7 things you need to know about iOS - Indian Express

: New Delhi, Wed Jun 12 2013, 16:46 hrs Apple unveiled "the most significant OS update since the original iPhone" on Monday. The seventh iteration of Apple's operating system for iPhones and iPad was pioneered by Jony Ive, senior VP of design. iOS 7 signals a shift from icons that look like their real-life counterparts to a flat look. (Reuters) iPad was pioneered by Jony Ive, senior VP of design. iOS 7 signals a shift from icons that look like their real-life counterparts to a flat look. 12-HOUR BATTERY LIFE FOR MACBOOK AIR The new MacBook Air features Intel's Haswell series of processors that help improve battery life and Intel HD 5000 graphics that improve performance. Mac Pro Mac Pro will receive a major update by the end of this year. The most exciting aspect is its size, it is just one-eighth the size of the current Mac Pro. The new model is just 9.9 inches tall and according to Apple, is 2.5 times faster than the current one. It will have next-generation Intel Xeon E5 processors and two AMD FirePro graphics cards. iOS 7 WILL BE AVAILABLE IN OCTOBER Here are six of its best features. CONTROL CENTER: Android users have had a robust notification centre for a long time. Apple finally gives iOS users quick access (swipe up) to connectivity options (WiFi, Bluetooth), music playback, essential apps and user profiles. MULTI-TASKING: At last, iOS enables true multi-tasking. Your apps will update in the background, and iOS learns your usage and updates accordingly. If you use Twitter a lot, your timeline will be refreshed more often, giving you instant notifications. MOMENTS: The Photos app has been redesigned to include Moments. It organises photos based on the time and location, so if you zoom out, you will see all photos clicked in a month or year or at a particular location. AIRDROP: Already available on Mac- Books, AirDrop is now on iOS. This feature allows quick sharing of files between supported Apple devices. Available only on iPhone 5, iPad (4G), iPad mini and iPod Touch (5th generation). SIRI: The voice-based app now sounds like a real person, and adds integration with Twitter, Bing search and Wikipedia. ... contd. ALSO READ The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store Video games can help you 'see' more: study Chinese man gets 12 years in US prison for selling $100 million in stolen software American Express card user to get gift card worth Rs 5,000 on Blackberry Q10 buy Please read our terms of use before posting comments TERMS OF USE: The views, opinions and comments posted are your, and are not endorsed by this website. You shall be solely responsible for the comment posted here. The website reserves the right to delete, reject, or otherwise remove any views, opinions and comments posted or part thereof. You shall ensure that the comment is not inflammatory, abusive, derogatory, defamatory &/or obscene, or contain pornographic matter and/or does not constitute hate mail, or violate privacy of any person (s) or breach confidentiality or otherwise is illegal, immoral or contrary to public policy. Nor should it contain anything infringing copyright &/or intellectual property rights of any person(s). via Technology - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFWDb-TwX3wkXLDtOPqQLdpQc-5FA&url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/7-things-you-need-to-know-about-ios/1128187/

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