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Ahead of Thursday's release of the new and improved iPhone 4, Apple is today launching a series of software improvements collectively known as iOS 4 to owners of older generation iPhones and iPod Touch devices. iOS 4, the updated form of the iPhone operating system, brings over 100 new features, some big - like folders for apps and unified inboxes, some small - like home screen wallpapers and threaded email, and some - like multi-tasking - which your old iPhone may not be able to run at all.

Multi-tasking, iPhone's Newest Trick, Doesn't Run on Older Devices
Announced in April during a presentation on Apple's Cupertino campus, iOS 4 delivers several long-awaited features for many iPhone users, the most important of which may be "multi-tasking," the ability for apps to run in the background while you launch and use additional applications in the foreground. Developers must first update their iPhone apps to take advantage of this new feature but after doing so, those applications become accessible via a "task menu" that appears at the bottom of the iPhone's screen, launched by double-tapping the iPhone's "Home" button.

Although multi-tasking is arguably the standout feature of the iOS 4 software, users of older iPhones won't be able to take advantage of the new functionality. Multi-tasking won't work on the iPhone 3G or second generation iPhone Touch devices. And those who still have the original iPhone can't run the new software at all.

Other Top Features
Along with multi-tasking, iPhone OS 4 apps can also be configured to run in the background, a helpful feature for music applications like Pandora which, before, would stop music playback when you exited the app. Now, you can continue streaming tunes while checking email, browsing the Web, texting, playing games or doing anything else you want. Even better, location services such as those used by turn-by-turn applications like Tom Tom will also be able to run in the background, meaning you won't get lost just because someone calls you while you're navigating via GPS.

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