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

AnonD-1825, 07 Jun 2011I know many like you, they come every apple topics and hati... moreExactly Duel, and to bolster their arguments they create lies like "brainwashing" and "reality distortion" which no sane person would believe in. I'm all for Android and Symbian and WP7/8, but seeing people react to Apple like they are evil makes me laugh.

It's all because the iphone broke into their geeky world and started doing things that other smartphones do. The 3GS created real competition in the touchscreen mobile world, yet some people here would rather that they stuck with the ipod.

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    • 07 Jun 2011

    David, 07 Jun 2011The signature "Duel" is 100% a Apple employee pai... morewhen I became aware of this Apple propaganda techniques, I started to truly dislike apple as a company. When every forum, is filled with Apple propaganda, I find it impossible to believe any of it.

    When one is told; you don't need to forward text messages use email instead, one fontsize is good enough for everybody, active noise cancellation isn't a required feature, and your holding the phone the wrong way. One realizes Apple may be good at software and marketing but there hardware skills are defined by the skill level of there subcontractors.

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      • 07 Jun 2011

      David, 07 Jun 2011The signature "Duel" is 100% a Apple employee pai... moreI know many like you, they come every apple topics and hating everything what apple do because it's apple, not any other reason. Here are many like you, right now.

      They have huge obsession about hating Apple, its not very healthy if you ask me.

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        • 07 Jun 2011

        I guess Apple try "innovate" only to try to beat the competition, no to add value to their products for their users. All this Icloud thing already exists, it only requires an google account and an android phone.

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          • 07 Jun 2011

          AnonD-1906, 07 Jun 2011That's make sense. Duel you are holding your iphone the wro... moreI own iphone 3gs so that doesn't work for me FAIL! :)

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            • 07 Jun 2011

            David, 07 Jun 2011The signature "Duel" is 100% a Apple employee pai... moreReally? that's awesome

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              • 07 Jun 2011

              David, 07 Jun 2011The signature "Duel" is 100% a Apple employee pai... moreThat's make sense. Duel you are holding your iphone the wrong way.XD

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                • 07 Jun 2011

                Anonymous, 07 Jun 2011And mobile Me did those what you sayed for many years ago (... moreThe signature "Duel" is 100% a Apple employee paid to spread Apples jibberish and lies on forums. There are many like him. I actually know someone here in Sweden that gets paid by Apple to do the same stuff like "Duel" does, but on swedish online mobile communities.

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                  • 07 Jun 2011

                  AnonD-1906, 07 Jun 2011Android already has this. Calender, mail and etc.....sync o... moreAnd mobile Me did those what you sayed for many years ago (2008), so what's your point?

                  Iphone has had all of those, but like i sayd iCloud is going much deeper.

                  And what you sayed about amazon etc. do you mean this? https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/learnmore

                  That is exactly same service what dropbox has offered years and i'm using it almost daily, but what i have seen/learn iCloud can do, i think i'm not going to use that anymore at fall, iCloud again go much deeper. much less steps to get things done.

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                    • 07 Jun 2011

                    AnonD-1825, 07 Jun 2011iCloud is years ahead of competitors, i think android might... moreAndroid already has this. Calender, mail and etc.....sync over the air android has all of this i use it every day. I add a x10 before and when i made the switch to nexus 1. All i did was to add my gmail account and everything that was on my x10 came to my new nexus 1. Contact list, gmail, app, calender, etc Eccept for the music and video. For that all i needed to do was to change memories stick that all. Icloud nothing new.

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                      • 07 Jun 2011

                      IDO, 07 Jun 2011Steve Jobs once said " This will be the year of the co... moresteve jobs is a hypocrite!
                      talks about andriod and other UIs as though their below him and as always he brings outdated features to the table and some people go crazy because apple is more image than product!
                      btw, i've had an iphone 3g, 3gs, & 4 so i know what i'm talking about and my current phone (HTC desire HD) outshines them all!

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                        • 07 Jun 2011

                        iCloud is years ahead of competitors, i think android might get that next year, maybe not that fast, it's not simple build massive server center :D

                        I think this is going to be like iPad, Apple did something big, everyone else made their first tablets after year behind and they were BAD. They were so behind and wasn't able to do anything about it. And look where we are now. IPAd sells others don't.

                        Now google saw apple did something big and different and think they are behind again, and it takes a lot of time to get same level where iOS5 go with iCloud.

                        Cloud services are future and iOS5 take's everything out of it, cant wait to see what developers are getting out of iCloud.

                        ICloud is much more than typical cloud service, it goes much deeper, you iHaters are going to figured it out someday ;)

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                          • 07 Jun 2011

                          [deleted post]Microsoft, google and amazon already offer those services

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                            • 07 Jun 2011

                            AnonD-40, 07 Jun 2011You're wrong. Ovi Store launched worldwide on May 2009 h... moreIt's wasent named ovi store back than. It's officialy ad the the ovi brand name in 2009. But before that its was only named download. Tha app store of nokia is more older than apple app store

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                              • 07 Jun 2011

                              That's why I love my android Phone. Its YEARS ahead ios.

                              Notifications like these have to wait till 2011?

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                                • 07 Jun 2011

                                So apple copy Blackberrys Messenger, Samsungs pull down notification area and Samsungs digital zoom. Nice job on originality Jobs.

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                                  • 07 Jun 2011

                                  AnonD-1825, 07 Jun 2011Why all these android users/nokia users are telling here we... moreApple Start it first to care other not to follow them. NOW WHO IS FOLLOWING.

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                                    • 07 Jun 2011

                                    This is what you call iCopy by Apple. Nokia are the innovation hub of all technology in a mobile phone. Pick a feature Nokia invented it. Before Steve Jobs came up with iPhone he was using Nokia and all the features already available he just changed name and said my iNnovation LOL. Now Apple iCopied OTA updates (Nokia First). iMessenger (BBM First) Drop down notifications (Android First). Frankly Apple are running out of ideas and their iOS is reaching its limitations, including Android. If you need few technology features wait until Nokia brings out the new innvations. People who think Nokia is gone for toss needs to think again as most the patents are held by Nokia and all manufactures pay a premium to Nokia for using them. Lets look at Apple before 2007 they were losing the market and their shares are down bottom they almost been sold out but due to Nokia in his hand came up with idea of iphone and now its one of the valuable company in the market. Nokia is down because of poor management not innovation, wait until Nokia bounce back and it will be new generation of mobile phones with technologies and innovation that will blow android and apple to their deep dungeons. Apple is enjoying a funfare ride but it wont last long, i would give it 2 years until it end its upward growth. I am not against apple but their attitude about not giving credit to real innovators but copy and make their own. Lets see what exactly they innovated till now which Nokia or BBM did not. Funny, people believe so blindly and walk with other lambs with Steve steering them to the top of the hill until they know they have to come down with a thud.

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                                      • 07 Jun 2011

                                      "the company has added a dedicated screen that you open by pulling from the top of the screen downwards."

                                      HAHAHA!! Who's copying others now?! HUH?

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                                        • 07 Jun 2011

                                        Max, 07 Jun 2011Agreed mate.... But then when apple initially started even ... moreSo did i get this right? You are saying xperia play is much better game device than iPhone and iPhone can't get even close, but it can take maybe year before it is in that level? Sorry, no, that not make any sense. If customer wants best game phone today, best choice by far is iPhone.

                                        we have to wait where play is maybe after year, i really think it's not going to be hit and it's not getting games like iPhone. First you need to show developers that xperia play sells a lot and it has potential users.