Today is the day for Apple's big media event, "Sneak Peek Into the Future", where they announced what is coming for the next generation iPhone.  The next version of the iPhone's software will be version 4.0 and many of the features were expected already on the Apple rumour mill.

1. - Background audio while running other apps
2. - VOIP (voice over IP) - Skype calls while other apps are running
3. - Background location - Turn by turn and GPS apps can now run in the background
4. - Push notifications 
5. - Local notifications that don't need Apple's servers
6. - Task completion - Uploading, saving, connecting etc. tasks will complete
7. - Fast app switching - saves the state of the app and data without using much CPU to do so

• - Unified eMail Inbox - Just like in Mac OS X mail, all mail accounts on iPhone will now be able to be viewed from one master inbox.  This is key for those who manage several (or more) email accounts on their iPhone.  Thank you Apple, about time. 
• - Multiple exchange accounts
• - Fast inbox switching
• - View and organize email threads
• - Open attachments with third party apps

• - iPhone will have the same iBooks app as the iPad
• - Sync all your books and you only need to "buy once"
• - Current page and bookmarks are synced too

• - Better data protection
• - Mobile device management
• - Wireless app distribution
• - Multiple exchange accounts
• - SSL VPN support
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• - Currently 50,000 games are available for iPhone
• - Challenge your friends at games with Matchmaking
• - Achievements and leaderboards
• - Social gaming network

• - Folders - Users can now use and put folders on their home screen and easily file apps inside
• - Wallpaper - Separate wallpapers for home screen and lock screen
• - Bluetooth keyboards 
• - Added security measures

• - Apple wants to improve the mobile ad experience for users and help developers make money
• - Jobs wants to deliver "emotion and interaction" with mobile ads
• - Will deliver interactive video content without leaving the app
• - Apple will sell and host the ads and give 60% of revenues to developers
• - Easy for developers to add ads to their app - can be done in an afternoon
• - Games can also be inside ads
• - All this to be done in HTML5
• - Ads have access to many API's like accelerometer and GPS

• - Adding thousands of new APIs
• - Will be available today as a preview so developers can get cracking improving and making their apps compatible with the next generation phones coming this summer.
• iPhone OS 4.0 for iPad will be available this fall
• iPhone OS 4.0 will not work with first generation iPhones