New York, Tony Karakashian, March 12 2010.

The latest buzz sweeping the blogosphere concerns a rumor that the iPhone OS 4.0 MAY finally offer the ability to multitask.  Apple’s taken a lot of flack over the years for not offering what is probably the most basic of features in today’s computing environment. Johnny-Come-Latelys, like the Droid, who are trying to capitalize on the iPhone’s success by copying it are touting this prominently in their advertising.

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I was reading an interesting news article from pocketgames this morning, where they unveiled hints in the code to a new device called the N89, which includes video codec for 720p.

720p means basically that the resolution is 720 pixels vertical by 1280 pixels horizontal with progressive scan. It has a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9.

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Brussels, Robin Bollen // Jan 08, 2009

A new year brings a new iPhone, which is for sure when Apple sticks to its current iPhone release cycle. To sum up the releases of the iPhone;

iPhone 4GB / 8GB June 29 2007
iPhone 8GB/16GB Feb 05 2008
iPhone 3G 8GB/ 16 GB July 11 2008
iPhone 3G S 16GB/32GB June 19 2009

There is one date that stands out from the others and that is Feb 05 2008, with the storage increase of the original iPhone to 16GB after the 4GB has been discontinued in September 2007. If the current rumors of the iPhone 3G S 8GB edition are true, then this year we can have again a double iPhone release. Around February the lower storage version, to put prices down even further, and in the summer the iPhone ‘4 G’.

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The existence of an 8GB model of Apple’s hot iPhone 3GS looks more likely if you take a gander at this webpage from Rogers Wireless of Canada.

There it is in full public view in a comparison chart — the iPhone 3GS is available in 32GB, 16GB and — now — 8GB.

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Before we talk about the Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)/Mac tablet that Stefan absolutely believes is a crock of bullshit, let’s talk about the latest iPhone OS 3.1 beta release. The still-developing iPhone OS 3.1 beta contains a USBConfiguration.plist that refers to some sort of “iProd” device. The mystery device indicates configurations for “standardMuxPTPEthernet” and “AppleUSBEthernet,” both of which are used by the iPhone.

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Apple’s demand for flash memory is proving insatiable in the run-up to new iPods, according to one report. Also, Samsung has developed technology that could increase the processor speed of future Apple handhelds.

Toshiba may be overwhelmed by Apple memory orders

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Last Thursday, 25 year-old Sun Danyong committed suicide after a fourth-generation iPhone prototype he was responsible for went missing. It’s a story, from what tech-industry friends in China tell me, of how Apple’s secretive ways send extreme pressure all the way down the company’s international supply chain.

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A whole bunch of new patents were just released by Apple. They detail several potential new features that we could see hit with the next generation of iPhone. Here’s what you Apple fans can look forward to getting on your smartphones soon;

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Seemingly confirming Apple’s basic iPhone product strategy for next week, T-Mobile Netherlands’ phone catalog is showing 16GB and 32GB iPhones for 2009 as well as a possible 8GB model.

A pair of tips show an entry known as “iPhone 2009” in both black and white for the two identified capacities, hinting that Apple will no longer reserve a second color option for its best model.

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Next week at Apple’s annual World Wide Developers Conference the company will be unveiling its new iPhone, a device that will sport a built-in 3D graphics chip, operate on a new, higher-speed network and hit mid-July, sources tell Kotaku.

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