Christian Louca

For the full video of the conference you can find it here:

http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/11piubpwiqubf06/event/

Posted By ] Jillian

Yeah yeah yeah, Lion looks fantastic –but what about iOS 5? Many of us were not-so-patiently waiting to hear what would become of our iOS devices, and from the moment Scott Forstall took the stage we weren’t disappointed.

The address continued with an overview of the 10 key features among a noted 200 that will be included in the upgrade:

1. Notifications
   1. Addition of a Notification Center, accessed by swiping down from the top of the screen
   2. No more annoying popups, a brief, non-persistent animation will alert you to a new notification
   3. All notifications will be itemized on the the lock screen, with a swipe bringing you to the correct app
   4. Can be cleared individually, but can easily be removed by tapping the [X] to dismiss
2. Newsstand
   1. Easy access to all of your newspaper and magazine subscriptions
   2. New issues are automatically downloaded in the background and placed into a single location integrated with the home screen
3. Twitter integration
   1. Full iOS integration with a single sign-on with interaction available for all apps, including Camera and Photos
   2. Add twitter account handles to your contacts
4. Safari
   1. Safari Reader creates an uncluttered view of website story content, a 20-page review can be turned into a single longer page with one click
   2. Easy sharing of website content and links
   3. Tabbed browsing
   4. Reading List features allows you to save content for reading later
5. Reminders
   1. Create lists with optional reminders by date and location (be reminded when you arrive or leave)
   2. Will sync across all devices including integration with Cal
6. Camera
   1. Camera button added to the lock screen
   2. Use the volume-up button to take pictures –fully tactile approach for a shutter button
   3. More advanced features including pinch-to-zoom and manual exposure settings by tapping areas of your photo
   4. Editing directly on your device including crop, rotate, reduce red-eye, and one click enhance
7. Mail
   1. Rich text formatting with indentation control
   2. Draggable addresses
   3. Search entire message content
   4. Flag as unread
   5. S/MIME support
   6. OS-wide dictionary that all apps can access with tap-to-define functionality
   7. A new keyboard can be split with your thumbs for faster on-screen typing
8. PC Free
   1. No more PC required with activation, set-up, software updates all available Over-the-Air (OTA)
   2. Only download delta updates, meaning only the information that was changed –reducing the data downloaded
   3. More configuration available on the device itself including adding and removing calendars and mailboxes
9. Game Center
   1. Purchase and download apps from within Game Center itself
   2. Increased social aspects including friend discovery, friend of friend discovery and enhanced score/achievement sharing
10. iMessage
    1. Messaging platform supported by all iOS devices including iPod Touch, iPad and iPhone
    2. Send text messages (including group messages), photos, videos and contacts
    3. Includes delivery receipts, read receipts, and typing indication

Of course, we were teased with additional things that they didn’t cover in detail, such as AirPlay mirroring of your iOS device to your television, multitasking gestures and WiFi syncing.

In keeping with the theme of the conference, Apple promised over 1500 new API’s for developers. This will translate into a lot more apps with a lot more functionality and a lot more potential! Putting power in the hands of developers means we are looking foward an even more innovative future.

While the inevitable comparisons to other devices and their features will no doubt follow, I don’t think anybody can deny that iOS 5 is a giant leap forward on an already innovative and progressive platform.

With release of iOS 5 set for the fall, only one question remains… how can we possibly wait?

Via: http://www.padgadget.com/2011/06/06/wwdc-keynote-whats-new-in-ios-5/