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Daniel TGC
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Posted: 12th Oct 2011 14:33 Edited at: 12th Oct 2011 15:04
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For those of you with apple iOS gadgets, the latest update has been released! I am updating iTunes right now, ready to grab the new download when it is released. With the new tetherless feature, with luck I will never have to use iTunes again for another update! Along with it's new split keyboard, magazine store, and iCloud support I am quite excited about this update!

As I understand it, the update goes out at 6pm gmt, or 10am pacific time.
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Posted: 12th Oct 2011 20:07 Edited at: 12th Oct 2011 20:11
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Ok, iOS 5 is now live, and I'm actively downloading it it's 700.3 MB and the apple server speeds (which must be getting hammered right now) are looking fast.
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Travis Gatlin
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Wow..... I never knew, i never plug in my ipod anymore to my computer, Itunes is a huge pain.

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Posted: 13th Oct 2011 01:22
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Quote: "i never plug in my ipod anymore to my computer, Itunes is a huge pain."


I've been hearing about it a lot though. But I can't get it, apparently my 2nd generation iPod is to old. Whatever.



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Daniel TGC
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Posted: 13th Oct 2011 02:41 Edited at: 13th Oct 2011 02:42
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Yeah I think 3rd gen tech is the minimum requirement.

I've been playing with it for a few hours now. The new split keyboard took some getting used too! But I am using it now without any problems, saves stretching my thumbs to the middle when I type in landscape mode. ICloud is activated and I have backed up my iPad on it. As I have insurance on this device should I ever lose or break it I should be able to pick up my last backup and carry on going.

Newstand is't what I expected, each magazine works more like an app than an iBook. The stand doesn't like being dropped into a folder, so I am stuck with a screen full of black folders and one brown which looks out of place and ugly. Having said that I just spent an hour reading Maximum PC which is going for 0.69 gbp or 0.99 usd with a monthly subscription. I also subscribed to popular science which is downloading as I type, that's £1.49 or $1.99 per month. Pc format is too expensive for me at £2.99 and Linux format is £4.99 so screw that! It's a free os I can read about that online lol.

But if magazines settle at the 0.69 to 1.49 mark then I wouldn't mind subscribing to three or four magazines a month, perhaps even six if they settle around the lower price.

I have not bought a magazine in years, I quite like this arrangement though.
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Posted: 13th Oct 2011 03:27
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Downloading it for my iPad now! Thanks for the announcement Daniel, I wouldn't have known otherwise.

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I was having difficulty connecting to the server so I'll be getting it later.

I'm a bit disappointed though, from what I understand multitasking gestures didn't make it for the first gen iPad.
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Quote: "I'm a bit disappointed though, from what I understand multitasking gestures didn't make it for the first gen iPad. "

I just had a go and it didn't work but I'm not too disappointed, I'm used to double tapping the home button anyway. I like the new features in Safari though, especially tab browsing.

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Posted: 13th Oct 2011 12:58
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I must admit multi-gesture doesn't do a thing for me. I've got it on my netbook, I'm supposed to swipe up and down with three fingers to scroll, draw patterns to perform tasks, and setup my own macro's. It's all very impressive, but in real world day to day tasks I don't want to think about the interface, I want to be focused on the job I'm doing. I don't want to be trying to remember which squiggly eight or backward three or multi-finger swipe gets me from one thing to another.

Having said that on the computer I do use a lot of keyboard shortcuts. I'm sure I'd have gotten used to multi gesture swiping. On the other hand I've got it on my netbook and never bother with it. In fact, it's sometimes a right pain in the bum because two fingers on a chrome tab, closes that tab. It took me AGES to realise why my tabs kept disappearing!!

So anyway I'm more than happy with the double tap home button thing, I can't coincidently trigger it just because I'm wiping a bit of dirt off the screen, or my cat decides he really really wants to sit on it. I've found a cats bottom performs some odd tasks in the few apps I have that already have multi-gestures built in!
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For some reason the update failed on my iPhone 4 and killed it. I only just got it back from having the home button repaired.

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I Just got through installing it, and i must say, it looks promising!

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Quote: "For some reason the update failed on my iPhone 4 and killed it. I only just got it back from having the home button repaired."

That's no good Thraxas, if it makes you feel better:

I like Thraxas as a person and as a poster.

Quote: "I've found a cats bottom performs some odd tasks in the few apps I have that already have multi-gestures built in! "

That would be a funny conversation to your workmates if the cat accidentally sent them something.

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Posted: 13th Oct 2011 15:06 Edited at: 13th Oct 2011 15:26
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Have you tried resetting your iPhone? Hold down the power and home button together until the screen goes black, then press the power button again and the apple logo should appear.

If course if the installation only went half way through you'll need to collect on your warranty.

@Hodgey

It's happened. Not with the ipad, but whatever device I am using, he has to sit on it. The laptop, the desktop keyboard, this netbook, he's even fallen asleep with his head on my mobile phone. So far he hasn't tried to claim my PSP for some reason, perhaps the buttons jab him in odd places. But last week I couldn't find my iPod touch anywhere, I looked all day, until the cat got up, he had fallen asleep on it. I'm scared to leave my kindle on the sofa, simply because it's not as durable as my other equipment.

But yeah, he's sent messages over IM, and sent partly written e-mails by jumping up on the keyboard. He's a technological terror. He's even tried to compile programs before now, after adding kitty code of his own. Apparently the command ASGWR isn't recognised by the compiler. I think he means Ass Growl in cat language, so perhaps he wanted the computer to fart?
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Posted: 13th Oct 2011 19:23
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Quote: "I like Thraxas as a person and as a poster."


But not as a person? If so...he might quote you on it.



I misplace my iPod Touch like a week ago, so I've not had the chance to update it, but seems like there's a few useful updates. I've got a 4th Gen, so it should deffo work.

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Posted: 13th Oct 2011 22:50
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I just saw a review on it, and it was kind of sad...

...these are features Android has had for years


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Posted: 13th Oct 2011 23:17
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Yes, but the point is iOS 5 has them too now soon it'll be wedgets and animated tiles with live data. But that's how it goes they all steal each others ideas.
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Posted: 13th Oct 2011 23:43
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I don't know how they managed to count 200+ new features...

I will be downloading soon thought when I get round to it
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Posted: 14th Oct 2011 00:13
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I think the number dropped to a mere 157 features. I think that's what they said in the PC Pro podcast #180 or #179, but I might be wrong.
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@ Daniel

Quote: "he's even fallen asleep with his head on my mobile phone. "

Did you try calling it?

Quote: "He's a technological terror. He's even tried to compile programs before now, after adding kitty code of his own. Apparently the command ASGWR isn't recognised by the compiler. I think he means Ass Growl in cat language, so perhaps he wanted the computer to fart?"

Hahaha. Well, it looks like curiosity hasn't killed this cat. If you could teach him how to program you might have a world's first on your hands.

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Quote: "Have you tried resetting your iPhone? Hold down the power and home button together until the screen goes black, then press the power button again and the apple logo should appear."


Yes I tried resetting it. The phone screen displays the plug me into iTunes picture. However, plugging it into the computer does nothing, it doesn't even make the ba da noise. I used 3 different cables so I know it's not a cable problem. It doesn't even get recognised as plugged in on another computer... My wife's phone updated flawlessly...

The repair place says they can fix it in a day. Everything is backed up so it's more of a pain than worry about losing anything...

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I honestly thought the gestures would increase productivity, at least for me, and I've heard good things from iPad 2 users. It's not a huge loss though, it's not like my iPad is getting worse or anything. I personally don't have much of an issue with the home button, I think the biggest reason I looked forward to them was so that my friend would stop complaining about the double tap Although I do think the double tap would be more comfortable if the app list appeared in the middle or it did a webOS style card thing.
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Eh, i'm not so big on IOS 5 now, i had to erase my ipod and sync all my apps back on to it, because after updating NONE of my apps would open, at least none of the ones that i bought on the app store, but all the ones that are apple made, worked like a charm.

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Really? I've installed most of my apps, and they all seem to be working. Of course many of them received updates this week. I'm running:

MiniKeePass
Skype iPad edition
Twitter
Fring
Newstand
Skyfire
Dropbox
lynda.com
Audiobooks
Audible
ITV Player
Kindle
Google Books
Remote HD
Splashtop
Logmein Ingition
Tradenations
Monopoly
Scrabble
OmniGraffle
OmniOutliner
QuickOffice
Sketchbook
ArtRage
Flowpaper
Moodboard
Speak it!
Google earth
Best Prompter
Snake Snacker
GraviFlyer
GT Racing
PES 2012
PressREader
The Settlers HD
Engadget for iPad
Demand 5
N.O.V.A 2
BBC Player
Facely HD for facebook
Wordpress
StarFront: Collision HD
Angry Birds HD
LAnd Air Sea Warfare HD
Aralon: Sword and Shadow
Brothers in Arms
N.O.V.A
Shadow Era
Transformers: Dark side of the moon HD
Eternal Legacy HD
Sacred Odyssey
Eternity Warriors
Age of Wind
Card Tower
Holes and Balls
Pinball HD
Galaxy on Fire 2
Command and Conquet Red Alert
MetalStorm: Wingman
Art Authority for iPad
Clock Pro HD
NASA App HD
Quill
Music Studio
GarageBand
TED
and Sky News for iPad

I tested all of those without hitting any problems.
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No problems on my iPad, haven't done my iPod yet. Someone told me there was an issue with folders but everything came back as it should for me.
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Mine seems to be crashing out of previously stable apps quite a bit. Seems quite random but it's definitely happening. It's not all of them though, but typically ones that access the web. This is on 2 different devices so it's not one machine.

Try the Cracked app (I have the paid one but I assume bug is still in the test one). Before 5 it was perfect, but not it seems to crash out when you select a second article to view. Annoying.

Also I've read a lot of iPod music code is failing. ie. the ability to choose and play your own music from within a game. I have it on one of my games (Rotaslider) but will have to wait for a fix before doing anything about it.

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Sounds like the update isn't a complete success for everyone. For me it runs perfectly and not had a single problem with it. It does seem a little bizarre that it works for some and not others, but hopefully Apple fixes it for all you bonnie lasses.

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Quote: "Mine seems to be crashing out of previously stable apps quite a bit. Seems quite random but it's definitely happening. It's not all of them though, but typically ones that access the web."

Safari has crashed on my a few times so I reset my device via settings and it hasn't done it since.

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My iPad is still going strong!

Anyone tried the magazine system yet? I rather like it myself, been reading Maximum PC for just 69p
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