Apple unveils iOS 5, brings notifications but little else

06 June, 2011
This year's WWDC keynote saw no new hardware announcements and instead it was MacOS and iOS that took center stage. Apple unveiled the next major release, iOS 5, for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch...

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  • 08 Jun 2011

Max, 08 Jun 2011Mate... Do you really understand what Xperia play is capabl... moreI own playstation, it's the best gaming device for home for my opinion.

If you think xperia play is best gaming phone now, ok, i don't. It might be someday but not now, only because the game selection is so small for now.

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    • t}B
    • 08 Jun 2011

    AnonD-1825, 07 Jun 2011So did i get this right? You are saying xperia play is much... moreMate... Do you really understand what Xperia play is capable of... Or prabalble have you ever heared of Sony Playstation. It powered by them and designed by them. Wait till it comes and then if you say that apple is still better than playstation... Mate sorry but i dont want to argue with you any further then.....

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      • 08 Jun 2011

      screwyouanriod, 08 Jun 2011Call it all you want, copycat or whatever. The fact rema... moreBy the way android hater. I have HTC Desire (released in 2009)(Phone of the year 2009) and it still beats your apple i phone 4 (phone of the year 2010) by maximum means...... No your apple is still not the best as it still doesnt have live widgets... it still doesnt have live wallpapers. It still doesnt have "FREEDOM"...

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        • Max
        • t}B
        • 08 Jun 2011

        maxwell, 08 Jun 2011if you really want to know the heart of apple company goog... moreWell said maxwell. I really appreciate what yuo have to say for steve. And like i always say i dont hate apple but dont like they doing too much of HYPE about themselves. And frankly theres so nice move by apple. According to me(Just me may be) apple should bring Apple 5 now in market as dual core processors are taking over. As far as the updates are concerned.. well every OS brings a new update than something else. though the best part of apple is they make it available to users quicly and i like that but i wont blame other OS that they are slow... No they aint its just that the manufacturer has to do a lot of annalysis before they make new OS available for themselves.... BUT on a serious note... apple should bring apple 5... :) Thanks.

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          • maxwell
          • vxt
          • 08 Jun 2011

          if you really want to know the heart of apple company
          google search the history of steve from the time he started the company , to the time he was kick out of the company(apple) by the board, how the company fall apart in his absence while he succeded in the company he bought (PIXAR), and the company (apple) was about to closed down he was invited again, got a support from bill gates and even "I" was so supprise that he funded the mac 98 OS back in 1998 just to be release in the market.. craz* its the same year the windows 98 was release!! afterwards steve made a new name for the apple company!! and the rest is in your hands to know

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            • maxwell
            • vxt
            • 08 Jun 2011

            nice move apple!!
            they are really smart.. rather than releasing a new phone for the iphone lovers they just release a new iOS.. this is a great strategy because the iphone 4 units sales will shoot up again, since people are waiting for the iphone 5 and now they might feel that there will be no iphone 5 until next year they will just buy the iphone 4 and get this iOS 5 hahahahah ...
            its just like your Personal computer you bought it like 2 years ago and your OS was microsoft XP, then you just bought the new OS which is windows 7, same computer but better performance.. nice move apple, rather that selling a new phone you just sold the iOS 5 which is by the way not for free for your customers ..but i know customers wont be disappointed.. let them just have a better OS to be happy that thier phone (i-phone 4) is not just going to be "a thing of the past" in a couple of months..

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              • Bebo
              • Shr
              • 08 Jun 2011

              What ever Apple do! will not impress you gsmarena! :(

              i never read an article here about Apple news and felt you were not sarcastic and trying to say whatever Apple introduced is nothing!

              you forgot that IOS was the first between all these new OS such as Android ??!!1

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                • Old iPhone owner
                • PU$
                • 08 Jun 2011

                iOS 5 you are seeing now is only updates for a year old iPhone 4 or 2 years old iPhone 3GS.
                Although it is a year or 2 late update, it is a nice welcome.

                There will be extra features that is exclusive only to iPhone 4S or 5.
                We will see what may Apple bring to their new kid.

                Btw, USB otg will never be, so as radio, flash are not in Apple dictionary.

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                  • IWc
                  • 08 Jun 2011

                  AnonD-1825, 07 Jun 2011iCloud is years ahead of competitors, i think android might... moreAnother washed mind for apple brain only. Can it be good to have all the brand of smartphone to play with like us. Each of them have pros an cons. But surely I Don't like to be tell how to use my phone. I want to write my own private apps for use of myself only. Thank jailbreak to allow this not apple. Thank android for the freedom.

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                    • RevLuck
                    • nmR
                    • 08 Jun 2011

                    Apple is slowly being left behind. I keep expecting significant update and they keep disappointing. There really isn't anything here that accounts changing version 4 to 5.

                    WP updates 7 to 7.1 and has a huge list of good changes. For shame Apple, for shame.

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                      • vGA
                      • 08 Jun 2011

                      screwyouanriod, 08 Jun 2011Call it all you want, copycat or whatever. The fact rema... moreiPhone 4 "was" the most superior phone no-longer "is". iPhone 4 is nowhere when compared to top android phone, interms of both hardware & software.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • tUc
                        • 08 Jun 2011

                        screwyouanriod, 08 Jun 2011Call it all you want, copycat or whatever. The fact rema... morei am using iphone 4
                        and i wud say just one thing "disappointed"

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                          • syb
                          • 08 Jun 2011

                          Anonymous, 08 Jun 2011That UI that apple use is xerox UI not apple.yea apple stole the idea.. and got sued

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                            • NMv
                            • 08 Jun 2011

                            Anonymous, 08 Jun 2011I still have not found a phone with a better camera and os ... morethere wont be until nokia makes a new camera phone XD

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                              • Anonymous
                              • qxV
                              • 08 Jun 2011

                              AnonD-672, 08 Jun 2011lol reading all these comments is just hilarious. apple is ... moreThat UI that apple use is xerox UI not apple.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • qxV
                                • 08 Jun 2011

                                AnonD-171, 08 Jun 2011you forgot no HDMI no drag a drop no expansion slot ga... moreI still have not found a phone with a better camera and os than the nokia n8.

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                                  • NMv
                                  • 08 Jun 2011

                                  screwyouanriod, 08 Jun 2011Call it all you want, copycat or whatever. The fact rema... moreyou forgot
                                  no HDMI
                                  no drag a drop
                                  no expansion slot
                                  garbage security and easy to hack
                                  ....ect the list goes on
                                  that's why i still love symbian cause it's secure and that's the most important thing on any device is security ....UI enhancements can wait same with specs

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                                    • AnonD-672
                                    • syb
                                    • 08 Jun 2011

                                    lol reading all these comments is just hilarious. apple is like Scientology. they tell u something and its thier way and no other way. the whole appeal of android is to have freedom in what u do with ur phone and not being told that THIS IS THE WAY IT IS. not notifications, not cloud services.

                                    u r able to change the kernal, baseband, fix drivers, even run other OS'es on and android phone... it could even be completely modified to look like something else, eg the original Dell Streak 1.6 and Sony Timescape, SPB Shell 5, Metro UI.

                                    these are all features which will always beat any other software/hardware combination that don't have the same philosophy.


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                                      • screwyouanriod
                                      • HHH
                                      • 08 Jun 2011

                                      Call it all you want, copycat or whatever.

                                      The fact remains, the only advantage android had (notifications)now iOS have.

                                      The only advantage RIM has (BB messenger) now iOS has.

                                      So what does this truly mean.

                                      It means, all other OS and phones now has again become USELESS!

                                      And as always, iPhone is once again the most Superior phone of all

                                      AND THIS IS A PHONE RELEASE A YEAR AGO!

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                                        • Apple
                                        • PRN
                                        • 08 Jun 2011

                                        you may love it or you may hate it but you never can skip it. this what iPhone (apple) really is. moreover you may say iPhone is the pathfinder of smart phone platform. it brings you the revolution and shows you what a mobile can be and how we maximize it's uses. so many tings that apple teaches other and almost every other phone company were started to follow them. and most importantly "iPhone" is like the daddy of all phones. so don't mess with your daddy.