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		khelloworld on Jan 27, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple iPad And, I think they'll add background apps in the new OS. I think the hardware (on the iphone as well) is ready to handle the load.

gaborcselle on Jan 27, 2010 [–]

Some jailbroken firmwares out there already support backgrounding.

khelloworld on Jan 27, 2010 | [–]

Yeah, but a good number of people don't know how to jailbreak their devices or simply don't want to do it. So, I am talking from their perspective.

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