Before the announcement of new hardware at media event in Cupertino, Apple’s Senior VP of iOS Software Scott Forstall took the stage and discussed some of the new features of iOS 5. iOS 5 will launch to everyone on October 12th. The newest version of Apple’s mobile OS, will be available for free download.
The new updates include deep Twitter integration, a revamped notification system, tabbed browsing for the iPad, sync between multiple iOs devices, a revamped camera app and a Newsstand application for reading magazines and newspapers.
Top 10 features of iOS 5:
- Twitter integration
- Newsstand: Apple’s in-house distribution system for iPad magazines
- New and improved camera (One click access from the lock screen, red eye removal, cropping, rotating, etc)
- Notifications: A replacement system for iOS’ otherwise antiquated alerts system
- iMessage: A free to use, iOS-to-iOS SMS replacement
- Reminders: user creatable time/location based reminders
- Game Center (Recommendation engine, Achievements system)
- Improved Safari browser (Faster, lighter, tabbed browsing on iPad, and the “Reader” content scraper)
- Mail.app improvements
- PC-Free (Activation without iTunes)
iCloud will launch to everyone on October 12th, as well. iOS 5 will work on the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 1 and 2, and iPod Touch (3rd/4th gen).
source: www.timesweaver.com
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