Last Wednesday, Apple released a new beta version of its iOS 4.2 operating system to developers, bringing with it a new feature known as AirPrint. Per ZDNet, the update brings multitasking to the iPad for the first time. Multitasking allows users to run more than one program at a time. The iPhone and iPod Touch have had some multitasking capabilities since the introduction of iOS 4.0.
The update also features wireless printing software called AirPrint. “AirPrint is Apple’s powerful new printing architecture that matches the simplicity of iOS — no set up, no configuration, no printer drivers and no software to download,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, in a statement on Wednesday.
iOS 4.2 is expected to be released in November.
If you’ve gotten your mitts on the new beta and have anything to say about it, let us know what you think.
2 replies on “Apple posts new iOS 4.2 beta, adds AirPrint feature”
You mean last wednesday, the 15th. You got me all excited, so I went to check the dev site. I know beta2 is coming soon
Multitasking on iPad is great, but folder is more important in my eyes. Why did they not include these from the beginning?