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  • TUAW poll: what will Apple announce at Friday's press conference? iOS 4.0.1 update: As expected, my iPhone 4 still can't place phone calls iOS 4.0.1 update: As expected, my iPhone 4 still can't place phone calls

    The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) 2010

  • The updates will include Apple's messaging service, notifications app, gaming center, sharing features and integration with the company's online service iCloud—all pioneered for the iPad and iPhone, which use software known as iOS.

    Apple's Mac Makeover Jessica E. Vascellaro 2012

  • I also evaluated the key features added by the new operating system, called iOS 5, including a new, free text-messaging service; deep integration with Twitter; and the ability to edit photos right on the phone.

    The iPhone Finds Its Voice Walter S. Mossberg 2011

  • In fact, some of the Honeycomb features may make Android tablets a more compelling choice than the current iPad or even a next-generation iPad until Apple provides a major update to iOS, which isn't likely to happen until this summer.

    Google shows off Honeycomb, 'built entirely for tablet': can it beat iPad 2? 2011

  • A: Apple says it has found some bugs in its new iPhone and iPad operating system, called iOS 5, which adversely affect battery life for some users.

    iPhone Battery Drain 2011

  • First, NeXT developed an operating system that later morphed into the excellent Macintosh operating system, called OS X, and also the operating system that drives Apple's mobile devices, called iOS.

    Jobs's Legacy: Changing How We Live Walt Mossberg 2011

  • Apps for the iPad and iPhone are specifically designed for Apple 's mobile operating system, called iOS, and that operating system is built to run only on Apple's mobile devices.

    Running an iPad App on Windows Walter S. Mossberg 2011

  • The Android Army In 2011, Android overtook Apple's iPhone and iPad operating system, called iOS, in users.

    Year of the Talking Phone And a Cloud That Got Hot Walter S. Mossberg 2011

  • IPhone owners have also responded well to a free software update that Apple released last week called iOS 5, which included tweaks such as photo-editing capabilities, new features such as to-do lists and free data synchronization through the company's iCloud service.

    New Apple iPhone Snared Big Sales on First Weekend Ian Sherr 2011

  • Unless you dislike Apple's iPhone operating system, called iOS; require a physical keyboard; or prefer Sprint or T-Mobile, I would wait if possible until the fall to see what the rumored new iPhone is like.

    The Atrix vs. iPhone Walter S. Mossberg 2011

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