iPhone OS 4.0 Breakdown – Front Facing Camera Coming to new iPhone?!

Apple announced the iPhone OS 4.0 yesterday with a handful of new features, one of the features that they announced is a feature that was requested ever since the iphone got released back in 2007, Multitasking. and also a few other additions to the OS that are more than welcome.

Apple’s version of multitasking is very impressive. Its not your current version of multitasking and its not “true” multitasking, when you exit an app its no longer running in the background but rather is in a suspended state ala Windows Phone 7, but what Apple did is very clever, new API’s are available that gives 3rd party developers access to certain processes to accomplish “multitasking”. Those services are:

• Background Audio
• Voice Over IP
• Background Location
• Push Notifications
• Local Notifications
• Task Completion
• Fast App Switching

So its not true multitasking but should cover most of the regular user’s need.

More details after the break

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The Ugly Truth – Collateral Murder

Wikileaks just released a confidential video that shows an American Apache pilot firing at and killing 12 Iraqis and wounding 2 children. Among the dead are 2 journalists. Reuters demanded a full investigation after the death of thieir employees, but the US military concluded that the actions of the pilots were in accordance with regulations and that they were in a combat operation against coalition forces. People believed the story …..until this video got released just a few hours ago.

Please take 15 minutes and watch the video.

2 Major Announcements Within A Week

Both Apple and Microsoft are holding press conferences/events within a week. Apple event will be on April 8th and will be showcasing their new iPhone OS 4.0. There are no confirmed details on what might the new OS actually have in store for us but rumors consist of:

• Bigger Screen
• Higher Screen Resolution
• Front-Facing Camera
• Multi-Tasking
• Better Notifications
• A Useful Home Screen
• Might Have The New A4 CPU

As for Microsoft its not that simple, it will be held on April 12th and nobody knows what exactly the event will be about. its just speculation now. it could be:

• Project Pink (the long rumored phone project ever since Microsoft acquired Danger-The makers of the Sidekick).
• More Windows Phone 7 news (They officially removed the “Series” part)
• Zune news – really hope not
• Xbox news – The green theme suggests that. (Link)
• Courier Announcement – everybody is really hoping for that one, have you seen the Courier videos??

Solar Energy is Coming to Kuwait

وافق مجلس الوزراء على تشكيل لجنة لتطبيق تقنية الطاقة الشمسية على المباني الحكومية برئاسة وزير الكهرباء والماء الدكتور بدر الشريعان وعضوية ممثلين لست جهات حكومية لا تقل درجتهم عن وكيل وزارة مساعد.

It will be fun if they fully depend on solar power with all the sand storms that we have.

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Netanyahu Humiliated By Barack Obama

After failing to extract a written promise of concessions on settlements, Mr Obama walked out of his meeting with Mr Netanyahu but invited him to stay at the White House, consult with advisers and “let me know if there is anything new”, a US congressman, who spoke to the Prime Minister, said.

“The Prime Minister leaves America disgraced, isolated and altogether weaker than when he came,” the Israeli daily newspaperHaaretz said.

This comes just a few weeks after Israel humiliated visiting Vice President Joe Biden During his visit with a surprise announcement of Jewish settlement plans.

iPad Compatible Apps

It starts, the first iPhone app on my iPhone to get a compatibility update is Ocarina. I’m sure during the next few weeks iPhone owner will be getting a ton of updates.

Top 10 Flyby’s

This is one awesome video, a compilation of the best 10 flyby’s on the web. Those people are just insane.

In other aviation news, The Lockheed Martin’s F-35 managed to hover for the first time. The B variant stayed still for about 90 seconds in Patuxent River naval air station on March 17th.

The F-35 comes in 3 flavors, the “A” variant COTL (Conventional Takeoff and Landing). “B” STOVL (Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing). And Finally “C” Carrier variant, designed to make use of CATOBAR system (Catapult Assisted Take Off But Arrested Recovery).

Champions League Draw Results

Best match is Arsenal vs Barcelona in a reply of the 2006 Champions League final.

New Kuwaiti License Plate Numbers

It seams that we are finally going to get the wide version of the license plate here in Kuwait. Don’t worry, we are just a few decades late. I mean car manufactures had this size in mind when they where making there cars since god knows how long. Anyway, better late than never.

via 4thringroad

Al-Jazeera World Cup Pricing Announced

It seems that AL-Jazeera just announced that if you would like to watch the 2010 World Cup, you will have to fork out $100 ($130 for new customer) to get the pleasure of enjoying the prestigious Football tournament.

But $100 (KD28) is not a lot at all, I remember when ART had the rights for the competitions and people had to pay an arm and a leg (~KD125) to watch 1 month of football.

Thank you Al-jazeera, and I hope I can do the subscription online.

Via Bourashed