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"Apple has just released iOS 5, the newest version of its mobile OS, to the public.\nThe updated OS is now available for download through iTunes 10.5. Apple announced iOS 5 in June at its Worldwide Developers Conference. The new OS includes a slew of new features including deep Twitter integration, a revamped notification system, an updated camera app, a revamped version of Safari and more.\n\nSEE ALSO: iOS 5 for iPhone and iPad is Here: Apple\u2019s Best Release Yet? [REVIEW]\niOS 5 also includes iCloud, Apple's service for accessing and syncing photos, music, emails and other media through the cloud.\n\nSEE ALSO: Share Your iOS 5 Download and Install Experiences [OPEN THREAD]\nIn addition to iOS 5, Apple has released a new version of Mac OS X Lion that includes support for iCloud.\n\n\niOS 5 for iPhone\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNew Home Screen With Notification\n\nNotifications are a big deal in iOS 5. Taking some cues from Android, iOS has finally unified the notification system and made it less clumsy and intrusive.\nMessage now appear at the top of the screen (though you can choose to allow them to display in the middle) while you are using the phone and they don't interrupt what you are already doing.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLock Screen Notifications\nOn the lock screen, notifications are displayed in the middle of the screen. These messages can build up over time, for easy access to various message.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNotification Bar\n\nThe notification bar is accessible by pulling down the top of the phone. By default, your weather widget and stock ticker populate the space, along with any recent notifications.\nThe weather and stock ticker take information from those built-in apps on the phone. You can choose to turn this feature on or off. Weather is especially nice for finding out current conditions and getting a 5-day forecast.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNotification Bar Landscape\nIn landscape mode, notifications work just as they do in portrait. You can choose what apps are allowed to use the notification area on an app by app basis in Settings.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCustomize Notifications\n\nYou can choose how to display notifications within each app's section in Settings under Notifications.\nYou can also choose how many recent items to display. As you can see, if you get a text message while taking a screenshot or browsing settings, it now alerts you at the top of the screen.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFacebook Notifications\nFacebook isn't built-into iOS 5 but the new app has lots of options for customizing how you are notified about events, messages or follows.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStandard Notifications Screen\nA full notifications screen.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWeather Options\nThe Weather and Stock widgets can be turned on and off.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niMessage Settings\nYou can choose to associate an AppleID email address with iMessage. If you want to use a different email but don't want to create a new AppleID, you can add the email at Apple.com.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niMessage Caller ID Settings\nYou can now set your email or your cell phone number as the Caller ID settings within iMessage.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niMessage Colors\nThe \"send\" button in iMessage is blue. It's now green when sending a regular SMS.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSMS Message Colors\nThe \"send\" button in iMessage is blue. It's now green when sending a regular SMS.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niMessage Photo Message\nAttaching a photo to iMessage works just like it does in the SMS app. You can also directly send a photo to another person from the Photo app or after taking a picture with the camera.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTwitter Settings\nTwitter now has its own place in the Settings screen. From here, you can install the app and update your account information.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTwitter Configuration\n\nTwitter can now better integrate itself with your Address Book. Twitter can scan the name, email addresses and phone numbers you have on file and compare them with what users have used with Twitter. \nIf it finds a match, avatar photos and Twitter handles are updated within the Address Book.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTwitter Configuration\nYou can add multiple Twitter accounts to your device and specify what account is default. You can also adjust notifications on an account-by-account basis.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSend a Tweet \nYou can send tweets from the main application or from Safari, Photos, Maps and YouTube.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTwitter Identifier\nMessages sent from iOS 5 say \"Safari on iOS\" in the identifier.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCamera Button on Lock Screen\n\nDouble tapping on the home screen button will launch display both the music player and the new camera button.\nTap on the camera button to take a photo without unlocking your phone.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhotos\n\nThe Photos app might look the same but it has some great new editing tools.\nTapping on \"Edit\" now brings up a new wave of options that include Auto-Enhance, Red Eye, Crop and Rotate.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAuto-Enhance\nAuto-Enhance is supposed to auto-adjust a photo for better lighting and brightness. In our tests, the results were minimal to non-existent.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCrop Photo\n\nCropping a photo is as simple as moving your fingers around the area you want to focus in on.\nYou can also constrain your crop to a certain size or orientation.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCrop Photo\n\nCropping a photo is as simple as moving your fingers around the area you want to focus in on.\nYou can also constrain your crop to a certain size or orientation.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSave Edit\nAfter making adjustments, your saved photo is available in your Camera Roll. The changes are NOT destructive, meaning you can go back later and change or remove a crop or adjustment.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage Rotation\nImage rotation is a tap. Literally.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTweet or Message Photos\nYou can now send a photo to Twitter or to iMessage\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niMessage Photo\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niMessage Photo\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTweet Photo\nYou can add your location to a photo. Twitter will also search your contact list for someone's Twitter username.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTweet Photo\nYou can add your location to a photo. Twitter will also search your contact list for someone's Twitter username.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto Locations\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReminders\nReminders is a new core iOS app. It makes creating to-do lists and reminders a snap. Like Notes and Calendar entries, it can be synced with iCloud/\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReminders\nCompleted items in Reminders.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReminders\nI cannot complete anything.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReminders\nTap an item to check it off as \"complete\"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReminders\nI CAN complete things!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReminders\nView reminders by date. You can also set a due date and a location update to a reminder.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReminders\nCompletions by date.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSafari\nSafari for iOS 5 got a big overhaul on the backend. It looks the same for users, however.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSafari Reader Button\nThe nifty Readability-esque feature from Safari 5 for Mac and Windows is now in Mobile Safari.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSafari Reader Mode\nThe Reader mode strips away the default styling and makes reading articles much more palatable and distraction free.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReading List\n\nWe won't call the Reading List an Instapaper-killer, but it is a similar idea. \nYou can add articles to a running \"Reading List\" that is accessible across devices. You can even sync your ist with Safari for Mac or Windows using iCloud.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReading List Display\nThe Reading List makes it easy to access articles saved for reading earlier in your browsing section.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrivate Browsing Mode\nMobile Safari now lets users browse the web in a private browsing mode. This means that traces of your activity are not stored on the device.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrivate Browsing Mode View\nThe chrome around Mobile Safari is black when Private Browsing Mode is enabled.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSafari\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTweet a Link\nLinks or pages can be tweeted from the \"Send to\" menu.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaps\nYou can now share a Map location with someone using Twitter or iMessage.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaps\nYou can now share a Map location with someone using Twitter or iMessage.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaps\nIn iMessage, the location comes up as something that is accessible by the other user in the Maps app on their iOS device.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTweeting Maps\nLocations can also be sent via Twitter or direct message.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSettings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSettings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSettings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSettings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSettings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSettings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSettings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSettings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSettings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSettings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSettings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSettings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSettings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSettings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSettings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSettings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSettings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSettings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSettings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSettings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSettings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSettings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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