Siri, the iPhone today, tomorrow the world

The newest Smartphone from Apple has released recently. It carries the same design as iPhone 4, it is not an unknown fact with Apple previously we have seen the MacBook pro (unibody) carry the same look. iPods in the past carry the same look and that reflects that Apple works hard to create a design. We don’t want to get into the debate of Whats right or wrong with this approach, but we will get interest on Siri that how it is pitched.

  Apple comes up with the Phone in 2007 which has an iPod and safari, all are running on the Mac OS X. the best feature which stood out in these Apple products are touch controls. There were no buttons on the screen, it is awesome having screen keyboard and best in the class browser. The touch availability has worked for many devices and got better over the devices. It is the world’s first mobile which has come with touch screen. This transformation is followed by the entire mobile industry. Smartphone makers were challenged to this and now they are responding. We can see hardware and software challenging the iPhone, but largely still motivated by the apps and full touch screen controls that Apple took mainstream.

Now let’s switch on to 201, the 5^th generation iPhone has released and it comes with a personal voice assistant called “Siri”. Siri delivers decades of research commercialized and sold it to Apple. It has coupled with your personal info, internets, location, calendars, contacts and more.

If Steve jobs were here to describe Siri, he would have said that it is magical. Apple has again something that is different and potentially talking the game to the next level. For some time now I have been thinking what next after an awesome browser, hardware and apps? Where the next wave of innovation would comes from? Just larger, brighter screens, megapixels and many more…

Siri is the all new way to operate text, email, to search and make a call. Not one thing but it is for everything. It is like a mobile computer just talk to her and get things done. The same can be replicated car, home, office and even public places. However just imagine, if Siri like innovation goes industry wide? Well that not happen with Siri but others are working they have an inspiration from what Apple is doing and we can be sure that all those sci-fi movies showing you taking to computers it might well become real, sooner than we think! It may become a TV or a talking Computer..!

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Who is tougher iPhone 4S or Samsung Galaxy S II?

Speaking to Smartphones they are very delicate, we should use it be careful, one innocent drop may cost you $200 or $300 or at least repair of $100. Well world’s latest Smartphones are iPhone 4S and Samsung Galaxy SII. So let’s check the durability of these devices.

Don’t you get interest when someone takes challenge of drop test? With all of the killer features these days it is easy to forget the impact resistance is not to be over looked. An electronics break accomplishes the honors this time with a series of Cringe-inducing drops of an iPhone 4S and Samsung Galaxy S II. With over 4 million views there is a high probability you have seen this video already on YouTube, but just in case it’s here, ready to let loose your inner masochism ways. And the results ? Apple looks pretty but isn’t likely to seen. Lightness helps in these tests it seems. Like a near weightless fly or bug, it just looks to keep the impact damage to a minimum.

The theory is durability is actually for down the buying criteria. Siri is like woo many, but on the Android side, the flexibility of Widgets, overall power and customizability likely win the day. 

 Does this matter to you, would it impact your decision to pick up the 4S or Samsung Galaxy SII.

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What is iOS 5 meant for Apple Gadgets?

A new Apple’s Operating system iOS 5 is ready to install in Apple Gadgets like iPad versions, third and fourth gen iPod, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. It has the ability to sync with iTunes over on Wi-Fi connection instead of USB. Since it’s one more new feature is software updates over the air. It is the biggest leap in OS technology since the appearance of iPhone. iOS 5 is flanked by 200 new features and applications. Some of among new features are advanced notification centre, twitter integration. It also has fluid messaging technology that connects all Apple handheld devices.

Newsstand, iMessages and reminders are the three features about iOS 5; iMessages is the helpful feature which users to send photos, unlimited texts, email to others who use it as well.

It has been noted that Apple has made it possible for customers to bypass carriers' text messaging services using this feature for free over Wi-Fi; though on 3G networks a cost for data usage would be incurred.

Newsstand is designed like a shelf which users could save the subscriptions of newspaper, magazine and book. Reminders feature is perceived more like a "companion app for Calendar".

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Know The Difference Between iPhone 4 & iPhone 4S

iPhone 4S the recent exciting new phone from Apple has come to stores on oct 14 and brought a purchasing trend all over the world. Instead of iPhone 5 which is rumored for months, iPhone 4S has started taking pre-orders on Oct 7 2011 in 7 initial countries. While the Apple CEO Steve Jobs the brilliant brain has never present at the time of release as he died on Oct 5 2011 because of cancer, this situation made Apple fans in fact the whole world happiness died down.  It is big loss for Apple but we hope that Apple can go further and brings us more exciting products as usual.

 

Well come to the iPhone 4S, it has very similar outlook with iPhone 4 but it is having other more wonderful features like iOS 5, Siri and 8 MP camera. It has a range of hardware specifications and software updates compared to the previous models. Integrated hardware & software changes support the introduction of new user interface and functions by Apple. Also highlights a improved camera system, cloud-sourced data (iCloud, personal computer independence and a voice recognition assistance called Siri.

Processor

iPhone 4S: Two cores in the A5 chip deliver two times more power,1.2 GHz chip and up to seven times faster graphics, it is good great for gamers.

iPhone 4: Snappy Apple A4 processor, 1GHz chip

Camera

iPhone 4S: the 8 MP cameras with all new optics with face detection, all shoots1080p HD video. It might be the best camera ever on a phone.

iPhone 4 : 5 megapixels and it can shoot up to 720 HP video.

The downloading speed of iPhone 4S is 14.4 Mbps where as iPhone 4 speed is 7.2 Mbps based on HSDPA.

So compared to iPhone 4, iPhone 4S has most new features. It is also have the stunning technology called Siri. It is amazing just speak to it whatever you want it will do that.

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How to Fix battery drain problems in iOS 5?

Few people who have upgraded to iOS 5 already are complaining about their device battery getting drained out very quickly since they got it updated. Here is a solution for this issue. By following few simple steps you can improve the battery life of your device.

Location services:

By disabling few services in the location services you can save your battery power. To do this got to settings->Location services-> now disable services that you usually don’t use.

Bluetooth

Switch off your device Bluetooth when it is not use. To do this go to

Settings -> General -> Blutooth -> oFF

TimeZone adjustment

The TimeZone adjustments eat up a lot of battery power while updating the device timing. Disabling these settings will improve the battery life of your phone considerably.  To do it, go to

Settings-> Location services-> System services ->set time zone to off.

Reset Network Settings

Reset the network settings to get better battery life. You can do this by

Tapping on Settings-> Reset-> Reset Network settings.

Diagnostic & usage report

A lot of battery is utilised in preparing useless Diagnostic and usage reports. To save this battery power, turn off these reports by tapping on

Settings->General-> About-> Diagnostic and usage: set it to don’t send.

Disable Ping

If the ping option is active it utilises a considerable amount of battery. Its better to disable the ping option. You can do it by

Settings-> General-> Restrictions-> Enable Restrictions-> Ping-> OFF.

One Tip which improves your battery life to a great extent is to Disable your Email accounts. You can do it by tapping on your

Settings-> Mail, Contacts, Calender-> Account name-> Delete Account.

Once you have this reset your network settings ( as you did earlier) and reboot your device and again add your accounts through

Settings-> Mail, contacts, calenders->Add account.

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Air Play App of iPhone 4S and iPad 2

One outstanding feature of iOS 5 is the iCloud that lets you transfer your data in a wireless environment. Now you can store music, contacts, videos, photos, mails etc and transfer it to any other device just in matter of seconds without having to go for any connections.

Now there’s more interesting news for all the iPhone lovers around the corner especially for the photographers, iOS gamers and videographers. The all new Airplay app of iPhone lets you wirelessly transfer the images, videos etc to an Apple TV. Yes of course the 2 things that you basically need for this purpose is a device that runs on iOS 5 and an Apple TV.

The set up process happens to be very simple. Once the initial set up of your Apple TV and iOS is done, just double tap on the home button. Swipe from left to right and then select Airplay icon and turn on the “mirroring” option. If both your Apple TV and your iPhone/iPad are connected to the same Wi-Fi network, you can see the same screen as that of your iPhone on the Apple TV. The set up procedure ends here and now get set to share all your videos, games, photos and much more things, made available to everyone around, via the wireless network.

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How to Jailbreak iOS 5 [iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad and iPod touch]

Here is a guide on how to jailbreak iOS 5, iPhone3GS, iPhone 4, original iPad, and you iPod touch 3G and 4G. The redsn0w tool can jailbreak iOS 5 tethered. If you do not know what a tethered boot is, it means that you will have to plug your device on to your mac or computer each time it reboots to make it a tethered boot from redsn0w. Here are the steps to do so.

Before you start up with jailbreak, make sure that you have downloaded all the requirements mentioned below:

*iTunes 10.5 for Mac or Windows

*iOS 5 for your iPad, iPhone 4 or iPod touch

*Redsn0w 0.9.9b4. If you manage to get Redsnow 0.9.9b5 you can skip the step 2 of this tutorial.

Step 1

Connect the device which you like to jailbreak and sync it with iTunes and restore to iOS 5.

Step 2

Open redsn0w and click on extras and select the IPSW and point it to the iOS 5 IPSW file.

Step 3

Hit back and jailbreak and then check on install Cydia.

Step 4

Follow on-screen instructions and get your device into DFU mode.

Step 5

Once you install few important exploits your device will be jailbroken within few minutes. Once jailbroken a white Cydia icon appears. You will now need a tethered boot to get your device working. Also in future if you wish to reboot your device, you should go for a tethered boot itself.

How to Tether Boot iOS 5

Wondering how to tether boot? Follow these instructions.

Step 1

Open redsn0w and click on Extras and then Click on Just Boot.

Step 2

Click on Next and follow the onscreen instructions to get your device in DFU mode. Once you do this you will be able to open your device.

Note: This jailbreak does not support iPad 2. 

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iPhone 4S: Here comes the new technology

Apple introduces the new mode of iPhone with iPhone 4S. Definitely it will hit the stores as it is from Apple, whenever there is any release from Apple, it will be a sensation. iPhone4S is the brand new phone which is featured with iOS 5, iCloud, dual core A5 Chip, 8 mega pixel camera and Siri, the intelligent assistance. It is designed as same as the iPhone 4 but the new feature that impressed the hungry Apple fans is Siri. The new voice controlled artificial intelligent system of Apple.

It has the better-quality camera compared with the iPhone 4. iPhone 4S is featured with iOS 5 and dual core A5 chip which delivers outstanding battery life together. iOS is the world’s most advanced operating system and it is easy to you. Apple is the one which is ready to give the better Multi-Touch technology. iOS 5 will protects your sensitive information and gives you smooth Multi-Touch technology. A5 chip is the great feature to perform your mobile even faster in games session because it gives 7 time’s faster graphics and delivers 2 times faster processing power to give the quick response.

iCloud is the best storage feature to store all the stuff whatever you want. It will give the information on your missed device also. You also have the 8 mega pixel camera which gives high definition quality of your photo; it gives the perfect quality of your photo. You can even edit your photo without any editing software. You have advanced optics with 8 megapixels which work together to give you more light. Now capture your every second happily.

Siri is the intelligent assistant for iPhone 4S. You ask Siri in your own voice, and it helps you get things done when you're on the go. It assists you in many ways to give messages, information, to give advice on cooking, to schedule the timings and it also gives you the weather report. Ask it to do the things you want just by the way you say it your friend, it recognizes what you say and even replies you back. It is very easy to use; once you start using you will find many ways to make use of it. Now no need to tap and type on your phone just say it to Siri what you want to do it will get the things done. Now no need to tap and type on your phone just say it to Siri what you want to do it will get the things done. It will write and send the messages and emails that you want to send. It also searches the web and plays the music of your choice. It wakes you up and helps you remember the work. It does everything you want.

It is not a slimmer device but gives the immense look in your hand, comes with white and black shades.

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iPhone 4S Connectivity

It’s a big day for Apple fans coz the iPhone 4S has released. The iPhone 4S is now available on three major shippers: Sprint, AT&T and Verizon. Sprint is offering the unlimited data plan for iPhone 4S. You can make calls by dual band world phones both sprint and Verizon has that feature, now make CDMA calls from home and when you are in out of world switch on to GSM. Well Verizon’s iPhone 4 is only CDMA. Sprint said to unlock the preloaded SIM card, for iPhone 4s up on your request. Now the data hungry users will test Sprint’s network and how the carrier’s strong Android lineup will with stand the new competition. Usually the Sprint’s WiMax 3G EV-DO Rev network will deliver the average download speed of 600kbps to 1,400kbps and the average upload speed is 500kbps to 800kbps. You won’t see much difference if you are a 3G user. But if you are a user of 4G WiMax network then the change may differ you lot.

Compare to AT&T and Verizon’s, AT&T is doing the best it has a faster HSDPA 14.4 network that’s capable of 14.4 mbps download speed. The iPhone 4S has the more speed compare to iPhone 4. AT&T will limit the international GSM roaming to their specific partner. Even the AT&T has the dual mode chip inside but it has deactivated the CDMA functionality. For international travels it supports all the GSM bands like (850, 900, 8100, and 1900). Lamentably still CDMA will not permit voice and data transmission. Although new chips are coming out might are they will arrive in the next version of iPhone?

The S in the iPhone 4S stands for “speed” said by Apple because the AT&T is taking responsibilities with its new HSDPA chipset as it gives great improved download speeds. But there is a lack of 4G in Verizon and sprint; it is the biggest letdown from the 4S. Sprint iPhone 4S has superb call quality, the dual mode iPhone 4S using sprint in San Francisco you won’t get any trouble in signal. The Speaker phone calls also agreeable in this.
The iPhone 4S goes on sale on October 14 from AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint in the United States. It will come in black and white and pricing starts at $199 for the 16GB version, $299 for 32GB, and $399 for 64GB.

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October 16th to be dubbed as Steve Jobs day: California's governor declares

California’s governor has chosen a day to dub as Steve Jobs Day: Oct. 16, the same date Apple will hold a memorial at Stanford University.

In a tweet sent to his more than 1 million followers Friday night, Gov. Jerry Brown said, “This Sunday will be Steve Jobs Day in the State of California.”

Jobs died Oct. 5 and was buried two days later during a small private funeral. Since his passing, the world — including U.S. President Barack Obama, Microsoft’s Bill Gatesand Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg — has mourned his passing and celebrated his achievements.

Several memorials also have cropped up to honor the man who co-founded Apple with Steve Wozniak. The New York Times reported Friday night that Oct. 16 also will be when Apple holds a memorial for Jobs at Stanford University for “prominent Silicon Valley executives.” Jobs famously gave a commencement speech at Stanford in 2005.

Previously, Apple announced it would put on an employees-only memorial on Oct. 19 at company headquarters in Cupertino, Calif.

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How to preserve iPhone 4 baseband while upgrading to iOS 5

If you are planning to upgrade to iOS 5 from your unlocked iOS 4.X.X, you will have to preserve your iPhone 4 baseband in order to keep your unlock. Here are the steps on how to preserve your iPhone 4 baseband while you upgrade to iOS 5. Just follow the instructions and the baseband will be saved for you. To do this you will need to have downloaded iOS 5, iTunes 10.5 and Redsnow 0.9.9b5.

Step 1

Tether your iPhone to your computer and open Redsn0w 0.9.9b5

Step 2

Select Extras and then choose Custom IPSW to create pre-jailbroken  custom firmware.

Step 3

Once you do this Redsn0w will creating your custom IPSW and it will be available to you in few minutes.

Step 4

Select “Pwned DFU” from Redsn0w once you get your firmware.

Step 5

Now bring your iPhone into DFU mode. Follow the instructions onscreen to do so.

Step 6

Once your phone comes into DFU mode, close Redsn0w. Once you close it, open iTunes 10.5 which is already downloaded. You phone should now be in recovery mode.   

Step 7

Now hold the option key on your Mac and hit on Restore. Point iTunes into your iPhone 4 Custom iOS 5 IPSW which will begin with NO_BB.

[WARNING: do not select the stock one as you will lose Your unlock.]

Your iPhone is now in preserved baseband and you will be able to unlock your iPhone 4 using the Ultrasn0w guide.

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How to Unlock your iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS on iOS 5 using Ultrasn0w 1.2.4

You can unlock your iPhone 4 and iPhone 3Gs yourself using the ultrasn0w. It’s easy to do. Just follow the steps and. Just follow the steps and you will be done.

Ultrasn0w 1.2.4 does not support new baseband. Users running on unlocked iOS 4.X.X can update to iOS 5and keep their unlock. Here is a tutorial to work with Ultrasn0w 1.2.4 to unlock.

The baseband supported are:

*01.59.00

* 04.26.08

* 05.11.07

* 05.12.01

* 05.13.04

* 06.15.00-> Check the note below if you are running on this baseband.

If in case you are running on 01.59.00 in your iPhone 4 you will have to preserve your baseband in  order to unlock on iOS 5. Follow this tutorial to do so.

Steps to unlock

Step 1

Make sure that you have jailbreaken your iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4 which you like to unlock. If not jailbreak it first.

Step 2

After jailbreaking go to Cydia and then to Manage and then to Sources .

Step 3

Click on Edit and add this: http://repo666.ultrasnow.com

Step 4

Once you have Added the repo search for ultrasn0w in Cydia and install it.

Step 5

After a tethered boot your iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 gets unlocked.

Note: If you belong to the 06.15.00 baseband you have to make sure that you disable location services when you see the iOS 5 for the first time. You can enable it later. Be careful while unlocking and avoid using Stock IPSWs.

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iPhone 4S comes up with a New technology: SIRI-Talk with your Phone now!

Whenever the Apple device releases it will the sensation news around the world. Now the same thing is going to happen for probable iPhone 4S. Apple has announced that in just 24 hours there are one million pre-orders for iPhone 4S and some of them received the ship notifications also. The iPhone 4S is going to launch on October 14th with a good number of latest features like iOS 5 for existing devices, iCloud, two core A5 chip, longer battery, 8 Megapixel camera and Siri an intelligent voice control personal assistance.

Siri is the wonderful technology for iPhone 4S, it is very much helpful to you to send voice messages, phone calls, schedule meetings and more. You ask Siri in your own voice, and it helps you get things done when you're on the go. It assists you in many ways to give messages, information, to give advice on cooking, to schedule the timings and it also gives you the weather report. Ask it to do the things you want just by the way you say it your friend, it recognizes what you say and even replies you back. It is very easy to use; once you start using you will find many ways to make use of it.

You can also talk to Siri as you are talking to a person and say to pass the messages and if you ask for the information , it replies you back with a voice, it feels you like you are having a conversation with your iPhone. It acts as a chum to help you in many ways. It also acts as a information guide whatever you ask suppose if you ask for nearby restaurant, it will reply you the information with a voice and also displays it in your screen. It is proactive, so it until you find you answer what you are looking exactly it will question you. It will do exactly what you mean.

Now no need to tap and type on your phone just say it to Siri what you want to do it will get the things done. It will write and send the messages and emails that you want to send. It also searches the web and plays the music of your choice. It wakes you up and helps you remember the work. It do everything you want. So what for you waiting for just switch on to Siri.

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First iPhone 4s delivered to few German customers before the official release

Here finally comes the iPhone 4s. The first few iPhone 4s were delivered to a few very lucky German customers. The best part was that they got them even before the much awaited iphone was officially

launched. Though the pre orders were scheduled to arrive on 14^th of October and the official launch was also dated on the same day. Its few German customers who got lucky to get a touch and feel of the latest product from Apple. The lucky customers who used the iPhone 4s have reported that the iPhone 4s has 7x faster graphics and is 68% faster than its previous version. All you can do now to get an iPhone 4s is to join the long line in front of the already crowded Apple store and wait for your turn to get one for yourself. In case you have pre ordered, your wait has almost come to an end.

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Jail break for iOS 5 already available on iPhone 4

Since the beta version of iOS 5 was available very much earlier than the official public release, the jailbreaking community has already been able to offer a jailbreak this version. As usual jailbreak now also comes with a number of caveats. Though a lot of precautions are taken jailbreaking your idevice sometimes voids the warranty and is against the policies of Apple.

The latest jailbreak available is a tethered one. This means that in order to jailbreak your device your device you will need a Mac or a computer running on Windows which is capable of running Redsnow if you are planning to reboot.

The jailbreak currently works on original iPad, iPod touch 3G, 4G, iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS. It does not support iPad 2 and iPad 4s. On installing the jailbreak few of the iOS features will crash which include official Apple Apps and other third party Apps. Its good time for those who were waiting for an iOS 5 jailbreak but its only for few adventurous developers and users of jailbroken App find it beneficial.

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Top 7 reasons to upgrade to iOS 5

A major update in the mobile operating system is here and Apple has yet again succeeded in mesmerising the whole world with its futuristic technology. The iOS 5 is an update to the Mobile operating systems which has rolled along with the iPhone 4s. iOS 5 can be run over iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. There are various reasons why you should upgrade to iOS 5. Here are the top reasons to do the same.

1.Notification 

Just like the multitasking and the copy paste feature, notification feature is also something which the users were looking forward to. The notification feature looks very similar to that of the Android. The best part of this feature is that one can fine tune this feature on what to show and how to show.

2.Twitter integration

Twitter has been included in iOS 5 to the core level to make it easier for the users to share and keep connected. The integration of twitter seems to be working out well. You can install the App directly from your settings panel and also lets you to tweet from within the App.

3.iMessage

iMessage is very similar to the blackberry messenger. It is very similar to group messaging App. You can now send messages to an individual or a group from your iDevise. This feature adds the chat component to your devise. This really doesn’t matter for those with unlimited texting plans. However, for those with limited texting plans here is a new way to communicate.

4 Photo editing

Apple has included iPhoto touch which makes it easier to edit the photos.  Third party Apps are not at all required to edit photos in your devise. You can now access the camera button even through the locked screen. The overall photography experience from your devise will get better.

5. News stand

This feature is helpful for those publishers who choose to subscribe to the Apple’s subscription system. The latest issues of all the newspapers and magazines are delivered to news stand automatically.

6. Find my friends

Find my Friends is an App that comes built in with the iOS 5. This feature enables you to share what you are doing and where you are.  The feature is a killer when it comes to updating while you are in a concert or any other live event.

7. WiFi Sync

It’s time to get away from the messy USB cables as iOS now enables the users to sync their devices with a local iTunes account over WiFi. Now syncing through iCloud is also possible. Now iCloud users can automatically download Apps. Which means u can download an App on your Mac and install it over your iPhone and iPad.   

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iOS 5 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch : Things to look For

iOS 5, a colossal upgrade for Apple’s mobile operating system which has added  tons of enhancements and features to the already prominent iOS. Apple has just rolled out iOS 5 to its iPad, iPhone and iPod touch users.

Built with iOS 4 and iOS 4.2 as a foundation, iOS 5 appears to be a completely mature product than any of the mobile operating systems seen till now.  The beta version released earlier this summer has evolved as a new era in mobile operating systems segment.

The major update Appears to be done on the notification system. The redefined notification system appears similar to that of the Android and refinements are made in the way which notifications are delivered and the way they appear to the user while he is busy with some other App. iOS 5 also has integrated Twitter at system level enabling you to install the App directly from your settings panel and to also send your tweets from within the App.

Apple has also come up with iMessage service which is similar to blackberry messenger for iOS users. This iMessage service lets you to send MMS – styled messages to iOS users to their email Address as found in group text messaging service. This is now included in iOS itself.

Capturing a photo and editing it is now made very easy in iOS 5. The camera can now be accessed directly in the locked screen. The editing capabilities within the App have been overhauled which has turned out to be a fun to use. The red eye reduction, rotating and cropping can now be done in simpler ways and the edited photos can be shared easily via email or a text message or can even be tweeted.

Overall iOS 5 is a gem in the mobile operating systems category. This is what the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad and iPod touch users were waiting for all this while.  

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