What to expect in the much awaited iOS 5

What is it?

Apple has been the magic word recently in the mobile and tablet industry. Just apart from being a status and style symbol, Apple devices highlight one of the most powerful mobile Operating Systems, iOS, which made iPhones and iPads popular. Apple used to update its iOS from time to time. The next iOS version from the Cupertino Company may possibly be iOS 5. Rumors have been surmounting on the Web regarding the special features of this much-awaited version. In the meantime, Apple is preparing to unveil its cloud based services at the World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June 2011. It opens way for the guess that Apple iOS 5 will enjoy more enhanced could-computing capabilities.

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For whom

As usual, Apple’s forthcoming iOS 5 software is meant for iPhone, iPad and latest iPods.

Why the Hype?

Fresh headlines on the Web have been regarding the event Apple may take place to release its iOS 5 and an updated MobileMe. Though Apple is yet to confirm release date of its iOS 5, tech analysts are interested to attach the event with May or June. With Apple’s plan to unveil its enhanced cloud services in June, huge possibilities are counted for the emergence of next generation iOS software in closer months to it. We can hope that the next iOS version will indeed offer more capability for multitasking and built-in voice-guided GPS navigation to tackle with the challenges from certain Android and Windows Phone 7 phones.

Functionality

Heavily built around the cloud services, iOS 5 users may be enjoying a variety of new services based on cloud computing. One of such most possible service is “Music Locker,” which is meant to stream music directly to iPhones, iPads or iPod Touch running iOS 5 from a cloud based storage system. Many more similar services can be expected on Apple devices with iOS 5.

What’s different?

The never ending rumors about Apple products reveal that apart from cloud based music locker service and location services, the new iOS 5 may not require the dual-core A5 processor to run an iPhone and iPad. There is also a rumor that iOS 5 will be coming out with Apple’s proposed iPad 2, which is to quickly hit the stores.