We told you earlier that the iOS 4.2 Gold Master had been released to developers, and we are already starting to see some of the new features in iOS 4.2. One of those is a new multitasking bar for the ...

It would be unwise to think that you can manage tasks on your mobile device better than the engineer that designed it. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...

Multitasking is a common, even expected activity–both in our daily lives and in our gadget-driven lives. Steve Jobs freely acknowledges that Apple has been late to the multitasking party, but that’s ...

Google is developing a new way to multitask on Android, taking advantage of the bubble system previously only found in messaging apps. The new system will enable one-tap multitasking, making things ...

Subtle changes to iOS 4.2 in the Golden Master released to developers Monday include the addition of volume controls and an AirPlay button to the multitasking bar and an option to access MobileMe with ...

Apple on Tuesday was awarded a patent for a method which allows smartphone users to quickly switch between multiple open apps, a feature many iOS device owners have come to find indispensable. The U.S ...

One of the most highly anticipated features of iOS 4 is its multitasking. But on day one, this feature is a mixed bag, and appears to be best left to Apple’s own core apps–as opposed to third-party ...

Along with the restoration of the hardware screen-orientation lock, the new iOS 4.3 beta for iPad adds new multitouch gestures to quickly switch between apps. Using four or five fingers, you can now ...

Gestures in iOS 5 should come as less of a shock to the system as the ones Apple introduced to Mac OS X Lion this summer. All of the single- and two-finger gestures previously supported in iOS carry ...

The first interesting tidbit to surface from the iOS 4.2 GM firmware release today is the fact that there is a new multitasking bar on the iPad. The new version sports both brightness and volume ...