How well does iOS 5 run on iPhone 3GS?

Release Date ‎Jun 7, 2011‎ in CNET

 
   

iOS 5 Notification Center isn't a new concept but Apple did it well

ZDNet (blog) - Joel Evans - 10 Jun, 2011
Matthew Miller is an avid mobile device enthusiast who works during the day as a professional naval architect in Seattle. He is one of three hosts on the MobileTechRoundup podcast and runs the Nokia Experts ...

The 5 Best Features in Apple's IOS 5

PCWorld - 10 Jun, 2011
By Michael deAgonia, Computerworld Earlier this week at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple finally offered up a look at iOS 5, the planned update to the company's mobile OS. Although it wont be out until this fall -- Apple isn't yet ...

Apple's iOS 5 could be as good as a new iPhone

Telegraph.co.uk - Shane Richmond - ‎Jun 8, 2011‎
Apple's iOS 5 is a major update that shouldn't be overlooked in the midst of excitement about iCloud, writes Shane Richmond. Steve Jobs speaks at Apple's WWDC event this week. Photo: AP By Shane Richmond, Head of Technology (Editorial) in San Francisco ...

Apple iOS hacker says he shared method to help company

Los Angeles Times - ‎Jun 8, 2011‎
The teenager who hacked into Apple's latest mobile operating system said he is sharing how he did it in order to get Apple's attention and show the company the problem in its software. Mert Erdir, a 17-year-old student in Turkey, found a way to unlock ...

An Android owner's view of iOS 5

BusinessWeek - Kevin Tofel - ‎Jun 8, 2011‎
Apple outlined several new features at WWDC on Monday that will arrive with iOS 5 later this fall and that address some of my own issues with the platform.There are a number of similarities to functions on other mobile operating systems, ...

Get the new iPhone, iPad software today but beware

Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) - Nick Eaton - ‎Jun 8, 2011‎
Don't want to wait until fall to use the new iPhone and iPad software, iOS 5? Have no fear, the Internet is here. And hackers. And software pirates. A tech-savvy kid figured out a way for the everyday person to get iOS 5 ...

Apple Starts To Wind Down The "iPod" Brand (AAPL)

San Francisco Chronicle - Dan Frommer - ‎Jun 8, 2011‎
Apple's new iOS 5 software for iPhones, shipping this fall, has many additions, but appears to have one notable subtraction: The music app is no longer called "iPod" -- it's just called "Music." There's a separate app for "Video," as on the iPad and ...

Code Found in Apple's Latest Mobile Software Teases iPhone 5 and iPad 3

TIME - Chris Gayomali - ‎Jun 8, 2011‎
Thanks to a little digging, sources at TUAW have discovered hints about what Apple may have in store for future iPad and iPhone models. The info comes via code found in developer versions of Apple's next mobile ...

A secret way to update iPhone is out at Gizmodo

Houston Chronicle (blog) - ‎Jun 8, 2011‎
One day and iOS 5 has been hacked already. Gizmodo reader and Apple lover Mert Erdir has discovered how to upgrade to iOS 5 without developer accounts, using a simple backdoor. Everyone can do it following these extremely simple instructions: The ...

iOS 5 code points to two iPad 3 models

CNET - Lance Whitney - ‎Jun 8, 2011‎
A peek into the code for Apple's upcoming iOS 5 reveals two new iPad 3 models potentially in the works, according to sources at tech site TUAW. Checking out the code files for USB devices in the iOS 5 firmware, TUAW uncovered ...

Apple takes first step to iCloud with iTunes 'upgrade'

GMANews.TV - ‎Jun 8, 2011‎
After announcing its foray into cloud computing, Apple Inc. has started upgrading its software to use the cloud, starting with its iTunes program. The new "iTunes in the Cloud beta" software claims to let users download new music, apps, and buy book on ...

How to stay synced with iCloud

CNET - Sharon Vaknin - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
Finally, Apple has given users a way to sync their purchased music, apps, and books wirelessly. With iCloud, whatever you download on one device--your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, or computer--can be set to automatically download on all ...

Apple iOS 5 jam-packed with new features

CANOE (blog) - Greg Gazin - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
Since it was preannounced, no one was surprised at WWDC 2011 when Scott Forstall, Apple SVP iOS Software, took us through a preview of Apple iOS 5, slated for release this fall. However, what we didn't expect was the extensive list of over 200 new ...

Apple iOS 5 hacked one day after developer release, Gizmodo claims

Los Angeles Times - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
Apple's next iPhone and iPad operating system, which is not set to reach the masses until sometime this fall, has already been hacked one day after it was announced, claims technology blog Gizmodo. The hack allows any iPhone user to install the latest ...

Biz Break: With Apple's iCloud, where's the thunder? Plus: Nintendo's new Wii U

San Jose Mercury News - Frank Michael Russell - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
Apple CEO Steve Jobs during iCloud presentation at Apple's World Wide Developers Conference at Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco, Calif. on Monday, June 6, 2011. (Josie Lepe/San Jose Mercury News) Today: Apple's ...

Five Ways Apple Rips-Off Android with iOS 5

PCWorld - Ian Paul - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
Apple unveiled a host of new features in iOS 5 due out this fall including revamped notifications, over-the-air updates, and cloud data storage. You might even call these new features magical or revolutionary, ...

iOS 5: Five Things Apple Left Out

InformationWeek - Eric Zeman - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
Apple's new iOS 5, unveiled Monday at WWDC, delivers 200 new features to iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch users. But Apple still managed to forget a few key twists. By Eric Zeman InformationWeek There's no doubt that iOS 5 is a welcome update to Apple's ...

Apple's Game Center outnumbers Microsoft's Xbox Live

USA Today - Scott Martin - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
Apple's free Game Center service has hit 50 million members, the company noted at its WWDC gathering in San Francisco on Monday. The gadget maker's massive reach across iPads, iPhones and iPod Touch devices is turning it into ...

iCloud and More: Ten Questions About the Recent Apple News

TIME - Harry McCracken - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
Almost 38000 folks turned out for Technologizer's live coverage of Apple's WWDC keynote yesterday morning. We had a good time. But as the comments came in from attendees, there was clearly a serious contingent of ...

WWDC 2011: iOS 5 notifications go from stink to stellar

ZDNet (blog) - Jason D. O'Grady - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
By Jason D. O'Grady | June 7, 2011, 11:43am PDT One of iOS' biggest drawbacks to date is its horrible notification system. You know what I'm talking about, you're busy tapping away an email (or working on that impossible Angry Birds level), and BLING!, ...

Hey, Steve Jobs, where's my iPhone 5?

The Guardian (blog) - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
For the past two years, Apple has launched a new iPhone at WWDC. So why didn't it do that this time? And what does the wait until September for iOS 5 indicate? A whole new mobile strategy from Apple, that's what The fun days of WWDC 2008, when getting ...

iOS 5: What We Wanted vs. What We Got

PC Magazine - William Fenton - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
Only two of our nine iOS 5 wishes were granted. To be fair, we got our number one wish (wireless syncing)â€"and a whole lot more. Here are the details. By William Fenton iOS 5: What We Wanted vs. What We Got With WWDC in the rear-view mirror, ...

Comparing Apples: iOS 5 vs. iOS 4

Forbes (blog) - Jason Oberholtzer - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
Good news, Apple-heads and technophiles! Apple unveiled iOS 5 yesterday, and some of the upgrades look pretty awesome. I'm particularly pleased to see more effort to consolidate similar functions, eg the Newsstand and Notification ...

Apple iCloud Purchasing First Look

InformationWeek - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
Brian Burgess 06/07/2011 Apple's iCloud will give you the ability to see all apps you've purchased on any of your iOS devices and download them to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch without a wire in sight. Join BYTE executive editor Brian Burgess for a ...

How well does iOS 5 run on iPhone 3GS?

CNET - David Carnoy - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
Just a few weeks ago, some rumors suggested that Apple wouldn't support iOS 5 for the iPhone 3GS. Well yesterday, Steve Jobs had some good news for 3GS owners: you can upgrade your 3GS to iOS 5 when it's released this fall. ...

iCloud: What the analysts say

Fortune - Philip Elmer-DeWitt - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
With one exception (ahem, JMP's Alex Gauna), the analysts who follow Apple (AAPL) seemed to understand what the traders who drove Apple's shares down Monday $5.40 (1.57%) to $338.04 did not: The hundreds ...

Rest in PC

BBC News - Maggie Shiels - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
At Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), the company declared that we are living in a "post-PC world. Evidence of that can be seen everywhere the company stated from smartphones to tablet devices. And of course it was noted in front of the ...

Apple Newsstand: what does it really mean for publishers?

The Guardian - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
Snuck into last night's Apple World Wide Developer Conference was the announcement of Newsstand, which puts digital newspaper and magazine products into one dedicated place. Much like iBooks, the Newsstand app racks everything up on a wooden shelf (how ...

Apple heads into the post-PC world

Telegraph.co.uk - Shane Richmond - ‎Jun 6, 2011‎
Apple has continued its push into the 'post-PC' world with its announcements at WWDC in San Francisco. By Shane Richmond, Head of Technology (Editorial) in San Francisco When he unveiled the iPad 2 in March, Steve Jobs described it as a post-PC device. ...

Apple chooses Twitter over Facebook

NDTV.com - ‎Jun 6, 2011‎
Apple took sides while announcing a new operating system for the iPhone, iPad and iPod - iOS5 will have deep rooted integration of Twitter, as opposed to Facebook. Owners of these devices will be able to share tweets, photos, videos and more from all ...

 

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