Apple IOS 6

Apple has officially unveiled its latest version of mobile platform IOS 6 for smartphones and tablet PC at the San Francisco Worldwide Developers Conference WWDC, on Monday 11 June 2012. IOS 6 release date will be expected at this autumn and applicable to iPad 2, the New iPad, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S.

The IOS 6 will have few new important and useful features to attract users embrace for its apple devices, and better distancing itself from Google Android.

1. Apple maps – Recently Apple unveils that it will use its own Apple maps to replace previous Google maps. With Apple maps, users can use its turn-by-turn navigation function, real time traffic updates that collect data from Apple mobile users, and a clear 3D city images.

2. Apple Siri – Apple designed voice-activated virtual assistant with improvement version will allows more functionality from previous Siri version. New Siri version let users search for sports statistics, make restaurant reservations using OpenTable and look up show times for movies.

3. Facebook – Apple has integrated Facebook into its devices, to allow people to share posts and photo easily and instantly without having to open a separate Facebook app.

4. Apple Passbook – Apple Passbook will allow users to store tickets, boarding passes and loyalty cards on their iPhone. When checking in for a flight, users will be able to select Apple Passbook as an option for delivery of their boarding pass. It will then appear automatically at the airport

5. Facetime – IOS 6 allows Facetime video chat to work over cellular networks instead of just for WiFi network previously, making it easy for people to make video phone call anywhere. However, remember that it will utilize huge data usage, translated to high data bill.

6. Security – IOS 6 implement more stringent security by prompting users when apps and services are trying to access private data. Contacts, reminders, photos and calendars are now categorized as protected personal data and apps can no longer access them without permission.

7. Auto Layout – Auto Layout allows interface elements to move and shift based on a specific parameters. Auto Layout significantly hints that Apple will release iPhone 5 with larger screen display. Although not specified at the Worldwide Developers Conference WWDC, it is expected iPhone 5 release date will be on this autumn.