June 21, 2010
By the ZippyCart Ecommerce Software Reviews Content Team
The early pre-orders of the iPhone 4 start shipping today, but that is not the big news even for Apple, as their new mobile operating system dubbed iOS 4 goes live today. Owners of the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPhone 3G will all be able to use this new operating system which has over 1,000 back end updates. In addition, the new iOS 4 mobile operating system also has a number of unique front end features that will allow iPhone owners to be more productive. This increase in productivity should allow iPhone owners to have more time to engage in mobile commerce. The first big change is multitasking, which allows certain aspects of 3rd party apps to run in the background while you use other apps. Therefore making the iPhone or iPod Touch more versatile so that someone could listen to a Pandora station while browsing their favorite online clothing site. One other addition with iOS 4 is the ability to use folders for all of your apps, which makes it easier to group your favorite apps for shopping online.
There are also many changes with iOS 4 that will generate more online purchases on the iPhone and iPod Touch. Users of iOS 4 will now be able to send apps to their friends or family as a gift, which will be an easy way for people to send small gifts over this holiday shopping season. Those who love to read will now have iBooks, which provides a great ebook reader that also allows users to easily search for ebooks via their iPhone or iPod Touch. The new iOS 4 mobile operating system should be a welcome change for most users as they have been waiting years for many of these changes to be released.
To learn more, see our article: 5 Ways The iPhone 4G and iOS4 Will Change Ecommerce Forever
Amy is the co-founder of ZippyCart. She went to school for film in Cleveland, Ohio and ended up working in the field of viral video marketing, which eventually led her to her real profession: SEO. When she's not writing for ZippyCart, she can be found out and about Seattle, WA.
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hardware is really awesome these days. It fascinates me how much things improve, I was thinking that as I read this.