Multitasking is the ability to execute multiple separate tasks in afashion that is seemingly simultaneous. Note the phrase “seeminglysimultaneous.” Short of a multiple processor system, there is no ...

NetWare is often held up as the best x86 platform for file and print, due to its architecture. For example: stripped-down kernel, cooperative multitasking and protocol optimization for network file ...

Apple's new iPad is being criticized for lacking the capacity to run multiple third party applications at once, but the company has a variety of options to pursue in addressing the issue. The iPad's ...

Wow, what a week it has been for Apple. Last Saturday, the company's first tablet launched and sold over 300,000 units on the first day. On Monday, they announced that iPhone OS 4.0 would be explained ...

Although Embedded Multitasking With Small Microcontrollers is not an exhaustive treatise on multitasking operating systems, it does a good job on the two areas it does address: state machines and ...

As we approach the one-year anniversary of the launch of the iPhone 3GS, rumors are beginning to circulate about what we can expect from an iPhone 4G. One of the most-wanted, and most-speculated ...

A multitasking environment in which an application gives up control of the CPU to another application only at certain points, such as when it is ready to accept keyboard input. Under this method, one ...