During yesterday’s event, Steve Job has presented the new features on the iOS 4.2, to be launched in November. The first new feature is the possibility of printing documents through network-configured printers with the Print Center feature.

AirPlay was also introduced, which allows users to share pictures, video and songs through Wi-Fi. It will be possible, for example, to listen to songs that aren’t physically present on the device, but on network systems.

The iPad will also now have the possibility of storing the applications in folders and the multitasking will be finally introduced. The update will be free for the iPod touch, iPhone and iPad platforms.

Steve Jobs and Apple have presented a series of new features and products during yesterday’s event. One of them i the new iOS 4.1, the new version of Apple’s mobile OS. This new version includes a long list of bug fixes, promising a more stable OS with some new features.

The first new feature would be the High Dynamic Range photos feature, that allows the device to overlap three different pictures, taken with different lighting. The software then adds those images, selecting the best lighting level for each one of the picture’s zones, so no area is too dark or too light.

The other new feature is Game Center, that allows users to play multiplayer games. Game Center automatically chooses the players in order to associate them with the same level.

Other new features include HD video upload through Wi-Fi, and the download of TV shows directly on the mobile device.

Apple has released the iOS 4.0.2 for the iPhone and iPod touch, and the iOS 3.2.2 for the iPad, trying to solve the PDF bugs, used by JailbreakMe in order to unlock all iOS devices. So if you have done it, better not to update.

In order to update the device, all it takes is connecting it to the PC with the USB cable and open iTunes. The update message should appear to allow users to proceed with the downloading and installation.

The article is labeled as a rumor, so it should be treated as such. The guys from iLounge have received rumors of a bunch of new products on Apple’s 2010/2011 product lineup, using the new iOS 4 software. According to the rumors, these products should be launched by Spring 2011:

- New iPods: apparently these new iPods would be launched by the end of September. One iPod nano, a new iPod Touch and a third device that is still unknown. This mysterious iPod could use the small 1.7″ touchscreen display that Apple has been manufacturing since 2009;

- New iPads: according to the rumors, a new 7″ iPad is practically finished and should be announced by the end of the year or beginning of 2011. Another rumor concerns a 5.6″ version but no details just yet.

- iPhone 5 without antenna problems: This rumor seems more impossible than the others, simply because it would be hard for Apple to project and manufacture a completely new hardware design for the iPhone that doesn’t have antenna issues, unless the whole process has been started already, or requires small changes to the hardware.

- New iPhone 4 bumpers: A new series of bumpers should be launched soon, according to those rumors. The first original ones had a harder plastic material than the current ones being sold, and since the bumpers are given for free to iPhone 4 users until September, Apple’s manufacturing cheaper models to be distributed after September.

During the keynote where the iPhone OS 4 was presented, renamed iOS 4, Steve JObs affirmed that the new firmware would be available for the iPhone and iPod Touch during Summer, while for the iPad it would be needed to wait until Fall.

Apple has communicated, however, that the first iAD interactive ads will not be reaching the iPad before the first release of iOS 4 for that device, scheduled for November. The new APIs introduced on the iOS 4 are indeed necessary in order to manage the iAd platform. So more likely, no iOS 4 on the iPad until November.

The first benchmarks for the iPhone 4 demonstrate, as it was to be expected, that the performances are higher than the iPhone 3Gs but still inferior to the iPad. Even though both devices feature the new Apple A4 processor, the iPad works with a superior resolution (1024 x 760 against 960 x 640 pixels for the iPhone 4) and deal with only 256 MB RAM against 512 MB available for the iPhone 4.

Apple hasn’t revealed the clock frequency on the iPhone 4’s processor, and even the benchmarks cannot figure it out, but it should be slightly inferior than the iPad (1Ghz) in order to avoid overheating and allow the battery to live longer.

However, the tests were done with the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 using the iOS4, while the iPad still has the 3.2. The Geekbench 2 application registers a score of 354 for the iPhone 4 and 270 for the iPhone 3Gs, while Benchtest gives a score of 2298 to the iPhone 3GS, 2514 to the iPhone 4 and 3.367 to the iPad.

Apple has released iOS 4 today. The new OS is the most advanced from all the previous ones developed by Apple: 1500 new APIs for developers and more than 100 features for the final users. The multitasking is definitely one of the most important new features.

The iOS 4 is compatible with the iPhone 4, and also the iPhone 3G and second-generation of iPod Touch, but in these two cases, some features are unavailable. The installation of iOS 4 requires the version 9.2 of iTunes. Here are the links for the downloads for the different versions of devices:

• iPhone 3G
• iPhone 3GS
• iPod Touch (2G)
• iPod Touch (3G)
• iPhone 4

The Worldwide Developers Conference 2010 from Apple has reached “sold-out” status: all the tickets available were sold in eight days. The company has waited a long time to confirm the exact dates for the event, which were only revealed last week.

The announcement, and the price raise on the ticket ($300 more) were received as an attempt of controlling the request for places, although many of the attendees will pay more for their trip than for the ticket.

The development for the Mac OS X platform seems to be pushed to second place during this WWDC: many conferences are scheduled to speak about iPhone and iPad platforms. And it’s probable that during the event, the new iPhone 4G will be revealed.

During the weekend scheduled for the launch of the iPad WiFi + 3G, the sales were estimated at 300.000 unites by Gene Munster, a Piper Jaffray’s analyst. A similar number to the iPad WiFi sold at the beginning of April.

Apple has reported that the stocks for both iPad models were sold out in many stores. When called on Sunday, 49 out of 50 stores said the iPad WiFi + 3G were sold out, and in some cases, even the iPad WiFi. This, according to Munster, is also due to the lack of supplies on the iPad and the slow manufacturing line as well.

The delay in the launch of the iPad in Europe and all over the world was indeed due to these reasons. Munster also analyses the impact of these sales on the market:

“Near-term, this may put downward pressure on launch day/weekend statistics, but long-term we see it as a positive, as consumers are definitely interested in the iPad as a new category,” Munster wrote. “In the first several quarters, we believe Apple will sell about 60% wi-fi only iPads and 40% 3G models.”

Apple has sent a few invitations for an event that will be held tomorrow, April 8th, during which it’s likely that the new iPhone OS 4.0 will be presented. Amongst the many new “promised” features, there’s the multitasking support, which is perhaps one of the most desired ones. Other new features could be an iPad-styled springboard, for example, and a bigger integration between the devices.

Apple has already declared that the current iPads will receive a free update to the iPhone OS 4.0, while the 5.x versions will be available for purchase. It’s likely that the iPhone OS 4.0 will be launched officially together with the iPhone 4G, which makes it possible that tomorrow’s presentation will feature some new information about the next generation of iPhones.

We’ll have to wait and see!