Apple announced iOS 5 today with 200 new features for your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Grab a coffee and settle into your favorite reading chair as we’re going to take a closer look at some of these changes. More »
iOS 5 won’t be ready for the masses until this Fall, but lucky developers — and eager tech bloggers — are able to get in on the action right now. We just got done downloading the 730MB BETA, and have decided to turn our iPhone 4 and iPad 2 into guinea pigs for all the newness. Apple says that there are over 200 new features baked into the updated OS, and we’ve run through the biggies from Notification Center to Twitter to that oh-so-convenient split keyboard for you — all you need to do is click after the break.
Gallery: iOS 5 BETA 1 for iPhone hands-on
Gallery: iOS 5 BETA 1 for iPad hands-on
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Apple iOS 5 hands-on preview originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Waiting for a taste of the iCloud? Check your iPhone originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Jun 2011 19:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Update: And what’s this? Why it’s some iOS 5 videos for your viewing pleasure.
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Apple WWDC keynote video now viewable in the cloud originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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If that isn’t enough, Apple has announced iTunes Match, a $25 per year service that scans your iTunes library library and populates your iTunes in the Cloud account with any of your previously bought and ripped music — in handy 256Kbps AAC, DRM-free files (as long as the titles already appear in the iTunes store).
Last but not least, MobileMe is no more. If you’re a current member, you can still access everything as usual through June 30, 2012 (according to Apple), but there will be no new enrollments. And if your subscription has auto-renewed recently? Well, we’ve received plenty of tips from readers who have received refunds this morning. So at the very least you have that to look forward too!
Gallery: Apple reveals iCloud at WWDC
Continue reading iCloud unveiled at WWDC, free for all 9 cloud apps, MobileMe RIP
iCloud unveiled at WWDC, free for all 9 cloud apps, MobileMe RIP originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Scott Forstall has just taken the WWDC 2011 stage and details about the changes and improvements in iOS 5 are flowing thick and fast. Keep one tab in your browser locked to this post as we update it with all the new features, and throw another one open for our liveblog where you’ll get to see and read the very latest as it happens.
We’ve now put together the full list of highlights from the WWDC presentation, which you’ll find after the break. iOS 5 will be made available this fall, with compatibility promised for the iPhone 4 and 3GS, iPad 1 and 2, and iPod touch 3rd and 4th generation.
Continue reading Apple’s iOS 5: all the details
Apple’s iOS 5: all the details originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It’s here, the moment BlackBerry owners been waiting for since the original iPhone launched: iMessage. Apple has just announced its new data-based push messaging service at WWDC, which looks to be a full-on competitor to the venerable BBM. This service works on an iOS device of any flavor, and lets you send text messages, photos, videos, and contacts to anyone else with one too. It also supports group chats and integrates with the new Notification Center in iOS 5. According to Scott Forstall, it “works over WiFi or 3G, in case you were wondering,” which is yet another blow for RIM. The final nail in the coffin for those of you who simply ‘can’t live without BBM:’ delivery and read confirmations. Boom.
Developing…stay tuned to our liveblog for the latest.
Gallery: iMessage in iOS 5
Apple unveils iMessage, its BBM competitor, at WWDC originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Gallery: iOS 5 Camera app
Apple iOS 5 adds instant camera access from lock screen and shutter release to volume-up button originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Love your iPhone, but hate all of the PC-based tethering it entails? Apple has some good news: the company is taking its “post-PC” stance a step further, letting you activate your smartphone straight out of the box without syncing it to a computer. Also big news is the addition of over-the-air updates, which will let you receive changes without plugging the handset in. And some big news for music fans: users will be able to sync their iTunes libraries over WiFi connections with the update.
Apple turns iOS ‘PC Free’ with OTA updates and wireless sync originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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