Multitasking (finally), iAd, and more coming in iPhone OS 4.0 (Ars Technica)

During a special media event held today in Cupertino, Apple unveiled details about the next major update to the iPhone OS that powers its iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad mobile devices.

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If We Could Design Philadelphia's 311 iPhone App (Philadelphia Magazine's Philly Post)

Yesterday it was revealed that the City of Philadelphia is developing an iPhone application for its 311 non-emergency call system that will allow users to submit requests for city services using an Apple smartphone.

As city Chief Technology Officer Allan Frank told the Inquirer, users will be able to track and retrieve the same information they can from the city’s 311 telephone service. The mobile interface, though, will allow for more, like snapping a photograph of a pothole to request that it be filled.

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Hands on, first impressions, and Photo gallery of Apple iPad (Ars Technica)

Apple revealed their new iPad Tablet today and Ars Technica has photos from the live event and from their hands on with the new iPad.

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Sweet Seeds: Zynga Has Raised Over $1 Million For School Children In Haiti (TechCrunch)

Zynga’s Mark Pincus revealed a pretty impressive number from the Zynga.org wing of the social gaming company, Zynga: They’ve raised over $1 million dollars just from virtual goods for school children in Haiti. [This story ran on January 8, 2010, four days before the earthquake]

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iPhone and Snow Leopard Server's failure to communicate (Ars Technica)

With Apple pushing the iPhone as a full-featured smartphone for the enterprise, you'd think it would work perfectly with its own enterprise-focused Snow Leopard Server. You'd be wrong. The iPhone even functions better in an Exchange environment.

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iPhone and Snow Leopard Server's failure to communicate (Ars Technica)

With Apple pushing the iPhone as a full-featured smartphone for the enterprise, you'd think it would work perfectly with its own enterprise-focused Snow Leopard Server. You'd be wrong. The iPhone even functions better in an Exchange environment.

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