Aaron Ash brought you Multiflow, which is a popular jailbreak application that has a Palm Pre Expose-like multitasking to iOS last November 2009. He released the application even before Apple revealed the multitasking feature in iOS 4. He also released the revamed version of his application that is compatible to iOS 4 as well as the latest version of the Multiflow (v2.1).

The latest version of Multiflow 2.1 brings back the WebOS Cards-style multitasking interface to the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Multiflow is an application switcher for handsets that are already jailbroken, which is a lot better than the default app switcher. You can close the applications running in the background by either clicking on the X button or flicking the app snapshot up or pulling it down.

The latest version of Multiflow 2.1 for iOS 4 comes with the following features:

  • It can show up to 9 applications in the same screen for convenient task switching and much easier than Apple’s
  • The applications can be dragged and dropped when you rearrange them.
  • Multiflow can work alongside or totally replace Apple’s default task switcher by going to Settings –> Multifl0w –> Activation Methods –> Home Button – tap on Double Press
  • It is also compatible on iOS 3.1.X (but you need to install the free Backgrounder jailbreak app).

You can also choose between Expose and Cards interface by going to the Settings app (Multifl0w –> Switcher Style –> Exposé or Cards). If you want to use the default app switcher with Multifl0w then you need to set Multifl0w’s activation method to something other than Double-Press Home. Multiflow is available for a small price of $4.99 on Cydia App Store.

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Next Generation of iPad in 3-4 Weeks?

Posted by unlocker under News, iPad on Wednesday Feb 2, 2011

We need to watch out for the big announcement from Apple about the next generation of iPad. This is the information received by Kevin Rose, the founder of Digg, from a reliable source. The announcement will be made in the next 3-4 week, probably in February 1st.

Kevin wrote in his own blog post, “I have it on good authority that Apple will be announcing the iPad 2 in the next “3-4 weeks”, possibly Tuesday February 1st. The iPad 2 will feature a retina display and front/back cameras.” However, he later clarified that another source told him that while the display on iPad 2 will be of higher resolution than on the current generation iPad, it will not be retina display like iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4G.

There are probably two reasons that prevented the inception of retina display in the second generation of iPad. First, the hefty price of the retina display such as in the case of iPhone 4 as it is pretty expensive. Second, a larger retina display is needed to match the clarity of the iPhone 4, which is not possible in current technology.

Kevin Rose has been inaccurate with Apple rumors. The possibility of a second generation of iPad this February seems unlikely since Apple just released iPad in early 2009 and started taking pre-orders last March. Moreover, Verizon is most likely to announce Apple iPhones on its network on January 11 and release it on February. However, nothing is official yet and we cannot say the final word.

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