Given the widespread problems (http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/12/apples-ios-5-error-3200-now-trending-worldwide/) folks are having with iOS 5 (http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/12/apples-ios-5-update-now-available-for-iphone-ipad-and-ipod-touch/) we thought we'd share a few of the features and associated apps with you all.
This update is fairly major – some would call it iOS catching up to some of the best features of Android, especially the interesting new notifications screen – but there was surprisingly little to really show. Most of the features are hidden behind the scenes and the improvements like multitouch gestures have a bit of a tacked-on feel at worst and are inconsequential at best.
That said, this is an interesting move for iOS in general and, although I filmed this on the iPad, I think iOS 5 really shines on the smaller iPhone screen, especially with the addition of notification widgets like Weather and the stock ticker.
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