Your iPhone Multitasks In Style With Multifl0w

iPhone jailbreakers may be familiar with the Backgrounder app, which allows running applications to continue running in the background. Up until now a task switcher such as Kirikae made it possible to switch between running apps.

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Enter Multifl0w, a polished task switcher that works as if Apple itself had allowed and implemented multitasking. The slick interface shows previews of each running app and smoothly switches between everything running in the background.

Qualcomm Wants the Verizon iPhone

Qualcomm is talking to Apple about its new hybrid mobile chipsets going into future iPhones. These chips would make it possible for one iPhone to work on several different carriers, including Verizon and AT&T.

The chips are not expected to make it into the summer 2010 iPhone release, as they are too new to have been properly field tested. DigiTimes is reporting that Qualcomm is looking for a deal with Apple for "future cooperation".

iPhone Makes a Splash in South Korea

Unlike Apple's lackluster product launch in China, South Koreans are going crazy for the iPhone. Long lines were seen in Seoul overnight and 65,000 people pre-ordered the device.

KT Corp is the country's second largest mobile carrier. The company expects the iPhone to boost their subscriber base and they hope to sell up to 500,000 units. Only one percent of mobile phones in South Korea are smartphones.

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Xbox Live iPhone App: 360 Live

360 Live has hit the App Store and brings full Xbox Live account controls to the iPhone. The application allows you to sign in securely using your gamertag and manage almost everything.

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The app automatically retrieves your friends' Xbox Live stats in real time including their avatars, gamerscore and online status. You can send and receive messages right on your iPhone.

Microsoft Silverlight Coming to iPhone

Microsoft is adding iPhone compatibility to Silverlight and has already demonstrated the technology. No modifications to Safari are necessary, as the software will send video in an iPhone-compatible H.264 stream just like YouTube and other streaming sites do currently.

Content providers will have the option of making their Silverlight streaming video iPhone-compatible now that Microsoft has added the feature on the server side.

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