iOS 4 compatible, requires upgrade fee [Jailbreak Only]

MyWi (reviewed here) has been updated to work on iOS 4, and has received a number of major improvements in the process. This new version is only available on the Rock App jailbreak store, though. New features include live battery usage indicators, option for a status bar icon instead of the giant blue bar, and [...]

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How To Close an App in iOS 4 Via the New Multitasking Bar

How do you close out an iPhone app that is running in the background in the new iOS 4?  We’ve had more than one reader ask this question since the launch of the new iPhone operating system, and the iPhone 4, last week.  Some have asked about this due to battery drain concerns, and others [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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