Free Softwares and Games: February 2013

Thursday, February 14, 2013

IOS 6 - The goods and the Bads

All the talk and column inches are understandably being devoted to Apple’s iPhone 5 right now. Always guaranteed to get attention, large hardware releases will have the pulse racing for many people, whether that be due to the urge to splash the cash, or the distinct feeling that Apple is holding something back.

New hardware aside though, Apple’s biggest release of September is set to be the latest update to its hugely popular mobile operating system, iOS.

Now into its sixth incarnation, iOS, or iPhone OS as it was once known, has grown into a mobile computing powerhouse. Whether you prefer Android’s more hands-on approach or the more buttoned up angle of iOS, it is hard to argue against Apple’s implementation of two of the most important facets of software design – a healthy dose of spit and polish.

So, with new iPhones and iPod touches about to wing their way into Apple Stores worldwide, what should be expected of the new version of iOS that will be sitting on their memory chips, ready to be explored? Well, there are indeed changes over iOS 5, but whether you’ll really care very much depends on what you use your device for.
Let’s take a look inside