Apple on Tuesday was awarded a patent for a method which allows smartphone users to quickly switch between multiple open apps, a feature many iOS device owners have come to find indispensable. The U.S ...

The first interesting tidbit to surface from the iOS 4.2 GM firmware release today is the fact that there is a new multitasking bar on the iPad. The new version sports both brightness and volume ...

Multitasking is a common, even expected activity–both in our daily lives and in our gadget-driven lives. Steve Jobs freely acknowledges that Apple has been late to the multitasking party, but that’s ...

It’s probably true that you’ve learned some great iOS gestures with two or three fingers, like pinching in or out to zoom and the like. But did you know that you can use some multitasking features ...

The release of iOS 5 saw Apple address two of the biggest shortcomings of the operating system: dependence on a computer and notifications. It also took tentative steps towards improving its ...

Along with the restoration of the hardware screen-orientation lock, the new iOS 4.3 beta for iPad adds new multitouch gestures to quickly switch between apps. Using four or five fingers, you can now ...

The iPhone is the best way for many users to listen to music. Apple makes it easy to control your music on the iPhone, but all the shortcuts aren’t easy to find. This guide will show iPhone owners how ...

We told you earlier that the iOS 4.2 Gold Master had been released to developers, and we are already starting to see some of the new features in iOS 4.2. One of those is a new multitasking bar for the ...

It would be unwise to think that you can manage tasks on your mobile device better than the engineer that designed it. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...

Bear Notes for iOS got a 1.3 update on Wednesday, bringing new note multitasking feature for iPad and iPhone as well as adding Apple Watch support to the popular writing app for the first time. Using ...

Google is developing a new way to multitask on Android, taking advantage of the bubble system previously only found in messaging apps. The new system will enable one-tap multitasking, making things ...

Gestures in iOS 5 should come as less of a shock to the system as the ones Apple introduced to Mac OS X Lion this summer. All of the single- and two-finger gestures previously supported in iOS carry ...