WWDC Apple 2012 iOS6

iOS6

• FaceTime over cellular enabled in iOS6, bringing unification to Apple ID and phone numbers
• Smart Banners in Safari for iOS 6 to offer quick shortcuts to app
• Facebook integration announced for iOS 6
• Photo Stream to enable native sharing in iOS 6
• Siri in iOS 6 coming to iPad, to offer sports, movie, and restaurant data, able to launch apps
• supports 3GS and later, iPad 2/3, 4th gen iPod touch
•  new Maps app, complete with turn-by-turn navigation, Siri integration, and 3D models
• Passbook as part of iOS 6
• Notification Center adds Do Not Disturb and Remind Me Later features

Click here for Apple’s official preview

iOS 6 next Week????????

Check out Apple’s keynote at WWDC Monday June 11

[iPhone/IPad Apps] Google Currents

Google Currents

Google has just released Currents, their post-Flipboard take on the news reader, which brings your favorite RSS feeds, video streams, public Google + posts together with over 150 publishing partners. Reading content in Google Currents is just as easy, if not easier than viewing it all over the web, and it is free.

Free – App Store Link

DIRECTV for iPad updated, now offers in home streaming

DIRECTV for iPad updated, now offers in home streaming

The latest update also adds a few other new features:-

Turn your iPad into a portable TV and watch your favorite shows in any room of your home. Quickly scroll through a list of channels available to watch on your iPad with a dedicated “Live TV Streaming” Module.
Get tips in the help section to guide you through features in the app.
Set parental controls to block live TV channels viewed on the iPad.
Change start and end times to add padding to a program when setting a recording.
DIRECTV for iPad is a free app but does require a residential DIRECTV subscription and website registered account.
[App Store Link]

Apple releases iTunes 10.5

Apple releases iTunes 10.5:

 Here’s what’s new:

iTunes in the Cloud. iTunes now stores your music and TV purchases in iCloud and makes them available on your devices anywhere, any time, at no additional cost.

Automatic Downloads. Purchase music from any device or computer and automatically download a copy to your Mac and iOS devices.

Download Previous Purchases. Download your past music, TV, app, and book purchases again, at no additional cost. Previous purchases may be unavailable if they are no longer on the iTunes Store.

Sync with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 5.

Wi-Fi Syncing. Automatically sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iTunes any time they’re both on the same Wi-Fi network.

Listen to tweets with Tweet Speaker for iPhone

Listen to tweets with Tweet Speaker for iPhone:

Enjoy Twitter while on a walk, stuck in traffic, in the kitchen, or on the go. Tweet Speaker lets you listen to news, sports, humor, and the musings of interesting people on Twitter – a sort of live podcast of your Tweets.

• Beautiful user interface
• Speech tailored for tweets
• Tweet Marker support
• Adjustable reading speed
• Airplay

Tweet Speaker is available on the iPhone for $2.99.

[App Store link]

Apple announces iPhone 4S

Apple announces iPhone 4S:

As expected, Apple today announced iPhone 4S, their fifth generation iPhone that looks exactly the same on the outside but is all new on the inside.

• Apple A5 chipset, dual core Cortex A9 for 7 times faster graphics. This is basically the iPad 2 chip but probably not clocked as fast.
• Longer batter life – 8 hrs talk time on 3G, 9 hours browsing on Wi-Fi, 10 hours video, 40 hours music.
• New intelligent switching between antennas
• HSPA+ 14.4 (no 21?)
• CDMA + GSM World phone
• 8mp rear-facing camera, CMOS backside illuminated sensor, 73% more photons! High end IR filter. Wide f2.4. Super fast photo taking chip. 1.1 seconds for first photo.
• 1080p, real-time video stabilization, real-time temporal noise reduction.
• SIRI artificially intelligent voice control (looks great).
• 16GB, 32 GB, 64GB
• AT&T/GSM, Verizon, Sprint

iOS 5 to be released as a free update on October 12th

iOS 5 to be released as a free update on October 12th:

iOS 5 is slated to be released as a free update on October 12th for current iOS users. 

Apple announces card printing app, Cards for iPhone

Apple announces card printing app, Cards for iPhone:

During Apple’s Let’s talk iPhone event, Apple announced their newest app, Cards. With Cards, users can create and order printed cards directly from their iPhone.

The cards will be made from 100% cotton paper, stamped with Apple-designed postage, and you will receive a push notification when the USPS delivery is complete.

Cards will cost $2.99 in the US and $4.99 everywhere else.

Apple “Let’s talk iPhone” event set for Oct. 4

Apple “Let’s talk iPhone” event set for Oct. 4:

Jim Dalrymple of the The Loop got one of the shiny invites Apple is sending out for their “Let’s talk iPhone” event to be held, as rumored, on October 4.

Apple on Tuesday officially announced its iPhone 5 launch event. According to the invitation received by The Loop, the event will be held on October 4 at Apple’s Cupertino, Calif. campus. The event will begin at 10:00 am PT.

Source: The Loop