There's Several Apps for That

Coming soon to iPhone 4.0 (and then to iPad) — multitasking! And some other cool stuff, too, but most of the improvements seem to be under the hood. Although the ability to organize apps into folders will make life lots easier for app-hungry users like me. The new integrated Inbox will likely prove indispensable.

Honestly, though, I’m not that excited about the multitasking. My iPhone 3GS launches and shuts down apps so quickly, that it practically feels like multitasking. The iPad runs even faster. Older iPhone and iPod Touch models don’t have enough horsepower to multitask, and so won’t be getting that feature.

On the other hand, if El Jobso is up to his usual tricks, he’s introduced something I don’t want, but will later wonder how I ever lived without.