The developers have a dateline up to Summer to convert their applications so that their apps can enjoy the features provided by this new operating system upgrade!

Supported devices : iPhone 3Gs & 3rd Gen iPodTouch (Available to End Users by Summer)
Limited Support: iPhone 3G (no multitasking)
Not supported: 2nd Gen iPodTouch and below
iPad will not be supported until coming FALL.

Here I will list the most important & exciting features that concern end users will expect to see but now under developer testing.

iPhone OS 4.0 Feature List

• Over 1500 new APIs for developers to use!!
• Bluetooth keyboards
• Custom Home screen wallpaper, Lock screen wallpaper
• 5x digital zoom
• Tap to focus video
• Create playlists
• Multitasking – double click home button raise all apps that are running like a dock
• VOIP apps like skypes can now run at the background
• Your location can be tracked at the background so that your GPS app won’t lose tracking if calls comes in
• Local Push notification can enable apps to push notification without server access
• Task Completion – uploading or downloading can be run at the background and complete later even switched to another app
• Folders – Able to organize your apps into multiple folders by dragging one app on top of another and instantly makes a folder!
• With Folders, you can now have OVER 2000 apps installed instead of 180
• Email organize by thread
• Open file from email attachment
• unified inbox – all your emails account consolidated into a single inbox view
• iBooks on your iPhone!!!!
• SSL VPN support
• Apple’s own social gaming network to matchmaking players to play with each other, get achievements, invite friends, leaderboards
• Brand new Apple’s Advertising platform, iAds – interactive ads that runs within a free app live just like another app but it’s a advertisement coded in HTML5

Personally, I feel that Apple had taken lot’s of cool stuff from the Jailbreaking community right into the OS which is EXCELLENT and I got a feeling many of the third party apps developer might be either got hired or feeling a bit of heat right now. Overall, it’s for the best of the iPhone users who prayed & wish for a better iPhone OS and they got it however there are no mention about the cost of upgrades but most likely very minimal or free so that all iPhone users will upgrade.

This is one of the better upgrades ever for the iPhone iPod Touch Platform, rejoice Apple Fans & Investors!

The full specification will be at Apple.com website.

The most important details are below

Display

1. 9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
2. 1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi)
3. Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
4. Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Wireless and Cellular
Wi-Fi model

1. Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n)
2. Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology

Wi-Fi + 3G model

1. UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
2. GSM/EDGE (850, 900,1800, 1900 MHz)
3. Data only2
4. Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n)
5. Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology

Battery and Power

1. Built-in 25Whr rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
2. Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music
3. Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system

Looks like a up sized iPhone!

The pricing starts at USD $499 for the lowest end model!! Full Pricing List here!

Pros

1. It’s super thin
2. Long battery lifespan – depends on what you do with it
3. Cheap
4. Large screen
5. Same sensitive multi-touch screen as iPhone or iPod Touch
6. User friendly

Cons

1. No Camera at all – no way of video conferencing so it should be a up sized of iPodTouch instead
2. No news on the multi-tasking – can update in the future
3. Too big to fit into the pants but who cares…hehe.

The Straits Times Razor TV is an online video news channel that webcast from Singapore Press Holding’s Multimedia Centre web studio. It offers video on demand for those who want to control what they watch and when. 

This is something that I had almost dream of having that the media finally in the palm of my hands and many juicy tabloids & Singapore related videos are screen in this cool little application and the best of all…it’s FREE!

I know I will definitely enjoy watching these videos in my High Broad Band WIFI Netgear Router zones and catch the latest happening in Singapore.

If you live in Singapore or wants to know more about the daily happenings in Singapore, this is the application to get!

If you can’t get the application due to the fact your “country” of your iTunes are not Singapore, kindly refer to my tips for the solution!

Singapore Press Holdings Webs Site

The Straits Times Razor TV Support

The Straits Times is a local Singapore’s oldest newspaper in Singapore since 1845 and considered the forefront of local news.

It contains the latest news updated throughout the day with possibly multiple people updating it on a timely basis!

It has the following sections

1. Top Stories
2. Singapore
3. SE Asia
4. Asia
5. More
   - World
   - Money
   - Sports
   - Tech & Science
   - Lifestyle
   - Bookmarks
   - About

With the above updated very frequently and for free, you can be assured that this is one of those indespensable news reader for local people in Singapore! The best is it’s for free!

Singapore Press Holdings Web Site