Its a set of services that essentially open and close applications as neccessary rather than allow all applications to run fully in the background: http://www.precentral.net/apple-plays-its-multitasking-card-its-no-ace
On 8 June 2010 11:14, Nigel Barber <[email protected]> wrote: > It's Apple multitasking, i.e. done with attention to detail to ensure good > battery life and user experience, with some restrictions - hence the geek > pedantry. > > My guess is that most of the people complaining are not developers - or > even > iPhone owners! > > > Nigel. > > > > On 8 June 2010 11:03, Tim Leslie <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Lee, are you a software developer or something of that ilk? > > Because, and no offence intended here, but you're talking geek speak, as > > in "I am a normal person and, from what I can see this machine multi > > tasks". > > I've just taken a look at their offering. Now lets just say I'm editing a > > document whilst listening to some music in the back ground (already multi > > tasking and, unless their website is talking total b*llox and they want > > suing by everyone in the world, available with version 4). > > Now lets just say I'm the passenger in a car and I've got my GPS running > > in the background - updating me with directions, whilst I work on sed > > document, listening to music - The GPS will update me of any turns > > required (lowering the music volume automatically). I then get a bit > bored > > of updating the doc, whilst listening to music and getting GPS updates > and > > I return to my Angry Birds game, which I've infuriatingly got stuck at a > > level on - But can return to the doc anytime I want. > > Now, if that ISN'T multi-tasking, please feel free to tell me what is!!!! > > > > http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/multitasking.html > > > > > its NOT full multi-tasking....far from it! > > > > > > On 8 June 2010 10:33, Tim Leslie <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> > > >> > > > http://www.apple.com/iphone/?cid=CDM-US-DM-P0009392-Consumer&Email_PageName=P0009392-Consumer&Email_OID=0102de549df2d51e68c9d2cc6b5818e8&cp=em-P0009392-Consumer&sr=em > > >> > > >> Full multi tasking > > >> HD Video > > >> Video conferencing > > >> AND, in total agreement with whoever mentioned it ... Angry Birds > app!! > > >> > > >> Love 'em or hate 'em, where Apple go, the rest follow. > > >> > > >> > I take it the iphone thread was started to take account of steve > jobs > > >> > unveiling of iphone 4 yesterday > > >> > > > >> > 32gb and 300 hour standby battery time. > > >> > > > >> > I am going to go for it to replace failing old ipod and phone. > > >> > > > >> > Still BB for work though > > >> > > > >> > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list > > >> administrators > > >> accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of > contributors. > > >> Leedslist mailing list > > >> [email protected] > > >> http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > >> and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails > > >> away > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators > > accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. > > Leedslist mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails > away > > > > > > -- > blog.mindbrix.co.uk/2010/01/20/zoomable-gallery/ > www.concentrichron.com > -- > > Mindbrix -- Dream it, draw it, build it, love it > > 69 Derby Street > Beeston > Nottingham > NG9 2LG > > +44 7905 311 352 > [email protected] > www.mindbrix.co.uk > Skype: ntbarber > twitter.com/mindbrix > _______________________________________________ > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators > accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. > Leedslist mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away > _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away
