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With iPad preorders officially starting tomorrow, attention has shifted to iPhone 4.0 software and what features it might bring to both the iPad and future iPhone models.

Apple Insider is now adding fuel to the long-standing rumors that the next big update to Apple’s iPhone OS will feature support for multitasking — that is, the ability for third-party apps to run in the background.

As anyone with a jailbroken iPhone knows, the multitasking limitation for third-party applications in the iPhone OS is purely artificial. Whether it is for security purposes, performance or battery life, Apple has chosen not to allow third-party developers (or even third-party Apple created apps) to run concurrently in the background.

This means that if you want to listen to Pandora while surfing the web in Mobile Safari, well, too bad. Of all the complaints levied against the iPhone, this is probably the one that impacts consumers the most. It doesn’t help that you can, for instance, use the iPod application while surfing the web or using other apps.

Push notifications have mitigated some of the need for many use cases for multitasking — but it’s not a true solution. Read the rest of this entry »

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1. Fast & Furious the Game
2. CNN Mobile
3. Battery Boost Pro
4. Alarm Clock Pro
5. Angry Birds
6. WeeMee Avatar Creator
7. Martha’s Everyday Food
8. The Game of Life
9. Glow Hockey 2
10. Plants vs. Zombies

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1. Tiki Totems
2. iMobsters – 24 Favor Points
3. FortuneBall
4. Dead Strike
5. FaceFighter
6. Words With Friends Free
7. Air Assault
8. Booooly! Free
9. Catch The Egg
10. Hangman Free

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60 Mario and Friends	Sleep Cycle alarm clock	Qik Video Camera
ALL-IN-1 Gamebox	Riddim Ribbon feat. The Black Eyed Peas	iZombieland
Words With Friends	App Genie	Moto X Mayhem
This American Life

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Red Ball	DropBrick	eWiFi
NBC Olympics	Exotic Positions	World War – 24 Honor Points
Valet Hero	Mario & Friends Lite	ADULT: Boobs & Thongs Lite
Minigame Party Lite

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MW2 Pwn	GTA: Chinatown Wars	SpinArt
iCamcorder	Colosseum	Bungee Stickmen
Cash Cab	Power Lyrics	iVideo Camera
Doodle Jump

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Bungee Stickmen	FallDown!	StickBo
World War – 16 Honor Points	Call of Duty Cheats	AHMMM Oh Yeah FREE
Fat-a-pult Lite	Street Racing 23 Rewards Points	iDrag Paper FREE
A Mood Pad

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iVideoCamera	Doodle Jump	Skee-Ball
MW2	The Moron Test	Glow Doodle
Trenches	Bejeweled 2	Alarm Clock Pro
Sexy Pasties: Big Boob Edition

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iDragPaper FREE	A Mood Pad	Jungle Crash Land
LEGO Photo	Glow Hockey FREE	Boob Party
Falling Balls	Ninjas Live – 15 Honor Points	Facebook
Word Scramble 2

When I had the 1st iPhone, as soon as the jailbreaking software became available I decided to take the plunge and jailbreak the phone, not only for the added features, but for making the phone completely my own. During my time with the iPhone 3G, I had no need to jailbreak as most of the apps and usability of the jailbreak became irrelevant, as I wasn’t all that excited about custom themes or anything else of the sort.

A few days ago I noticed that the now pulled Google voice apps I had been using stopped working, so I once again decided to take the plunge and perform a jailbreak using the blackra1n version. I hooked up my iPhone 3GS to iTunes and performed a full sync including backup, then opened the blackra1n app and clicked on the make it ra1n button, and a minute or so later I had a jailbroken iPhone. I then proceeded to install the Cydia and Rock installer apps, and then installed the GV Mobile app, which worked great.

I hate to say that the only reason I jailbroke was for the one app, but that is the only reason, and now by looking around the other app stores, I have been reminded why I jailbroke in the first place. I have my calendar on my lock screen, the temp in the status bar and you can add a lot of left out functionality.

So if you are looking to add features and functionality to your iPhone, go ahead and jailbreak, it’s gotten so easy to do, and there are virtually no risks.