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The Apple’s iOS 7 Gives A New Look To The iPhone And iPad

The new operating system for iPhone and iPad Apple’s iOS 7 gives a new look and some awesome new features as well. Launched Wednesday, the iOS 7 signifies the most important overhaul of the very famous mobile software since 1^st iPhone. Gone are the curvy buttons and icons and some virtual textures, like the leather cover for contact application, which dominated old version of the iOS.

The new operating system gets familiar features that the users can easily understand. Application icons are arranged in a sequence of the home pages and can be placed in the folders. And commonly used applications such as the Safari browser and the phone dialer are still in the task bar at the bottom side of the screen.

The fresh look is a kind of energizing change and is easier to navigate and understand, for instance, the Spotlight search of iOS, an easy to miss feature positioned to the left side of the home page, can be accessed easily from home page by a swipe from the mid of the screen.

Let me tell you about the one of the top is Control Center, that gives the users a simple way to set common settings. And available with an upward swipe from the bottom side of the screen. This nifty feature lets the users turn their Bluetooth and Wi-Fi radios ON or OFF or set the brightness and volume of their devices. in the previous versions of the iOS, the users had to release the setting app and then dig via many screens; the Control Center makes the procedure much easier.

I also do not like some features of the Apple’s iOS 7. The new application folders are luminous squares which makes it feel like that someone has got an eraser and constantly smudged out some bits of home page’s background.

The Apple  indeed failed to  update that how iOS shows notifications, so they’re still blatant. It could make someone unhappy, and I wish that the Apple had fixed this problem.

Apple Announces iOS 7

The iOS 7 has just arrived. As pronounced last week, the Apple on Wednesday launched a major update of operating system which runs on iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.

Among its new features: A new ‘flatter’ look and feel, with the revamped fonts, icons, and some other visual components; upgrades to such stock applications as Calendar, Safari, Camera, Messages and Mail; a new easy to access control center, from which you can easily adjust normally used settings without excavating into the settings app itself, enhanced multitasking, iTunes Radion and of course many more.

The release leads by 2 days the appearance of iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S. Moreover, those two new iPhones, the new iOS 7 will also run on iPhone 4 or later, iPad 2 or later, iPod touch 5^th generation or later. Note, Though, that some those grown-up device might not support every feature in new iOS.

You can also upgrade to a new operating system in one of 2 ways: directly from your iDevice itself (settings > general > software update) or through the typical tethered approach by simply connecting your iDevice to the computer through USB cable, then updating from the iTunes.

The upgrade is absolutely free.

The Newest on iPhone 5C

The Apple made its strongest splash since the death of Steve Jobs in the second week of the September with the launch of iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S models. The both devices are coming in with the unexpected level of hysteria surrounding them, particularly with the iPhone 5C.

The rumors have proven true that iPhone 5S is the 1^st of iPhone prototypes to come in the gold instead of the typical black, and the white alternative encasement. This is an important change from the Apple’s design standards. But the main story is iPhone 5C.

For many years, the Apple stayed strong on the top of Smartphone game, as the sales of iPhone models have lived up to their hype, and has conveyed gradually for the company. But for some past couple of years, the Korean Tech Giant Samsung has given Apple a run for their money, particularly with the progress of Samsung S2, and S3 in the international market.

This has been due to the Samsung pointing mid to low income markets in the Asia. But with the Sept.10 launch set by the Apple, and the releasing of iPhone 5C, maybe the Apple is set to balance the Smartphone field with the budget iPhone.

iPhone 5C, with the ‘C’ allegedly denoting COLOR will be following the template of recent iterations of Apple iPod touch and iPod nano with its choice of the pastel colors on its back side. Photos from Chinese blog have confirmed this with some units lined up with various colored backs.

But a more telling detail to iPhone 5C that you might buy the accessories from ever buying is that it’ll come in the plastic, instead genuine aluminum. Not only will this make unit more resistant to bumps and scratches, but more significantly lessens the production cost, and finally its retail cost.

iOS 7 could Be Apple’s Most Secure Mobile Operating System Ever

On the September 18, the Apple will unleash a redesigned OS for the iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone. Called the iOS 7, the upcoming update has got lots of attention for its drastic new look, but it is also packed to the gills with the security options. So much so that it could be the most secure iOS to date.

Goodbye, Mactans!

One of largest stories to come out this year, the Black Hat conference was about the Mactans box that might hijack any connected iPhone. The demo hinted that ne’er-do-wells might rig up alike devices in the public charging stations to infect the iOS devices with the malware.

But the devices running iOS 7 will not trust connected computers automatically. Instead, you will be prompted to trust the connected computer or ignore it. We will have to see if this ends Mactans style attacks completely, but it is a big step in the right direction.

Call Blocking & Privacy

Many 3^rd party Android security apps contain call and message blocking, but the Apple will be baking feature into the iOS 7. From either FaceTime or Messages settings menu, you can block any contact from messaging, calling, or FaceTime with you. This feature looks to be limited to the contacts, however, making it tricky for blocking the SMS spam.

iOS 7 will sport new privacy controls, comprising a different advertiser ID number which users can reset at will. This way, the advertisers can still produce some data on users, but they will not touch important stuff (like your phone number or your device ID).

Passwords & Theft

One feature I have been very excited about in the iOS 7 is iCloud keychain. This gets all password info stored in OS X keychain app and makes it accessible across devices. Expectantly the Apple will let mobile users generate passwords, Plus saving them as well, though it isn’t cross platform, it’ll optimistically encourage better password habits for the Apple users.

Loss & theft are the main threats to the iPhones, and while Touch ID fingerprint reader might help guard your phone it will not help get it back. To that end, the Apple has updated their brilliant Find My iPhone antitheft tool. Before, you might locate,wipe, message, and set an alarm on the lost device. But with the iOS 7, wiped phones will need Apple ID & password to be unlocked, so your iPhone will always be your iPhone.