New, beter version of the iPhone!! the iPhone OS 4.0 that can do many, MANY more things than your regular iPhone!

One thing that ive always hated about the iPhone is that it cannot run third-party apps in the background along with other apps (basically like minimizing stuff on a computer). But this is finally coming to an end with the major OS revision for the Apple iPhone. It will be coming with more than a 100 new, exiting features like multitasking, a unified email inbox, support for Apple's new iBookstore, a social gaming network, a series of interface enhancements (such as app folders and wallpapers for the home screen), and many more




















Multitasking:
Here's how it'll work: If you're running an app on the iPhone — anything from the core Mail app to, say, a game like Tap Tap Revenge — you just double-click the Home key to pull up a small window shade at the bottom of the screen, which can show four apps at a time (just swipe to scroll through more running apps). Tap an app in the new multitasking "dock" and you'll switch to the app, with the first app's state saved in the background. So now, for example you could listen to music on Pandora, while browsing the internet, etc.

A universal e-mail box:
In iPhone OS 4.0 users will get a single, unified in box, just like BlackBerry users have enjoyed since ... well, forever. You'll also be able to "fast switch" between accounts, sort messages by thread, and open attachments with a third-part app (nice). Also, good news for Exchange users: No longer will you be restricted to a single Exchange account.

Home screen changes:
Untill now, users couldnt really do anything special to their homescreens. But now, users can set up a "folder" icon that contain simillar apps (for example, a folder for all games). This will not only sort your apps out, but also boost the number of apps that can be displayed on the iPhone's home screen from 180 to more than 2,100.

Social gaming network:
Social gaming networkThe Xbox 360 has Xbox Live, the PS3 has the PlayStation Network, and now the iPhone will have Game Center, a new social gaming system that'll let you earn achievements, invite pals to your personal gaming network, compare top scores on leaderboards, and square off with other players via matchmaking.

So, do you like these new features in the iPhone OS 4.0? And if so which one do you like best?