’ve somehow managed not to hear as yet, today is public release day for iOS 4 – the brand spanking new update to what was formerly known as iPhone OS.

iOS 4 is available now for updating your iPhone and iPod Touches with – though keep in mind that the levels of support for it vary by how old your device is.

I’ve recently been running the final pre-release ‘GM’ build of iOS 4 but I’m still going to download and apply the final release version later today.

What are your iOS 4 update plans?  Already done it, planning for later on, waiting for your new iPhone 4 later this week?  Share in the comments …

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Tilt to Live is FREE until Monday

I should have posted this earlier, but it actually slipped my mind. The excellent accelerometer-based action game, Tilt to Live, is being offered for free this weekend (thanks to FreeAppADay.com). It’s a fantastic game with a lot of replayability, an amazing tilt control scheme, and some very entertaining in-game music and graphics — a worthy addition to your

Facebook 3.1.3 Update Goes Live, Videos Work

Anyone who has used the Facebook app for iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad knows the frustrations of not being able to watch videos.  Not only are videos unavailable, but there are numerous other quirks and annoying bugs that inhibit the functionality of the popular social networking app.  Well, the 3.1.3 update for the Facebook App has come out, and fortunately it has fixed the video bug, and added some other tweaks to improve users’

Demo of Fast App Switching apps on iOS 4

[Apple calls this "fast app switching", but I called it state saving in the vid -- oops]

Patrick mentioned earlier that the first wave of iOS 4 compatibility updates have arrived, but I thought I’d try and show exactly what you can look forward to when the final version of the OS is released this Monday. Please note that this behaviour should not be expected by default. Default iPhone apps like Photos, Settings, and Calendar already support state saving, but we’ll have to wait for specific iOS 4 compatibility updates before other apps save their states. Pastebot and Evernote have already been updated, though.

It should also be noted that there are other forms of iOS 4 multitasking coming soon, but they don’t seem to work properly on the iOS 4

iOS 4 App Updates Coming Faster Now

With the release of iOS 4 – the next big operating system update for the iPhone – just a couple of days away now, app updates to support the new OS version seem to be coming thick and fast now.

Just last night I installed updates for three favorite apps that added iOS 4 support – Dropbox, Evernote, and Pastebot.

Here’s hoping that we’ll soon see the vast majority of good apps updated to support the new OS.  I’m already running the GM build of it, but

Onkyo C413 10.1-inch Netbook

Weighing at only 1.1Kg, the new Onkyo C413 comes jam packed with an Intel Atom N450 processor, a 1GB RAM, a 160GB HDD, a 10.1-inch 1024 x 600 glossy display, a 0.3MP webcam, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and Microsoft Windows 7 Starter. Too bad, this netbook only has a 3-cell battery that provides up to 2.5-hour of operation time. The Onkyo C413 also provides a VGA out and USB ports.

MSI CX410 Multimedia Laptop

MSI has added a new multimedia laptop to its Classic series by bringing you the CX410. Featuring a black matte finish, the notebook offers a 14-inch 1366 x 768 LED-backlit display, an AMD Athlon II Dual-Core processor, an ATI Radeon HD 545v 512 graphics card, up to 500GB hard drive, a DDR3 system memory, a webcam, a 4-in-1 card reader, WiFi, Bluetooth, an HDMI output and a 6-cell battery. Pricing and release date are still unknown at the moment.

Google and Adobe Prepare to Take On Apple

Right now, Apple is pretty much dominating the internet sconce. Thanks mostly to the iPad which totally changes the whole web experience, their decision to not support Flash has actually made some websites conform to being iPad friendly (as opposed to the iPad being made to be more compatible with existing websites). You can get phone deals for all Apple phones at Moby1, including Apple iPhone 4. If you compare these deals you can even find mobile phones with free gifts.

However, Apple’s days of web domination are numbered with the announcement that many new tablet devices are coming. Sure, they will not be as spiffy or as stylish as the iPhone, but these devices will come armed to the teeth with functions and more importantly, Flash support.

The move would also see the same apps being developed on other platforms, but at least it will not be on the iPhone OS. It has even been said that Android devices were being handed out to former Apple developers in order to show them the vast potential of the open source Android mobile platform.

Steve Jobs: the Man Behind the Raid

The tech industry is pretty much under the heel of Steve Jobs –theoretically at least. In many ways, the messiah of Apple is proving to be quite the lord of chaos in terms of burning bridges and tossing people aside. You can find the best mobile phone deals for Apple phones at Best Mobile Contracts, including mobile phone with free gifts deals and iPhone 4 deals.

Before we head straight into the main scoop, here is a quick recap of what we know is on Jobs’ rap sheet. First off, the man just took sucker punch at Adobe by officially preventing developers from using the new Flash Professional CS5 program for developing iPhone applications. Several weeks ago, Apple also filed an infringement lawsuit against HTC, there are 20 hardware and software patents involved in the case –most of which target Android handsets. Just a few days back, Jobs has reportedly fired an employee for revealing the iPad 3G to Steve Wozniak two minutes earlier than planned.

Well, sounds bad does it not?

Two takes on iOS 4