Just when iPad starts appearing for pre-order, rumors about the next iPhone OS version 4.0 surfaces. AppleInsider revealed that as per their ‘reliable’ sources the iPhone 4.0 may feature true multi-tasking. From a UI perspective it seems Apple will introduce a multi-tasking manager that will control the multiple apps. But the OS is far from complete, and will need to undergo several rounds of development before it is even ready for testing.

Just when iPad starts appearing for pre-order, rumors about the next iPhone OS version 4.0 surfaces. AppleInsider revealed that as per their ‘reliable’ sources the iPhone 4.0 may feature true multi-tasking. From a UI perspective it seems Apple will introduce a multi-tasking manager that will control the multiple apps. But the OS is far from complete, and will need to undergo several rounds of development before it is even ready for testing.

Google has opened the gates for its new online store, the Apps Marketplace. This new list of “Software-as-a-Service” applications created a new area of revenue generation for the company, which used to earn wholly from search-based advertisements. The store include services like CRM, ERP, fax and various others that integrate with Google’s cloud computing platform.

Ubuntu is by far the most popular Linux distro ever. The operating system’s ease of use and reliability has resulted in now millions of fans worldwide. Now the next update, version 10.04 a.k.a. “Lucid Lynx”, will feature a complete new look with a new Ubuntu logo. The OS had the same looks for quite a while, which is about to change, finally.

Some of you may have already noticed the new spartan looks of MSN. Starting today, the Microsoft will begin rolling this new version of the portal to its U.S. based audience. The roll out will be complete for all its 100 million viewers over the next few weeks. Microsoft claims that the new look is based on the feedback from over 70,000 customers.

Let’s face it. No matter how many office suites you have seen or used in any platform, honestly none can compete with the good old Microsoft Office. Even though Open Office is free and so is web-based/light-weight Google Docs, they are almost non-existent when it comes to the total number of office application users. But Google is not giving up. The company recently acquired DocVerse which offers true real-time online collaboration on Microsoft Office documents. This move might take Google Docs to a whole new level.

Microsoft Windows 7 hit the shelves on 22nd October 2009. A few months later the number of Windows 7 licenses sold surpasses the 90 million mark. Obviously this is not just a record, it is a record by a very wide margin. After revealing the sales numbers, Microsoft CFO Peter Klein also officially thanked the company’s main hardware partners…Dell, Sony and HP. The good news is, this is just the beginning. Thousands of companies have just started large scale upgrades from Windows XP to Windows 7.

Do you know that good old MS Paint is one of the world’s most popular painting software. However less powerful the application may be, at the end of the day it is still ridiculously popular. Of course getting packaged with Windows is always a benefit. But that’s a different story. Now Microsoft Research is dedicating a lot of time in building something unique; something called the Project Gustav. This software will support true look-and-feel as well as provide realistic painting experience, definitely something you have never seen before. Bottom line, it will be the closest thing you will come across to real painting.